The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week - It’s another episode of EMERSON’S DISNEY FILES!  Join Chad Emerson (AyeFour Publishing) and Doug Barnes (Season Pass Podcast) for an amazing and inspirational talk with the former  Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell.  Lee discusses his beginnings in the hotel business then moving to the amusement industry.  Learnin...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass goes back in time... to the week before the opening of LEGOLAND Florida for a discussion with the park’s Senior Project Designer Bill Vollbrecht.  Bill talks with Doug Barnes and Brent Young about starting as a mailman loving Legos to becoming the Master Model Designer of LEGOLAND California and ultimately taking the lead designer seat for Florida’s newest Fami...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass is all about IAAPA this week.  Chip Cleary  (President and CEO of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, aka: IAAPA) joins Doug Barnes and Brent Young in the Season Pass Discussion Room for a discussion on his beginnings in the amusement industry, becoming Vice President of Palace Entertainment, to Senior Vice President of Parques Reu...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   The Season Pass Discussion Room is out of order this week.  For 183 we go to the inaugural meet of the Seasoned Pros List Show!  Doug Barnes (Season Pass Podcast), Joel Bullock (The Coaster Critic) & Arthur Levine (Theme Parks Guide for About.com) discuss their “TOP 10’s!”  This episode is all about Steel Coasters!  To add flare to the discussion, Robb Alvey (Theme Park Revi...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Halloween Season Is At Its Peak In The Season Pass Discussion Room.  This week Doug Barnes (Owner/Producer of the Season Pass Podcast), Robert Coker (Thrillride.com), Rick West (ThemeParkAdventure.com) & Martin Palicki (InPark Magazine) review the Theme Park Halloween Season!  With discussion on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood & Orlando, Halloween Ha...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   The Halloween Season Is Only Growing Stronger In The Season Pass Discussion Room.  This week the Creative Director of Entertainment Production and the King of Horror Nights for Universal Studios Hollywood John Murdy, joins Doug Barnes, Brent Young & Robert Coker for a discussion on his career in Themed Entertainment and most of all, Halloween Horror Nights in USH!  Hear John...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   The Season Pass is back in Knott’s Scary Farm for the Haunt Event held by MiceChat.com / ThemeParkReview.com.  Jeff Tucker & Daniel Miller once again join the Season Pass Team for Knott’s Halloween Haunt 2011 talk along with Todd Faux, the Manager of Entertainment Design for Knott’s Berry Farm. Robb Alvey of Theme Park Review also returns for discussion of Scares, Design, Tr...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   Disney Legend Bob Gurr returns to the Season Pass for a discussion recorded in the first modern theme park - Disneyland.  Bob joins Doug Barnes, Robert Coker and Brent Young to discuss the classic Disneyland attraction Nature’s Wonderland, Walt Disney in Disneyland, 40 Years of WDW and his New Book releasing in Spring of 2012 Design: Just For Fun !  Recorded with the Season...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   Walt Disney World has changed the world of Themed Entertainment within it 40 years of superior immersive entertainment.  Chad Emerson leads a panel of the Top Disney Community Journalist and Bloggers for discussion about WDW and the influences it’s created within the amusement industry.  Let Deb Wills (founder of AllEars.net), Kevin Yee (Disney Park Author and from MiceAge.c...

Nick and Mike discuss European Parks (Wiener Prater in Vienna, Thorpe and Chessington), Rock of Ages (new musical), Ghost (new musical), Avatar (boring film) and lots of other fun stuff! Enjoy! Links:  www.coasterradio.com

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   Instructor of Communication for Western Illinois University, David Zanolla, returns to the SPDR to discuss more on his collegiate course on Walt Disney World and the key communications that are used in the resort.  J. Jeff Kober (President of Performance Journeys & CEO of  World Class Benchmarking) also returns to join Doug Barnes and Brent Young for discussion on the import...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   Now that every Disney Podcast has released there D23 Expo Reviews, the Season Pass comes late to the party.  It is Doug Barnes, Brent Young & Rick West’s look back at the “Ultimate Disney Fan Experience!”  Opinions on the expo, presentations, and the future of Disney Park are littered throughout the podcast, along with special appearances by Jim Hill, Lou Mongello, Henry Wor...

