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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 GET STARTED…

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Look for a new Park Lore 101 landing & introduction experience, coming soon!

Main Collections

Park Lore began as a living archive of in-depth, interconnected ride histories written over more than a decade. Today, you’ll find over 100 continuously-updated ride histories in four dedicated collections: Lost Legends, Declassified Disasters, Modern Marvels, and Possibilitylands…

NEW & RECOMMENDED

What’s new this week

The Kong Effect: 11 “New” Disney & Universal Rides That Have Actually Outlived Their “Classic” Predecessors

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!

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!

New additions to the hand-illustrated Ride Layout collections…

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…