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"Mundus Vult Decipi . . ."

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Spreepark Planterwald
"Spreepark Plänterwald," formerly "Cultural Park Plänterwald" back when there were still Red bricks in the wall. Used non-commercially (ain't that the truth) by permission (we hope) of Norbert Löv

The Endless Queue

"Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur"

April 23, 2010

"The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived."

A nice, dead language-y quote that, like all such quotes anywhere and everywhere, used to give the illusion of classiness in the absense of that self-same quality.

Attributed (as we all know) to Petronius, but it might have been some apple-polisher or someone else for all we know.


And the Hits Just Keep On Comin'!

"Have you been out to Disneyland,
When the moon is shinin' bright?"
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THE "COMEDY WAREHOUSE" SHOW
A satirical revue premiering at the COMEDY WAREHOUSE, Pleasure Island, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, on or about May 1, 1989
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The Resistible Rise of Mickey Mouse, Swampland Socialist
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The Firesign Theater's "I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus"
as Preemptive Satire of Themed Design and Development (Among Other Things)
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Muntzing
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Grad Nite, Disneyland, June 12, 1974:
The Enchanted Tiki Room
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Demi-gods of Themed Entertainment
Design and Development:
Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776-1810): Ultraviolet and ultra cool
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The best, the most perfect theme park attraction in the world: CASEY Jr. CIRCUS TRAIN!
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The people have spoken! Well, you know, kinda . . .
Theme-y and amusement-y park "bests"
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From the DeScope Archives . . .
Dark Rides on my Brain: In Praise of Day-Glo Thrills
and Paper-Mâché Glories
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Cinema Circus
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"Your Trip to Disneyland!"
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The Lazarus Effect
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