Park Lore is a one-of-a-kind theme park exploration project designed for armchair Imagineers, EPCOT historians, California Adventure apologists, and everyone in between; a creative hub for imaginary theme park build-outs, interconnected ride histories, in-depth industry explorations, and theme-park-able ideas for all!
I hope you’ll get lost in these dreamy worlds of “yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy,” and that the stories, illustrations, and art projects here might serve as a fresh way to see the parks you know and love through a whole new lens.
WHERE TO GEsummerT STARTED…
NEW & RECOMMENDED
What’s new in the Main Collections
These ad-free, in-depth, inclusive, and interconnected Lost Legends, Modern Marvels, Declassified Disasters, and Possibilityland features are open to all!
- TOP THRILL DRAGSTER: The Inside Track on Cedar Point’s “Coaster Wars” Icon from High Octane Origins to Relaunch
- EL TORO: The Wild Life of Six Flags’ Buckin’ Bull and How Intamin Rewrote the Rules of the Wooden Coaster Wars
- CURSE OF DARKASTLE: The Chilling Tale of Busch Gardens’ Legendary Lost Dark Ride and the Rise of DarKoaster
- Disney’s California Adventure – Part III: The Unusual Undoing of Imagineering’s Billion Dollar Californian Reimagining
Sample what’s new in the Member Vault
Take a sneak peek into Park Lore’s newest quick-read Extra Features and in-depth Special Features Collections – with over 100 articles unlocked for Members who support this project for $2+ / month!
- Real, Ancient, and Imagined: An Armchair Imagineered Blue-Sky Build-Out of Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- With Avatar en Route, Is It Time to Rename ‘Disney California Adventure’? Here’s Our Controversial Take…
- Universal’s Momentum Stalls, EPCOT Rebuilds, and Other Surprising Findings from 2023 Theme Park Attendance
- The A-to-Z of the Disneyland Resort: A First-Timer’s Primer on Disneyland’s Legends, Landmark, and Lingo
New additions to the hand-illustrated Ride Layout collections…
Anna & Elsa’s Frozen Journey at Tokyo DisneySea 
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World 
Les Mystères du Nautilus at Disneyland Paris 
Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom 
Journey to Atlantis at SeaWorld Orlando 
The Lost Continent at Universal Islands of Adventure 
Triceratops Encounter at Universal Islands of Adventure 
Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal Islands of Adventure
A product of your incredible support of niche, in-depth theme park projects, I’m so proud to highlight Park Lore’s portfolio of hand-drawn ride layouts meant to “paint the picture” of parks and rides across the globe. Park Lore is home to a growing, cohesive, colorful collection of over 100 hand-illustrated ride layouts, available for no-cost download and use with Creative Commons licensing on Flickr!
New layouts are published periodically on Twitter and can be found archived and contextualized in three Special Feature collections: Then & Now, Here & There, and One & Only…
BECOME A MEMBER
Park Lore’s ad-free, clickbait-free collections are only possible thanks to supporting Members! Join the story for as little as $2 / month to keep this ad-free, in-depth, quality-over-quantity collection growing for fans new and old. Visit our Memberships & Perks page to learn more, or tap a Member card below to sign up!
Bronze Members
($2 / month)
- Unlock select new quick-read Extra Feature entries;
- Reveal rare concept art and photos in every story;
- Stream exclusive podcast extras and minisodes;
- Support in-depth, ad-free storytelling for all!
Silver Members
($4 / month)
- All Bronze Membership perks, plus…
- Unlock the vault of all 100+ Extra Features;
- Stream in-story attraction and atmosphere audio;
- Recieve a collectible annual Member Card in the mail!
Gold Members
($8 / month)
- All Bronze and Silver Membership perks, plus…
- Open the in-depth Special Features collection;
- Access first-read and in-progress stories;
- Recieve an exclusive Post Card Art Set in the mail!
If you love Park Lore’s mission of building a library of in-depth, clickbait-free, inclusive theme park stories and can comfortably do so, consider joining with a Platinum Membership! Platinum patrons unlock all Gold Member benefits (and more!) with monthly support of $12 or more.
Support for $2+ / month to unlock the Member Vault
Park Lore Members power our ad-free, clickbait-free collection and can access over 100 exclusive articles in our quick-read Extras Collection and in-depth Special Features collection…
- Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Forgot to Celebrate Disney World. Here’s Why… And What To Do Next Time.
- Battle of the Beverages: A Taste Test of Theme Parks’ Must-Sip Signature Specialty Drinks from Butterbeer to Blue Milk
- The Kong Effect: 11 “New” Disney & Universal Rides That Have Actually Outlived Their “Classic” Predecessors
- Lost Animatronics: A Collection of 10 Disney Parks Figures That Were Removed, Retired, or Replaced… and Why
- Is “Avatar” Over… Again? The Puzzling Problem with Disney’s Weirdly Forgettable Blockbuster Mega-Franchise
- The Age of RMC: 6 Cutting Edge, 21st Century Coaster Icons… And a Peek Into What RMC’s Cooking Up Next…
PARK STORE merch & art
Park Paths limited print series
Poster and canvas prints ($16 – $20)
Based on the “Park Paths” Special Feature
Comparing Kingdoms merch
Poster prints, tanks, & tees ($16 – $24)
Based on the “Comparing Kingdoms” Special Feature