Trip Report: Worlds of Fun reopens to guests
Worlds of Fun is the first Cedar Fair park to open since the entire world closed down — so, is it still fun? Is it safe? Is it even worth visiting with all the new measures being taken? What are those new measures? As I headed to one of…
Disney World passholders seeing long waits for park visits; Park Passes almost gone for July
With Walt Disney World reopening later this week, annual passholders who haven’t already booked their park passes will have to wait until Aug. 17 to visit some of the theme parks.
Marvel Comics to launch new ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ stories in 2021
On July 2, Marvel Entertainment announced that fans of three iconic sci-fi horror franchises — “Alien,” “Predator,” and “Alien vs. Predator” — can expect to see all-new stories in 2021.
Former Imagineers create robotic dolphin that could replace those in aquariums
Walt Conti and Roger Holzberg, former creative director and vice president for Walt Disney Imagineering — together with the team at special effects company Edge Innovations — have created a robotic dolphin that could potentially replace the real thing in aquariums and theme parks.
Close-up on the movies behind Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Paris
Based on Walt Disney’s childhood memories, Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Paris is filled with historical references to the turn of the century. But did you know that many details were also inspired by the movies?
Theme park design: Making reality fantastic – DePaoli on DeParks
Theme park designers do an incredible job creating environments that people dream about visiting, whether it’s a princess’ castle, your favorite wizarding school, living inside cartoon atmospheres, or a myriad of other wondrous locations. But it isn’t always the job of a theme park designer to make fantasy-themed places…
