Parkeology https://www.parkeology.com/ Offbeat and original commentary about Disney theme parks Sun, 17 May 2026 19:05:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Sly View-Master Trick Quietly Vanishes from Buzz Lightyear Queue https://www.parkeology.com/buzz-lightyear-space-ranger-spin-view-master https://www.parkeology.com/buzz-lightyear-space-ranger-spin-view-master#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 19:05:45 +0000 https://www.parkeology.com/?p=10893 The View-Master in the Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin queue once had a clever detail that went unnoticed by most guests. Now it's gone.

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]]> https://www.parkeology.com/buzz-lightyear-space-ranger-spin-view-master/feed 0 Peter Pan Easter Egg Hid in Plain Sight for 12 Years — Now Found! https://www.parkeology.com/2026/05/peter-pan-easter-egg-hid-in-plain-sight-for-12-years-now-found.html https://www.parkeology.com/2026/05/peter-pan-easter-egg-hid-in-plain-sight-for-12-years-now-found.html#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 18:11:46 +0000 https://www.parkeology.com/?p=10873 The craziest, deep-cut Peter Pan easter egg was hiding in plain sight of Disney World guests for more than a decade. Until we found it.

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]]> https://www.parkeology.com/2026/05/peter-pan-easter-egg-hid-in-plain-sight-for-12-years-now-found.html/feed 6 Mary Poppins Weathervane Hidden in Runaway Railway https://www.parkeology.com/2026/05/mary-poppins-weathervane-runaway-railway.html https://www.parkeology.com/2026/05/mary-poppins-weathervane-runaway-railway.html#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 02:19:27 +0000 https://www.parkeology.com/?p=10851 The Mary Poppins weathervane was not iconic. But Disney included the same prop in both Great Movie Ride and Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway.

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]]> https://www.parkeology.com/2026/05/mary-poppins-weathervane-runaway-railway.html/feed 2 The Mysterious Retractable Spire of Disney’s Chinese Theatre https://www.parkeology.com/2026/04/disney-chinese-theater-retractable-spires.html https://www.parkeology.com/2026/04/disney-chinese-theater-retractable-spires.html#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:27:13 +0000 https://www.parkeology.com/?p=10831 The Chinese Theater at Disney's Hollywood Studios is a replica of the original. But one of its four spires was once retractable.

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]]> https://www.parkeology.com/2026/04/disney-chinese-theater-retractable-spires.html/feed 12 This Fully Realized Toy Story Board Game Doesn’t Actually Exist https://www.parkeology.com/2026/02/toy-story-board-game-bo-peep.html https://www.parkeology.com/2026/02/toy-story-board-game-bo-peep.html#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:51:05 +0000 https://www.parkeology.com/?p=10818 Most games at Toy Story Mania are larger-than-life core memories from childhood--except for one Toy Story Board Game which never even existed.

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]]> https://www.parkeology.com/2026/02/toy-story-board-game-bo-peep.html/feed 2 Living With the Land Rainforest Scene Used to Actually RAIN https://www.parkeology.com/2025/04/living-with-the-land-rainforest-scene-used-to-actually-rain.html https://www.parkeology.com/2025/04/living-with-the-land-rainforest-scene-used-to-actually-rain.html#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2025 02:31:35 +0000 https://www.parkeology.com/?p=10627 Why do boat canopies exist in this classic Epcot ride? Believe it or not, it used to actually rain in the Living with the Land rainforest.

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