We travel into the unknown and encounter Marc Davis' Enchanted Snow Palace, a 1977 concept where guests would take an icy boat ride to meet the Snow Queen! No, not Elsa, but there are a lot of goofy snowmen who may or may not like warm hugs! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

This ride would've been FIRE! We travel back to the 90s and take a look at a pitch from MTVN Recreation involving a portable Beavis and Butthead simulator. You can find the glossary materials here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/x1h7646y12peoyz/Beavis_and_Butt-Head_-_The_Ride.pdf/file --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

Our longest episode yet! We roar into Animal Kingdom with a look at Joe Rohde's Fantasyland, that of Beastly Kingdom where we search for unicorns, glide to classical music and face off against a fire-breathing dragon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We take a peek into the possibility of Mel Brooks running the Hollywood Tower Hotel with this early iteration where comedy ruled instead of screams! Hop on an elevator and catch a movie monster or two as we see what happens when Michael Eisner tries to ensnare the master of parody with a semi-spooky E-ticket attraction! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We visit Casper the Friendly Ghost and his uncles the Ghostly Trio to check out Universal's unbuilt Whipstaff Manor dark ride based on the 1995 Casper film, where guests could ride on beds and choose their own route! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We will be BACK from hiatus next week, but for now here is a preview of a bonus episode we did where you can hear my trip report from the past two weeks where I went to Walt Disney World, cruised on the Carnival Mardi Gras and attended RetroMagic! As a taste, here is my review of TRON Lightcycle Run! You can find the full episode for $1 or included with other bonus episodes at one of our membership tiers here: https://ko-fi.com/s/0c4132606f --- Support this podcast:...

Hiatus! Ryan O'Reilly is on vacation, and Unbuilt will be back with new episodes in mid-October! For now, please enjoy this preview of this recent bonus episode that can be found at our Ko-Fi where we cover the recent Destination D23 announcements! Here, Dorman explains why he vehemently dislikes the possibility of Encanto in Animal Kingdom. You can find this episode and more available for $1 or on our bonus tiers at this link: https://ko-fi.com/unbuiltpod --- Support this podcast:...

The east winds take us to a lovely London town and along with us we encounter Tony Goldmark of Escape from Vault Disney! In today's ep, we examine the various unbuilt Mary Poppins attractions in Disney history from Tony Baxter's Jolly Holiday ride to EPCOT's cancelled UK pavilion expansion! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We journey to Murcia, Spain and examine an unbuilt bottom-up Paramount theme park with attractions based on movies you've heard of like Mission Impossible and Grease, and also based on films you've never heard of like Stardust and FairyTale! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

In our fiftieth episode, we take a look at a myriad of Disney World projects that were never meant to be, but still announced by the company. Topics include: the Main Street Theatre, the Epcot Festival Center, Hyperion Wharf, Pop Century's Legendary Years, Reflections A Lakeside Lodge, the Play Pavilion and Spaceship Earth's most recent tabled redo! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We are joined with Garfield cartoonist and expert Ryan Estrada to explore a never-made Indiana theme park called Garfield's American Adventure! Does the fat cat get represented well or should this be shipped in a box to Abu Dhabi? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

Merry Julymas! Once again we let Ryan Dorman chose a film for us to discuss, and this year he has chosen David Lynch's 1977 surrealist body horror Eraserhead! How much about parenting will we learn? Find out today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

Today we look at Disney's attempt to create a Harry Potter land, filled with completely underwhelming rides and attractions! Also we check out Universal's Villain Con: Minion Blast! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

This Fourth of July week we take a look at Marc Davis' original 1975/1976 concepts for The American Adventure, including an omnimover ride with an original song! To purchase bonus episodes or gain early access to episodes, check out our Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/unbuiltpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

Today we have a treat: a 14-minute chunk of our 2 1/2 hour PLUS discussion about Ryan Dorman's recent trip to Japan, including his thoughts on Tokyo DisneySea! The full episode is available now for just $1, or through one of our tiers at https://ko-fi.com/unbuiltpod! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We dive in to Atlantis as we look at the proposed thrilling redo of Disneyland's Submarine Voyage: the Atlantean Encounter, based on 2001's Atlantis the Lost Empire. Will thrill-seekers escape the clutches of the Leviathan? Will we address the recent Titan Submersible incident? Well, the answer for that last one is no since the episode was recorded several weeks prior. That we just call bad timing! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We chopper back over to Islands of Adventure to take a look at the many possible replacements for the public domain land The Lost Continent! Could it be Rudolph, Harry Potter or even Willy Wonka? Thanks to Alicia Stella of OrlandoParkStop.com for the information for today's show. You can check out her original article here: https://orlandoparkstop.com/feature/unbuilt-attractions/5-never-built-replacements-for-the-lost-continent-at-islands-of-adventure/ Orlando ParkStop is currently running...

It's the epic conclusion to our episode on Disney's America! Jaalin Harvey from A Podcast For All Things, But Mostly Disney continues to join us as we discuss why the history theme park was never built, the political controversy and fallout, as well as imagining the alternate reality where it came to be. Also announcing our Ko-Fi "Unbuilt Unlimited", where you can enjoy bonus episodes and other exclusive content such as early access to episodes. Check it out here:...

It's an EPIC, slightly, kind-of patriotic two-parter as Jaalin Harvey from A Podcast For All Things, But Mostly Disney joins us to talk Disney's America! In the first half of the episode, we discuss how Disney's America, a failed Virginia history-based theme park, came about and what was to be included in it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

What happens when George Lucas is on top of the world? He gets his own enormous fully-indoor multi-level theme park expansion, that's what! Crystalline domes, rocket jets, many girders and beams, Alien Encounter and a massive Star Wars roller coaster with multiple tracks?! Celebrate Star Wars Day with this look at a project that could only exist in the 1980s! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We return to Dubai and take a look at several parks that were going to be a part of Dubailand, including an F1-themed park, a Marvel Superheroes park and even... Waterpark City?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We drive from Hollywood to Sin City as we return to Las Vegas to check out some never-built resort oddities such as a tacky recreation of the Titanic, a hotel shaped like cowboy boots, various cities and even the Moon! It's an insane grab-bag of bizarre ways to ensnare your wallet! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We'll be back with a brand-new full episode next week, but for now enjoy this trip report where Ryan O'Reilly takes us on a California road trip and visits the Warner Brothers Studio Tour, Universal Studios Hollywood (with Super Nintendo World) and the Disneyland Resort! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We conclude "Hooray for Hollywood" with a look at the original plans for EuroDisneyland's second gate, Disney-MGM Studios Europe! Today a dumpster fire sits on what was planned to be more akin to a grander, more fulfilling vision of Hollywood excess, but French!  Plus: we discuss the recent Haunted Mansion movie teaser and stick around to the end for some bonus Star Wars chatter! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-oreilly0/support

We'll conclude our Hooray for Hollywood miniseries next week, but today enjoy a couple of hilarious outtakes from our last few episodes! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-oreilly0/support