Everyone wants to make a good first impression. That extends to theme park lands, where each step a guest takes has (hopefully) been mapped out with sights and sounds in mind. Stepping into a new land is like the first view in a movie where the viewers are […]
This Land Exit Survey series has taken us inside the old west, a Jules Verne novel, a land made of Cars and… France. There’s been many different stops along the way, most of them pretty adventurous, so what better time to go to (checks notes) Missouri? Small town […]
While we usually hop around parks on our Land Exit Surveys, it seemed too convenient to pass up just moving from New Orleans Square to it’s next door neighbor, Critter Country. Theme parks are made up of sub-sections, generally called lands which is what Critter Country is. Since […]
We head back to Hollywood Studios today in our Land Exit Survey to talk about Sunset Boulevard which opened in 1994 as the park’s first expansion. Theme parks are made up of sub-sections, generally called lands which is what Sunset Boulevard is. Since you’re reading a theme parks […]
We move along in our Land Exit Survey series with California Adventure’s Buena Vista Street. It’s the first time we’ll cover an entrance to a park! Theme parks are made up of sub-sections, generally called lands which is what Buena Vista Street is. Since you’re reading a theme […]
Back on the Land Exit Survey train! Like a child who’s missing their two front teeth, a park just isn’t complete without all of its lands. Don’t think about that metaphor too much, it breaks down very quickly. All theme parks are made up of sub-sections, generally called […]
Man is not an island. Neither are theme park lands. Yes, I’m running out of anecdotes only five posts into this series. All theme parks are made up of sub-sections, generally called lands. Since you’re reading a theme parks blog then I’m guessing you probably know that. Many […]
The best movies are made up of scenes that are perfectly placed together to make for an excellent final product. Most movies stumble and have at least a few scenes that just don’t live up to the rest though. The same is true with theme parks. All theme […]
One of my favorite aspects of theme parks are the way they’re crafted to tell stories. In the best theme parks, each attraction, land and park tells a story. Of course, the attraction stories are more specific and the land’s and park’s story is more broad. All of […]
Every Sunday our writers get together and answer a Disney-related question. Here is this week’s question and answer (leave your answer in the comments). Question of the Week: Themed areas based off of film franchises seems to be the trend in theme parks right now (Harry Potter, Cars, […]