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#Canceled: OG Coney Island Would Make Modern Society Cry
Nostalgia has romanticized the idea of old Coney Island when it was unabashedly unhinged.
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Hoot Gibson Should've Killed Rivers Of America, Not Lightning McQueen
If Rivers had to go, it should’ve gone out guns blazing in a western shoot out instead of a cartoon hit and run.
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Welcome To WestCOT
Careful what you wish for, Anaheim, 'cause you just might get it.
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Six Flags, One Nation, Under Demolition
Hated by locals, ignored by fans, and suddenly missed by everyone.
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The Abandoned Amusement Park Near You
Is that a roller coaster in the woods?
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Walt Disney World's Graveyard & The Tombstones Within
The Most Magical Graveyard On Earth
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Ask Me Why Mickey Is Killing Mr. Toad
“Eisner doesn’t care about you… Do not let this villainy go unpunished!”
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A Grand Ole Opryland Betrayal: “The Dumbest Thing Nashville’s Ever Seen”
“And the people that were responsible for it, I would think today would look back on it and say, ‘Yeah, it was a dumb, dumb decision.’”
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The IP-ification of Epcot: When Did Disney Stop Dreaming?
Welcome to Disney's Intellectual Property Community of Tomorrow!
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How Not To Kill An Anaconda
"This new trend of closing coasters without prior announcement is getting old fast."
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Queued for a Coaster, Survived by Accident: The Terrifying Triplets
Back when safety was a suggestion and rides required waivers, not tickets.
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The Ghost Haunting Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
The terror that keeps Disney World's flagship resort up at night is no grim, grinning ghost...
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If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It... (If Disney Doesn't Destroy It First)
The 21st Century died in 1999.
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Carnie's Odditorium
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