The Parkscope Podcast

We’re rebranding and turning this into Forkscope, your home about all things regional forks! We talk the history of forks, types of forks, fork etiquette, and ask you for your favorite forks! Send us a tweet @Parkscope with the hashtag #ThisForkIsForSV with your favorite forks and fork knowledge!

Joe, Mike, and Nick reunite! Joe's a little sick and out of it, Mike is doing spit takes, and Nick is enjoying grading during his break. We catch up on news and rumors from WDW and UOR. Is the MK theater cancelled? Guardians coaster vehicles leaked? Toy Story Land is opening June 30th. Star Wars Galaxy's Edge attraction information. Be Our Guest is getting a fixed menu. Resort parking fees. That D...

Joe is joined by Alan and Alex to talk about THE FIRST Twisted Timbers review, Kings Dominion thoughts, Schlitterbahn lawsuits, Whataburger, Arizona trip thoughts, XFL update, and more!

Our top rides. Our tips. It ends. Alan and Joe close out the trip with some thoughts, how to plan for your own trip, ranking the rides this trip, top moments, and more. Thanks for following us the past week y'all!

Memphis. In n Out. Bass Pro Shops? Alan and Joe travel from Dallas to Missouri with a few stops along the way. We cover our family park stops, the In n Out burger, beer bars, Fraternal brotherhood, Memphis, and a Bass Pro Shop?

Whataburger. Six Flags over Texas reviewed. Beer. Alan and Joe close out Six Flags over Texas with a full review with honest critiques and positives. Then we discuss Whataburger, beers, regional parks, and more!

Raising Cane's. RMC. Justice League. Alan and Joe hit the hot button issues and topics as they travel from Ft Smith, Arkansas to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas in the search of coasters. Today we cover our first few hours at Six Flags Over Texas, last night's shenanigans, and the long trip through flat land.

Day 3 is kicked off with a review of Time Traveler at Silver Dollar City! Then we talk about the rest of SDC including Outlaw Run, The Flooded Mine, cinnamon bread, Powder Keg, Wild Fire, Marvel Cave, and watching Banks Lee filming in said cave. Then we cover the news of the week: Disney's corporate shakeup, Walt Disney World resort overnight parking fees, Steel Vengeance preview events, Cedar Poi...

Alan and Joe are in the car talking about amazing food at Lambert's (and tossed rolls), alpine coasters of Branson, Segways, mini golf, go karts, toxic masculinity, appointment televsion, shopping centers, SushiX, and fountain shows.

Joe and Alan start their madcap week by driving through southern Illisnois, eating at a weird TGI Fridays, seeing City Musesum in St Louis, having some killer BBQ in the middle of nowhere, family fun center coasters, and talking shit about Pixar Pier.

Joe introduces a weeks worth of experimental podcasts.

Alan and Alex discuss FUNployment, the doldrums of winter, and visits to Knotts, Magic Mountain, Universal Studios Hollywood, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Kalahari Pocono, and Volcano Bay. ACTION PACKED~!

Alan is live from Cincinnati with Sean Flaharty and Ohio Valley Coaster Club to interview The Gravity Group founding member Mike Graham. They talk CCI, planning The Voyage, the state of the industry, answer some questions, and more!

Your favorite theme park podcast returns to talk about the XFL, art museums, Henry Ford, training systems, and Detroit. But no, really, we cover the announcement of Voodoo Donuts at Universal, closure of DarKastle, Blackpool demolishing its Wild Mouse, Legoland getting rid of Island in the Sky, Kennywood removing Log Jammer, and more complaining about things closing. Finally we talk about Alan's l...

Alan, Joe, and Nick cover The Beach Boys with John Stamos, pay for FastPass, monorails, Nick's trip to Orlando, Alan's trip to Gatlinburg, Joe's trip to a Krampus haunted house, theme park employment, and our 2018 theme park resolutions.

Our holiday special, Joe and Jeff sit down to comment over and debate the start of Disney Aniation's decline: Treasure Planet. We talk about deep canvasing, lack of noses, fart jokes, what could have been, and we drink a lot.

Grab yourself a beverage or listen on your plane trip to the UAE, here it is. Joe is joined by Andrew Hyde and Alan to talk about Alan's massive, 16 day trip to the Middle East. They cover Dubai Parks and Resorts, IMG Worlds of Adventure, Ferrari World, HubZero, Global Village, Trader Vic's pants, being buzzed by a helicoper, quarter tanks of gas, and much much more. NOTE: In the podcast we note p...

Joe and Lane are joined by Banks Lee from Attractions the Show to discussion Super Nintendo World permits, Walt Disney World parade taping, Sunset Seasons Greetings at Hollywood Studios, Universal's Holiday Parade featuring Macy's, The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle, Celestina Warbeck, and the holiday offerings at Gaylord Palms!

Alan , Lane , and Alex discuss Orlando trips, yet another Halloween Horror Nights 27 review, Volcano Bay, what happens when you have a billion dollars burning a hole in your pocket (aka Pandora), Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, Mine Blower impressions, the state of the Busch and SeaWorld parks, Alex visits the new Owa Park, Six Flags over Georgia is actually amazing, Lightning Rod, Lane’s E...

Nick, Sean, and Joe break away from a busy week to discuss the news of Universal's new hotels, some small rumors, Sean's impressions on Pandora, Sean's thoughts on Volcano Bay, and Sean's wrap-up for HHN27. Then we answer your questions from Twitter!

A three part bonanza! Yes THREE separate files! Alan is joined by Alex to talk Mean Streak, the Ohio State Fair fatality, Wonder Woman Golden Lasso, RMC, Lake Compounce, Balderdash, the SkyRide, Coney Island, Atlantic City, Jersey Shore, New England parks, closing out the last few trip reports of Summer 2017, and MORE!

A three part bonanza! Yes THREE separate files! Alan is joined by Alex to talk Mean Streak, the Ohio State Fair fatality, Wonder Woman Golden Lasso, RMC, Lake Compounce, Balderdash, the SkyRide, Coney Island, Atlantic City, Jersey Shore, New England parks, closing out the last few trip reports of Summer 2017, and MORE!

A three part bonanza! Yes THREE separate files! Alan is joined by Alex to talk Mean Streak, the Ohio State Fair fatality, Wonder Woman Golden Lasso, RMC, Lake Compounce, Balderdash, the SkyRide, Coney Island, Atlantic City, Jersey Shore, New England parks, closing out the last few trip reports of Summer 2017, and MORE!

Now it's Nick and Mike's turn to talk about Halloween Horror Nights 27. Joe has a beer, Nick loves Blumhouse, and Mike does laundry.

Joe is joined by Brian to talk all about their Halloween Horror Nights experiences. Plus some Toothsome and Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon.