The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast is back at the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) Summit from April of 2014 to have an in-depth interview with writer and themed entertainment veteran Kile Ozier.  Kile has worked in the industry for over 20 years and has helped in creating great projects such as Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, the TEA NextGen initiative, and much more.  The discussion also goes deep into the new world of themed entertainment business, which has exploded globally, and dives into what responsibilities the industry has when working with low tolerance countries and governments for human rights. It’s not a political look; it’s a discussion on choices, acceptance, and integrity. A very powerful question is presented on this podcast. Take a listen.   Upcoming Events: SCARE LA Halloween Convention-August 9 & 10, 2014 Use the code “SCARESEASONPASS” to save 20% on your tickets!   Links: TEA Website Kile Ozier Website Kile Ozier Blog Kile Ozier Twitter MiceChat Tour

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast looks deep into the newest convention to hit Los Angeles, Scare LA!  Doug Barnes and Robert Coker sit with the creators of the Scare LA Halloween Convention, Lora Ivanova & David Markland, along with ThemeParkAdventure.com’s Rick West & Johanna Atilano, to discuss their passions for Halloween, the origins of Scare LA, and what to expect for the 2014 convention, happening on August 9th & 10th!  Robert, Rick and Johanna also will take the audience back to the first ever Scare LA convention (August 2013) and share some of the great tricks and treats that are offered during the event.  Includes LIVE COKER-CAST coverage from the floor of the 2013 event. Is that Eddie Munster I just heard?! Better check in this jam packed super-scare-show!  Halloween in the Summer…a can’t miss. OH! Plus a little discussion on the Garner Holt Panel (Moderated by that guy Doug Barnes) aptly named “I Was A Teenage Haunter!”   Upcoming Events: SCARE LA Halloween Convent

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast is at Knott’s Berry Farm once again...yup...The OFFICIAL Home Park of TSPP!  Here’s the audio recorded on June 12th, 2014, for the re-opening of the newly refurbished Calico Mine Ride and Camp Snoopy!  Doug Barnes, Robert Coker, Jeff Tucker (Knott’s Entertainment Supervisor), and Tom Zeliff (NoLimits and ThrillNetwork.com) share interviews with Raffi Kaprelyan (Knott’s General Manager), John Chiu (Knott’s Director of Food and Beverage), the show team behind Snoopy Unleashed ice skating spectacular, Eric Lynxwiler (Knott’s Graphic Designer/Co-Author of Knott’s Preserved), and many more, plus tons and tons and tons of Calico Mine Ride talk.  Enjoy!    Upcoming Events: SCARE LA Halloween Convention-August 9 & 10, 2014 Use the code “SCARESEASONPASS” to save 20% on your tickets!   Links: Knott’s Berry Farm Knott’s Preserved on Amazon NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation MiceChat Touring Plans Pixie Vacations Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast is in Europa Park, Germany.  Nick Hutson and Lee Conway join Europa Park’s Project Architect, Frederic Pastuszak, to discuss the amazing world famous resort as well as creative process and the newest attraction to the park, the immersive family coaster/dark ride, Arthur!  Tons of Fun — Enjoy this over seas adventure!   Upcoming Events: SCARE LA Halloween Convention-August 9 & 10, 2014 Use the code “SCARESEASONPASS” to save 20% on your tickets!   Links: Europa Park MiceChat Touring Plans 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 nick@musicaltalk.co.uk brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com   Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to anno

*Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP is back at the Thea Awards!! Part one of our coverage on the 2014 TEA Summit and Theas is all about DISNEY!  Discussion on the creative process behind TEA award recipients: Hong Kong Disneyland’s attraction Mystic Manor with Director of Creative Development for Walt Disney Imagineering Japan (formerly Hong Kong) Mark Schirmer, and Enchanted Tales with Belle with Imagineers Ted Robledo & Chris Kelly.  Discussion on beginning a theme park design career at Disneyland with Michael Libby, plus a look into the Themed Entertainment Association with Judy Rubin (TEA/InPark Magazine) and the new COO of the TEA Jennie Nevin.  Tons of magic, a land full of fantasy, and an explosive start for TSPP’s series on the 2014 Thea Awards at the Disneyland Resort!  Enjoy.   EPISODE SPONSORS: MAGIC BAND BUDGET SERPENTINE FIRE by Jon Binkowski & Stephen DeWoody THE ANABELLA HOTEL   Upcoming Events: SCARE LA Halloween Convention-August 9 & 10, 2014 Use the code “SCARESEASONPASS” to save 10% on yo

