It’s no fun saying it, but it’s time to get rid of Mr. Lincoln—or at least radically re-think what Disney’s trying to accomplish with its history lessons.
Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln is one of those oddball attractions that couldn’t be at home anywhere else but in a Disney park. Like It’s A Small World or [...]
In sheer richness and detail, Tokyo DisneySea does set a new standard for theme park design. But considering how much it cost, did the Oriental Land Company buy itself the best theme park ever?
The Tokyo DisneySea theme park, though virtually unknown in the United States, has been a heated topic for Disney fans on the [...]
Disney’s next-generation Tomorrowlands head off in an entirely new direction from their predecessors, with mostly amazing results.
As a kid, Tomorrowland was always my favorite part of Walt Disney World; I would sketch over and over again its main thoroughfare, framed by its two towering waterfalls. On the left and right I’d draw Mission to Mars [...]
I’m not the first to raise the question “what’s the greatest Disney attraction ever?” It’s no wonder it gets asked so often, because it’s hard to answer: what’s meant by “greatest?” Most popular? Most groundbreaking? Most influential? Is it even possible to pick a “greatest” attraction objectively? I’ve foolishly decided to try anyway.
Yes, Disney’s California Adventure could be better. But Disneyland’s newest park and Tokyo DisneySea illustrate that Walt Disney Imagineering has finally remembered what an amusement park is supposed to be like.
It didn’t take long for public opinion to turn against Disney’s California Adventure. It’s not just because of the negative Internet talk—it’s common for Internet [...]
General Motor’s Test Track attraction points the way towards making Epcot a substantially better park
The Internet amplifies the passions of those who express their opinions through it. A case in point is those who’ve taken it upon themselves to write online reviews of the Test Track attraction at Epcot. Test Track seems a controversial ride: [...]
By failing to tackle the complexities of the ecological issues it presents, Disney’s Animal Kingdom gives its critics the ammunition they need to denigrate the company’s environmental message. Worse still, it’s not very fun.
It shouldn’t be shocking to anyone that Disney Imagineers would attempt to create a zoo on the grounds of Walt Disney World. [...]
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