Theme Park Preservation Society
@TPPSociety
Theme Park art and ephemera producer --- Theme Park history, commentary, and appreciation. https://themeparksociety.etsy.com
We'll be at Tampa Bay Comic Con peddling our wares NEXT MONTH!
Just a week away! If you're in the central FL / Tampa area come by and meet us in person!
We'll be at Tampa Bay Comic Con peddling our wares NEXT MONTH!
On my wall. Here's Jim Michaelson's colored pencil color comp for Gibson Girl Poster. Note the numbers on everything. I saved it because it treats the illustration as a softer, "tinted illustration". To me, the final silk screen, although more striking, just misses.…
RIP Studios Archway. You never got the respect you deserved
NEW: In 2026, the current home of Star Wars: Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will transform ” a place where kids and kids at heart can laugh, draw, dream, and explore animated new experiences. “The Magic of Disney Animation” opens next year.
The Maledict-O-Matic will be making its first appearance at the Tampa Bay Comic Con August 1-3rd, 2025! Try your luck and go home with a cursed theme park artifact!
There should be no empty shelves in the Emporium. If you're going to do displays above the 7 ft line, it needs to be either crammed with boxes of "product" or it needs to be high end glass display cases. Three hat boxes with a sticker of a pocket watch on it isn't it.
New Merchandise Display Theming at Magic Kingdom’s Emporium Gift Shop blogmickey.com/2025/07/new-me…
Come for a look back at the amazing queue, hilarious quotes, a incredible immersion, but stay for a Who's Who of talented artists inspired by Muppet*Vision including @TPPSociety @TheHorizoneer @AvaDrawsThings SonderQuest and MORE!
NEW: This week's SATURDAY SIX is a love letter to one of all-time favorite theme park attractions: Muppet*Vision 3D. We look at the queue, the quotes, the "cheap 3D tricks," performers *outside* the film, artists inspired by Muppet*Vision and MORE! LINK: touringplans.com/blog/a-saturda…
The Countdown to Extinction continues... still no official closing date for Dinosaur at Disney's Animal Kingdom- but we get to enjoy it at least through the new year! etsy.me/3YpJFJo
We've added more authentic vintage items to our shop! Take a look!
We have a new section in our shop where we will be selling individual items from our collection of real, actual vintage Theme Park goodies! This collection will rotate as things come and go- so if you see something you like, grab it now! themeparksociety.etsy.com
Our Maelstrom Museum piece is back in stock in limited quantities! (Now with a white frame to match our other Museum pieces). Add it to your collection! themeparksociety.etsy.com/listing/174293…
This illustration, a woodblock print carved by a 17th century Norwegian scholar, depicts a 10th century runestone from a small coastal village. The stone tells the story of unwitting travelers, sent barrelling over a waterfall by mischievous trolls. etsy.me/3xg6ioK
You’ve got your cheeseburger and fries, a chocolate milkshake, and the whole afternoon to explore the Jurassic Park Discovery Center. Life is good. Our “Burger Digs Kids Club” placemat style art print can be found on our Etsy!
There are few scents as recognizable as Spaceship Earth's very own Fall of Rome (or the burning of the Library of Alexandria, depending on who you ask). Now you can relive that scent in your own home with DENCH'S STENCHES!
RESTOCK on our framed Theme Park records. Big Al! Sonny Eclipse! MuppetVision! The gang's all here-- while they last.
In the late 1970s Sam Eagle released a series of educational materials aimed at inspiring the next generation of patriots. They were not a success. Now it's yours to own in this lovely matted, framed display. etsy.me/4dv2b87