The Lowdown on the Plus-up - A Theme Park Podcast Kelly and Pete

It's been in the parks so long that it seems simply part of Disneyland's fabric, which it is.The Jungle Cruise is almost synonymous with the idea of "theme park." But it struggled with its identity for a very long time before becoming that attraction that we all know and love today.And some of the most fundamental players in its development have been obscured by time and corporate revisionist history.Join us as we travel the Rivers of Adventure at Disneyland Park, prior to the arrival of a ce...

After Sleeping Beauty Castle, there may be no more important icon of the first few decades of Disneyland than The Golden Horseshoe Saloon.Wally Boag, Betty Taylor and Fulton Burley held court, every day, in Frontierland's grandest meetin' place, for thirty years.But what exactly was it?Join us.Come visit our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1511094196139406 or drop us a note to comments@lowdown-plus-up.com and let us know any questions or comments about how YOU would like to ...

Once the most modern of resorts, the story of The Disneyland Hotel goes from the Governor's mansion in 1930s Texas to an engineering miracle in 1815 Cairo... At least that's how we tell it.Trust us, this is a strange ride.Thanks for listening!Come visit our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1511094196139406 or drop us a note to comments@lowdown-plus-up.com and let us know any questions or comments about how YOU would like to plus-something-up! We are a Boardwalk Times producti...

The icon of all theme park icons, Sleeping Beauty Castle. While it's the smallest of the Disney parks' castles, it has the richest, and strangest, history.Watch out, in this episode you will learn how something you probably thought was true about the Haunted Mansion is not, but is, instead, true for the Castle.Come on into this dark, cramped, stairway; there's some stories you'll want to hear.Thanks for listening!Come visit our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/151109419613940...

We're chaining ourselves to Honest Abe and discussing why YOU should make a point of visiting him every time you go to Disneyland.Walt would want you to.Thanks for listening!Come visit our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1511094196139406 or drop us a note to comments@lowdown-plus-up.com and let us know any questions or comments about how YOU would like to plus-something-up! We are a Boardwalk Times production.Boardwalk Times, https://boardwalktimes.net/Boardwalk Times store,...