Smart talk and stories behind the magic of theme parks
The best theme park attractions transport you to another place. You aren’t just riding a coaster or watching a movie. You’re taking a journey. The bar is high to reach this plateau, especially for theater attractions. One of the best examples is Impressions de France, an opening day show that still operates (though in limited time slots) more than 38 years after EPCOT opened.… Read more...
Back on August 13th, 2017, two long-time Walt Disney World attractions rode into the sunset. Ellen’s Energy Adventure and The Great Movie Ride weren’t the most popular attractions at their parks, but both hearkened back to an era of rapid expansion for Disney.… Read more...
When guests first entered EPCOT Center in October 1982, they encountered a fully formed theme park. There were some glitches, but it was quite different from slimmer parks that followed in Florida and California under Michael Eisner.… Read more...