Tag: Disney
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Disneyland Paris – The Forgotten Disney Park
Disneyland Paris Resort is currently receiving a lot of attention within both Disney Village and the Walt Disney Studios Park. Even all of the resorts’ hotels are being refurbished. However the main park, Disneyland park, has received no major plans for any change. Disneyland Park may currently be in a much better state than the…
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Walt Disney World is Heading in the Right Direction? (Destination D23 Recap)
During the Disney Parks panel at Orlando’s Destination D23 event, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro gave fans some exciting peeks at what is to come for the Disney parks. As with any big announcements, fan opinion has been pretty divided. The promise that the parks would be expanding was exciting to…
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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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How Disney’s Ski Resort Failure Led to the Creation of the Country Bear Jamboree
The Country Bear Jamboree is a classic Disney attraction and it’s hard to imagine the Magic Kingdom without it, but this now iconic show was actually never meant to be in a Disney park. Its origins actually take us back to the time when Disney planned to build an alpine-style resort tucked deep in California’s…
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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…