The Backstage Kingdom

The future of Imagineering as we knew it, and non-IP attractions, feels uncertain. What do you think? Will we ever see original, non-franchise attractions again? Share your thoughts below! 👇 #Imagineering #DisneyParks #ThemeParks #FutureOfImagineering #OriginalAttractions

It’s been too long. I’m gonna fix that.

This has been nearly a year in the making and now I can finally make the announcement official! I'm bringing @distopia_musical to the Hackensack Performing Arts Center in March 2027! Under the production of @gregoryliosi92 with Theatre Unlimited and my direction, follow all the progress on @distopianj for every new update! #musical #musicaltheatre #epcot #newjersey #hackensack

Here’s a look at what’s ahead this month—trailers, interviews, podcast episodes, and something I’m not quite ready to fully explain yet. From stories inside Black Spire Outpost… to a conversation with Thomas Kelly of Roadtrip Studios… to a deep dive into Ghost Town Alive… May is shaping up to be one of the most varied months on the channel so far. And then…there’s May 18. 👀 Which one are you most curious about? #ThemePa#ThemeParksa#BackstageKingdomi#ImmersiveEntertainmentP#DisneyParksarkFans

Episode 9 of The Backstage Kingdom Podcast continues our Streetmosphere Series with The Citizens of Hollywood. These performers didn’t just entertain guests between attractions. They helped make Disney’s Hollywood Studios feel like a real working backlot, full of spontaneous comedy, strange celebrities, big personalities, and unforgettable street-level storytelling. Were the Citizens of Hollywood part of your perfect Studios day? #TheBackstageKingdom #CitizensOfHollywood #DisneyHollywoodStudios

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I’m spending the day at Yankee Stadium for Banana Ball as the Savannah Bananas face off against the Party Animals! Follow The Backstage Kingdom to come along for the full day. I’ll be sharing the sights, the chaos, the crowd, and all the live updates on my Stories. This is baseball turned into live entertainment, and I want to capture the whole experience from the stands. #BananaBall #SavannahBananas #PartyAnimals #YankeeStadium #TheBackstageKingdom

I’m going to be very clear about this: I am anti-AI. When it comes to using it to create public-facing videos and images, it’s stealing art that is data scraped from the internet. I am especially against it on apps that dangerously make it way to easy to use other people’s likenesses without their consent at all. That is not innovation. That’s invasive abuse. There is a undeniable and obvious difference between making your own original artwork, filming your something yourself, developing your it

A new interview is coming April 27th to @thebackstagekingdom, and this is one I’m especially excited to share. I had the chance to sit down with Thomas Kelly of Roadtrip Studios for a conversation about immersive entertainment, themed design, and where the modern theme park industry is headed next. This wasn’t just a conversation about attractions in the simplest sense. It was a discussion about why the most memorable experiences aren’t always the ones with the biggest screens, the loudest effec