The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass is back at the Baxter Residence for another epic conversation with Disney Legend, Tony Baxter. Discussion on the new Paragon Award from the Thea Awards ceremony, Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida, the theatrics of Disneyland Paris, Phantom Manor, the mysterious Hatbox Ghost, MGM Studios, Fantasy Faire at Disneyland, Frozen at EPCOT, and much more! Plus, analyzing successful attractions with the “Baxter Arithmetic.” Theme Park designers and students, get your notepads out, time to “Design for the 20th ride.” Enjoy!   Upcoming Events: SCARE LA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HALLOWEEN CONVENTION BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE! **Use promo code HATBOX to receive 15% off your General Admission Purchase.   Links: D23 Expo O-Zell Soda Disneyland Paris Universal Studios Florida TEA Website Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Pixie Vacations Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes   Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: ww

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass is back at the 2015 TEA Summit and Thea Awards for another award filled podcast!  Recorded in March, 2015, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA, this episode focuses on Museums and Educational Experiences; storytelling, interactivity, and immersive technology goes far beyond the theme park world.  Interviews with the creative teams behind the National September 11 Museum, New York - Amy Weisser and Bryan Abelwitz (Electrosonic); Nature Lab at the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles - Dr. Karen Wise and Jennifer Morgan; Wonderkamers at Gemeente Museum, The Hague Netherlands - Vera Carasso and Ellen Schindler (Kossmann.dejong); and Story Garden at AmorePacific Beauty Campus, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - Christian Lachel (BRC) and Carmel Lewis (BRC). Enjoy!   Upcoming Events: SCARE LA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HALLOWEEN CONVENTION BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE! **Use promo code HATBOX to receive 15% off your General Admission Purchase.   Links: The National 9/11 Memorial Museum Natural His

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass is at BRC Imagination Arts, Burbank, CA, for a great conversation with the Founder of BRC, Bob Rogers.  Discussion on his start at Disneyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, creating film for the industry, and ultimately creating one of the most successful companies operating in the themed entertainment industry today. Enjoy!   Upcoming Events: SCARE LA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HALLOWEEN CONVENTION BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE!  USE PROMO CODE: "HATBOX" to receive 15% off your General Admission or Freak Tickets!   Links: BRC Imagination Arts Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Pixie Vacations 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 Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass   Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com   Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments

Nick shares his thoughts with friend James Allgood on their experience making their way through this new multi-million pound attraction now open on London's Embankment (Merlinbankment).  Nick also talks to Robert about an upcoming trip... 

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Seasoned Pros List Show finally RETURNS, from a year and a half hiatus! This top 10 list…sorry…TOP 7 LIST is all about the best water rides in amusement and theme parks. Brady MacDonald, writer for the LA Times Theme Parks/Funland Blog, joins the group to discuss why we love (or loathe) water rides in parks all around the USA. See if your favorite water rides make the Pros lists. Enjoy!   Links: LA Times: Theme Parks About.com: Theme Parks Coaster Critic Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Pixie Vacations 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 Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass   Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com 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

Nick Hutson sits down with CEO of Sudden Impact Entertainment Lynton Harris, and Worldwide Attraction Director Dominic McChesney to discuss the new Ghostbusters attraction they’ve created that’s now in Six Flags Mexico.  Nick’s personal involvement with the attraction is that of the composer - so the three of them get to share their thoughts on the creative process involved with the attraction.

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back for another episode from the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) Summit and Thea Awards of 2015 (recorded in March 2015, at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA). This episode is all about the STUDIES that generate themed entertainment destinations. Researching and analyzing the economy, market, feasibility, competition, demand, culture, and all the BIG numbers that support the logistics of a new park, attraction, resort, or complex. This is the Industry by the Numbers & the Big Picture for theme park development. Interviews with AECOM (John Robinett, Chris Yoshii, Linda Cheu, & Brian Sands), Pro Forma Advisors (Mark Dvorchak), Entertainment + Culture Advisors (Matt Earnest), Strategic Leisure (Michael McCall), and Integrated Insight (Joni Newkirk).    Mixed in with all the business and numbers talk is a discussion on the new interactive immersive theater attraction in Orlando, Florida, called THE REPUBLIC! Learn more about this mysterious, multi-se

