The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

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. 

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!

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…

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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: 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.

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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: 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@seasonpasspodc

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.

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. 

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.  

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

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! 

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

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.  

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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 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: 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! 

“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”

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! 

*Subscribe @ iTunes* 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 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 extrem

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This UNEDITED episode, we return to Knott’s Berry Farm to discuss the Knott’s Scary Farm HIT, Puppet Up, with the show’s MC, Patrick Bristow. At the table with Patrick is Jeff Tucker, Bennett Yellin, Robert Coker and Doug Barnes. This Episode is EXPLICIT! You’ve been warned. Enjoy! Links: Knott’s Scary Farm 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. © 2019 Season Pass Podcast

Nick’s ERT: Rise of the Californian Road Trip.   Join Nick and Adam (from ThemePark World Tour) as they share their thoughts on each of their own highlights from their Californian trip inducing Six Flags and Halloween Horror Nights plus Adam’s first ever Disney trip as well as BLOOLOOPLive that Nick was invited to!  Nick talks to Robert about Rise of the Resistance and then Ryan (from The Inevitable Theme Park Podcast) about Ghost Stories - now playing in London’s West End. 

*Subscribe @ iTunes* It’s another TSPP Halloween!! This episode, we return to Knott’s Scary Farm for HAUNT 2019! Film and Themed Entertainment Writer, Bennett Yellin, joins Doug Barnes & Robert Coker for another massive adventure at Scary Farm. Conversations with Karl Busche (Merchandise), Laura Brubaker & Wilf Seymour (Food & Beverage), Daniel Miller & Gus Krueger (Haunt Maze Designers), Wes Nieblas (Production), Harold Pierce & Taylor Underwood (Marketing), and TSPP fan favorite, Jeff Tucker (Knott’s Everything Man). Tons of spooky talk, plus walk-throughs of Knott’s Berry Farm’s newest Haunt mazes, Wax Works & Origins. Some Slight Mature Content Ahead. Enjoy! Links: Knott’s Scary Farm 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 In