Kelly McCubbin
@kellymccubbin.bsky.social
Enterprise Architect - Theme Park Writer and Podcaster - the guy who brought you Uke-y Stardust and Purple Rain: When Ukes Cry - runDisney dilettante - Finnegans Wake evangelist... https://bio.site/kelly.mccubbin
It's Star Trek's 60th Birthday!
Celebrate with us, Lowdown-style!
We discuss the rise and fall of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas, Universal's interactive Trek experiences, and the Elvis-impersonator who built the entire Enterprise in upstate New York.
Link below.
#StarTrek
Celebrate with us, Lowdown-style!
We discuss the rise and fall of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas, Universal's interactive Trek experiences, and the Elvis-impersonator who built the entire Enterprise in upstate New York.
Link below.
#StarTrek
September 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
It's Star Trek's 60th Birthday!
Celebrate with us, Lowdown-style!
We discuss the rise and fall of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas, Universal's interactive Trek experiences, and the Elvis-impersonator who built the entire Enterprise in upstate New York.
Link below.
#StarTrek
Celebrate with us, Lowdown-style!
We discuss the rise and fall of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas, Universal's interactive Trek experiences, and the Elvis-impersonator who built the entire Enterprise in upstate New York.
Link below.
#StarTrek
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Here's what the road sign doesn't tell you: Katella Avenue — one of the main roads leading to the Disneyland Hotel — is named after two little girls. Kate and Ella. Their farmhouse literally sat by the train tracks that eventually became the road. The street outlasted the farm. #DisneyHistory
August 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Here's what the road sign doesn't tell you: Katella Avenue — one of the main roads leading to the Disneyland Hotel — is named after two little girls. Kate and Ella. Their farmhouse literally sat by the train tracks that eventually became the road. The street outlasted the farm. #DisneyHistory
Pete and Kelly are back doing something they rarely do: discuss current news!
But with this year's D23, everything new is old again, so we jumped in the pool!
boardwalktimes.net/d...
But with this year's D23, everything new is old again, so we jumped in the pool!
boardwalktimes.net/d...
August 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Pete and Kelly are back doing something they rarely do: discuss current news!
But with this year's D23, everything new is old again, so we jumped in the pool!
boardwalktimes.net/d...
But with this year's D23, everything new is old again, so we jumped in the pool!
boardwalktimes.net/d...
Hey everyone,
If you've listened to our show, you know we love small, independent, attractions like the Oregon Vortex.
The Vortex is struggling to re-open after a flood a few years ago.
If you can help them with anything, it would be appreciated.
GoFundMe link below.
If you've listened to our show, you know we love small, independent, attractions like the Oregon Vortex.
The Vortex is struggling to re-open after a flood a few years ago.
If you can help them with anything, it would be appreciated.
GoFundMe link below.
August 20, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Hey everyone,
If you've listened to our show, you know we love small, independent, attractions like the Oregon Vortex.
The Vortex is struggling to re-open after a flood a few years ago.
If you can help them with anything, it would be appreciated.
GoFundMe link below.
If you've listened to our show, you know we love small, independent, attractions like the Oregon Vortex.
The Vortex is struggling to re-open after a flood a few years ago.
If you can help them with anything, it would be appreciated.
GoFundMe link below.
My new piece for Boardwalk Times. D23 isn't filling my emotional needs... but we could work it out!
#disneyland
#d23
#disney
#disneyland
#d23
#disney
D23, I’m Not Sure That We Can Go On Like This - Boardwalk Times
D23… We need to have a talk. It’s hard to say where our relationship stands at this moment, but let’s say that we have entered the “trust but verify” phase. Look, I know that you never actually SAID t...
boardwalktimes.net
August 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
My new piece for Boardwalk Times. D23 isn't filling my emotional needs... but we could work it out!
#disneyland
#d23
#disney
#disneyland
#d23
#disney
I'm told that John Crowley has left us.
He was my favorite writer and, I would argue, amongst the finest American writers I ever had the privilege to share a planet with.
His work is thoughtful and beautiful and difficult and maddening and deeply deeply rewarding.
I'm sorry that he's gone.
He was my favorite writer and, I would argue, amongst the finest American writers I ever had the privilege to share a planet with.
His work is thoughtful and beautiful and difficult and maddening and deeply deeply rewarding.
I'm sorry that he's gone.
August 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I'm told that John Crowley has left us.
He was my favorite writer and, I would argue, amongst the finest American writers I ever had the privilege to share a planet with.
His work is thoughtful and beautiful and difficult and maddening and deeply deeply rewarding.
I'm sorry that he's gone.
He was my favorite writer and, I would argue, amongst the finest American writers I ever had the privilege to share a planet with.
His work is thoughtful and beautiful and difficult and maddening and deeply deeply rewarding.
I'm sorry that he's gone.
The Lowdown on the Plus-Up is back with a new episode!
For the first time ever, Pete and Kelly can't think of a Plus-Up for an attraction.