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Press Pass of 2015 for the TSPP audience. Access into Six Flags Magic Mountain for Twisted Colossus, Universal Studios Hollywood for the Simpsons Springfield land, Knott’s Berry Farm for Voyage to the Iron Reef, & Madame Tussauds for Star Wars in London. A huge number of guests jump on the show including Nick Hutson (Season Pass Podcast-ERT), Dusty Sage (MiceChat), Norm Gidney (MiceChat), Duane Marde (RCDB-Roller Coaster Database), Kurt Dahlin (the Coaster Guy blog), Tom Zeliff (No Limits Coaster Builder), Chris the Southern California American Coaster Enthusiasts representative (ACE SoCal), Jon Corfino (Universal Studios Hollywood Springfield, Project Director), Joe Kleiman (InPark Magazine), Jeff Tucker (Knott’s Berry Farm), Raffi Kaprelyan (Knott’s Berry Farm), Christian Martin (Triotech), and much more!! This Show Is PACKED!!! Enjoy!   Links: Six Flags Magic Mountain Universal Studios Hollywood Knott’s Berry Farm Madame Tussauds London Roller Coaster Database (RCDB) The Coaste

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back for another episode from the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) Summit and Thea Awards of 2015! This episode includes interviews with Thea Award recipients Bistrot Chez Remy restaurant at Walt Disney Studios Park (Chrissie Allen of WDI & Amy Young of Amy Young Design), The Time Machine at Futuroscope (Futuroscope’s Jean-Pierre Joyaux & Olivier Heral), and The Grand Hall experience at the St. Louis Union Station (Shawn McCoy of Jack Rouse Associates & Drew Atienza of Technomedia). Also a conversation with Walt Disney Imagineer, Joe Lanzisero and Chris Conte of Electrosonic. We have French Rats, French Rabbits, and Living Halls that aren’t French…Sounds like a heck of a time! Enjoy!   EPISODE SPONSORS: Bill Lohr’s Amusement Park Videos https://www.facebook.com/AmusementParkShows O-Zell Soda http://www.o-zell.com Walt Disney Birthplace Indie GoGo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-walt-disney-birthplace#/story Links: TEA Website Walt Disney

Tim and Jenn Tracker are back for antoher chat with Nick Hutson! https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTimTracker

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The 300th Episode of the Season Pass Podcast!  TSPP Celebrates Disneyland, the birthplace of the Theme Park Industry and the reason why The Season Pass exists today!  Walt Disney created Disneyland 60 years ago, and the park continues to operate with an adventurous spirit and inspires with the deepest of immersive storytelling.  In this podcast, the greatest of minds from Walt Disney Imagineering, Creators of Themed Entertainment, Journalists, Cast Members, and more, tell us “Why Disneyland is Special!”    Audio from: Marty Sklar - Disney Legend/Former Imagineer Tony Baxter - Disney Legend/Former Imagineer Bob Gurr - Disney Legend/Former Imagineer Chris Merritt - Walt Disney Imagineer Josh Shipley - Walt Disney Imagineer Rick Rothschild - FarOut Creative Direction/Former Imagineer Bob Rogers - BRC Imagination Arts/Former Imagineer Ryan Harmon - Zeitgeist/Former Imagineer Garner Holt - Garner Holt Productions Bill Butler - Garner Holt Productions Jim Hill - Jim Hill Media Brady MacDonald -

Jordan explains her roller coaster mission with Nick Hutson. Also, discussion on wooden coaster rumors in the UK, the dark ride coming to Thorpe Park, and more. Coaster-Boys...Meet your Match! 

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back for another year at the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) Summit and Thea Awards!  This year, along with the 2015 Thea Award recipients, we’re chatting with the LEADERS of the Themed Entertainment Association.  This episode focuses on interviews with the Founder of the TEA, Monty Lunde (Technifex), the President of the TEA, Steve Birket (Birket Engineering), and Buzz Price Award Recipient, Ron Miziker (Miziker Entertainment).  The TEA is rocking for 2015!!!  Enjoy!   Want to order a copy of Ron Miziker’s “Bible for Event Planning”—Miziker’s Complete Event Planner’s Handbook? Click Below: Ron’s Event Planning Book on Amazon   Links: TEA Website Technifex Birket Engineering Miziker Entertainment Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Pixie Vacations 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 Like the T

*Subscribe @ iTunes* We celebrate 60 years of the park that started it all…Fake Theme Park!  Murph Gantly (Founder of Fake Theme Park) returns to TSPP to discuss the 60th celebration, as well as his opinions on the newly announced Dream Vision parks.  To help navigate this conversation of adventure is Lance Hart of ScreamScape.com.  Some risqué content is scattered throughout this episode.  Enjoy!   Links: Screamscape Fake Theme Park Facebook Fake Theme Park Twitter Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Pixie Vacations 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 Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass   Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com 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 li

Nick and Matt review Thorpe Park's new "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here" maze, discuss whatever Thorpe Park have planned for 2016, the drop ride at the London Dungeon and much, much more!’

