Exploring the History of Honey I Shrunk The Audience at the Disney parks!
Exploring the history of Disney’s Original Backstage Studio Tour (AKA The Studio Backlot Tour) at Hollywood Studios, formerly Disney MGM Studios. Including Inside the Magic tour, Backstage Pass, Catastrophe Canyon, the movie prop Boneyard, Who Framed Roger Rabbit Loony Bin, Studio Showcase and more!
Disney’s Stitch’s Great Escape the Magic Kingdom is one of the most polarizing attractions in theme park history. Today, we explore the full history of Stitch’s Great Escape - from the ride’s inception with the success of Lilo and Stitch, to the closure of the fan favorite ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter Alien Encounter all the way through present day!
Explore the origins & history of Epcot's Extinct Maelstrom, along with its transformation into Frozen Ever After in the Norway Pavilion at the World Showcase.
Disney and Harry Potter’s relationship goes back over two decades - even including an unbuilt Harry Potter Land in the Magic Kingdom. Today, we explore the full theme park history of Harry Potter - the franchise Disney desperately wanted in their parks, but ultimately missed out on to Universal Studios. We discuss Harry Potter from his inception with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone all the way to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando.
Explore the history of Disney’s Star Tours and how it became Star Tours The Adventures Continue. We also explore the unrealized & cancelled versions of one of the Disney parks most beloved Star Wars attraction!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is home to the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, an enclosed roller coaster that also resides in Disneyland Paris. Today, we’ll explore the full history of Walt Disney World’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith - from from the ride’s inception alongside the fan favorite ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror on Disney’s Hollywood Studios Sunset Boulevard, all the way through the present day!
Explore the evolution & history of Peter Pan’s Flight, from Disneyland’s original 1955 version to it’s little-known changes in the 60s, all the way to Magic Kingdom’s Peter Pan ride and how it influenced the New Fantasyland 1983 attraction.
Shrek 4D in the Universal Studios theme parks (and various others) is a 4D film and attraction - and a very interesting piece of theme park history. Today, we explore the full history of Shrek 4-D - from the fascinating backstory behind the groundbreaking film ‘Shrek’ (2001) that made the ride possible, all the way through the remaining locations of Shrek 4D in Universal Studios Orlando, Japan and Singapore today!
Explore the Traces and Remnants of Disney’s Unfinished & Abandoned Attractions, lands, and more! Including Animal Kingdom’s Beastly Kingdom, Epcot’s Spaceship Earth & Communicore, Magic Kingdom’s Thunder Mesa and Hollywood Studio’s Muppet Studios Cancelled Restaurants.
Nickelodeon and Universal Studios Orlando teamed up to create Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast - a simulator ride at the Universal theme park that replaced the Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. Today, we explore the full history of Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast - from his humble beginnings as Johnny Quasar, to the theatrical film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (and TV show The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron) all the way through to the present day and what replaced the iconic theme park attraction.
Explore the history of The Mickey Mouse Revue, The Legend of the Lion King, and what led to the creation of Mickey’s Philharmagic. The Mickey Mouse Revue has a fascinating history that ties with the history of Disney World’s Fantasyland Theater, and the abandoned attractions & Shows it’s showcased since Magic Kingdom’s opening in 1971.
Explore the history of The Great Movie Ride, Disney MGM Studios most beloved attraction. From concepts that were cancelled, ideas that were unfinished, controversy and legal disputes with MGM vs Disney, and secrets about the attraction that will change your life.
Disney’s The Country Bear Jamboree in Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and previously in Disneyland is an audio animatronic theme park attraction and country themed show that has been entertaining audiences since 1971! Today, we’ll explore the full history of the beloved Country Bears - from its origins with Walt Disney at the 1960 Winter Olympics, to the Country Bear’s Christmas Special and Vacation Hoedown all the way through to the present day!
