The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

Nick welcomes back Jordan Middleton to the show as she shares her Chinese trip experience - featuring talk on Disneyland Shanghai and Hong Kong, and many other interesting and fab Chinese parks - including tips for people doing the trip and some interesting observations about the culture and what Jordan’s top rides of the trip were! 

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is BACK!!! We Have the authors of “Stories From The Magic Kingdom” Patrick Kling & Kristen Waldbieser to discuss their new book, released TODAY! Robert Coker also discusses the Press Event for Knott’s Berry Farm’s newest attraction/Thrill Ride…HANGTIME! Enjoy! Links: Stories From The Magic Kingdom Knott’s Berry Farm InPark Magazine 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.

Join Nick and Robert Coker as they talk Thorpe Park’s Walking Dead - The Ride, Alton Tower’s Wicker Man Rollercoaster (both new for 2018), Disneyland Paris and also general park news and rumours… all before Nick talks to Jontisparrow - from the very successful computer gaming youtube platform - Geekism about the evolution of Planet Coaster, as well as Parkitect, and how he finds the game.

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast returns, finally, with the day 2 morning sessions of the TEA Summit at the Disneyland Hotel, April 2017. Conversations with Mack Rides: Power Inverted Coaster (Michael Mack of Mack Rides), Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular (Brett King of Universal Studios Hollywood, Pat Millicano & Peter Nelson of Action Horizons), Chimelong Ocean Kingdom's 5D Castle Theater (Chris Ho of Chimelong, Christian Hofer of Kraftwerk), Puy du Fou's Le Dernier Panache (Nicolas de Villiers), Ghost Post of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion (Sara Thacher of Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc), Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return (Vince Kadlubek & Sean Di lanni of Meow Wolf), the Meet Vincent Van Gogh Experience (Abby Coombs of Event Communications, Peter Tabernacle of ArtComm BV), and Universal Studios Hollywood's Springfield (Eric A. Kopelow of Universal Studios Hollywood, Jon Corfino of Universal Creative, Jennifer Koblosky & Greg Lombardo of 20th Century

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back at the home of Tony Baxter for the final installment of our 2017 conversation on Disney Parks, Creative Process and Journeys. Talk on Disney parks, purpose of IP, and teamwork, with another experienced Imagineer - Tom Morris. We also discuss the amazing, late Skip Lange. Also, a review of California Great America's Winterfest and the (49ers) RedZone Pre-Game Party at the Great America Pavilion--beside Levi Stadium. Enjoy! Links: Newberry Candy California's Great America TEA Website InPark Magazine 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.c

Nick sits down with Jordan Christine (from www.cupcakesandcoasters.com) who shares her thoughts on what 2018 holds along with a couple of highlights from 2017.  Hear talk about a massive China road trip, Halloween, Wicker Man, Tiger Rock, Star Wars, Japan, Pandora, Efteling, Phantasialand, Blackpool’s Wild Mouse and Icon and lots lots more! 

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast returns for 2018 with the creator of FAKE THEME PARK…Not Murph Gantly…but the man behind the curtain, Jason Ginsburg! Learn how Fake Theme Park began and the origins of Jason’s Theme Park beginnings. Murph DOES make an appearance. Enjoy! Links: Newberry Candy InPark Magazine 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

Join Nick as he shares his thoughts on visit Efteling, Phantasialand, Movie Park Germany and Blackpool back from August of 2017.  Nick joins podcast fan Denis from the Netherlands as they talk Symbolica, Taron, Chiapas, Raveleijn, Star Trek and crazy german fun fairs!  Then Nick is joined by Lee and they make their way back to Blackpool to check out The Haunted Crypt as well as sharing their thoughts on Pasaje Del Terror and Blackpool during a blazing hot bank holiday weekend!

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast returns to the Tony Baxter Residence for a discussion in the life of Former Walt Disney Imagineer, Tom Morris…with Tom Morris! Tom talks the start of his love for Disneyland, to his educational journey into Imagineering, into the creative process behind multiple attractions he worked on, with EPCOT & Beyond, then jumping on-board the Disneyland Paris project, plus DisneyQuest, and much more! Along with Tom is Doug Barnes, Brent Young, Robert Coker, Ryan Harmon, and Disney Legend-Tony Baxter. The life of an Imagineer unfolds before you in this episode. Enjoy! Links: Newberry Candy InPark Magazine 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 Ch

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast returns with Chad Emerson for a new Emerson Disney Files episode! Discussion on Pandora, Star Wars, WDW, Universal Studios and the greatest “Theme Park Arms Race” we’ve ever seen. Plus a voicemail from the great Magic Joe of Window to the Magic. Enjoy! Links: Newberry Candy TEA Website InPark Magazine 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 t

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSORs: Oneail FX Studios Ultra Realistic Silicone Masks & More. NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* A Round Table Talk on The Season Pass Podcast with your hosts, Doug Barnes, Brent Young and Robert Coker. Looking back at TSPP from the beginning. Links: Newberry Candy Oneail FX Studios TEA Website InPark Magazine 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. ©

  PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSORS: Oneail FX Studios Ultra Realistic Silicone Masks & More. NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast has its final Halloween episode of 2017! The Winchester Mystery House is world known for its supernatural activity and quirky architectural features, and for close to a century, has solidified itself as a major historic tourist destination (especially in Northern California). TSPP digs deep with the people who currently are making Winchester more than a house, but a multi-feature family attraction. Enjoy conversations with Peter Overstreet (Creative Director), Jake Williams (Marketing/Communications), and Tim O’Day (Director of Marketing); discussion on the Mansion, current tours, and the Candlelight Tour Experience during the Haunt Season. Spooky fun ahead! Links: Newberry Candy Oneail FX Studios Winchester Mystery House TEA Website InPark Magazine Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels b