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Doug Trumbull is one of the ultimate innovators of media; not just in movie special effects and visuals, but in special venue attractions, like his works in Las Vegas and Universal Studios. Doug joins Doug Barnes (Owner of Season Pass Podcast), Brent Young (Creative Director at Super 78), Robert Coker (Owner of thrillride.com), and Arthur Levine (Theme Parks guide for about.com) to discusses the beginning of his career, creating visual effects for movies like 2001: Space Odyssey, Directing films like Silent Running, and creating immersive experiences like Back To The Future: The Ride.  The podcast also gets deep into Doug’s new creation, simply known as MAGI…However, there’s nothing simple about this new, breakthrough technology. The Future of Themed Entertainment is Within…Enjoy!   about.com’s articles on Doug Trumbull: Who is Doug Trumbull? And Why Is He Important to Theme Parks? Magi High Frame Rate Films - Coming to Theme Parks   Links: Douglas Trumbull Website about.com’s Theme Parks

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Who said they wanted to hear an IAAPA review in March?! You? Yes…You got it!  Here’s TSPP’s review on IAAPA 2014 from Orlando, FL. Talk on IAAPA, Orlando, Universal Florida, WDW’s Seven Dwarf’s Mine Train, Justice League in Six Flags Over Texas and St. Louis, InPark Magazine’s10 Year Anniversary, and the greatest Fun Spot America experience. Plus, audio of Bob Gurr kicking Doug Barnes off stage during a Walt Disney Birthplace fundraiser.  The whole team is here, plus Martin Palicki of InPark Magazine, Matt Kent of Oceaneering, John Wood & Rich Hill of Sally Corporation, and more!  Too much fun, Enjoy!   EPISODE SPONSOR: Bill’s Amusement Park Shows www.facebook.com/amusementparkshows O-Zell Soda www.o-zell.com Inclined 2 Loop Shop www.inclined2loop.com   Links: IAAPA website Fun Spot America InPark Magazine Oceaneering website Sally Dark Rides The Theme Park Guy In The Loop Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Pixie Vacations Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff

*Subscribe @ iTunes* It’s finally here!! Trapped: Lock & Key Reveal from Knott’s Scary Farm’s Haunt event of 2014. Full discussion and dissection of the special VIP maze with Doug Barnes, Robert Coker and Mike Maryman (of EvilEpisodes.com), plus a HUGE creative description of Trapped with creators Jeff Tucker and Gus Krueger. TWO Stereo Real-Life Walk-Throughs of Trapped 2014, plus a special interview with classic Trapped actor and torture-inducing specialist, Jeff Wightman.  Four hours of unbelievably intimidating audio.  Enjoy!   EPISODE SPONSOR: Oneail FX Studios LLC www.oneailfxstudios.com   Links: Knott’s Berry Farm Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  O-Zell Soda MiceChat Pixie Vacations 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 Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass   Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com rober

Nick Hutrson and Matthew Summers of www.inclined2loop.com discuss Disneyland Paris, Thorpe Park, the upcoming attractions of 2015, and much more!

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Doug Barnes and Brent Young are at IAAPA 2014 and sit down with the CEO of Dynamic Attractions, Guy Nelson.  Dynamic Attractions develops ride systems, structures, roller coaster track, and technologies for the theme park industry, and if you’ve been to a Disney Park or Universal Studios park, there’s a good chance you’ve been on one of their amazing creations. Guy’s story is quite ambitious, jumping into themed entertainment quite recently and has evolved a determination to improve the industry as well as the progression of energetic theme park machinery.  A perfect example of this is there newest and most astonishing achievement, the SFX Coaster. If you want to hear where the future of high tech attractions and immersive storytelling transportation is going, then you should take a listen. Enjoy!   We dedicate this episode to our good friends Paul and James. God Bless.   EPISODE SPONSOR: Bill Lohr’s Amusement Park Videos @  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/AmusementParkShows   Links: Dynamic Attractions