THE MEMBERS OF ATREYU, UNEARTH, AND NORMA JEAN DESCEND UPON THE MAGIC KINGDOM AND RISK LIFE, LIBERTY, AND LIMB IN REVOLVER’S FIRST ANNUAL DISNEYLAND PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT.
\For almost 50 years, Disneyland has enjoyed the reputation of a squeaky-clean, fun-for-the-whole-family tourist utopia—in other words, the sort of place that Revolver staffers generally avoid like the plague.
But when we heard that the extremely heavy triple bill of Atreyu, Unearth, and Norma Jean was booked to play the House of Blues in Anaheim, California’s Downtown Disney, it got us thinking: What would happen if the Happiest Place on Earth opened its doors to three of the angriest bands on the planet?
With that intriguing culture clash in mind, we successfully roped the bands into participating in Revolver’s first—and probably last—annual Disneyland Photo Scavenger Hunt. The setup: Each band receives a couple of disposable cameras and a list of 26 tasks to undertake during a two-hour visit to Disneyland. The tasks are worth anywhere from two points (for stuffing an entire churro, funnelcake, or corn dog in your mouth at once) to 88 points (for conceiving a child). The team that racks up the most points—and can corroborate its achievements with photographic evidence—wins a free case of beer, courtesy of Revolver.
“We’re all gonna get arrested,” mutters Unearth vocalist Trevor Phipps, as he and guitarist Ken Susitrudge their way toward the park entrance. These Massachusetts natives have never been to Disneyland before, but they’re well aware of the park’s strict reputation. Back in the Sixties, girls wearing blue jeans and guys with longer-than-collar-length hair were routinely denied entry by Disney security; the place has since lightened up its door policy, but this motley aggregation of road-hardened musicians could hardly be mistaken for members of the Mickey Mouse Club. “It’s my understanding that, if we get arrested, Revolver will take care of everything,” Susi assures his bandmate. “I plan on murdering a couple of people—and maybe even taking a Mickey outfit home for my little cousin!”