Category: Disney
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Disney’s Failed Card Game – Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom was an interactive card game created by Disney. But unlike most trading card games, this one couldn’t be found on the shelves of your local supermarket or toy shop. Instead, it was only found within Walt Disney World, with the main game being playable within the Magic Kingdom. When it…
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The Heartbreaking Demise of EPCOT
From an over reliance on IP to attraction down grades, the history of Epcot has been plagued with bad decisions. What started out as a hopeful vision of the future is now an empty shell of its former self. So, what exactly went wrong? For more great theme park content please subscribe to my channel.
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Is Tiana’s Bayou Adventure a Recipe for Disaster?
The closure of Splash Mountain and its re-themeing to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is one of the biggest stories to come from the theme park world in recent years, which has even leaked out of our niche community and into the mainstream. In this video, the question I want to explore is, will the attraction be…
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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser – Disney’s Billion Dollar FAILURE!
The Galactic Star Cruiser, Disney’s immersive Star Wars hotel, is losing money and set to close just over a year after its opening. Following cancellations, half empty cruises and hefty discounts, this comes as no surprise. Yet only a year ago, then Disney-CEO Bob Chapek told Forbes that customer interest in the hotel was ‘phenomenal’.…
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50th Anniversary Walt Disney World- What To Expect
On Friday 1st October 2021, Walt Disney World are kicking off their 18 month long ’50th anniversary Walt Disney World’ celebration. When you look back, it’s quite incredible to see how far Disney World has come since Magic Kingdom opened its gates on October 1st, 1971. Already, this anniversary is shaping up to be one…
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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser: Will it be worth the money?
This week Disney released much more information regarding their new Star Wars hotel, officially named ‘Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser’. After picking ourselves up off the floor once we had seen the price of the two night experience, we were left pondering the question “How will the experience possibly be worth the money?” Firstly, it must…
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Magic Kingdom vs. Disneyland Park
Magic Kingdom and Disneyland, ignoring the 2020 and likely 2021 anomalies caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are the two most visited theme parks in the world. In 2019, Magic Kingdom attracted 21 million guests and Disneyland attracted 18.7 million guests. So, the big question is which park is best? Everyone has a different answer to…
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Our Top 5 Disney Roller Coasters
We love Disney and we love rollercoasters so we certainly love Disney rollercoasters. The Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland in Anaheim was the first roller coaster to open at a Disney park. This classic coaster opened in 1959 and still remains a focal point of the park. Since then, there have been many new coasters built…
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Retheming Splash Mountain: Time for change?
Splash Mountain at Disney World and Disneyland will be rethemed to the popular movie The Princess and the Frog. Since the announcement, there has been lots of debate within the Disney fan community about this decision. Fans have debated whether the attraction should be rethemed and more specifically, if choosing The Princess and the Frog…
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Mary Poppins Attraction At Epcot Needs To Be built!
Mary Poppins is still one of the most popular and successful Disney films ever made. I always find it surprising that Disney have never built a large attraction based on this film. In this article I will give 5 reasons as to why now is the time for a Mary Poppins attraction to finally be…