The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast continues the 2013 Halloween celebration with a trip to  California's Great America  in Santa Clara, CA for  Halloween Haunt !  Experience audio from all eight mazes, PLUS an exclusive interview with the Entertainment Manager, Clayton Lawrence.  Have Scary Fun ! Links: California’s Great America InPark Magazine Evil Episodes Thrillride.com Sea...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast continues the 2013 Halloween celebration with a trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA for Fright Fes t!  Tons of fun with Captain Lee Munro, PLUS an exclusive interview with the new Park President, Don McCoy.  Also, audio with Valerie the elephant, SkyScreamer Backwards with Ride Supervisor Charles Laureano, and walk-through of th...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Nick Hutson is joined by Lee Conway and Michael Bolton to discuss Thorpe Park's Fright Nights.  Big review of the UK's biggest Halloween Theme Park Event! ;) Enjoy! Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Follow Us On Twitter! -  www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! -  www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Call the Hotline with Pa...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast starts off the 2013 Halloween celebration with the amazing and shockingly detailed Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.  Audio samples and narrations from ALL SIX MAZES plus the Terror Tram.  Also, an exclusive interview with the HHN Creators, John Murdy and Chris Williams, from the Scare LA Convention (August 2013). Audio T...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week Doug Barnes (Owner/Producer of the Season Pass Podcast) & Brent Young (Creative Director/Principle of Super 78) travel to Pasadena to sit for a chat with Phil Hettema (President/Creative Executive of the Hettema Group).  Phil discusses his entry into the Themed Entertainment Industry: beginning at Disneyland designing costumes, to creating the Miami Vice Stunt Show a...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Nick Hutson is joined by Lee to review their Alton Towers trip! Includes a BIG " The Smiler" REVIEW!  Nemesis: Sub-Terror spoilers a half hour in... You've been warned. ;) Enjoy! Nick is at  MusicalTalk.co.uk Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Follow Us On Twitter! -  www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! -  www.faceboo...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week is the Season Pass looks at the TEA’s SATE 2013!  Learn about this amazing themed entertainment event taking place at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), Georgia--October 3-4!  Doug Barnes and SATE Co-Chair Stefan Lawrence (StefanRules.com) discusses STORYTELLING, ARCHITECTURE, TECHNOLOGY and EXPERIENCE with three of the four event chairs: Adam Bezark (Owner...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Nick Hutson is joined by Lee to review their Blackpool Pleasure Beach trip! Tons of coasters, tons of dark rides, tons of classic amusement park charm!  Enjoy! Nick is at  MusicalTalk.co.uk Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Follow Us On Twitter! -  www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! -  www.facebook.com/theseasonpass...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week TSPP Returns to Video Games!!  Tom Zeliff, the Lead 3D Modeler for NoLimits Coaster Simulation, is in the Season Pass Discussion Room to talk the origins, creation, and experiences of the famous coaster video simulator, plus, behind the scenes info on the developing NoLimits 2!  Tons of Coaster Geekery Ahead...Enjoy! Links: NoLimits Website NoLimits YouTube Thrill Ne...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week CEO of Renaissance Entertainment Jon Binkowski joins Doug Barnes and Robert Coker in the Season Pass Discussion Room!  Jon discusses the start of his career at SeaWorld, to starting Renaissance Entertainment, to becoming the CCO of the most famous “Unfortunate” Theme Park in U.S. history--Hard Rock Park.  The team gets deep into the creative process and business behi...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week is the third part covering the 2013 Thea Awards and TEA Summit.  Podcasting live from the Timber Mountain Log Ride and Knott’s Boardwalk Opening Event at Knott’s Berry Farm with Doug Barnes (Owner/Producer of Season Pass Podcast), Brent Young (Creative Director of Super 78), Robert Coker (Owner and Editor of Thrillride.com), and Stefan Lawrence (StefanRules.com) look...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week John Wardley returns to the Season Pass Discussion Room with Nick Hutson to discuss his new book, Creating My Own Nemesis , and more of his thoughts on the themed entertainment industry.  Doug also gives a quick review on the D23 Expo 2013.  Thank you for listening. Enjoy! Help TSPP get to IAAPA! Click Here Links: Buy John’s BOOK: Creating My Own Nemesis (book) Creat...

