Some great theme park images

The Hollywood Tower of Terror shot during blue hour post storm. Love how thew letters just fall down the tower itself. pic.twitter.com/WvvLc80bPH

— Evan Patel (@EvanPatel11) June 24, 2025

The LA Times wrote about the updated version of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion

LAT (plenty of photos):

The last time the attic received a major overhaul was in the mid-2000s, and that figure, known as the “black widow bride,” had a more aggressive, sinister story to tell. Holding an ax, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic. Those pictures are still present, only now the full bodies of the men vanish — leaving their departure up to the imagination.

Irvine said the attic scene was redone, in part, because the projection technology on the prior figure had become so outdated as to necessitate regular maintenance. But rather than update what was there, [Disneyland Creative Director] saw an opportunity to add a greater contrast with the more festive waltz in the prior room as well as to embellish the Mansion’s tale.

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“The bride that used to be in there was an ax murderer, and in this day and age we have to be really careful about the sensitivities of people,” [Creative Director] said. “We were celebrating someone chopping off her husband’s heads, and it was a weird story. 

Beautiful photos from the Haunted Mansion

It’s still spooky season. Haunted Mansion. (No flash, no exterior light) Never EVER interrupt the show.

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— Peter Tedone (@ptfilm.bsky.social) November 23, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Turning a trip to lost and found at the theme park into an event

@8dayssg It must feel like a party in the lost and found office everyday. #8dayssg #fyp #foryourpage  #universalstudiosjapan #lostandfound ♬ Ready - Official Sound Studio

The administrator of Disneyland's Club 33 died after what's being reported as falling from a moving golf cart in the backstage area

LAT. (A recent Reddit thread about membership)

Plastic toys of old school theme park ride vehicles

Webstore.

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If you want even more Disney Star Wars hotel commentary, here's a long podcast from several months ago

It's a group of adults describing their disappointing immersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience in detail--a funny point made is that, when you think about it, most "high end" Disney hotel experiences are extremely lackluster compared to high end experiences at non-Disney hotels and restaurants. 

(That's certainly my opinion of the hotel on Oahu.)

Galactic Starcruiser roundup

The four-hour opus if you haven't watched it yet.

Also I'm sure no one's gonna get this because it's intentionally distorted and I definitely got the grammar wrong, but the huttese at the beginning of the credits song basically says "I was disappointed by the price"

— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) May 19, 2024

They claimed that upon request they offer a 10 hour version and we want to go back and plan a whole weekend around it, I feel it could be very immersive

— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) May 20, 2024

(In Utah, several options starting at $120.)


Below, some fan art and jokes:

The roller coaster Nemesis Reborn has a cool animated eye

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Nemesis Reborn is everything I hoped it would be. Even gleaned a fair few Lord Loss influences from quite a few parts of the coaster's themed experience 😜 (1) pic.twitter.com/vSfi108tG3

— Max Aaron (@Aaron1Max) March 17, 2024

Not all my photos came out how I wanted them to this weekend, but I'm quite happy with this one! #nemesisreborn pic.twitter.com/SEHfl4zEE4

— Jamie (@jaystocky) March 18, 2024

🧵 of some shots from Nemesis yesterday. Feel free to add yours 📷 pic.twitter.com/OUSNCK0wy8

— Paul Young (@PaulAndrewYoung) March 17, 2024

Absolutely love how the train carries the smoke with it. pic.twitter.com/J02rWHmiwR

— Jackstagram 🏳️‍🌈 (@jack_stagram) March 17, 2024

New roller coaster lets you experience The Phantom of the Opera in virtual reality during the ride

Here's the promotional video:

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From the official site:

Eurosat Coastiality - The Phantom of the Opera invites you on an immersive VR adventure. At the centre of this gripping story is the ghost of the Parisian 'Opéra Populaire', whose fascinating story is now brought to life at Europa-Park. The Phantom of the Opera lives in secret and hides his masked face from the world. But when the young soprano Christine enters his life, fate takes its course. 

The mystery and intrigue of this gripping love story, coupled with the thrill of a rollercoaster ride, can now be experienced up close.

This new virtual reality adventure in the French themed area on Eurosat Coastiality has been set to Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical 'The Phantom of the Opera'. A separate station with sliding track and separate trains has been integrated into the dark ride rollercoaster to make the innovative ride experience possible.

This means that there are two attractions in one ride that use the same track layout. With this concept, Europa-Park offers its visitors a unique virtual reality experience.

All passengers put on the VR headset in a pre-show room before the actual VR rollercoaster ride. The real, physical environment is recreated exactly in virtual reality, allowing visitors to board the train without any problems while wearing the VR headset. This is followed seamlessly by the actual VR ride on the rollercoaster.

