Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

This is the type of show that has EVERYTHING our podcast is known for... news, commentary, discussion, character segments, in-park trip reports and much more.

Theme Park Expert Arthur Levine joins Mike and EB to talk about his new project "Arthur's About Theme Parks." (Check it out at https://www.aboutthemeparks.fun ). He'll give the guys first-hand reports of rides like Iron Gwazi, Ice Breaker and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

Mike and EB hear what listeners think are the most terrifying elements on roller coasters and thrill rides.

Mike recently returned from a week of work in Las Vegas. While he was there, he visited two attractions that have the same level of park design as Disney or Universal.

A jam packed show filled with news, jokes, trip reports and all the stuff you have come to love from CoasterRadio.com.

Mike and EB kick back and take a look at the week's most important news stories from the parks around the world!

EB and Mike are back... taking a look at all the major stories that broke while they were away.

Both Mike and Neil Patrick Harris were in Florida last week. NPH visited Busch Gardens Tampa and got several rides on Iron Gwazi. Mike was in Orlando and rode VelociCoaster at Islands of Adventure and Ice Breaker at Sea World Orlando. Plus, he took his daughter to opening day of Peppa Pig Theme Park!

It's a great off-season show... filled with talk about parks, new attractions, pop culture, life and really interesting questions.

No, this episode isn't anything like that dumb Ashton Kutcher movie. But the guys do get in to some more really interesting "What If" scenerios about the amusement industry sent in by the listeners.

We kick off this week's show with one of the first reviews of Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa. Dan the T-Shirt Guy called in minutes after his first ride on the new RMC. Then, we answer our listener questions about theme parks, thrill rides, pop culture and MORE!

This week, everyone was shocked when they heard the news about SeaWorld Entertainment making a bid for Cedar Fair. It made us all think "What if that really happened?" "What if" is such an intriguing question. So we asked our audience to send in their own "What If" scenerios to us. We spend the show exploring what might have been in the amusement industry.

We're joined by Theme Park Expert (and writer for USA Today) Arthur Levine. We'll preview all of the major new attractions coming to the parks in 2022!

We talk with Taylor Bybee, Sarah Anderson and Scott Schaffer.... creators of a new documentary about Rocky Mountain Construction. We discuss a lot... coasters, internet fame and what Taylor has to do to maintain such perfect hair.

It's one of our favorite episodes of the year! CoasterDamus is here! We'll start by going back in time and take a look at last year's predictions.  Which ones came true?  After that, we'll see what crazy things you guys think will happen in 2022.

Happy New Year! It's our first show of 2022 and a lot happened during the holiday.  We'll kick off the new year by catching you up on all of the stories and headlines that you might have missed.

It's our final show of 2021! To celebrate, we welcome Neil Patrick Harris back to CoasterRadio.com! In an uncut, hour-long conversation, we talk about everything from theme parks to movies to magic. You'll hear Neil's takes on the latest theme park attractions and also where he thinks the industry is headed in the future. We also talk about some of his latest projects, including "The Matrix Resurr...

It's the time of year when our favorite parks are decked out for the holidays. This week, Mike talks about his trip to WinterFest at Kings Dominion. The guys also have the latest news from around the industry and some interesting items in the Listener Mailbag.

EB and Mike have spent weeks searching the internet to create the PERFECT list of holiday presents for that special park enthusiast in your life.  Or, let's face it, maybe you just want to buy this cool stuff for yourself.

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, EB and Mike take a look at all the headlines and new attractions from the 2021 IAAPA Expo in Orlando. They also talk with a listener who represented the show and saw everything the show floor had to offer!

It's the FASTEST 20 minutes in Theme Park Podcasting! We'll tackle eight hot topics in the amusement industry while trying to get in all of our hot takes before being cut off by the buzzer.

A helicopter sees something weird at Cedar Point, Knott's Mystery Lodge might give way to a major attraction, an ICON rises in Orlando and the drones have their day at Valleyfair. We talk about it all on this week's show!

We're in that weird two or three week period where the parks close down after Halloween to get ready to reopen for Christmas. So it's the off-season… but not really the off season? We'll try to make sense of it all… while having some great theme park talk.

Halloween is here and we have an epic show! We start off by talking with Tarah Chieffi, a theme park journalist who became a ghost hunter...at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. She attempted to count all of the ghosts in the attraction to see if there were really 999 Happy Haunts. We also talk with Tony Turner, the man responsible for the terrifying attractions at Kings Dominion's 20th Halloween Haunt...

We talk with the owner and creator of "The Terrortorium," a Halloween attraction in the southeast. What makes this attraction unique is that it features "The Haunted Castle," the original Bill Tracey dark ride from the Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach! We'll hear the story of how the famous ride was saved and brought back to life for a new generation.