The Inverted Creative Podcast

Now that we've all been there, we can finally have our first park deep dive on Phantasialand! **Spoilers abound if you don't want to know a lot of Phantasialand details!** We're joined by our good friend (and favorite British Canadian) Mikhile as we finish up a few Europe recap questions (Great Trip Recap Pt. 3-ish?), have another little trip recap, and then go into all the best parts about that b...

The entire gang is back together again finally, with even more trip recaps! Bryant goes through his full Europe trip, including a stop at Energylandia and a long-awaited visit to the Coaster365 Zadra plaque. Plus he got an extra special surprise at Europa Park—Jenn! Jenn goes over her stops at Emerald Park and Schwaben Park, where she may have a new Talon at Dorney Park? We also answer so many lis...

Bryant and Allison are both back from their big Europe trips, and there is so much to talk about!! (spoiler alert, Jenn surprised Bryant in Europe as well and she's still there, which is why this episode is only 2/3 of us.) They dive into Bryant's Colorado and Utah trip, Allison's full 10-parks-in-10-days Europe trip, and her NYC/NJ/east coast cred run trip. Oh, and her engagement?!  Stay tun...

We were thrilled to talk to Mr. Richard Pretlow for the finale of our accessibility mini-series! Morgan's Wonderland focuses on accessibility and inclusion for individuals from all walks of life to enjoy a day at the theme park. We touch on the Morgan's properties mission, Richard's theme park history, the most rewarding and most challenging parts of a park like Morgan's, innovations and creativit...

We welcome Nate back to help us talk through our Accessibility Deep Dive! He tells us the background for his experience with accessibility at theme parks, and we talk what systems work best, where parks can improve, and what parks are seamlessly tackling creative accessibility so that every guest can enjoy their park as equally as possible. Check out Nate (and his brother!) on socials: https://www...

Welcome to the first of three episodes in our Accessibility Series, taking a look at creative, inclusive design at parks! We’re joined by Katelyn, founder of Unleashed Access and experience service animal handler in the world of theme parks. Plus, more have-you-been-listening trivia, some trip recaps, and lots of puppy cameos because Allison refused to edit those out this time. Check out Unleashed...

We had a last minute change in plans, so on the fly we decided to talk about our summer trip plans! Bryant and Allison both have big Europe trips coming up, and Jenn just got back from her latest Europe trip. Take a listen to what bucket list parks we'll be able to talk more about later this year!

This interview gets really Inverted as we talk with Australian YouTuber Riley of That's So Mid!! SPOILER WARNING: We will be discussing the Season Finale of Riley's GeoGuessr Tournament!! Skip ahead to 4:19 if you don't want to know the results yet!  Riley is a growing channel in the theme park world, and we have all had a blast watching his Mystery Wheel series and GeoGuessr Tournaments! He...

We're time traveling, and not just on the extreme spinner trains! This episode's deep dive is all about the good, the bad, and finding the balance in both in terms of train design aesthetics and ergonomics. We battle a lot of tech issues that we hopefully edited out well enough (also Allison's audio kinda sucks for some reason), Allison went on multiple trips recently and talks about those for awh...

Who knew park layouts could be considered creative? We talk about some of the best and worst park layouts we've experienced, and why they left an impact on us. Lots of listener comments, plus Flash Vertical Velocity recaps from Jenn and Allison, Jenn's massive rant on a coaster she hasn't been on yet, Bryant's recovery milestone, and more!

It's been a while since we've had an interview, but this one was worth the wait because Gina's watercolor artwork is absolutely incredible!! Literally we spent half of the interview just scrolling through her art in awe. We talk with Gina about her artistic process and inspirations, how she got into using watercolor and expanding her craft, her exciting upcoming coaster trip, and seriously just go...

Queue lines are a necessary evil of this hobby...so we break down the best and worst ride queues, plus ways to make the experience better! What are the most innovative ways to improve the time spent in queue lines? We're also joined by our friend Ethan, who calls himself the Queuemeister. We're clearly opinionated on this topic because it's our longest episode yet...oops. Ethan's Instagram! https:...

It's Allison and Bryant's favorite time of year to collab...Coaster Madness is upon us! We're joined by Nathaniel (aka hawkvandelay), our new official Coaster Madness historian, to give a behind the scenes look at Bryant's annual Coaster Madness tournament. How does seeding work? What's the graphics process and how far behind is Allison on graphics this year?? (spoiler alert...she's very behind.)...

Jenn was busy in Orlando and Bryant was about to board a cruise, so we recorded a quick episode centered on roasting each others' Top 15 lists—blind! We didn't know each others' official rankings before getting into this, and we quickly learned...Allison is not good at roasting. We're joined by Mike with the Mullet to help give some (questionable) opinions on our lists! 

We have a surprise first international guest for our latest deep dive! We're joined by our friend Joey, a Voltron ride op from Germany (and also Jenn's bf) to talk about color schemes on roller coasters! Bryant blindly gives us his Top Ten coaster paint jobs to discuss, and we go through SO many listener comments on what is everyone's favorite color scheme, what doesn't quite work, and what people...

Bring your appetite for this one! We are joined by our friend Alex (aka Rides and Bites) to talk about culinary experiences in the parks. We discuss creativity in culinary, some of the best meals we've ever had on a park visit, how food quality versus immersion and theming can impact a dining experience, and a quick trip recap from Alex! Go follow Alex on socials! X: https://x.com/ridesandbites In...

We're joined by analog coaster photographer Laurel for a talk about her unique theme park photography methods! And if you know Laurel, of course we talk a ton about Magnum XL-200. Plus recent trip recaps, more trivia, and of course our usual shenanigans! Follow Laurel on social media! https://www.instagram.com/thrills_on_film/ https://x.com/laurelxl200

Allison and Jenn are joined by our friend Nate to recap their recent trips to Europe, including lots of fangirling over Europa Park and Phantasialand, which Bryant skipped because of... SPOILERS!! Yes, spoiler warning, because we talk in-depth about rides at these two parks that you may not want to know if you haven't been there yet!  And 'tis the season, as we talk about holiday events at th...

Ever wondered what it takes to do social media and content production for a family theme park? Gabriel Darretta joins us to talk about his experiences working at Sesame Place!  Follow Sesame Place on socials and check out some of the content discussed in the episode! https://www.instagram.com/sesameplace https://www.tiktok.com/channel/sesame-place

Our first "deep dive" episode is all about music at parks and on rides! We touch on psychology of music on memory, IMAscore and their prevalence in the industry, music helping with theme immersion, and a bunch of listener comments on favorite park music. Also, Allison and Jenn recap their visits to Six Flags Great Adventure! 

We have our first guest!! We have a chat about with Gary of Coasting With Culture about his creative process for his YouTube channel, and some of his unique travel experiences. We also recap our weekend together In Cincinnati, where Jenn has some thoughts on her first visit to Kings Island! Coasting With Culture Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastingwithCulture

In our very first episode of the Inverted Creative Podcast, we introduce ourselves and a little about our lives as coaster enthusiasts, and answer a plethora of questions submitted by listeners!

The Inverted Creative Podcast is here!! We’ll be talking to all sorts of creative personalities in the theme park and roller coaster world - including park professionals, content creators, YouTubers, photographers, designers, and more to get a deep dive into theme park creativity. Stay tuned - this should be a fun ride! -Allison, Bryant, and Jenn