Recent updates at Disneyland Resort have introduced visible facial recognition warnings at select entry points. The signs inform guests about the use of biometric technology during park entry. This marks a clearer disclosure of systems already tested in recent years....
Something peculiar is happening at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort when it comes to Easter celebrations. For whatever reason, the company has decided to offer only a Thumper-themed popcorn bucket inside the parks as the sole culinary offering for the holiday. That’s bizarre if you’ve ever paid attention to the huge number of food items often associated with any day of note. Disney typically loves adding seasonal and holiday food items at the parks since they drive news articles, publicity, attendance and more. But for Easter in 2025, there’s just Thumper with an Easter Egg in the parks.
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The new Haunted Mansion gift shop—Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond—is making waves in the news, though, once again, not positively. Following a significant flooding incident that exposed serious design flaws, Disney has decided to redesign the store to ensure that it can better withstand future challenges and maintain its aesthetic alongside the main attraction.
A recent YouTube video from former NASA engineer and popular content creator Mark Rober has left many viewers questioning not only his methods, but also the true intent behind his latest experiment targeting Tesla’s autopilot technology. What started as an attempt to map Disneyland’s Space Mountain by sneaking a LiDAR camera into the park through security turned into something far more controversial, with critics calling out inconsistencies and misleading presentation in Rober’s subsequent Tesla tests.
I’ve spent the last hour or so listening to some wonderful music from the past—not the Mozart kind of past, but the EPCOT past, and it made me think more than just warm, nostalgic, and happy thoughts of good times back in those yester-decades called the 1980’s which, I know, many of you were not blessed to be around in.
For decades, Walt Disney Imagineering was the gold standard of theme park innovation, balancing timeless storytelling with technological breakthroughs to create immersive, unforgettable attractions. But in recent years, Imagineering has been consumed by progressive ideology, turning classic rides into sanitized, politically correct shells of their former selves.
The latest Disneyland After Dark event, 90s Nite, was supposed to be a nostalgic celebration of one of the most beloved decades in pop culture. Instead, it became yet another example of Disney’s ongoing struggles with communication, organization, and guest satisfaction at these premium-priced after-hours events.