Disneyland on LSD With A Giant Dog

Tripping in the “Happiest Place on Earth”

"...Southern California do – spent a leisurely day at Disneyland. Except they were tripping on acid...."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

COP28: “It Feels Like Disneyland for Climate Enthusiasts”

UT prof Michael Webber on his first time at COP

Dec. 10, 2023 News Post

Escape From Tomorrow

Shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland and Disney World, this surreal drama about a man's mental disintegration at "the happiest place on Earth" lands a spitball in the Mouse's eye.

"...Shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland and Disney World – without any permission whatsoever from..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Action Point

Johnny Knoxville takes one for the team (again)

"...of diminishing returns on those. Like a line at Disneyland, it feels like a long wait to not get..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Unchained Melody

"I guess I started with this high idea -- 'Yeah, social criticism!'" says Austinite Alexander Parsons about his first novel Leaving Disneyland. "And then I realized more and more that the story was about a guy and that I should stick with that."

"...New Mexico. And then there's his first novel. Leaving Disneyland (Thomas Dunne Books, $23.95) is everything its title implies:..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Haunted Mansion

Second movie based on the Disney ride isn't worth wasting a Lightning Lane booking

"...the mythology of the version of the ride in Disneyland's New Orleans Square (don't worry, Floridians, the Magic Kingdom..."

July 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Amusement Park

Romero's lost film is more than a curio

"...a local destination increasingly overshadowed by national megaparks like Disneyland and Six Flags, and driven closer to closure by..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

What’cha Watchin’?

Screens editor Richard Whittaker is all about that (Disney) park life

"...The first time I went to Disneyland (age 49 – don't judge me), after a packed..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

A Look Back at Central Market as it Celebrates 25 Years

Plus gourmet cooking classes and a chance to win $2500 gift card

"...a “fantasy land,” quoting a customer who called it “Disneyland for grown-ups,” while the Houston Chronicle quoted a customer..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Austin Chronicle Earns AAN Awards Nominations

Cover design, music coverage singled out for excellence

"...Friday,” “Days Numbered for Threadgill’s WHQ,” "Margaret Moser, 1954-2017,” “Disneyland on LSD With A Giant Dog,” and “Sound on..."

June 20, 2018 News Post

The Leisure Seeker

Mirren and Sutherland reunite for a painful road trip.

"...which charted a less romantic path from Detroit to Disneyland, in one of several liberties Italian writer-director Paolo Virzì,..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Brigsby Bear

A man searches for truth in nostalgia

"...extended childhood. (Picture those animatronic singing hillbillies jamboreeing at Disneyland or ShowBiz Pizza Place, and you’ve got an idea..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beauty and the Beast

A live-action remake of the Disney film

"...they were worth. Every grownup baby boomer who visited Disneyland as a kid fondly remembers riding Dumbo the Flying..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The BFG

Steven Spielberg tackles Roald Dahl’s 1982 children's book

"...and a spin in his dipping bowl is like Disneyland’s teacup ride without the safety bar, or the inverse,..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: The Hamster Wheel

You need to access your uncrazy side

"...Here's the deal: We all labor under the illusion..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Dark, Darker, Darkest

'Narco Cultura' and 'Escape From Tomorrow' subvert the mainstream

"...saccharine soundtrack of the Magic Kingdom. Shot guerrilla-style in Disneyland and Disney World, writer/director Randy Moore's debut narrative is..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Gift for Every Gamer

Put yourself in the shoes of your gaming giftee and answer the following questions on your path to the perfect purchase.

"...reset So you probably don't deserve that trip to Disneyland either? Yes, I do Yes, I do Yes, I..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

A Decade Under the Influence

The 'Chronicle' movie critics take a look back at what the Aughts wrought

"..."Disneyland? Fuck, man, this is better than Disneyland!"..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

This basic human right gets short shrift in today's materialistic world; and Support Your Local Farmers

"...you can buy a car, watch TV, go to Disneyland. They've perverted the language, shifting the debate from real..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

After Life

"...or contentment? A child wants them to re-create a Disneyland ride, an old woman remembers the cherry blossoms, one..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse

It’s Brigitte, bitch

"...who looks like a princess. It's like going to Disneyland. But you're also showing the importance of reading books...."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Bleeding Skull presents a tale of death, drugs, and Disneyland in James Robert Baker’s essential chapter of queer cinema..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Adrianne Palicki, Your Newest Disney Princess in Quasi

The Austin actor teams up with Broken Lizard for their new comedy

"...bigger plans. "The idea of having a ride at Disneyland and Disneyworld: a Quasi waterflume. That's every child's dream."..."

April 21, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Seven of the Best With Owen Wilson

From small-town crook to the ultimate speedster, the most unmissable roles of the Texas actor's career

"...games, and even one of the best rides in Disneyland. John Grogan in Marley & Me (2008)..."

April 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Doc Rewinds the Truly Horrible The Star Wars Holiday Special

Wookies go Vaudeville in A Disturbance in the Force

"...cartoon (the only good part of the show), and Disneyland now celebrates Life Day, the Wookie version of Thanksgiving...."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

10 of Austin's Best Bars

Looking for a new place to drink, dance, or eat? We got you.

"...Riha, “[Tiki Tatsu-ya] feels like a totally immersive adult Disneyland where you've abandoned the Boredom ship and washed ashore..."

June 25, 2022 Food Post

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse Is a Tale of Perseverance

The mouse in everyone's house

"...to do the film, taking my then-3-year-old daughter to Disneyland, and her response to Mickey. It made me start..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Disney+ Comes to SXSW

Streamer presents three smashes free with local firms

"...special screening of the movie based on the beloved Disneyland ride, starring the Rock and Emily Blunt. Expect some..."

March 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Happy Haunts

In this week’s issue, we peek behind the curtain of Austin’s scare houses

"..."I'm the kind of guy whose first stop at Disneyland is the Haunted Mansion," Richard told me. "I see..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...I were pretty excited because of [visionary environments] Hamtramck Disneyland, the Heidelberg Project – there's so much visionary stuff..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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