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSORS: Oneail FX Studios Ultra Realistic Silicone Masks & More. NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back at Knott’s Scary Farm, in Buena Park, California for Haunt 2018! Talk on all the big additions to the event this year including walk-throughs of the all new Pumpkin Eater & Dark Ride mazes, plus new stories from Knott’s Producer, Eric Nix and Painter/Monster Wrangler, Pasta Ragu. Jeff Tucker (Knott’s Entertainment Supervisor), Brad Jashinsky (Knott’s Marketing Director), and Daniel Miller (Knott’s Writer/Maze Designer) join Doug Barnes and Robert Coker for a Halloween fun, Horror filled episode. Enjoy the newest edition of Halloween at the official home park of the Season Pass Podcast!! Links: Newberry Candy Oneail FX Studios Knott’s Berry Farm TEA Website InPark Magazine Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSORS: Oneail FX Studios Ultra Realistic Silicone Masks & More. NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California for Fright Fest 2017 and our first Halloween show of the new haunting season! But this podcast is not just about the Haunt Season, but the new amazing immersive attraction that resides in SFMM—Justice League: Battle for Metropolis! Conversations with SFMM Entertainment Creative Director, Mark Wing, Make-Up Designer for SFMM Fright Fest & Founder of The Scream Team, Scott Ramp, PLUS Sally Corporation’s Chairman, John Wood, and Creative Director, Rich Hill. This is a big, adventurous, exciting, frightening, review filled show! Enjoy!! Links: Newberry Candy Oneail FX Studios Six Flags Magic Mountain Sally Corporation TEA Website InPark Magazine Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes Check Out The Season Pa

Join Nick, Ryan, Steven and Adam - as they make their way around Fright Nights at Thorpe Park. Hear walk-through footage from Platform 15, The Big Top, Saw Alive and, new for 2017, Sanctum and The Living Nightmare - both based on AMC’s The Walking Dead.  Also hear footage from Containment - Thorpe Park’s Escape Room experience.     Strong language is used. 

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSORs: Oneail FX Studios Ultra Realistic Silicone Masks & More. NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back at the home of Tony Baxter for another classic conversation on Disney Parks, Creative Process and Journeys. Tons of talk on Disneyland in Shanghai, Paris, and more. Old school Disneyland is littered throughout the episode along with the addition of another experienced Imagineer joining the conversation, Tom Morris. We discuss the “building blocks” on writing a story for a theme park ride. Get ready for another post-Thea Awards hangover episode with plenty of Redbull. Enjoy! Links: Newberry Candy Oneail FX Studios TEA Website InPark Magazine 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/theseaso

In this episode we track the life of WINGS OVER WASHINGTON - one of the best new independent attractions in the world, from concept through opening. We speak to the industry leaders that made up the All-Star team that delivered this one-of-a-kind experience; Kyle Griffith, Bill Butler and Garner Holt, Cindy Emerick, Brian Yessian, Jeff Dittenber, plus Brent Young and Robert Coker. Discussion on all aspects of this massive production in this epic podcast. Hold on to you seats and get ready to fly. Wings Over Washington, This state-of-the-art ride takes guests on a thrilling aerial tour of some of Washington State’s most stunning natural environments: Olympic National Forest, the San Juan Islands, Snoqualmie Falls, the Cascade Mountains, and more. The entire 20-minute-long guest experience includes a special-effects-filled pre-show and a fully themed theater, including custom animatronics by Garner Holt Productions. The main show theater is designed to look like a stargazing observation platform in the forest

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back at The TEA Summit 2017! Taking place at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim CA, April 20th & 21st, the TEA Summit is the greatest gathering of Themed Entertainment minds, together in the same area, in the year. This episode features David Willrich (President of the TEA International Board), Jennie Nevin (TEA COO), Greg Louganis (Olympic Gold Medalist), AECOM, Jon Binkowski (Renaissance & Hard Rock Park), Bruce Vaughn (DreamScape/Former Walt Disney Imagineer), Jonathan Casson (Former Business Director of Live Entertainment for FOX), and More. Includes introductions by Robert Coker and Doug Barnes at Podcast Ground Zero (Doug’s backyard). Enjoy! Links: Newberry Candy TEA Website InPark Magazine 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 Tw

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back at Midsummer Scream! Taking place at the Long Beach Convention Center, July 29th & 30th, Midsummer Scream is the biggest and best Halloween Festival in Southern California. This episode features the Winchester Mystery House panel with Walter Magnuson, Tim O’Day, Scott Shooman (CBS Films), Sam Carter, and Moderated by The Season Pass’s own Doug Barnes.  Includes an introduction before the panel with Winchester Mystery House General Manager, Walter Magnuson. Enjoy! Links: Winchester Mystery House Midsummer Scream Theme Park Adventure Newberry Candy   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: d

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is back at Midsummer Scream! Taking place at the Long Beach Convention Center, July 29th & 30th, Midsummer Scream is the biggest and best Halloween Festival in Southern California. This episode features the Into the Black panel with Larry Bones, Aubree Garman, Ted Dougherty, Claire Dunlap, and Moderated by Parks and Con’s Shawn Marshall.  Shawn and Carmelle Marshall also join Doug Barnes to discuss the origin of focus of Parks and Cons. Enjoy! Links: Newberry Candy Parks and Cons Midsummer Scream The Park Adventure TEA Website InPark Magazine 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/theseaso