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Landlines: A Timeline of Disney and Universal Parks' Evolutions As Told By The "Lands" They Contain

Landlines: A Timeline of Disney and Universal Parks’ Evolutions As Told By The “Lands” They Contain

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Telling the story of Disney and Universal’s theme parks isn’t easy. Some of these are parks have lifetimes now measured in decades, generations, or human lifespans. Like people, their stories are full of growth, change, “phases,” mistakes, reversals, triumphs – and often, core pieces of their identities that tend to stick around for their whole lives …

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Disney's new Spider-Man coaster hits construction milestone

Disney’s new Spider-Man coaster hits construction milestone

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September 28, 2025, 1:23 PM · Construction has gone vertical on the new Spider-Man-themed land at Shanghai Disneyland.Announced officially at last year’s D23 in Anaheim, Shanghai’s Spider-Man land will feature an all-new roller coaster. Construction started in May, with the first vertical steel column going up today.Photo courtesy Shanghai Disney Resort“As the latest addition and …

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Snow White's Enchanted Wish 2025 - Disneyland Ride [4K POV] | Filmed January, February and March 2025 at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Snow White’s Enchanted Wish 2025 – Disneyland Ride [4K POV]

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Ride through the tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on this Fantasyland classic: Snow White’s Enchanted Wish! Formerly Snow White’s Scary Adventures, versions of this attraction have been thrilling Disneyland guests since 1955! 0:00 Queue 1:30 Snow White’s Enchanted Wish Ride at Disneyland Filmed January, February and March 2025 at the Disneyland Resort …

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Disney Abu Dhabi Is Coming (Apparently). Here's a Primer on the Long Road to a Disneyland of the Middle East.

Disney Abu Dhabi Is Coming (Apparently). Here’s a Primer on the Long Road to a Disneyland of the Middle East.

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Like most Millennial theme park enthusiasts worth their salt, I cut my teeth for park operations in the industry in that most common of test beds: Roller Coaster Tycoon on a Windows 95 desktop computer while Windows Media Player repeated Michelle Branch’s The Spirit Room in the background. If you were unlucky enough to miss …

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Expanding Epic Universe, Part II: An Armchair-Imagineered Build-Out of Universal Orlando’s Cosmic Theme Park

Expanding Epic Universe, Part II: An Armchair-Imagineered Build-Out of Universal Orlando’s Cosmic Theme Park

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Welcome back! As you probably know, my Build-Out of Epic Universe became so outsized and image-heavy that it attempts to add to it crashed my website. So for the first time ever, I am proud to present… Expanding Epic Universe, Part II! If you haven’t already, I recommend that before you dig into this half …

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Scooby-Doo and Universal Monsters

It’s Scooby-Doo v Universal Monsters in Hollywood next year

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September 26, 2025, 12:40 PM · A match-up for the ages is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood next spring.The California theme park this morning confirmed the return of its Universal Fan Fest Nights events in 2026. The after-hours, hard-ticket event debuted this year, featuring attractions themed to Back to the Future, Star Trek, and Dungeons …

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