New in the MAIN COLLECTIONS
- WALT DISNEY STUDIOS PARK: The Cinematic Story of the Box Office Bomb That Changed Disneyland Paris Forever
- Snow White’s Scary Adventures: The Many Lives of Fantasyland’s Legendary Fairy Tale Dark Ride
- The Disney Institute: Behind Eisner’s Brainy Plan to Rethink What Walt Disney World Could Be
- Countdown to Extinction: Inside the Evolution of Animal Kingdom’s Time-Traveling DINOSAUR Dark Ride
- 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
New in the PASSHOLDER EXCLUSIVE Collections

Become a Passholder to support Park Lore and power new content and you can access hours and hours of reading in these Passholder Exclusive collections! There are dozens and dozens of Passholder-exclusive features that “zoom out” from specific attractions and see the connections between parks and the industry!
EXTRAS Collection
(All Passholders)
- 2024 Theme Park Attendance Tells a Story of Post-Pandemic Stabilization and Big Bets on the Future…
- “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” and Disney Audio-Animatronics’ Life on the Edge of the “Uncanny Valley”
- ROLLER COASTER II: THE SEQUEL – 6 Modern Thrill Rides that Serve as “Sequels” to Classic Coasters
- The “King of Coasters” Is Dead. Here’s What We Know About the Shocking End of Kingda Ka…
- With Avatar en Route, Is It Time to Rename ‘Disney California Adventure’? Here’s Our Controversial Take…
- Battle of the Beverages: A Taste Test of Theme Parks’ Must-Sip Signature Specialty Drinks from Butterbeer to Blue Milk
- Infinity War or Multiverse? Which of the Floated Avengers E-Tickets for California Adventure Would YOU Greenlight?
- Galaxy’s Edge Is Getting a Tune-Up… Here’s How Disney is Slowly Transforming Its Billion Dollar Star Wars Land
- 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
SPECIAL FEATURES Collection
(Gold and Platinum)
- Universal’s Momentum Stalls, EPCOT Rebuilds, and Other Surprising Findings from 2023 Theme Park Attendance
- From “Netflixland” to “Max World,” Imagined Lineups for Streaming Giants’ Could-Be, Imaginary Theme Parks
- Fantastic Beasts and How To Lose Them: Thoughts on the Wizarding World’s Retraction and How Universal Can Adapt
- Could Bob Iger Be Disney’s Last CEO? Thoughts on the Improbable Possibilities of a Disney•Apple Merger
- Universal Rises: A Big Picture Reflection on the “Turning Tide” in Central Florida Theme Parks, Ten Years Later…
- The Tipsiest Place on Earth: The “Tradition” of Walt’s Dry Disneyland & How Alcohol Leaked into the Magic Kingdoms
- WARNER BROS. WORLD: What We’re All Missing in the Middle East’s Blockbuster New Theme Park
- MEOW WOLF: A Glimpse Into the Colorful, Creative, and Cosmic Future of Themed Entertainment Design
- The New Coaster Wars: Busch Gardens’ PANTHEON and IRON GWAZI as a Case Study on a Changing Coaster Era
- Genie+ 101: Your Guide To Getting Your Magic and Money’s Worth at Each Walt Disney World Park (as of Fall 2022)



