Maybe one day we'll have a virtual version of Galaxy's Edge with all the planned bells and whistles

9 years ago facing the 5 freeway adjacent to the ABC building in Glendale for all to see, how big would the beast (as we called it) be and how high would the guests be? New problem, how much more of the land would have to be finished out from their point of view? pic.twitter.com/MxvJYt9rLL

— Frank Mezzatesta (@FrankMezzatesta) February 19, 2024

Speaking of virtual theme park reconstructions:

Spent all afternoon building the Blue Bayou in the Sims4 so my Sims could enjoy a little bit of Disneyland pic.twitter.com/OxgiSiQtHc

— Jess Siswick (@tinymallet) February 18, 2024

The Sims Blue Bayou now has fireflies, atmospheric fog and monte Cristos on the menu. pic.twitter.com/uK98XkMdZr

— Jess Siswick (@tinymallet) February 19, 2024

And:

We have quite a few more things to reveal in time, but if you want an early preview of what we've done so far, check out our recreation of the defunct Magic Kingdom ride, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea here:https://t.co/fQwtKAS87L

— DefunctVR (@DefunctVR) February 15, 2024

Also, here's Starcruiser viewport footage:

Impressive Disneyland model made by a future Imagineer when he was 14 and had limited reference material to work with

Ran across these shots of the 1/200 model I made as a kid. Still have it although it's in bad repair. Had to play "sick" from school to finish it, but worth it. pic.twitter.com/okVGy2fpvw

— Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) January 4, 2024

It was, but in reality I was trying to show WED I was hoping to be taken seriously (at 13!) after being turned away.

— Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) January 5, 2024

I was so obsessed I made tiny construction fences when I redid areas so miniature guests could not see in!🤪

— Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) January 5, 2024

Yes. Took business cards from wherever and cut them into the buildings. Little reference back then, has to use guidebooks and postcards. No net yet. Sculpted the Matterhorn from modeling clay.

— Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) January 4, 2024

Yes. I only had the “spaceport and rocket flight” art from the park map

— Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) January 4, 2024

1972-3. Here are two Disney letters that mention the model. One from archivist Dave Smith, and another from Disney News. It almost made it! 😄 https://t.co/PkWDEOl9Tt pic.twitter.com/vgt5uCfjQu

— Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) January 5, 2024

*See more miniatures.

Frozen animatronics nightmare fuel

@cm_brickflips Insane ☠️ #frozen #frozeneverafter #disney ♬ For the First Time in Forever - From "Frozen"/Soundtrack Version - Kristen Bell & Idina Menzel

When you find yourself on a ferris wheel the moment the Texas state fair is evacuated due to a shooting

def not what u wanna see at the top of the ferris wheel at the texas state fair pic.twitter.com/zx8V7p1frh

— awbs 🪐 (@cans0fsoup) October 15, 2023

Amazing safety alert image:

SFT Safety Alert: This is a State Fair Emergency Order. @dallaspd is investigating a shooting at the State Fair. The park is being evacuated. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/WiWRPhy8Hb

— State Fair of Texas (@StateFairOfTX) October 15, 2023

(One summary.)

Today's funny posts

very on-the-nose merch from this Kyoto speciality coffeeshop pic.twitter.com/bMTFCxrhUj

— Visakan Veerasamy (@visakanv) September 10, 2023

(The store itself is in Singapore)

People are lining up and sleeping outside Shanghai Disneyland

Scenes at Shanghai Disneyland last night and this morning. Some people started lining up in the middle of the night and SLEPT at the entrance. pic.twitter.com/tY6quZLDHO

— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) September 29, 2023

That and Linabelle celebrates her 2 year anniversary si ce debuting in Shanghai. pic.twitter.com/jHKtPQ85r7

— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) September 29, 2023

From 2021:

One month after she appeared publicly, she was on Weibo’s hot topic ranking board more than 32 times. That popularity is something that not many celebrities or KOLs are able to achieve in their entire career. Yet LinaBell made it just in one month.

Who is she? What makes her a huge superstar among Chinese people, especially girls? What commercial plans are hiding behind her?

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When visitors say something that she doesn’t like, she would pretend to pull out her sword. When she sees handsome boys, she becomes shy and wants to hug them. She’s also very sporty, showing fans how she lifts dumbbell to strengthen her body. 

*Buy Linabell toys at ebay,

Disneyland Paris's giant squid animatronic

Here’s a video compilation of Disneyland Paris Nautilus, Mireille, the giant squid. One of the most ambitious animatronic ever created by Disney at the time (1994) now gone forever, replaced by screens… pic.twitter.com/CfCXVgtVL5

— Themountainking (@Themountainkin1) July 1, 2023

If the Disney Starcruiser was Aliens-themed

Disney should legitimately turn the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser into an overnight Alien-themed horror experience.

— Seth Porges (@sethporges) May 22, 2023

First third: just hanging out as working Joes in space. Tension creeps in.

Second third: Alien boards and starts picking off crew members one by one.

Final third: A brigade of space Marines (including Ripley!) shows up to save the day... With your help

— Seth Porges (@sethporges) May 22, 2023

Poster for "Disneyland Grad Night '79" goes insanely hard

Poster for "Disneyland Grad Night '79" goes insanely hard #Disneyland pic.twitter.com/nGlpA4gGMB

— lunequest 🚀✨🌒 (@LuneQuest) September 23, 2023

Two very detailed discussions of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser

First, an extremely lengthy episode of the No Proscenium podcast where the typical hosts, who are devoted immersive theater enthusiasts and did their best to role-play during the experience, are interviewed about their experience at the hotel by the "Head of Culture House Immersive and Director of Immersive Experience for the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser". (I might have imagined it, but I think she says early in the interview she was not much of a Star Wars fan before taking on the job.)

And second, an extremely lengthy write up by the creator of the iOS exercise game/audio adventure Zombies, Run!, who went alone and did not have much prior experience role-playing.