The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass Podcast is BACK! We start our coverage of the Thea Awards/TEA Summit 2017 with a bang! Doug and Robert sit with the Co-Founder/Chairman of Modal VR, Nolan Bushnell. If Nolan's name is recognizable to you, it could be because he's the founder and creator of Atari and Chuck E. Ch...

Nick sits down with Robert to share his thoughts on a wide variety of topics including the new dark rides Ninjago (at Legoland) and Gruffalo (at Chessington).   Nick also chats to YouTuber The Carpetbagger (AKA Jacob) about the weirder side of the US' Roadside attractions!  Finally Nick and Robert share their thoughts on Trader Vic's and other Tiki bars!   

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* It's a Season Pass Renewal episode! We're taking a look back at our interviews with the busiest Walt Disney Imagineer in May 2017, Joe Rohde. With Pandora, the World of Avatar, and Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout! opening this month, we celebrate the Imagineer who lead the teams be...

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: NEWBERRY CANDY Just Like Grandma Used To Make. *Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP is back with an amazing interview with the VP of Entertainment for Knott's Berry Farm, Ken Parks. Recorded at Knott's Scary Farm during Halloween Haunt 2016. Ken dives into his career with Knott's, moving over to Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal, and going back to Knott's. He is the ma...

Join Nick with Robert and other friends as they discuss Nick's first real trip to Disneyland Paris - and hear an audio diary from the park, also hear from Dominic McChesney as he, with Nick, discusses Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon!  Finally hear from Ryan - who's a big fan of The Season Pass - as he shares his thoughts on Madame Tussauds in London.  It's a whirlwind of an episode!

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: THE LASIK VISION INSTITUTE CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR A FREE EVALUATION AND GET 25% OFF LASIK ! *Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP is back with one last recording from the TEA Summit of 2016. Doug Barnes and Robert Coker sit down with the 2016 Lifetime of Distinguished Achievements "Buzz Price" Thea Award recipient, Keith James (CEO/Owner of Jack Rouse Associates). Discuss...

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: THE LASIK VISION INSTITUTE CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR A FREE EVALUATION AND GET 25% OFF LASIK ! *Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP is back with Orange County Register Multimedia Reporter, Former Walt Disney Imagineer, and good friend of the podcast, Mark Eades. Mark, who regularly visits the Southern California Theme Park scene, to many, is known as the OC Register guy tak...

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR: THE LASIK VISION INSTITUTE   CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR A FREE EVALUATION AND GET 25% OFF LASIK ! OR CALL: 866-914-2411!! *Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP is back at the Baxter residence for another epic conversation with Disney Legend, Tony Baxter! We have a huge group in the discussion room this episode, including former Imagineer and Disney tech veteran, Michael Libby...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP sits with one of the great minds and veterans of the themed entertainment industry, Larry Tuch. Larry discusses his start, writing for TV, then ultimately, for attractions in theme parks all around the world; but he also digs deep into "Story World." Story World is the main basis for completing an advanced, highly immersive experience attraction for the audience. The gang...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* TSPP presents to you our interview with, theme park legend, Ira West (President of Ira West, Inc.). Recorded at Visioneering Studios in Irvine, CA, with Mel McGowan (Co-Founder and Chief Creative Principal of Plain Joe Studios) this is the ultimate conversation on the birth of the theme park and the science of park development. If a park was created, there's a good chance Ira...

Nick and Tim's Tracking of 2017:  Tim Tracker joins Nick to look into 2017… expect discussions on Volcano Bay, MagicBand 2, Mario, Avatar and Jimmy Fallon!  Plus they re-visit Knotts-Scary Farm as well as discuss Legoland Florida and a possible European trip…  

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Finally back for the New Year, TSPP digs into the treasure trove of interviews of 2016. This interview is with Mel McGowan, the Founder or of Visioneering and Co-Founder and Chief Creative Principal of Plain Joe Studios. Conversation on how he started in the industry, his years in Walt Disney Imagineering, changing the culture of Anaheim, CA to a vacation resort destination, c...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* HAPPY HOLIDAYS! TSPP IS BACK!! We bring you the TEA Summit: DAY 2 with the Thea Award Recipients of 2016! This is part 2 of 2 episodes covering the event, based on the "Afternoon Sessions." Contains conversations on Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty: Victoria & Albert Museum w/ Dr. Kate Bethune (Senior Researcher for Victoria & Albert Museum); Moments of Happiness: World of Coc...

