The International Authority on Everything Theme Park Related. Join a Cast of Experts and Fans Every Week On an Informative Immersive Experience into the World of Rides, Attractions and Parks. We cover Disney, Universal, Merlin, Herschend, SeaWorld, Six Flags, Cedar Fair, and More!!! Part of the MiceChat Podcast Network - MicePod.com.

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We are celebrating 13 years of the Season Pass Podcast…Kinda…Thanks again 2020!! Over 13 hours of audio (minus 10 hours)! Chris Gore (Film Threat) & Jeff Tucker (Knott's Berry Farm/91 Reasons) discuss the past, present and future of Theme Park’s and Events; Jerry Rees (Director/Writer/Former Imagineer) returns for a virtual talk around the Digital Campfire, discussing…the future of…Virtual Talks…Around the Digital Campfire; and Ryan Harmon (Zeitgeist/Former Imagineer) returns with career updates, health updates, and the uncertainty of themed entertainment for 2020. Also, in the DEAD CENTER of the podcast is the unreleased, unedited, unashamed audio walk-through of the first Trapped at Knott’s Scary Farm 2012 (Jenna Busch, Chris Gore, Brent Young, Robert Coker, Doug Barnes, & Jeff Tucker)—There is explicit language during this part…so skip ahead 23 minutes if you choose not to listen (Podcast Window—1:03:30-1:26:05). There are also surprise appearances littered throughout the show. Plus Stranger Things brought to life as a drive thru! Enjoy…or…try to enjoy. ;)

SONGS:

Blinding Lights by The Weeknd

The Man by The Killers

Links:

Film Threat

Jack Plotnick

Walt Disney Birthplace 

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:35pm PST

Join Nick, Lee, Chris and Nikki as they discuss Keep The Candle Burning - a collaboration between Nick Hutson Music, Faceless Ventures and Incognito Experiences that lets you download 3 ghost stories to listen to from the “safety” of your own home.

For more information visit http://www.electricgoldfish.online/keep-the-candle-burning/4595062706

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_72-_Keep_the_Candle_Burning.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 4:48pm PST

Nick talks to author Chris Atkinson about his book on the history of Thorpe Park.  Hear about the park’s beginnings, changing attitudes, its radio station, rides and how Warner Brothers were nearly involved…

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_71-_Making_Thorpe_Park.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 4:16pm PST

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Recorded on June 30th, 2020. Eddie Sotto returns to TSPP! Conversation on Progress City, Main Street Disneyland Paris, Winnie The Pooh in Disneyland Tokyo, New Car Dealership Experiences, The Encounter at LAX, and Much MORE. Enjoy!

Links:

Sotto Studios

Progress City

Walt Disney Birthplace

MiceChat

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Direct download: The_Season_Pass_391.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:39pm PST

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We are celebrating 10 years of @FakeThemePark with creator, Owner, & Writer, Jason Ginsburg. Murph Gantly also makes another appearance on TSPP. Enjoy.

Links:

Jason Ginsburg Contently

Walt Disney Birthplace 

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Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

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Direct download: The_Season_Pass_390.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:28pm PST

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Part Two of our Two Part Series talking with the great Dana Morgan. Conversation on growing up in the amusement industry with his father and amusement rides pioneer Ed Morgan (Arrow Development), getting to know Walt Disney, starting in the industry on the floor at Disneyland, engineering for Arrow, managing the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and starting his own company, D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. Tales on the start of the thrill park world and building the tallest fastest roller coasters. Joining Dana is Doug Barnes, Brent Young, Robert Coker, and special guest Nicholas Laschkewitsch (Director of the documentary film The Legacy of Arrow Development, American Coaster Enthusiast representative, & current Themed Entertainment Engineer). Enjoy.

Links:

The LEGACY of Arrow Development

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

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Direct download: The_Season_Pass_389.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

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Part One of our Two Part Series talking with the great Dana Morgan. Conversation on growing up in the amusement industry with his father and amusement rides pioneer Ed Morgan (Arrow Development), getting to know Walt Disney, starting in the industry on the floor at Disneyland, engineering for Arrow, managing the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and starting his own company, D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. Tales on the start of the thrill park world and building the tallest fastest roller coasters. Joining Dana is Doug Barnes, Brent Young, Robert Coker, and special guest Nicholas Laschkewitsch (Director of the documentary film The Legacy of Arrow Development, American Coaster Enthusiast representative, & current Themed Entertainment Engineer). Enjoy.

