Each subsequent Pass tier adds its own unique benefits to the tier before. Here’s a detailed breakdown:

Feel free to browse the Extra Features and Special Features collections to see if the content might be of interest to you! You can count on new material in the Extras and Special Features collection every month! Don’t forget you can upgrade your tier◊ at any time under “Passholders” and “Manage My Pass” in the main menu.

Have you noticed what’s missing from Park Lore? Ads! That’s because Park Lore is not ad-supported. You won’t find pop-ups, banners, or intrusive videos that interrupt the story or muddy the site’s readability. And that’s not all! Because I don’t rely on ad revenue, I don’t count or care about pageviews! As a result, Park Lore is also missing clickbait, inflammatory headlines, and the kind of rage-stoking discourse many sites rely on to drive clicks.

Instead, Park Lore relies on a steady group of supporting Members whose monthly payment (of $2 to $12) helps to cover the cost of the site’s design, development, hosting, research, and writing. Thanks to the support of these Members, our ad-free, clickbait-free community can focus on quality-over-quantity writing, with weekly stories rather than daily “BREAKING NEWS.” We hope that makes Park Lore a pleasant place to be.

The good news is, all of Park Lore’s Main Collections entires – our well-known Lost Legends, Modern Marvels, Declassified Disasters, and Possibilityland entries – are available to all! Our Extra Features and Special Features Collections are Member-exclusives, and we’ve made extra concept art, streaming audio, mailed merch, podcast extras, and store discounts as an incentive to join. But frankly, I hope you join Park Lore because you like the stories we tell, you appreciate the work that goes into it, and you love to spend time reading our legends on rainy days, late nights, and snowy evenings.

Yes! We’d be thrilled to have you! You can join with a Free Membership to create a profile and comment on features with your own memories, stories, and ideas. You can then access your account under “Membership” > “My Account” to upgrade to a Membership if you’d like to access the Perks above.

Note that Day Guests may not have access to some profile features – like groups and private messaging – which are reserved as a tool for supporting Passholders.

When you sign up for a monthly Passholder membership, you’ll be directed to create an account here on Park Lore (if you don’t have one yet). Then to select a payment method and “check out,” you’ll be redirected to PayPal, the web’s leading secure transaction website.

Because transactions take place via PayPal’s secure platform, neither your personal nor financial information is ever shared with Park Lore. Your recurring monthly Membership payment is securely billed automatically beginning the day you register as a Member and will occur every thirty (30) days thereafter at the same rate until you cancel your Pass or change tiers. To cancel your pass or change tiers, just use the main menu on Park Lore to hover over “Membership,” then “My Account.”

No PayPal account? No problem. You can check out through PayPal’s secure service using a debit or credit card without a PayPal account. You can learn more about PayPal here.

Park Lore is a labor of love – not a source of income – and I am touched by every cent of financial support, every view, and every share that helps offset the costs of running this site. Occasionally I have received offers for donations to cover the design, development, hosting, and research costs of Park Lore. I appreciate every single offer. Park Lore is not ad-supported. We don’t count pageviews or count on advertisers for revenue. Instead, this fan-based project is entirely supported by a small but steady group of Passholders whose monthly support (from $2 to $12) singlehandedly powers new content and projects on Park Lore.

If you appreciate the work and heart that goes into Park Lore and want to donate to keep it strong, select “Platinum Membership” and enter any monthly contribution amount. That way, you’ll get all the benefits, too! Thank you for helping support this unique theme park history and entertainment design project.

You can manage your account (for changing Pass tiers, billing information, and cancellation) from the main menu. Hover over “Memberships & Perks,” then “My Account” to find secure account management pages. Your account is your Membership control center.

Your account is your “backstage” presence at Park Lore, encompassing your registration information (like name, email, and password) and any connection to PayPal for billing.

You must have registered as either a free Day Guest or a supporting Passholder and be logged in to access account information.

You can manage your profile (including friends lists, messaging, profile photos, email settings, notification settings, and public visibility) from the main menu. Hover over “Memberships & Perks,” then “My Profile” to find secure profile management pages.

Your profile is your “on-stage” presence at Park Lore and your public preferences.

You must have registered as either a free Member or a supporting Member and be logged in to access profile information. Note that free Members may not have access to some profile features – like groups and private messaging – which are reserved as a tool for supporting Members.

Just get in touch with us. We’ll make some magic happen!