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    from galaxy’s edge to galactic starcruiser: why it’s so difficult to theme star wars locations

    February 14, 2022 /

    Disney’s latest Star Wars themed location, the Galactic Starcruiser hotel, is set to open in March 2022 at Walt Disney World in Orlando.  But the voyage so far has been bumpy, to say the least. In December, the official trailer…

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  • Game Design,  Travel

    the attraction escape room is palace games’ storytelling gem: review

    January 24, 2022 /

    Palace Games’ new escape room, The Attraction, was a long time coming.  When I booked it back in early 2020, I had no idea that a pandemic would postpone our date almost two years.  But nonetheless, masked and equipped with…

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    disney star wars: galactic starcruiser hotel’s biggest design challenges

    November 8, 2021 /

    Marketed as “a 2-night, immersive adventure”, Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel is set to open in Spring 2022.  This project, first announced way back in summer 20171, will welcome guests on board a spaceship called the Halcyon.  There, guests…

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  • Game Design,  Travel

    disney genie plus app and the game design of fastpass

    September 7, 2021 /

    FastPass has been an integral part of my experience visiting the Disney theme parks.  Introduced in 1999, the system was initially designed as a virtual queue.  At popular rides, FastPass kiosks printed a limited number of tickets for time slots…

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    super nintendo world and the interactive theme park pipe dream

    December 28, 2020 /

    On 4 February, 2021, Super Nintendo World will be the first theme park to open during a pandemic.  Okay, so it isn’t a standalone theme park, but a section of Universal Studios Japan.  It is significant, however, because it’s first…

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  • Travel

    storytelling of disney’s pirates of the caribbean ride… and the redhead (part 2)

    May 11, 2020 /

    In every Disney ride, there is a strong thread of storytelling running through the entire experience.  After all, Disney is a company built on story, stemming from its roots in the film and animation industries.  Its theme parks are best…

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    the history and design of disney’s pirates of the caribbean ride (part 1)

    May 4, 2020 /

    Pirates of the Caribbean has long been one of the most beloved rides at the Disney theme parks.  It was the last ride personally overseen by Walt Disney, though it did not open in Disneyland until 1967, three months after…

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  • Game Design,  Travel

    visiting trickeye museum seoul: directions, tips, and review

    February 25, 2020 /

    Styled as the “world’s first AR museum”, Trickeye Museum Seoul is more a gallery of rather odd larger-than-life paintings styled for optical illusions in which the guest can take a photo as part of the scene.  Even the “AR” label…

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  • Game Design,  Travel

    visiting riot games’ lol park esports stadium in seoul

    January 20, 2020 /

    I played a lot of League of Legends last year, so it was a happy accident that I found myself at LoL Park, Riot Games’ esports stadium, during my recent travels in Seoul.  Seriously, I saw a logo on the…

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