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   This week is part TWO of the Interview with retired Imagineer & 2013 Disney Legend Tony Baxter!  Doug Barnes (Owner/Producer of the Season Pass Podcast), Brent Young (Creative Director/President of Super 78), Robert Coker (Owner/Editor of Thrillride.com), Ryan Harmon (President of Zeitgeist), and Sasha Bailyn (Co-Founder/Editor-In-Chief of EntertainmentDesigner.com) sit with...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week the Season Pass visit’s the house of Walt Disney Imagineering genius and new 2013 DISNEY LEGEND, Tony Baxter!  Doug Barnes (Owner/Producer of the Season Pass Podcast), Brent Young (Creative Director/President of Super 78), Robert Coker (Owner/Editor of Thrillride.com), Ryan Harmon (President of Zeitgeist), and Sasha Bailyn (Co-Founder/Editor-In-Chief of Entertainment...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week Doug and Brent speak with three amazing architects from one of the most successful design firms in themed entertainment history--PGAV Destinations!  Al Cross (Vice President), Jim Wible (Senior Attraction Designer) and Josh Rodriguez (Architectural Designer) share their start, love, experience, and journey through the growing field of themed entertainment.  Discussio...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week the Season Pass goes behind the scenes of the extremely successful, award-winning, new phenomenal Disney Park land, Cars Land!!  Discussion on the operations and merchandise with Gary Maggetti (General Manager of Food & Beverage and Store Operations at Disney California Adventure), Food and Flo’s V8 Cafe with Sean Layne (Head Area Chef of Cars Land), as well as conve...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week is the second part covering the 2013 The Awards and TEA Summit.  Podcasting live from the Timber Mountain Log Ride and Knott’s Boardwalk Event at Knott’s Berry Farm with Doug Barnes (Owner/Producer of Season Pass Podcast), Brent Young (Creative Director of Super 78), Robert Coker (Owner and Editor of Thrillride.com), and Stefan LawConversations with Christine Kerr Pr...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week is the it’s the Gold Striker Media Event at California’s Great America in Santa Clara, CA!  The entire grand  opening plus conversations with CGA V.P. and General Manager Raul Rehnborg, P.R. Manager Roger Ross, creators of “Lost Parks of Northern California” Kris Rowberry (GreatAmericanThrills.net) & Nicholas Laschkewitsch (American Coaster Enthusiasts Nor Cal), and...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Nick Hutson is joined by Robert Coker of Thrillride.com and The Season Pass Podcast, to discuss Alton Tower’s The Smiler, Universal Studios Orlando’s Simpsons, Harry Potter, London Dungeon with TSPP listener and ticket winner Lee, and more new attractions of 2013. Nick is at MusicalTalk.co.uk Robert is at Thrillride.com Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonp...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week is the first part of many covering the 2013 The Awards and TEA Summit.  Conversations with Ron Miziker on presenting the Thea for Tait Pixel Tablets , Bart de Boer (CEO of Efteling) on Aquanura at Efteling, the Netherlands , Jean-Christophe Canizares (ECA2)/Berni Jo (Director of Big-O Show)/Yuree Hong (Manager of Big-O Show) on the Big-O Show from the Yeosu 2012 Inte...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week Len Testa of Touring Plans and the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World returns to the Season Pass Discussion Room.  Updates on TouringPlans.com, the books, Lines App, plus plenty of talk on Disney’s MyMagic+’s MagicBands, FastPass+, & the possible outcomes of guest experience.  There’s plenty of Unofficial Disneyland/DCA talk & Universal Orlando too.  Also, if you...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The Season Pass Podcast digs deep into the refurbishment of Knott’s Berry Farm’s classic water-dark ride Timber Mountain Log Ride!  The team travels to Knott’s at ground zero of Timber Mountain with Raffi Kaprelyan (GM of Knott’s) and Jennifer Blazey (PR Specialist of Knott’s) to learn why the park is refreshing the historical attraction and what to expect in the fut...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week Frank Stanek takes over the SPDR with his amazing story on joining the themed entertainment industry and the creation of Disney Park business.  Frank also shells out how Disneyland leadership would customize the park based on daily guest habits, discovering the power of television, the experience of traveling to New York for the Worlds Fair and the operation of “It’s...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week The President and Founder of Pantera Entertainment, Steve Fielding is on the podcast.  Steve Joins Doug Barnes and Robert Coker to discuss his late arrival into the amusement industry by way of video game design! Steve and his crew are the creators of the soon to be released (Summer 2013) ultimate theme park/roller coaster creation game called Theme Park Studio.  The...

*Subscribe @ iTunes* This week TSPP interviews the CEO of the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company - Matt Ouimet.  Matt discusses his beginnings in the amusement and themed entertainment industry with Disney, the Disney Cruise Line, becoming the President of the Disneyland Resort, leading the amazing team behind Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary, to leaving Disney for Education, consulting (possibly retir...