Recent content by David K

Not quite sure this fits, but my wave-a-wand wish for transportation would be to make the whole resort walkable. Sidewalks everywhere. If I had to guess, the problem is that both wildlife and crosswalks are risks, so the lack makes sense. But there are a lot of big rides I’d give up in exchange...

Is it being celebrated less? Theme park history as a whole is a pretty niche interest. I think 2020’s Class Action Park is the only nonfiction work about theme parks to get some mainstream attention since 1955’s “Dateline Disneyland”. And even then, that's because it was really more like a true...

The southern sun is rising on a land of burning deserts and breathing waters, as EPCOT invites you to experience Australia in The Wonders of Down Under, a fourteen-minute panoramic showcase of a nation’s peoples, frontiers, and spirit. Guests will swim beside submarines exploring rainbow reefs...

Now stationed at Universal Studios Japan is Battleship Godzilla, a theatrical photo-op attraction where brave research recruits descend into Hollow Earth to board the subterranean warship Kojima whose research facility holds towering and terrifying kaiju both familiar and unknown. When Godzilla...

Its namesake oasis may come from the Beach Boys, but Kokomo Cafe is a product of Japan, inspired by their pop-up Character Cafes where limited run menus themed to popular characters and films spring up across major metros. This casual table service spot — operated by Mitsukoshi — is equal parts...

Back in 1996, after plans for a Blizzard Beach waterpark were scrapped, Disney decided to turn it’s charming — but fading — River Country into a worthy competitor for Typhoon Lagoon with a slew of new homespun thrills and backwoods adventures to save this watering hole from shuttering. The...

From the singular Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Primal) comes a new animated series wherein a lone, aging cowboy strains to keep his town safe from the dangers of the night — a band of bandits known as The Red Riders, supersized feral animals, and his own penchant for...

A visit to Chang’e’s magnificent Moon Palace goes awry when constellations of mythical creatures come to life and decide to explore the temple, leaving the adorable Jade Rabbit — who lives there with Chang’e — responsible for corralling the Dragon King, the nine-tailed fox, a giant Kun-Peng...

Just east of Na’vi River Journey is the entrance to the Tanhi AquaBase, where guests can take hydrolators down to an 'underwater' observation deck and discover the bioluminescent depths of a pitch-black sea. Real, deep-sea creatures may seem more than alien to us, like glowing siphonophores — a...

The Hollywood Studios Gazette sends its reporters — and their trusty notepads — to every corner of the park (from existing headliners to new exhibits) to sniff out some big scoops while discovering movie-making magic, exploring the worlds of their favorite films, and learning about the man...

Joining randomly at Prompt 7? Why not, man. Time to play some catch up 'Olu Mel, the Ukulele playing turtle (and newest member of the Tokyo-favorite Duffy and Friends crew) is visiting DisneySea, and he's brought a special summer treat from Hawaii. His Serenade Sundae starts with ice cream...

01. March of the Toys Based loosely on Babes In Toyland, this charming royal procession of toy soldiers, wooden horses, dancing ballerinas, teddy bears, and other whimsical participants makes its way through Storybook Circus every night like a bedtime story come to life, straight from the...

POWERS OF TEN at the Tomorrowland Expo Replacing Disneyland’s Innoventions is the Tommorowland Expo, a World’s Fair style pavilion home to a black box dark ride whose rotating “exhibitions" explore exciting corners of science and technology, finally giving this land an attraction that can keep...

Halyx, called “The Star Wars Cantina Band meets KISS,” was lost after one glorious summer in 1981 at Disneyland; but the beacon has been lit, and they're returning from the far reaches of the cosmos to perform a second tour on our planet. Instead of the hard rock music which was deemed an ill...

FO FUM QUICK CARS Based on 1947’s Mickey and the Beanstalk, this roller coaster is Disneyland’s answer to the Seven Dwarves Mine Train, sending guests with Mickey and co. on a daring adventure of family-friendly thrills in a classic fairy tale come to life. Immersive environments combine the...