Tag: palaceoffinearts

  • Commercialization in effigy of San Francisco landmark

    Until recently, Disney’s California Adventure wasn’t noteworthy. It was the theme park best known for the Graveroller, a ride where you could watch the animatronic corpse of Walt Disney rolling inside of a fiberglass model of his grave. But now the park is changing. California Adventure recently unveiled a Little Mermaid themed ride — a…

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  • Palace of Fine Arts 2011 version

    The Palace of Fine Arts has been restored… again! Perhaps the third time’s the charm? Or is this the fourth? Hey who’s counting. The restoration took a mere seven years. Contrast this to the similarly historic Acropolis in Greece, which has been under a restoration project since the 70’s. Get back to work, Greeks. Some…

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