Links:

The Legacy of Arrow Development

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes

Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

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robert@robertcoker.com

Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524

Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.

© 2020 Season Pass Podcast

Direct download: The_Season_Pass_388.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:48pm PST

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TSPP looks into the true, deep, reality…that is the future of Theme Park Business. Veteran Theme Park Journalist, Christian Sylt, joins Doug, Brent, & Robert for a conversation on the Pandemic’s hex on the industry, plus the driving force behind parks in the Middle East. Fun, Sad, Scary, & Exhilarating! Enjoy.

Links:

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

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Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

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Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524

Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.

© 2020 Season Pass Podcast

Direct download: The_Season_Pass_387.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:31pm PST

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TSPP is back to discuss the cancelation of Midsummer Scream with Creative Director, Rick West. Also discussion on Disney Parks opening back up with Window to the Magic’s Paul Barrie. More COVID-19 Talk…Bleep!! Enjoy.

Links:

Midsummer Scream

A Window To The Magic

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes

Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

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Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524

Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.

© 2020 Season Pass Podcast

Direct download: The_Season_Pass_386.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:53pm PST

Nick’s ERT 70: Andrew Sinclair Harris Interview: Nick talks to ex-imagineer and all around lovely guy - Andy Harris about his work for Hong Kong Disneyland, fixing parks, immersion, audio, rides and everything in-between

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_70-Andy_Sinclair_Harris_Interview.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 4:00pm PST

Nick’s ERT 69: Champagne, Chessington and Europa.

Join Nick and Ruby for Nick’s birthday celebrations as they talk about working at Europa park, riding coasters at Chessington and the COVID measures the UK parks are undertaking - all whilst sipping on champagne. 
Direct download: Nicks_ERT_69_Champagne_Chessington_and_Europa.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

Join Nick as he talks to Theme Park World Wide’s Alex Crump!  This free-flowing discussion covers everything from hidden coasters at Phantasialand to Paulton’s Park future as well as reminiscing about Drayton Manor and the American Adventure - to what parks can do to carry on!

Direct download: Nicks-ERT-68-Lets-Alex-Crump-it.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 9:52pm PST

Join Nick as he talks to Lee, Rosie and James (from Faceless Ventures) as they discuss their brand new online experience - The Pandora Network.  We talk about the history of the attraction and what you can expect if you take part! Think X Files meets Miss Marple…

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_67-_The_Pandora_Network.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 4:21pm PST

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TSPP gets a man we’ve been wanting for years…Eddie Sotto. Conversation on his start in the industry, from Knott’s to Disney; Hello Dolly, Wacky Soap Box Racers, Landmark, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disneyland Paris, Indiana Jones, George Lucas, Mars, and more! Amazing. Enjoy the voice over king of themed entertainment!

Links:

Sotto Studios

Dinosaur Music Video

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes

Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

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Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524

Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.

© 2020 Season Pass Podcast

Direct download: The_Season_Pass_385.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:05pm PST

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TSPP Returns: Quarantined and Dreaming! Zach Briggs (Actor, Writer, Producer, and Man of too many talents) & Peter Overstreet (Creative Director, Writer, Performer, Haunt Veteran, and man of many more talents), joins Doug, Brent and Robert to discuss, the new future of theme parks & themed entertainment, live interaction, the virtual reality world, post COVID-19, the unfortunate business of AB-5, Harry Potter & Star Wars with sanitation, and more uncharacteristic events we’ve never dreamt about before the Pandemic. Fun, Fear, Hopes, Scares, Immersion, Recession, and Redemption…We Got It All. Enjoy!

Links:

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes

Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

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Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass

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robert@robertcoker.com

Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524

Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.

© 2020 Season Pass Podcast

Direct download: The_Season_Pass_384.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:42pm PST

Nick's ERT 66: Liam Findlay of AromaPrime
 
Nick talks to Liam Findlay of AromaPrime - one of the world’s leading spell specialist companies.  Hear about the tech used behind smells, what attractions they’ve worked on how theme park fans can take advantage of some of the greatest UK theme park smells.
Direct download: Nicks_ERT_66_Liam_Findlay_from_Aroma_Prime.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 11:30pm PST

Nick talks to Brian Yessian of Yessian music about sound design in parks, what tech lets us do with story telling and what the future holds for the parks’ use of music. 

