Tom Acres & Josh Lawrence

Park Rush

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Disney World, Universal Studios and beyond - get all the latest news, speculation, trip reports and more from the world's biggest theme parks. All the socials: Links. ParkRush.com

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Tom Acres & Josh Lawrence

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Society

Podcast website

links.parkrush.com

Latest episode

Sep 28, 2025

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Episodes

261: Very Unobtanium 20.08.2023

Europa Park's next rollercoaster, Universal's newest ride in Florida, and what's to come at Epic Universe are all on the agenda this week.

260: Haunted Mansion: A Theme Park Film Review 13.08.2023

The year has blessed us with a new theme park film to review, bringing Haunted Mansion back to the big screen for the first time in 20 years. You may wish they hadn't bothered.

259: I Deleted That Bird 06.08.2023

This week we're talking the Busch Gardens cable car, getting our SeaWorld financial results mixed up, and dreaming about Japan.

258: A Life Of Blonde Fragility 30.07.2023

There's unprecedented Kenergy on this week's show as we talk through Universal Orlando's full Halloween Horror Nights line-up, a unique new attraction coming to the Magic Kingdom, another meaningless update on The London Resort, and more!

257: See You Again 23.07.2023

From Universal's KidZone replacement to a Fast & Furious coaster, there's tonnes to talk about on this week's show - with a little help from AI...

256: Park Beyond: A Theme Park Video Game Review 17.07.2023

It's finally time for a new theme park video game review: Park Beyond!

255: An Unexpected Dispatch 16.07.2023

A never-before-heard recording from the Park Rush vault to tide you over until our Park Beyond review tomorrow...

254: The Thoroughly Mediocre Dinosaur 09.07.2023

Once the Threads talk is over, we're chatting Disney World crowds; the future of SeaWorld; rollercoaster cracks; getting stuck upside down; and more!

253: Magic Kingdom's future, Efteling's new ride prep, and more! 02.07.2023

We just about squeeze a new episode into the end of the week after a trip to Scotland, with talk of Magic Kingdom's future; a new eatery laying the groundwork for Efteling's next ride, and more!

252: Uncharted ride opens, The Last Of Us at HHN, and Magic Kingdom still on top! 22.06.2023

Lots of theme park news to sink our teeth into in this delayed episode of the Park Rush podcast; including theme park attendance figures for 2022, Uncharted's grand opening at PortAventura, The Last Of Us coming to Halloween Horror Nights, and more!

251: PortAventura Trip Report 14.06.2023

Tom gives Josh the lowdown on his trip to PortAventura. Follow along with the day one Twitter thread - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1651629577343574033 And day two - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1651965202647097344

250: Disneyland Paris strikes and a new Frozen Ever After 07.06.2023

There's a healthy dose of dystopian imagery on this week's show as we discuss strikes and protests at Disneyland Paris, and why Apple thinks we're all gonna want to slap expensive ski googles to our faces to watch a theme park parade. We've also got our first look at new Anna and Elsa animatronics for Hong Kong's version of Frozen Ever After, and a farewell to direct Eurostar t...

249: The London Resort Flounders On (Exclusive! Kinda...?) 29.05.2023

Tom enjoyed the new Little Mermaid film but there's no time to talk about life under the sea when Park Rush has managed to dig out a nugget of an update about the state of our dear friend The London Resort.

248: Galactic Starcruiser to close, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi to open 23.05.2023

It's a week of mixed emotions as Disney announces the sudden closure of the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, while SeaWorld Abu Dhabi opens to rave reviews and our tastebuds are tickled by the menu at Universal's incoming Minions cafe.

247: The Closest I've Got To Feeling Like Bond 16.05.2023

On this special Tuesday edition of the Park Rush podcast, Tom and Josh have plenty to talk about thanks to a stacked few days of theme park news. On the agenda this week are Chessington's new Jumanji land, Hong Kong Disneyland's upcoming Frozen attractions, Bob Iger's meeting with Emmanuel Macron, SeaWorld's upcoming stand-up rollercoaster, and the enduring legacy of Disney Infinit...

246: Ferrari Land Trip Report 08.05.2023

Tom gets Josh up to speed on his recent trip to Ferrari Land in Salou, Spain. This podcast wasn't given much of an edit job due to a stacked weekend - it was either a raw version or you wait a week, so you're getting it raw!

245: Ron DeSantis In His Mickey Ears 01.05.2023

Tom is back from Salou to join Josh in discussing positive news for Universal theme parks, Disney's legal battle with Ron DeSantis, the latest on Nemesis's upgrade at Alton Towers, and more!

244: Hunting For Cookies - PodcastAventura 02/02 28.04.2023

Tom is back with another hotel room debrief on his second and final day at PortAventura. Here's the day's Twitter thread - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1651854952665317377 And here's the YouTube live stream from the park - https://youtube.com/live/VqabcuY9nQw?feature=share

243: What The Hell Just Happened - PodcastAventura 01/02 27.04.2023

Tom comes at you from his hotel room in Salou with his thoughts on day one at PortAventura! Here's the day's Twitter thread - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1651488289277263878 And here's the YouTube live stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSy4b8LjAMA

242: Unforeseen Circumstances 24.04.2023

We've got trains, fires, and stand-up rollercoasters on this week's show - plus word of an impending theme park trip.

241: Poseidon Goes Under (The Sea) 17.04.2023

Josh returns to talk about news that Poseidon's Fury will be closing at Islands Of Adventure next month, new locations are coming to Star Tours at three of Disney's theme parks, and we have a final day for Splash Mountain at Disneyland (it's 30 May, we neglected to actually say the date on air).

240: Legoland Windsor Trip Report 09.04.2023

As we were a day late with last week's episode, we're treating you to one a day early this time! Tom's joined by his Legoland companion Fleur (@fleurschepen/@fleurvdelft on Insta) to talk about their very grown-up day at the classic Windsor theme park, including some of the best rides, surprisingly good food, and navigating the UK's biggest Lego shop.

239: Best Mardi Gras and vegan food at Universal Orlando! 04.04.2023

Esteemed theme park food blogger Pastor Jon and Shelby from Universal Orlando Vegans join the show to talk us through the best things you can put in your mouth at Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras celebration this year. And then we take a tour through the resort's two main theme parks for a breakdown of the top vegan options, which have come a long way in recent years, including new vegan pizza tots...

238: Can Mickey Hold Off The Far-Right? 27.03.2023

This week we've got news of a pay rise for staff at Disney World, a new look at an Incredibles-themed real estate development in California, Ireland's favourite theme park reopens with a fresh name, and Europa Park teases its next coaster.

237: The Sanctity Of A Queue 20.03.2023

Tom reports back with some shocking anecdotes from a madcap day at Legoland, Disneyland has a new-look Mickey's Toontown, Toy Story Land finally has a restaurant to call its own, and Josh might owe his mum an apology.

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