Park Rush

It begins! The time has come to start documenting Tom's latest Florida holiday in the form of trip reports, starting with Magic Kingdom. Join us to relive Tom's day at the park, with his thoughts on all the attractions, some of the 50th anniversary food, the fireworks, the notorious Genie+ service, and more! Find the as-it-happened Magic Kingdom Twitter thread here - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPo...

Tom is back from Florida to join Josh back in the studio to talk a bit about his time in the parks, as well as the week's big news - including an update on Epcot's refresh and a major development at the world's second-biggest theme park company! Links to everything discussed: Tokyo Disney Space Mountain is getting a new look Fresh new concept artwork for Epcot Merlin Entertainment CEO announces re...

Tom is still in Florida and was joined at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure this week by friend of the show and esteemed theme park food blogger Jon Self. The guys talk about their time at the parks and why they’re so busy right now, covering the best strategies to make the most of your time and money regarding rides and food. Links to everything discussed:  Universal Drift Coaster -...

Tom is still living the good life in Florida but Josh is back from his Cornwall trip and this time he's brought family! No not Vin Diesel, but something better... His mum! Join them as they cover Flambards Theme Park, Culdrose Manor Villa, and a local eatery called Book Koos! Links to everything discussed: Flambards Experience Culdrose Manor Villa Boo Koos Queens Arms Helston Porthleven St Ives If...

When Tom and Josh are away, Jon Self and Xavier Hamilton of Universal Food Blog come out to play! There's unprecedented levels of insight and knowledge about theme parks on this week's episode, as two people who actually visit such places on a regular basis take the reins from us lousy Brits. You can find out more about Universal Food Blog at uogrubhub.com. Note - Jon makes a few references to a n...

On this week's show, the last before Tom heads to Florida, we discuss the new Frozen land coming to Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, an opening date for Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot, and more!

A major development/another setback in the long history of The London Resort this week, as the developers dramatically withdraw their plans. While they've vowed to return once again, can we take their optimism at all seriously at this stage? Join us for a deep dive discussion on the fate of the project. Plus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has upped his war of words with Disney, Hyperspace Mountain...

On the theme park news agenda this week is a multi-year period of TLC for Disney Village in Paris, Sony and Merlin teaming up to bring Jumanji to theme parks worldwide, an opening date for Mario and friends in Hollywood, and more!

Florida's 'Don't Say Gay Bill' has become headline news around the world, and Disney has found itself in the firing line of those standing up for the rights of LGBTQ+ people across the state and beyond. To try and do this serious topic justice, this week's Park Rush podcast is rather different to normal. We're honoured to be joined by Representative Anna Eskamani, who talks us through the bill, wh...

We're delighted to welcome back CinemaBlend's Stephen Libbey this week! He joins us to discuss his time on board the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser at Disney World and how he found the whole experience, from the activities and characters to the food, lounge and rooms. This one was a long time in the edit suite owing to some technical gremlins during the recording, so please tweet us @ParkRushPodca...

Another week brings more bad news for The London Resort, as the BBC and ITV confirm that they're no longer part of the project in any capacity. But on the plus side, the UK theme park season is just a few weeks away and Alton Towers has confirmed it'll have some new attractions for the kids! Plus, Ice Breaker is getting some good reviews at SeaWorld Orlando and we get a fresh look at Guardians Of...

Tom returns from Porto with tales of marginally tangential theme park things, like a boat ride at the end of a museum and a chocolate factory he can't remember the name of. Eventually there's some actual bonafide theme park discussion, as first reviews are in for the Galactic Starcruiser at Disney World; we get a date for the new Haunted Mansion film; and more!

No Tom as he is off galivanting in Porto, so this week's episode is hosted and edited by Josh (apologies). He is not alone however, as we have the always insightful Jon Self back on the show to talk about 'Storyliving By Disney', USO Mardi Gras and Jon's upcoming work trip to the Dockside Inn & Suites.  Here is a list of some of the articles we cover this week: Storyliving By Disney Golde...

There is some actual theme park conversation on this week's episode, honest, but not before we talk about the NFL and hot dogs. Once that's outta our system we talk about the seemingly runaway success of Disney Genie+ and Lightning Lane, Universal Orlando ditching face masks, impressions of Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens, and more!

This week brings the familiar sight of bad news for The London Resort, as long-in-limbo proposals for the UK's next major theme park are dealt what could be a fatal blow. There's also a pretty unwelcome announcement so far as Efteling's concerned, but reason to smile for anyone who still cares about Game Of Thrones (there are dozens, dozens of them!). All that and some doughnut chat is just a clic...

Lots of exciting dates to look forward to on this week's show as Universal double down on plans for Epic Universe, Magic Kingdom announces the return of its marquee parade, and more! Elsewhere, Efteling has reopened in The Netherlands and we've got new details about what to expect from Disneyland Paris' 30th anniversary celebrations.

Excitement is building for a trifecta of new Busch/SeaWorld coasters as we get opening dates and/or hot new details for Emperor in San Diego, Iron Gwazi in Tampa, and Ice Breaker in Orlando! Plus, there's a couple of additions coming to Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios; construction updates from Epcot and Universal Studios Florida; our first look at the ride vehicle for Gardaland's upcoming Jum...

Nothing says it's a new year like Tom rebooking his 2020 Florida trip once again, so fingers crossed there are no nasty surprises so far as coronavirus is concerned between now and spring. Also on this week's show there are more familiar problems for The London Resort, a couple of new rollercoasters in Dubai, an opening date for SeaWorld Orlando's next ride, some interesting new tech patents for D...

This week, our podcasting time was taken up by guesting on It's Quite Interesting, To Be Fair. But don't worry, we didn't leave without talking about theme parks. Check out the official show notes below and look out for a regularly scheduled Park Rush next week! It's twenty-twenty-twooooo! The podcast is back after a year out to chat about our favourite games, movies and tech from the year gone by...

Happy New Year! The Park Rush podcast has been on a well deserved (we think) extended holiday break, and as such there's no proper episode this week. However, keep your eyes peeled for a special co-op episode with our friends at It's Quite Interesting, To Be Fair, which will be hitting our podcast feed in just a few days. We'll be back with our first proper episode of 2022 next Monday!

A quick Christmas message from Tom and Josh, as we wish you a happy festive season.

COVID is back, baby! We've got all the latest on how this winter's hottest coronavirus variant is impacting the theme park industry, with one major closure announced just in time for Christmas. There's also our first proper look at Bush Gardens Williamsburg's new coaster, a Jumanji dark ride coming to Italy's Gardaland, changes to Disney Genie+ and the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, and mor...

There are some distressing rumours about Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Florida to sink our teeth into this week, plus some far more exciting ones about rides at SeaWorld and Thorpe Park. We also discuss two theme park-adjacent attractions coming to the UK in early 2022, one for Game of Thrones fans and one inspired by the Tomb Raider games.

This week's show includes talk of a new ride for Thorpe Park, a corporate shake-ups at Disney, a VelociCoaster documentary, and more!

Destination D23 gives us plenty of Disney headlines to sink our teeth into this week; from opening dates for Avengers Campus in Paris and Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot, to a refresh for California's Downtown Disney and a look at the 'real lightsaber' coming to Disney World's Galactic Starcruiser.