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_65_Brian_Yessian.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 11:00pm PST

Nick's ERT 64: From Europa to Dubai with Jordan Middleton

Nick joins blogger Jordan Middleton (from Cupcakes and Coasters) to discuss her views on why Europa park isn’t the greatest park in ther world along with memories from her trip to Dubai.  

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_64-_From_Europa_to_Dubai_w__Jordan_Middleton.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 4:19pm PST

Nick talks to illusion designer, mentalist, broadway performer and theme park geek - Chris Cox!

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_63-_Chris_Cox_in_Conversation.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 4:17pm PST

Nick’s ERT 62: Moving Forward with Arthur Levine:
 
Nick talks to Arthur Levine from TripSavvy.com about how parks can recover from the worldwide situation, what positive actions may come out of it and what we’re looking forward to once the parks open again! 
Direct download: Nicks_ERT_62-_Moving_Forward_w__Arthur_Levine.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 5:18pm PST

Nick talks to Shawn Sanbrooke, from Theme Park Worldwide, about the season, the situation and many, many other topics!

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_61-_Shawn_Sanbrooke.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 5:12pm PST

Nick's ERT: Andy Porter and Michelle Hicks: Join Nick as he talks to ride designer Andrew Porter and engineer/project Manager Michelle Hicks about their work on Chessington’s Gruffalo River Adventure, Tiger Rock, Room on the Broom, Gardaland’s Oblivion: The Black Hole and how to get into the themed entertainment industry.  

Direct download: Nicks_ERT_60-_Andy_Porter_and_Michelle_Hicks.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 5:10pm PST

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TSPP returns to the house of Baxter for 2020. Actually recorded in October 2019, we shoot the $#!+ with our favorite Imagineer and good friend, Tony Baxter! Talk on Harry Potter and the future of Disney (yes…Star Wars). Doug with Brent, Robert and our buddy Bennett Yellin. Enjoy!

Links:

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes

Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

www.seasonpasspodcast.com

Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass

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robert@robertcoker.com

Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524

Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.

© 2020 Season Pass Podcast

Direct download: The_Season_Pass_383.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:45pm PST

Nick’s ERT: Building Mockery Manor and starting the season. 
 
Nick is joined by Ryan Nixon to discuss the start of the UK season and what goes in Blackpool to celebrate this event!  Nick also talks to Lawrence Owen and Lindsay Sharman - who are the creatives behind the new wonderful podcast/drama serial set in a creepy theme park called Mockery Manor - that you all should listen to!   Nick and Ryan also talk about future trips and hear Nick get confused between Energylandia, Mirabilandia and Legendia… and what’s making Poland so appealing for any “theme park fan”!  All will be explained in this mysterious (and very British) episode! 
Direct download: Nicks_ERT_59-_Building_Mockery_Manor_and_Starting_the_Season.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 6:26pm PST

“Nick’s ERT: Harry Potter, the Cursed Child and Studio Tour.  
Join Nick, Ruby and Julian as they delve into 2 London Harry Potter “attractions”.  Whilst not strictly theme park based - they share a lot of their presentation with theme parks… we explore why - and why Harry Potter continues to inspire the theme park world with its story telling and magic”
Direct download: Nicks_ERT_58-_Harry_Potter_the_Cursed_Child_and_the_Studio_Tour.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 6:56pm PST

Nick’s ERT: The Decade of the Dark Ride. 
 
Nick joins theme park creative Julian Sylva to discuss the top 10 dark rides of the last decade.  Our thanks go to BLOOLoop for the list! 
Direct download: Nicks_ERT_57-_The_Decade_of_the_Dark_Ride.mp3
Category:Nick's ERT -- posted at: 6:49pm PST

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TSPP returns for 2020 with a huge history lesson on Disneyland’s birth and a special character…many don’t know about. Our guest is the famous Disney Historian and Cal Poly Professor, Todd James Pierce. Discussion on Disneyland, WDW, Todd’s books and podcast (DHI Podcast), and the amazing biography of C.V. Wood, Three Years In Wonderland. Enjoy!

Links:

Todd James Pierce Website

Walt Disney Birthplace 

MiceChat

Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes

Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at:

www.seasonpasspodcast.com

Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass

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robert@robertcoker.com

Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524

Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.

© 2020 Season Pass Podcast

Direct download: The_Season_Pass_382.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:36pm PST