The Lowdown on the Plus-Up Episode Nine: They Died with their Boots On — The History and Future of…
From the frontier to the jungle to Main Street, there’s one truth: we like to pretend to shoot stuff.
The Lowdown on the Plus-Up Episode Nine: They Died with their Boots On — The History and Future of the Disney Shooting Galleries
When we pick up a fake gun and shoot it and a fantastical electric target, what are we trying to become? What do we think Frontierland is? Who is Paul MacGlashan and how did the guy that designed Disney’s shooting galleries help win WWII?
And, most importantly, How did Kelly and Pete find themselves so mired in the kind of Disney current affair news that they usually avoid like the plague?
It’s the history of SHOOTIN’ STUFF at Disney Theme parks!
It’s Episode Nine of The Lowdown on the Plus-Up: They Died with their Boots On — The History and Future of the Disney Shooting Galleries
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Kelly McCubbin is a columnist for Boardwalk Times