Explore the History of the Unbuilt & Original Versions of Disneyland’s Alice in Wonderland dark ride. A deep dive into the ride’s drastic evolution over the years as the only Fantasyland attraction that hasn’t been duplicated is exclusive to Disneyland.
Explore the History of Adventure Through Inner Space, the Abandoned Disneyland Tomorrowland Dark Ride that changed future Theme Park experiences forever, and the predecessor to Star Tours. It would go on to influence attractions at Epcot & The Magic Kingdom, and it's impact continues to this day.
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts in Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida (in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter) is an indoor steel roller coaster themed around the Harry Potter franchise! Today, we’ll cover the history of the Harry Potter attraction, and touch on the decision to construct Diagon Alley at the Universal Orlando Resort.
Ever since Disney’s The Lion King was released in 1994, it’s been surrounded by a Controversy: Was Simba, the characters and Story stolen from Osamu Tezuka’s Kimba The White Lion aka Jungle Emperor Leo aka Leo The Lion. Here we take a deep dive into both sides of the story, and attempt to finally answer the question once and for all.
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is an attraction rich in theme park history! The attraction has locations in Disney Resorts around the world, from Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters in Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast in Disneyland Paris, Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue in Shanghai Disneyland, and the original Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, it’s a Disney attraction that has been thrilling theme park fans for years!
Take a deep dive into the History and downfall of Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland & Mickey’s Birthdayland, Starland & Toontown Fair at The Magic Kingdom, and what led to their eventual demise. The Evolution & History of how Mickey’s Birthdayland at Walt Disney World evolved into Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland.
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride closed at the Magic Kingdom in 1998, despite a media frenzy and protests, so here we explore the story of how it came to be, the Disneyland Original version of Mr. Toad before New Fantasyland, and more Disney History.
Take a deep dive into Disney’s Cancelled & Abandoned Animated Films, from the shelved Alice in Wonderland movies, to Song of the South’s Sibling film Catfish Bend, and the abandoned project that influenced Pocahontas.
Disney’s Theme Parks haven’t always had the presence of Indiana Jones, and the attractions that do exist have a long, complicated history. Today, we take a deep dive into the Indiana Jones attractions that didn’t make the cut - from an extremely ambitious Indiana Jones land at Disneyland, to a continually downgraded mine cart roller coaster at Disneyland Paris!
Explore Disney’s Abandoned & Cancelled Animated films from 1990 to 2015, from the Original Lost Emperor’s New Groove, a sequel to Roger Rabbit, Disney’s “dirty” first CGI film and more! A deep dive into the stories and history behind these cancelled Disney animations.
Exploring the darker side of Disney history with 5 stories of Disneyland Secrets, Myths, Legends and unsolved mysteries, from the Haunted Mansion’s Mysterious Man in Web, to the 'alleged' real skeletons within Pirates of the Caribbean, the mysterious Tower of Terror ghosts and more!
Explore Disney's Original and abandoned Haunted Mansion that never was in this deep dive into Disneyland’s Unbuilt Haunted House. The History of the Haunted Mansion goes all the way back to Walt Disney’s initial vision for the Disney park, and we have enough information to take a detailed look at the Original versions of the Haunted Mansion.
Explore the Scrapped Original Versions & Troubled History of Classic and Beloved Disney Animations. From the original abandoned version of Beauty and the Beast, The evolution of The Snow Queen into Frozen, Aladdin, Tangled & More!
Explore 7 Abandoned Disneyland, Disney World, Universal Studios & More Theme Park Christmas Overlays and attractions. From Hollywood Studios Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, to Frozen Fever: Olaf’s Snow Fest, Universal Studios “Christmas” King Kong Encounter, and Knott's Berry Farm Christmas Elf Mountain.
Explore 5 MORE Stories of Abandoned Movie Sets and filming locations, from Jurassic Park’s forgotten Universal Studios set, the deserted Hobbit set from Lord of the Rings, an abandoned Nickelodeon filming location, to a Nuclear Reactor for The Abyss.