The entire audio of the Carsland panel presentation on August 21st in Stage 23 at the D23 Expo 2011.

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week the Season Pass returns with Part 3 of 3 big review shows for the “Wheels on I-80 Tour!”  Join Doug, Robert, Shannon & Darrell as they discuss Kennywood (West Mifflin, PA), Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH), & Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL).  No interviews, just hard core review of these three amazing amusement parks.  Enjoy! Links: Kennywood Cedar Point Six Flags G...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week the Season Pass Podcast welcomes Gary Goddard (CEO of the Goddard Group) to the Discussion Room!  From his beginning with Walt Disney Imagineering to starting Landmark .  With industry changing attractions like Monster Plantation, Conan, King Kong, T2, Jurassic Park, Star Trek, and more.  Gary gives insight on why he not only thrived in the industry, but became the i...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week the Season Pass returns with Part 2 of 3 big review shows for the “Wheels on I-80 Tour!”  Join Doug, Robert, Shannon & Darrell as they discuss Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ) and go deep with Hersheypark and Chocolate World (Hershey, PA).  This episode also includes an interview with Hersheypark’s Public Relations Manager Kathy Burrows.  Enjoy!! Links: Hers...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week John Wood the Chairman and CEO of the Sally Corporation joins Doug Barnes and Brent Young in the Season Pass Discussion Room.  Discussion on the origin of Sally, the influence of Disney, business of animatronics and revolutionizing dark rides with interactivity.  Between Chuck E Cheese and Moody Blues “Nights In White Satin,” there’s plenty of food for thought.  En...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week the Season Pass returns with Part 1 of 3 big review shows for the “Wheels on I-80 Tour!”  Join Doug, Robert, Shannon & Darrell as they discuss Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, CO), Worlds of Fun (Kansas City, MO), Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, MO), Holiday World (Santa Claus, IN), Knoebels (Elysburg, PA) and Dorney Park (Allentown, PA).  This episode also includes i...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week the Season Pass is in Cedar Point!  Join the crew as they discuss the amazing resort in Sandusky, Ohio with Robin Innes (Director of Public Relations), Ed Dangler (Director of  Maintenance and Construction), and Gary Gochenour (Director of Food Services) and understand the efforts that help this vacation destination thrive.  Learn about the people who make Cedar Po...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   Finally!!! The Season Pass Podcast is back with a new episode!  This week, world famous Disney and theme park reporter Jim Hill of Jim Hill Media joins Doug Barnes (Owner of Season Pass Podcast), Brent Young (Creative Director of Super 78), and Robert Coker (Owner of Thrillride.com) in the Season Pass Discussion Room to discuss his career, experiences and the themed entertai...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   Nick Hutson takes a journey behind the scenes of the “World Famous” London Dungeon with the Marketing Executive of The London Dungeon, Matthew Clarkson.  They discuss the Dungeons as well as the new 5-D attraction - VENGEANCE!!   Enjoy! Links: The London Dungeon Website Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes   Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week it’s Listener Emails, Voicemail, and Reviews!! Darrell (aka: Wylder) joins Doug and Shannon Barnes in the Season Pass Discussion for his thoughts on Busch Gardens Tampa’s new masterpiece - Cheetah Hunt.  Enjoy! Links: Screamscape Busch Gardens Tampa Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z’nuff on iTunes   Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seaso...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week we go behind the scenes of Men In Black: Alien Attack at Universal Studios Florida.  We talk with Creative Director - Dave Cobb, Concept Designer - Neville Page, & Composer - Andy Garfield about the creative process behind this hit attraction... Believe me when I say, there’s more to talk about than the 60 minutes we podcast with.  Thank to our supportive listener...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   The podcast may seem late (recorded on Mother’s Day), but the material is as relevant as the Theme Park Industry itself.  We talk with the Instructor of Communication for Western Illinois University, David Zanolla, on his collegiate course on Walt Disney World and the key communications that are used in the resort to make it the biggest & best vacation destination on earth! ...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week's show is packed with Theme Park Goodness!!  We talk with comedian Bert Kreischer and SFDK park ambassador Captain Lee Munro at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom during the big “Bert The Conqueror” shoot for the Travel Channel.  We also have behind the scenes audio for Disney California Adventure’s big hit night-time spectacle “World Of Color” from the Producers Guild of...