#themepark — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #themepark, aggregated by home.social.
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CW: Article: Three(ish) Weeks In Spain
With exceptions for those of us who had work to do at the start or end, my family and I just spent three weeks hopping around the East of Spain, featuring surfing, a theme park, exploring, dodging the heat, and - of course - a total solar eclipse.
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/08/23/three-weeks-in-spain/#article #anniversary #climate #dog #dogs #environmentalism #europe #geocaching #heatwave #history #holiday #memorable #mythology #spain #summer #surfing #themePark #travel
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Some serious #Westworld vibes! This abandoned Wild West theme park in Japan was a very unsettling explore. I kept expecting the animatronic cowboys to spring to life and go on a crazy rampage. 🤠
#Japan #Abandoned #Photography #WildWest #ThemePark #Adventure #Explore
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Saw a sign at my local #ThemePark, and decided to reimagine this #mascot.
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RE: https://loops.video/v/hutw-iFxPl
A Hansa-parkban videó is készült, természetesen. :)
#HansaPark #ThemePark #RollerCoaster #ThrillRides #GermanyTravel #VisitGermany #TravelEurope #Adventure #TravelReels #FamilyFun #AdrenalineRush #VacationVibes #travel #trip #Germany
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If you’re at a theme park this weekend, please try out my tracking web app https://parkpercent.com ? I’ve made some improvements since last weekend! #ThemePark #Disneyland #DisneyWorld
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““The strangenesses are multiplying… though the world before they began was already a strange place, so often it’s difficult to know if an event falls into the category of the old, ordinary strangenesses or the new, extraordinary variety.”*…
In a review of five recent books, Robert Baskin considers the genre of “weird fiction”…
On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, the British science fiction and fantasy writer M. John Harrison [accomplished author, Booker judge, and long-list nominee this year] asked a question on Third Alternative magazine’s messageboard: “The New Weird. Who does it? What is it? Is it even anything?” This incited a taxonomic fury, as writers, fans, and amateur scholars attempted to define this new subgenre. Harrison eventually offered his own definition; the New Weird, like stories published in the namesake early twentieth-century pulp magazine Weird Tales, is a mix of “horror, sf, and fantasy,” with an emphasis on the horror…
[Baskin usess the books in question to review the genre’s history (Poe, Lovecraft, Edith Wharton [!]) and its current state (Miéville, VanderMeer, et al.); he concludes…]
… So why read this shit? Why reissue it?
Weird fiction is a literature of crisis. The main narrative move of every important Weird fiction story is the Weird intrusion, the appearance of the new and wrong object or sensation or practice that does not belong. These intrusions challenge and endanger the protagonist’s sense of metaphysical stability. In the King in Yellow, the Weird intruder is the titular play—the madness of the text refuses to remain on the page. China Miéville argues that this awareness of crisis makes Weird Fiction uniquely open to interpretation: a “leeway for readings against the ideological grain is part of what makes Weird Fiction such an ongoingly fascinating field.” The Weird is not just a literature of fear and repulsion; it also always includes wonder and attraction. “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” – Lovecraft’s contribution to the Weird Mount Rushmore – depicts the state’s extermination of a group of racially ambiguous New Englanders who made the mistake of breeding with fishy foreigners. Despite this, the story ends in sublime ambiguity [spoiler for a nearly century-old story to follow]. The protagonist, who has spent the rest of the story in hateful terror of the Innsmouth locals, discovers that he is one of them, and in my favorite passage in all of Lovecraft, decides to go to the sea with his cousin and embrace The Weird: “We shall swim out to that brooding reef in the sea and dive down through black abysses to Cyclopean and many-columned Y’hanthlei, and in that layer of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory for ever.” What was once feared is now cause for exultation. The move between terror and wonder recurs throughout the Weird corpus—if you’re attuned to its Weird frequencies…
A literature for our times: “‘We Shall Dwell Amidst Wonder and Glory For Ever’: On Weird Fiction,” from @clereviewbooks.bsky.social.
* Salman Rushdie, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
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As we engage extremity, we might recall that i was on this date in 1946 that Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed amusement park, opened in Santa Claus, Indiana…
Ronald Reagan visiting Santa Claus Land in 1955 #amusementPark #culture #EdgarAllanPoe #fiction #history #HPLovecraft #literature #Lovecraft #MJohnHarrison #SantaClausLand #themePark #weirdFictionIn 1941, Louis J. Koch visited the town of Santa Claus in Indiana. He found it sad that some children would visit this town eager to meet Santa only to find that he was not there. This fueled his desire to create a Santa Claus Land park where kids could see Santa any time of the year. Due to World War II, construction didn’t begin until August 1945.
The park opened on this day in 1946 with free admission, a toy shop, toy displays, a restaurant, a few rides and of course the jolly old elf himself. Later, a deer farm was added.
In 1955, a new section, Pleasureland (now known as Rudolph’s Reindeer Ranch) was added. As the park grew, the focus of the park grew as well focusing on families rather than just children.