Join Nick and a few friends as they head to experience the biggest escape room in the UK - Time Run: The Celestial Chain.  Will they survive this multimedia filled, effects ridden, puzzle based, time travelling, mild-terror promising escape room? Of course they will! But is it actually an escape room? Listen to find out more!

*Subscribe @ iTunes* HAPPY HOLIDAYS! TSPP IS BACK!! We finally bring to you, the TEA Summit: DAY 2 with the Thea Award Recipients of 2016! This is part 1 of 2 episodes covering the event, based on the "Morning Sessions." Contains conversations on One World Observatory: New York w/ John Urban (VP/General Manager of Legends Attractions/One World Observatory) & Phil Hettema (President/CEO of The Hett...

Nick chats with Bo and Zac from Frontier - the developers behind the hugely successful (and downright gorgeous) - Planet Coaster.  Hear how the game has broken new ground, stories from behind the scenes and how Planet Coaster is now a recognisable brand with its own food, music and characters! This game has been shaking up the theme park game design genre… and it's easy to see why from any game fo...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* We are at California's Great America to discuss creative stories and the future events of this amazing park, with Clayton Lawerence (Entertainment Manager of California's Great America). Talk on the park, Haunt, and WinterFest! So much amazing info. Enjoy! Links: California's Great America Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z'nuff on iT...

The scare-season continues apace here in London as we talk to the cast and crew behind 139 Copeland Road - an immersive horror attraction that's now playing at… 139 Copeland Road in London until the end of November.  Hear a bit about it in this fun interview that Nick did!

Join Nick as he shares his Southern Californian trip with Robert Coker that he took in early October!  He and Robert did Disneyland, Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Escape Room LA along with amazing exclusives such as The Magic Castle and Club 33.  As if that's not enough - they also share their thoughts on the halloween activities including Dark Harbour, Halloween Horror Nights and S...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Happy Halloween! TSPP is back to the official home park of the podcast, Knott's Scary Farm for Haunt 2016. Knott's own Jeff Tucker returns with the Season Pass crew (Doug Barnes, Robert Coker, and Nick Hutson) to discuss the newest season of Haunt, plus an interview with Gus Krueger. Plus, walk trough interviews in Shadowlands & Infected: Special Ops with Jon Cooke & John Aspe...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival is the newest Haunt Celebration to frighten the Southern California convention community! TSPP was there to sit with the people who created it, as well, to cover the whole event. A full recorded walk through of the infamous "Hall of Shadows," plus an interview with Walter Magnuson and Tim O'Day of the Winchester Mystery House, and so muc...

Join Nick as he has a pre-trip discussion with Robert Coker from  Thrillride.com  and Seth Kubersky from  touringplans.com  as they discuss everything from guiding a newbie through Disneyland for the first time to tackling Halloween Horror Nights. This is the first part of a series where Nick, Robert and others will share their thoughts on SoCal in the beginning of the haunt season! 

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival is the newest Haunt Celebration to frighten the Southern California convention community! TSPP was there to capture the panels and presentations of the event (all direct audio feeds). Final Presentation for this special TSPP/Midsummer Scream Podcast Series: Haunted Theme Parks, the paranormal activity that happens in the theme parks we a...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival is the newest Haunt Celebration to frighten the Southern California convention community! TSPP was there to capture the panels and presentations of the event (all direct audio feeds). Next up for this special TSPP/Midsummer Scream Podcast Series: Frightful Attraction Design for Theme Park Audiences; a conversation on creating scary, but...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival is the newest Haunt Celebration to frighten the Southern California convention community!  TSPP was there to capture the panels and presentations of the event (all direct audio feeds).  Next up for this special TSPP/Midsummer Scream Podcast Series: The Jim Henson Creature Shop - "Henson: Creatures with Heart." Digging into the magical wo...