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BY POPULAR DEMAND! We finally take a look at the sadly never-built Ursula from the Little Mermaid-themed spinner attraction that was to be at Disney's California Adventure. Join us as we get emotional and introspective over this heartbreaking loss of themed entertainment.
Enjoy this exclusive, never-before-seen concept art of the attraction: https://imgur.com/sIpiD6r
There also might be stuff after the topic, but it's not that important. Not nearly as important as the crown jewel of unbuilt attractions!
Calling Dick Tracy! Head back to 1990 when Michael Eisner thought the yellow trenchcoat-wearing detective would be America's hottest new action hero, and was planning an E-Ticket ride that armed tourists with tommy guns!
In addition: we talk about the new immersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience!
Today's episode is ad-free in solidarity with the current LGBTQ protests due to both harmful legislation and corporate indifference, namely that of The Walt Disney Company. We encourage you to donate to one of the following charities:
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
https://zebrayouth.org/
https://donate.glaad.org/
https://www.eqfl.org/
https://action.aclu.org/
Woo-hoo! TheRealJims (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealJims), Simpsons expert joins us today as we examine three different unbuilt Simpsons rides and lands! This brand-new cromulent episode is sure to embiggen your souls as we seek a Simpsons satirical dark ride, an alternate idea for Universal's "The Simpsons Ride" and even an entire unbuilt Simpsons land!
Howdy! We continue our Frontierland Expansion series with a look into Geyser Mountain, a Tower of Tower-style thrill ride that was going to tower over Disneyland and Disneyland Paris, where guests would take drilling machines deep into the Earth, only to rocket out via an enormous geyser!
Our Frontierland Expansion series continues as we look at Tony Baxter's unbuilt (masterpiece?) work "Discovery Bay"! A land with a literal mountain full of backstory and plethora of attractions, it includes a suspended dark ride based on "The Island at the Top of the World", an animatronic show with a magical man and his dragon, a river ride full of dinosaurs, roller coasters, and even a fireworks factory! Come explore this unknown world with us as we try and figure out if it was a tragedy or better off undiscovered.
Happy new year! We start out the year with a prologue to our Frontierland Expansion series, looking at the land that was meant to serve as the transition between Fantasyland and a whole new land that we will discuss in our next episode. Dumbo's Circusland was going to be a wacky, joyful new area with multiple dark rides, an elevated Dumbo spinner and even a (gulps) clown-themed restaurant. (beware of Toodles)
Join us as we run away to the circus on today's episode!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and happy Winter Solstice!
In our last episode of the year, we roll out the CRT TV into the classroom and do something different before our winter break: watch a bad Christmas movie and riff on it! This year, we endure "Jingle All the Way 2" starring everybody's favorite tow truck voicing comedian, Larry the Cable Guy! In this "hilarious" "sequel", Larry is a put-upon dad who's trying to get his child of divorce a stuffed talking bear when his ex-wife's new husband tries to foil him at every turn! And there's a random wrestler! Ho ho oh dear god, no!
WINTER BREAK FUN DAY SONG
Music and Lyrics by: Ryan O'Reilly
Produced and Arranged by: Bing Glenn
Happy holidays!
Today we take a look at Imagineer Christopher Merritt's student portfolio concept for a suspended dark ride based on the 1993 Tim Burton classic "The Nightmare Before Christmas"! Is this concept better than Haunted Mansion Holiday could ever imagine?
PLUS: we talk about how we enjoy spending the holidays in the theme parks, and even around our own homes!
We'll be back with our holiday episode next week, but for now enjoy a collection of outtakes from last week's extra-long Epcot-centric episode!
If you can dream it, you... probably still can't do it, but we're going to imagine!
Today's episode takes us back to 1996, when a proposal was filed to turn Epcot's aging Horizons attraction into a brand-new experience based on space. Yes, that eventually happened, but nothing at all like this! Follow us onto the Speculator as we speculate about "Space: A Journey Beyond What Is Known" for an extra-long, extra-Epcot episode!
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