Flipping the Script: The Matterhorn

 THIS NEVER POSTED? WTF, BLOGSPOT?

It occurred to me the other day that I've probably attracted some new readers with my Tumblr cross-blogging...so assuming you're out there, welcome aboard! You'll get the hang of things around here pretty quickly, but to assist the process, here's a “cheat sheet” for the major kinds of posts I am in the habit of making.

When you see the After-Action Report tag, I'm reviewing and/or commenting on a current attraction—you could theoretically drop in on the Anaheim resort the next day to fact-check me. Sentimental Paleontology, by contrast, is for my thoughts on extinct attractions. (Get it? Extinct...paleontology? Get it? Dangit, I explained the joke. Never explain the joke.)

Armchair Imagineering is where I stash my detailed ideas for things that could be added to the park, in a parallel timeline if not this one. It is distinct from Imagineering Theory, which is more about the principles of attraction design.

With Unauthorized Fun, I offer potential ways to enjoy Disneyland that you won't find in any brochure. And then there's Kidnap the Magic, wherein I offer potential ways to take Disneyland home with you...that you won't find in any brochure. (This is how I label the posts regarding my themed parties, of which there are embarrassingly many, and my craft projects, of which there are embarrassingly few.)

In Source Materials posts, I examine how things and concepts from the real world are used to great effect inside the parks. On the other hand, there are also Beyond Blue Sky posts, where I pull out all the stops on my wildest fantasies, and the topic is often how things and concepts from the parks could be used elsewhere.

Huh, I never realized before how many matched pairs of topic categories I was setting up.

The last few post categories don't line up so neatly, however. The Second Sense is a tag I put on any post dealing primarily with in-park music (especially area music) and other audio. It Came From the Fandom is something I pull out when I run short of time and ideas—I bang out a quick post promoting a Disneyland-related thing from elsewhere on the internet. (We just had a nice example last week.)

And finally, the newest post category, introduced right near the end of 2017: Flipping the Script, wherein I propose a rough outline—more than an elevator pitch, but less than a full treatment—for a film based on an attraction that doesn't have one yet.

And that's what this week's post is! What luck!

The Kinds of Things You Can Expect

This is just a quick rundown of some of the categories of posts I will make as this blog continues. You'll see these in post titles as well as tags.

• After-Action Report: In which I review something currently at Disneyland. Not necessarily something brand-new, but something you could go see for yourself.

• Armchair Imagineering: In which I pretend I have any decision-making power over what gets built at Disneyland. Less obliquely, Armchair Imagineering is my term for something that most hardcore fans of the theme parks do from time to time, which is coming up with my own ideas for rides, shows, parades, shops, restaurants, and anything else that might be installed there.

• Imagineering Theory: In which I offer guidelines for people wanting to try their own hand at Armchair Imagineering. This category is probably me at my most pretentious.

• Kidnap the Magic: In which I describe a creative means of replicating that distinctive Disneyland vibe right in the comfort of your own home, garage, and/or yard.

• Sentimental Paleontology: In which I gush over something I miss from Disneyland's past.

That's all I can think of for now, but I'll probably come up with others. I have a lot of thoughts about Disneyland, after all.