The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

Nick, Chris and Nikki discuss scare mazes that are no longer with us including The Big Top, SubSpecies, Cabin in the Woods, The Sanctuary and many more!

Join Nick, Chris and Nikki as they share their thoughts on Thorpe Park’s OKTOBERFEST including thoughts on the food, the entertainment and the park atmosphere! Was it the WURST event? No - it was wunderbar! 

Nick and Chris discuss what rides they miss including Back to the Future and Alien Encounter!  

Nick talks to Chris and Nikki about their time on board the Disney Magic Cruise Ship and how much of a theme park experience it truly is!

Join Nick, Chris and Ruby as they discuss a recent trip to Legoland and Chessington to experience their new attractions - Chessington’s Croc Drop and Legoland’s Flight of the Sky Lion.   Why are these so special? Find out! 

Join Nick, Chris and Nikki as they share their thoughts on The Crystal Maze - an immersive experience based on the wildly popular British TV game show of the same name.  

*Subscribe @ iTunes* We are celebrating the life of one of our great friends, owner of ExpoMuseum.com and the ultimate World’s Fair Fan, Urso Chappell. Long time listeners of TSPP have heard Urso discuss Worlds Fair and Theme Parks with us for years; we are going back to the past to relive moments with our late friend. Also, joining us for the conversation is Themed Experience Creative/Veteran Dave Cobb, plus long time friends of Urso, Regev Nystrom and Morten Nyrup. Please enjoy the memories of an amazing man with us.   Links: Expo Museum 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 Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Check Out TSPP on Instagram! - www.instagram.com/theseasonpass  Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show

Nick talks to friends Chris and Nikki about the UK theme park season that kicks off on April 12th and all the wonderful new things happening this year - plus they share their thoughts on a theme park musical that Nick released earlier this year called Them Park Fan: The Musical.  

Nick talks to British composer Chris Willis about his journey from a Phd student at Cambridge University to writing music for one of the most hotly anticipated rides of 2019.  Hear how the art of writing for TV is different to that of rides via lots of technical jargon, musicianese and other such geekery!  

*Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP Is BACK! 2021 Peeps! This Episode: Seth Kubersky returns to discuss the NEW Unofficial Guide Universal Orlando 2021, Epidemic, Post COVID Florida Theme Parks, Velocicoaster, Star Wars, Epic Universe, and much more. 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 Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Check Out TSPP on Instagram! - www.instagram.com/theseasonpass  Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated. © 2021 Season Pass Podcast  

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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

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

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…

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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 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 Check Out TSPP on Instagram! - www.instagram.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. © 2020 Season Pass Podcast

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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  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 Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Check Out TSPP on Instagram! - www.instagram.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. © 2020 Season Pass Podcast

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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 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/the

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/the

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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 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 Check Out TSPP on Instagram! - www.instagram.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. © 2020 Season Pass Podcast

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Check Out TSPP on Instagram! - www.instagram.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. © 2020 Season Pass Podcast

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