That makes it the greatest attraction of all time, right?
Join us on... The Cave Train to the Lost World!
#SantaCruz
#SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk
#AmusementParks
For the first time ever, Pete and Kelly can't think of a Plus-Up for an attraction.
That makes it the greatest attraction of all time, right?
Join us on... The Cave Train to the Lost World!
#SantaCruz
#SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk
#AmusementParks
July 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The Lowdown on the Plus-Up is back with a new episode!
For the first time ever, Pete and Kelly can't think of a Plus-Up for an attraction.
That makes it the greatest attraction of all time, right?
Join us on... The Cave Train to the Lost World!
#SantaCruz
#SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk
#AmusementParks
For the first time ever, Pete and Kelly can't think of a Plus-Up for an attraction.
That makes it the greatest attraction of all time, right?
Join us on... The Cave Train to the Lost World!
#SantaCruz
#SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk
#AmusementParks
We're back with the Eighth Wonder of the World: King Kong!
He changed theme parks fundamentally, give us a listen to find out how... and to learn the secret origin of the 1933 film.
Link in thread.
He changed theme parks fundamentally, give us a listen to find out how... and to learn the secret origin of the 1933 film.
Link in thread.
June 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
We're back with the Eighth Wonder of the World: King Kong!
He changed theme parks fundamentally, give us a listen to find out how... and to learn the secret origin of the 1933 film.
Link in thread.
He changed theme parks fundamentally, give us a listen to find out how... and to learn the secret origin of the 1933 film.
Link in thread.
The canonization of the late Amy Zing.
The Sisters are actually wearing Amy's clothes.
We miss ya, Louisville.
The Sisters are actually wearing Amy's clothes.
We miss ya, Louisville.
June 1, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The canonization of the late Amy Zing.
The Sisters are actually wearing Amy's clothes.
We miss ya, Louisville.
The Sisters are actually wearing Amy's clothes.
We miss ya, Louisville.
If one were a Christian, and one believed that the most important thing in the world was to bring people to the teachings of Christ, there is no one in the world better poised to accomplish that goal.
Literally no one.
So the Republicans are trying to get rid of him?
Hmmm...
Literally no one.
So the Republicans are trying to get rid of him?
Hmmm...
May 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
If one were a Christian, and one believed that the most important thing in the world was to bring people to the teachings of Christ, there is no one in the world better poised to accomplish that goal.
Literally no one.
So the Republicans are trying to get rid of him?
Hmmm...
Literally no one.
So the Republicans are trying to get rid of him?
Hmmm...
Kinda loving my Frankenstein'd keyboard right now.
May 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Kinda loving my Frankenstein'd keyboard right now.
TJ Klune asks to sign Chauncey
May 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
TJ Klune asks to sign Chauncey
Reposted by Kelly McCubbin
The majority of country music fans these days are billionaire ball garglers. Your ancestors would slap you around for being cucks and bitches.
April 26, 2026 at 12:09 AM
The majority of country music fans these days are billionaire ball garglers. Your ancestors would slap you around for being cucks and bitches.
20 years ago today I decided it would be a cool idea to play all of the Ziggy Stardust album live in San Francisco, on ukulele. I asked a bunch of people to help me.
It was glorious.
It was glorious.
April 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
20 years ago today I decided it would be a cool idea to play all of the Ziggy Stardust album live in San Francisco, on ukulele. I asked a bunch of people to help me.
It was glorious.
It was glorious.
Pete and Kelly don their fedoras and head into the Temple of the Forbidden Eye to find Indiana Jones!
And get an earful from Tony Baxter along the way.
It's a brand new Lowdown on the Plus-Up: Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure and the Giant Ice-Maker of Doom
Link in thread.
#Disneyland
And get an earful from Tony Baxter along the way.
It's a brand new Lowdown on the Plus-Up: Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure and the Giant Ice-Maker of Doom
Link in thread.
#Disneyland
April 24, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Pete and Kelly don their fedoras and head into the Temple of the Forbidden Eye to find Indiana Jones!
And get an earful from Tony Baxter along the way.
It's a brand new Lowdown on the Plus-Up: Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure and the Giant Ice-Maker of Doom
Link in thread.
#Disneyland
And get an earful from Tony Baxter along the way.
It's a brand new Lowdown on the Plus-Up: Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure and the Giant Ice-Maker of Doom
Link in thread.
#Disneyland
We've been fans of Sean Holland's EPCOT recreations for a long time. And this time, he's outdone himself.
This is jaw dropping.
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to Horizons.
Link in thread
#EPCOT
This is jaw dropping.
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to Horizons.
Link in thread
#EPCOT
April 19, 2026 at 12:50 AM
We've been fans of Sean Holland's EPCOT recreations for a long time. And this time, he's outdone himself.
This is jaw dropping.
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to Horizons.
Link in thread
#EPCOT
This is jaw dropping.
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to Horizons.
