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24 | Orlando 🌴 | Designer 🎨 | Architecture 🏛 | Themed Entertainment 🏰 | views are my own 🌎
Did anybody else make it out to the park last night? Heard it was a BLAST
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Did anybody else make it out to the park last night? Heard it was a BLAST
Now we present - direct from the islands - a musical luau! 🦜
October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Now we present - direct from the islands - a musical luau! 🦜
In a bit of a lull and I'm desperately looking for freelance work at the moment! I have experience in CAD, Illustrative and Graphic Design but I'm fairly versatile and can work with whatever's thrown at me. Even happy to be commissioned for some goofy little drawings. DM me!
July 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In a bit of a lull and I'm desperately looking for freelance work at the moment! I have experience in CAD, Illustrative and Graphic Design but I'm fairly versatile and can work with whatever's thrown at me. Even happy to be commissioned for some goofy little drawings. DM me!
“There’s no walkable cities anymore”
May 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“There’s no walkable cities anymore”
probably won’t be back until pass restrictions are lifted but I’m beyond grateful that I was able to spend most of last week experiencing this beautiful park for the first time. Until we meet again Epic Universe 🫡
April 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
probably won’t be back until pass restrictions are lifted but I’m beyond grateful that I was able to spend most of last week experiencing this beautiful park for the first time. Until we meet again Epic Universe 🫡
life update 👀 exciting things on the horizon
March 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
life update 👀 exciting things on the horizon
If you have to shoehorn an attraction into a pre-established themed land to the point where the IP no longer resembles its own source material, why even bother? Who’s winning in that scenario?
March 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
If you have to shoehorn an attraction into a pre-established themed land to the point where the IP no longer resembles its own source material, why even bother? Who’s winning in that scenario?
It's funny that people who complain about the supposed decline in quality of the Disney parks are the same ones scoffing at the idea of Disney being "dethroned." I do think expectations need to be slightly tempered with Epic, but let's not act like it won't be a game changer
February 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's funny that people who complain about the supposed decline in quality of the Disney parks are the same ones scoffing at the idea of Disney being "dethroned." I do think expectations need to be slightly tempered with Epic, but let's not act like it won't be a game changer
Sick new window displays at the studio store
February 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sick new window displays at the studio store
posting the same valentine as last year because, much like my dating life, some things don't change ❤️
February 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
posting the same valentine as last year because, much like my dating life, some things don't change ❤️
Just got off Jurassic Park River Adventure
February 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Just got off Jurassic Park River Adventure
Stormalong bay looking like a scene straight out of the apocalypse currently
February 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Stormalong bay looking like a scene straight out of the apocalypse currently
I've been here for ~8 months now and I still haven't seen much of Orlando outside of the theme parks. I want to change that - If you've got any recommendations for bars, restaurants, museums, or anything worth checking out really, drop it below
February 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I've been here for ~8 months now and I still haven't seen much of Orlando outside of the theme parks. I want to change that - If you've got any recommendations for bars, restaurants, museums, or anything worth checking out really, drop it below
I'm all for bringing back the sleek aesthetic of 70s Tomorrowland but it bothers me that they just kind of gave up halfway and painted all the 94 elements white. Kind of hard to maintain that clean, futuristic look when theres rivets and bolts everywhere.
February 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'm all for bringing back the sleek aesthetic of 70s Tomorrowland but it bothers me that they just kind of gave up halfway and painted all the 94 elements white. Kind of hard to maintain that clean, futuristic look when theres rivets and bolts everywhere.
Imagine if Disney took the EPCOT route with Hollywood Studios and brought back the original park theming as a surface level aesthetic only. The park is fundamentally different now, no doubt, but it still suffers from so many bland, awkward transitions where this could still work
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Imagine if Disney took the EPCOT route with Hollywood Studios and brought back the original park theming as a surface level aesthetic only. The park is fundamentally different now, no doubt, but it still suffers from so many bland, awkward transitions where this could still work
always meet your heroes
February 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
always meet your heroes
I'm accepting defeat on this one.. the new Island Tower exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations. At surface level, it's easy to dismiss its contemporary design, but I was pleasantly surprised by just how many small details make up this space. Wailulu especially was a highlight.
January 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I'm accepting defeat on this one.. the new Island Tower exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations. At surface level, it's easy to dismiss its contemporary design, but I was pleasantly surprised by just how many small details make up this space. Wailulu especially was a highlight.
today's record haul has been brought to you by recent events in popular culture and the theme park community
November 30, 2024 at 9:04 PM
today's record haul has been brought to you by recent events in popular culture and the theme park community
Back in Rhode Island in case you couldn't tell by the dead trees
November 28, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Back in Rhode Island in case you couldn't tell by the dead trees
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In remembrance of the mgm water features that we have lost
November 25, 2024 at 4:37 PM
In remembrance of the mgm water features that we have lost
A bit late, but only because I'm still processing all the amazing things I saw yesterday. My first visit to IAAPA did not disappoint- it was an amazing opportunity to learn more about this industry I've admired for years, and I'm so lucky to be able to call myself a part of now.
November 24, 2024 at 2:42 AM
A bit late, but only because I'm still processing all the amazing things I saw yesterday. My first visit to IAAPA did not disappoint- it was an amazing opportunity to learn more about this industry I've admired for years, and I'm so lucky to be able to call myself a part of now.