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This TSPP is all about Pacific Ocean Park!  One of the greatest theme parks in California’s history…you never heard of!  Chris Merritt (Co-Author of Knott’s Preserved) returns to the Season Pass with Doug Barnes, Robert Coker and Dusty Sage (MiceChat.com) to discuss his new book on one of the most infamous parks ever, P.O.P.!  The book is called Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles’ Space-Age Nautical Pleasure Pier… … …FANTASTIC!!  Enjoy.   Links: Pacific Ocean Park Book MiceChat Event on July 13th—Tix! MiceChat Touring Plans 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.

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Here is the most important Season Pass Podcast episode we have ever produced.  Please listen to hear how you can help keep TSPP on the air as well as reminisce with Doug, Brent and Robert over the best of TSPP’s past 270 shows!  Matt Ouimet, Anthony Daniels, Knott’s Haunt, Cedar Point, the Amazing late Will Koch, and much more!  Intro music is YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE’s “We Come Running” from their debut album WAKE UP!  Enjoy!   Links: Youngblood Hawke - We Come Running (Amazon)  MiceChat Touring Plans 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

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week the NoLimits coaster simulator team is back on the Season Pass Podcast.  Tom Zeliff (3-D Modeler) and Kevin “Crayola” Stone (Graphic Designer) discuss the functions and future of NoLimits 2 with NOT JUST Doug Barnes and Robert Coker…but YOU!  This episode was recorded live over BlogTalkRadio on April 27th, 2014.  Tons of Q&A and complete Roller Coaster Geekery ahead.  Enjoy!   Links: NoLimits Coaster Builder Thrill Network YouTube Videos Mentioned: Heretic Air Ferrari Land Mystic Manor Expedition Everest 1 Expedition Everest 2 MiceChat Touring Plans 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 w

Nick Hutson is joined by Lee Conway and Lee Mallaby (Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast) to discuss Harry Potter at Universal Orlando...They're all British!  Also Disney parks and the "Theme Park War" in Florida.

*Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP looks into special documentary projects happening within the Theme Park and Amusement Park Industry.  Discussion on The Lost Park of Northern California with Kris Rowberry of Great American Thrills, the new book Storytelling: It Can Change Your Mind with PGAV Destinations’ Vice Presidents Al Cross & Ned Diestelkamp, and the newly written biography on Disneyland, The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney’s Dream with Author Sam Gennawey.  Also at the end of the show, a special segment with Joe Pardo on his new project that helps bring awareness of the amazing Give Kids The World resort, Adventurtorium.  Enjoy!   Links: PGAV Destinations The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney’s Dream by Sam Gennawey SamLand on MiceChat Great American Thrills Northern California ACE Give Kids the World Adventurtorium from Joe Pardo MiceChat Touring Plans Pixie Vacations Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes  

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The end of the IAAPA trip coverage.  We are at SeaWorld Orlando with Brian Morrow (Creative Director of SeaWorld Parks) for the newest attraction of the park Antarctica.  We discuss SeaWorld’s mission, creative process, introducing new technologies, as well as the newest family ride in the park, Antarctica’s Empire of the Penguin.  Tons of fun, tons of penguins, no politics.  Enjoy!   Links: SeaWorld Orlando IAAPA MiceChat Touring Plans 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 listening to the show.  Your support is extremely apprecia

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Chad Emerson returns to the Season Pass Podcast for the 6th episode of EMERSON’S DISNEY FILES.  This episode the BIG discussion is the battle between Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando…conversation on immersive environment, luxury vacations, My Magic +, Harry Potter and of course, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride in the Magic Kingdom.  Controversy ahead?  Take a listen.  Enjoy!   Links: MiceChat Touring Plans 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 listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.     © 2014 Sea