Link in thread
#EPCOT
Pete and Kelly get a little melancholy in this short episode of The Lowdown on the Plus-Up. We hunt for signs of Walt in his own park.
Link in thread
#disneyland
Link in thread
#disneyland
April 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Pete and Kelly get a little melancholy in this short episode of The Lowdown on the Plus-Up. We hunt for signs of Walt in his own park.
Link in thread
#disneyland
Link in thread
#disneyland
The Disneyland Abu Dhabi project is running in a kind of parallel with the Stargate UAE project - many of the same actors and funding - and Iran just threatened to raze the AI campus to the sand.
This is as close as Disney has ever been to being involved in a war.
Link in thread
#Disneyland
#Disney
This is as close as Disney has ever been to being involved in a war.
Link in thread
#Disneyland
#Disney
April 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The Disneyland Abu Dhabi project is running in a kind of parallel with the Stargate UAE project - many of the same actors and funding - and Iran just threatened to raze the AI campus to the sand.
This is as close as Disney has ever been to being involved in a war.
Link in thread
#Disneyland
#Disney
This is as close as Disney has ever been to being involved in a war.
Link in thread
#Disneyland
#Disney
Pete and I will be at the ILM Campus in San Francisco today to see Tony Baxter talk about the creation of the Indiana Jones ride!
We're the tallest people in the room. Come say hi, if you're there!
#Disneyland
We're the tallest people in the room. Come say hi, if you're there!
#Disneyland
April 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Pete and I will be at the ILM Campus in San Francisco today to see Tony Baxter talk about the creation of the Indiana Jones ride!
We're the tallest people in the room. Come say hi, if you're there!
#Disneyland
We're the tallest people in the room. Come say hi, if you're there!
#Disneyland
In our latest Lowdown on the Plus-Up podcast episode, we talked about Frederick Jackson Turner quite a bit.
For more on the origins of the mythology of the west and how it ties to Disney's Frontierland, check out my article on Boardwalk Times. Link in thread.
#Disneyland
For more on the origins of the mythology of the west and how it ties to Disney's Frontierland, check out my article on Boardwalk Times. Link in thread.
#Disneyland
April 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In our latest Lowdown on the Plus-Up podcast episode, we talked about Frederick Jackson Turner quite a bit.
For more on the origins of the mythology of the west and how it ties to Disney's Frontierland, check out my article on Boardwalk Times. Link in thread.
#Disneyland
For more on the origins of the mythology of the west and how it ties to Disney's Frontierland, check out my article on Boardwalk Times. Link in thread.
#Disneyland
Reposted by Kelly McCubbin
You need to read this. Today, the Supreme Court hears arguments seeking to "fasten, shackle by shackle, a white ethnostate to the labor of a permanent subordinate class."
washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/30/b...
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Birthright Citizenship: Supreme Court Could Create an Exploitable Noncitizen Class
Trump’s bid to strip birthright citizenship from millions is a moral, administrative, and legal catastrophe.
washingtonmonthly.com
April 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
You need to read this. Today, the Supreme Court hears arguments seeking to "fasten, shackle by shackle, a white ethnostate to the labor of a permanent subordinate class."
washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/30/b...
washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/30/b...
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I mentioned the mighty Meco during our breakdown of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Hoot Gibson's disco number, in particular.
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
March 30, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I mentioned the mighty Meco during our breakdown of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Hoot Gibson's disco number, in particular.
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
I mentioned the mighty Meco during our breakdown of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Hoot Gibson's disco number, in particular.
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
March 30, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I mentioned the mighty Meco during our breakdown of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Hoot Gibson's disco number, in particular.
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
If you are not from that foreign kingdom known as "The 70s", you may be unfamiliar with this extreme weirdness. But it's worth a listen!
Link below.
#Disney
Reposted by Kelly McCubbin
Abigail has been keeping a low profile, lately but a conversation with a friend of AA led to an invitation to write this.
@kellymccubbin.bsky.social has written us a VERY in-depth breakdown of the possible pitfalls of Disneyland Abu Dhabi.
abigailsarmy.com/disneyland-a...
#disneyland
@kellymccubbin.bsky.social has written us a VERY in-depth breakdown of the possible pitfalls of Disneyland Abu Dhabi.
abigailsarmy.com/disneyland-a...
#disneyland
Disneyland Abu Dhabi — Does Disney Know What They’re Getting Into?
What does Disney want, what do they expect and what do they really understand about the motivations of an emirate?
abigailsarmy.com
March 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Abigail has been keeping a low profile, lately but a conversation with a friend of AA led to an invitation to write this.
@kellymccubbin.bsky.social has written us a VERY in-depth breakdown of the possible pitfalls of Disneyland Abu Dhabi.
abigailsarmy.com/disneyland-a...
#disneyland
@kellymccubbin.bsky.social has written us a VERY in-depth breakdown of the possible pitfalls of Disneyland Abu Dhabi.
abigailsarmy.com/disneyland-a...
#disneyland