Here's an updated look at the refreshed BUZZ LIGHTYEAR'S SPACE RANGER SPIN. This original Buzz ride re-used the track layout of If You Had Wings and its aviation-themed successors, cleverly wrapping around Tomorrowland's CircleVision theater! #LayoutTuesday #ParkLoreArt
This is seriously a beautiful ride, with incredible sets and animatronics. But its big innovation was using a trackless dark ride system (before Tokyo's Pooh!) to actually "eject" vehicles that don't score high enough to proceed. Two early exits separate riders from the Minotaur!
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I’m so serious that I think they should use this as an opportunity to send components of the original back to Anaheim and have two shows.
Disneyland gets Walt’s Worlds Fair version (1900s-20s-40s-60s) and Disney World gets its Horizons-esque sequel (1960s-80s-2000s-future).
I'm excited to share that Part I of my Build-Out of Walt Disney Studios Park / Disney Adventure World in Paris is here!
This first feature chronicles a walk through the first five realms of a reimagined park based not on "movies" or "Disney+", but something bigger. parklore.com/main/buildout-wds
#LayoutTuesday returns with LABERINTO DEL MINOTAURO at Spain's Terra Mítica. This trackless dark ride opened with the mythology-themed park in 2000. It's a genuine marvel, but it's most unique feature is that some riders don't get to the big finale at all... #ParkLoreArt 🧵
Through #ParkLoreArt, I hope that "all who come to this happy place" can find fresh ways to see the parks – new perspectives! Deep histories! Unexpected contexts! Data viz! Real citations! Those are the "lenses" that change how we see rides, lands, parks, and the industry...!
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In practice, the "early ending" feature was turned off because... who wants a third of a ride experience? But Laberinto del Minotauro is still a really compelling, impressive dark ride that's stunning in its execution...! Check it out! buff.ly/aPWnhXQ
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Step into a fan-made "Armchair Imagineering" walkthrough of what Disney Adventure World at Disneyland Paris could be, once upon a time...