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Season Pass Podcast brings you the final report from the IAAPA Expo 2013 floor—President of Premier Rides, Jim Seay.  Jim shares his beginnings in the industry, how Premier Rides came to be, and how they have become one of the most innovative and most successful companies in the theme park world.  Talk on Six Flags, Roller Coasters, The Mummy at Universal Studios, and so much more.  Enjoy!   Links: IAAPA Premier Rides MiceChat Touring Plans 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 listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appr

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Season Pass Podcast is at the Kennedy Space Center to check out how the themed entertainment industry gets infused with NASA, thanks to the newest exhibit Atlantis!  Doug Barnes and Robert Coker join the Project Manager of Atlantis, Emily Howard (Vice President of PGAV Destinations), to experience and discuss the Kennedy Space Center and the amazing new project.  Fans of Theme Parks, Themed Entertainment, NASA and Museums should all listen.  Enjoy!   Links: IAAPA Kennedy Space Center PGAV Destinations MiceChat Touring Plans 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  

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Season Pass Podcast brings you its coverage of the 2013 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Exposition from Orlando, Florida.  Straight from the floor of the IAAPA Expo Doug Barnes and Robert Coker sit down with the Creative Designers behind the amazing Sally Corporation Drew Hunter (V.P. of Creative Design) and Rich Hill (Senior Designer).  Discussion on their beginnings in the themed entertainment world, the purpose of Sally Corp., and why they are leaders in the Dark Ride development industry.  Tons of dark ride goodness ahead.  Enjoy!   Links: IAAPA Sally Corporation MiceChat Touring Plans 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 Par

Another ERT for all you.  Get ready for 2014.

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Season Pass Podcast brings you its coverage of the 2013 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Exposition from Orlando, Florida.  Part 2 of 2 from the floor of the IAAPA Expo (4 of 8 for the entire trip)—Interviews with Andrew Strang (CEO of Soaring Attractions),  Stephen Geddes (President of Soaring Attractions), Matt Kent (Head of Creative Services for Oceaneering), Adam House (Engineer for Great Coasters International), Evan Souliere (Engineer for Great Coasters Internationl), Fred Grubb (Owner of Rocky Mountain Construction), Alan Schilke (Design Engineer of Rocky Mountain Construction), Kevin Rohwer (Vice President of S&S-Sansei), and Gary Goddard (Founder & Chairman/CEO of the Goddard Group).  Find out what’s happening in the themed entertainment and amusement industry.  Enjoy!   Links: IAAPA Soaring Attractions Inc Oceaneering Great Coasters International Rocky Mountain Construction S&S-Sansei The Goddard Group MiceChat Touring Plans Pixie Vacation

Nick Hutson is joined by Actress and London Dungeon host, Amy Larcombe.  Amy discusses her love for Disney, a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland (mainly concerning Mystic Manor), and the experience of a London Dungeon cast member, plus moving to a new location.  Enjoy!

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week the Season Pass Podcast travels to the new and improved Fun Spot America Amusement Park/Family Entertainment Center in Orlando, Florida.  Doug Barnes and Robert Coker discuss this amazing family park, its attractions, and the origin story with John Arie Sr. (Owner of Fun Spot Attractions), John Arie Jr. (COO of Fun Spot Attractions) and Patrick Tuten (Creative Director of Fun Spot Attractions).  Treating employees well and serving guests right, Fun Spot is the perfect example of success in the amusement industry.  OH!…And White Lightning ROCKS!!  Enjoy!   Links: Fun Spot Attractions Website IAAPA MiceChat Touring Plans 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 Hotli

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week the Season Pass Podcast goes to Kissimmee, Florida to check out the amazing vacation village Give Kids The World.   Doug Barnes and Robert Coker are joined by Jeff Kober (Disney At Work) and Lon Smart (Disney) to discuss the special free resort get-away for families with terminally ill children.  Also, Doug and Lon join the Director of Risk Management for Give Kids the World, Neal McCord, on location to discuss the creation and story behind GKTW as well as his journey through the themed entertainment industry and what brought him to GKTW.  Hear what makes GKTW the most profound, most humbling, and greatest initiative in the industry.  Give Kids the World is a story of heart, love, sharing, volunteering, community, and unity for the greatest cause ever…to create those beautiful, everlasting memories for a family with their child.  Enjoy!   Links: Give Kids The World Disney At Work IAAPA MiceChat Touring Plans Pixie Vacations Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iT