By 1984, the park added a Halloween and a Fourth of July section to the park and changed its name to Holiday World. In 1993, the Koch family added the Splashin’ Safari Water Park. In 2006, during the park’s 60th anniversary, Holiday World added a Thanksgiving section.
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Interview with Mahmoud Ghedjatti, theme park Lead Architect
“My role evolved into that of a 'translator'—not of language, but of disciplines”.👉 Now, READ the interview, discover MUCH MORE and SUBSCRIBE through link: https://amusementlogic.com/general-news/interview-with-mahmoud-ghedjatti-theme-park-lead-architect
#interview #themepark #architecture #leadership #career #entretien #parcattractions #carrière #entrevista #parquetematico #arquitectura #liderazgo #carrera
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Here we have Jordan's favorite #microscope in #PopCulture -- the MIGHTY MICROSCOPE!!! (Monsanto branding not withstanding...)
For more #microscopes in "pop culture", check out this week's #podcast: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/microscopium-pop-culture-superstar/
📷 : https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Mighty_Microscope
#microscopium #ThemePark #Defunct #Disney #Rides #Attractions #Humor #silly #retro
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Some wonderful Dutch theme park science convergence this morning which I share with all of you. Come for the hydraulics, stay for the teeter-totter
#Dutch #ThemePark #Science
https://youtu.be/qBqS1DF7E3g?si=ZC_aU_c6MgMQwX6r -
CW: Note: Chuck Wagon
Apparently, zero of the imagineers building this Disneyland Paris cafe conceived that “Chuck Wagon” sounds like what a cowboy would call a wheeled vomit trough. 😂 ×
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Apparently, zero of the imagineers building this Disneyland Paris cafe conceived that "Chuck Wagon" sounds like what a cowboy would call a wheeled vomit trough. 😂
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New roller coaster replacing King Da Ka called Project Purple as of now at Great Adventure... 🎢
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Joris en de draak...
Ik heb rondgekeken, en zag dat 1 van de binnen strip los lag. Na wat speurwerk, zag ik ook een afgebroken strip, misschien dat dit het probleem is?
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Interview with Ahmed Al Jassim, Area Operations Manager at Six Flags Qiddiya City
“From each company, I learned different strengths, such as structure, speed, flexibility, customer focus…”👉 Discover MUCH MORE and SUBSCRIBE to our summary of news and updates through link: https://amusementlogic.com/general-news/ahmed-al-jassim-area-operations-manager-at-six-flags-qiddiya-city/
🎙️ #sixflags #qiddiyacity #themepark #leadership #interview #tourism #leisure #parcattractions #opérations #entretien #tourisme #loisirs #parquetematico #operaciones #entrevista #turismo #ocio
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Episode 132 "The Don" released this weekend and if you haven't listened yet you can find it at our website and RSS feed (links in bio) or on your favorite podcast platform.
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Als mittelalter Mann zum ersten Mal in seinem Leben im #Phantasialand… und dann fallen am zweiten Tag gleich alle großen Achterbahnen gleichzeitig aus!
Zum Glück hat unser Letzter Paketbote Thomas an Tag eins bereits den gesamten Park ausgekostet und darum längst festgestellt: Das Beste am Phantasialand ist sowieso eigentlich das üppige Essen!
Alle Eindrücke schildert er gegenüber Daniel Pook in #DerLetztePodcast:
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Get ready for the thrilling Rock 'n' Roller Coaster ride featuring The Muppets! Watch the exclusive pre-show that sets the stage for an unforgettable adventure filled with music, fun, and excitement. Perfect for Muppets fans and roller coaster enthusiasts alike!
#RockNRollerCoaster #Muppets #ThemePark #RollerCoaster #PreShow #Disney #ThrillRide #FamilyFun #AmusementPark #Entertainment #MuppetsFans #Adventure #MusicRide #FunExperience #DisneyAttractions
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Discover the magical new Disney Animation-inspired experience now open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Explore immersive attractions, meet your favorite animated characters, and enjoy unforgettable entertainment in this enchanting new addition to the park.
#Disney #DisneyHollywoodStudios #DisneyAnimation #ThemePark #DisneyExperience #Animation #DisneyMagic #FamilyFun #DisneyCharacters #HollywoodStudios #DisneyPark #Travel #VacationIdeas #ThemeParkFun #DisneyFans
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Palestinians forced to demolish own homes to make way for Israeli #themepark .
The park is designed to be part of a spreading, largely settler-driven, archaeological project focusing exclusively on Jerusalem’s Jewish past and centred on what has been called the City of David – despite the view of many Israeli archaeologists that the visible remains date to other eras, before and after King David’s iron-age reign.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/palestinians-demolish-family-homes-jerusalem-kings-garden-theme-park?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum -
"Family, friends and Enchanted Forest fans remember Roger Tofte at Salem service"
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When you love your in-laws: Our vacation to Florida
> I had a blast with Emily and her family!
#Reviews #Family #Lore #Disney #Rollercoaster #ThemePark #AmusementPark #DisneyParks #Vacation #Food #Restaurant #Experience #Diabetes #BryantReview
https://gardinerbryant.com/vacation-to-florida-2026/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
