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…
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!
- EL TORO: The Wild Life of Six Flags’ Buckin’ Bull and How Intamin Rewrote the Rules of the Wooden Coaster Wars
- TOP THRILL DRAGSTER: The Inside Track on Cedar Point’s “Coaster Wars” Icon from High Octane Origins to Relaunch
- 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!
- Lost Animatronics: A Collection of 10 Disney Parks Figures That Were Removed, Retired, or Replaced… and Why
- Park Paths: The Histories and Personalities of Disney & Universal Theme Parks As Seen from a New Perspective
- Comparing Kingdoms: Diagramming Disney’s Six “Castle Park” Ride Lineups, Exclusives, & Overlaps
- Fantastic Beasts and How To Lose Them: Thoughts on the Wizarding World’s Retraction and How Universal Can Adapt
New additions to the hand-illustrated Ride Layout collections…
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…
- Secrets of the Resistance: Inside the Imagineering Tricks That Bring Disney’s Greatest Modern Dark Ride to Life
- 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)
- Rides of the Multiverse: A Glimpse Into Disney Parks Classics As They ALMOST Were…
- The Waiting Game: A Brief History of Queueing and The Many Lives of Lines at Disney Parks
- The Multiverse Effect: How the Avengers Campus Method Could Reset the Rules of “Living Lands”
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