The Theme Park Trader Podcast

Join us for episode 250 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we rundown all the major news that came from the virtual D23 event that ran last week and we do what this show does best, tear Disney apart for an hour. We cover everything from new changes at EPCOT to our dislike of the new Star Wars hotel rooms and we finish by dissing Chapek. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader...

Join us for episode 249 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! In this weeks show we put all of the previous winners against one another in an ultimate attraction showdown to discover what theme park attraction should be crowned the greatest theme park attraction in 2020 (based on the parks we have visited and covered in the tournament shows so far). We honestly couldn't believe what happened at the en...

Join us for episode 248 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are returning to the Magic Kingdom for an ultimate tournament of all of the places where you can grab food in the theme park. This includes all snack, quick service and restaurants (though we forget to add a couple and add them in halfway into the tournament). Each location is put against a random other location to make it comp...

Join us for episode 247 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are back for the final park in Walt Disney World, Disney's Hollywood Studios. We visit every attraction in the park and put each one up against another random selection to decide the ultimate champion for the park. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting fri...

Join us for episode 246 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we run through the Blooloop list of the top 25 theme park attractions for 2020 and state whether we agree or disagree with the rides that appeared on the list. We will be running our own top lists a bit later on in the year as 2021 gets a little closer! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then...

Join us for episode 245 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we discuss something a little crazy we did last week, booked a trip to Walt Disney World for the 50th anniversary. We currently have no flights and no idea whether or not the trip will go ahead but we discuss everything from the booking process to the new elements of a trip like Disney Park Pass. Be sure to check us out over on  w...

Join us for episode 244 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are at the main Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris to crown the ultimate champion for the park. There are a lot of attractions to run through this week but we got lucky with the draws and there were many easy decisions to be made. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out o...

Join us for episode 243 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! We are not most podcasts, we know that when Disney does great things, we will talk about them. Equally, we won't sit by and not talk about the negative parts for the sake of joining any media list. We dedicate the entire show to talk about Disney getting rid of 28,000 Cast Members and the impact this has on people, the theme parks and the W...

Join us for episode 242 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! Given how popular our Walt Disney World pandemic show was, we thought that this week we would once again turn to the internet for wisdom/laughs as we find out what people think of the Universal Orlando Resort during the pandemic.  Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting...

Join us for episode 241 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! This week we are hitting perhaps what is regarded as the worst Disney theme park in the world, the Walt Disney Studios in Disneyland Paris to decide what is deserving of the best attraction at the park. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Disney Parks and Be...

Join us for episode 240 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! We are back this week for another round of the attractions tournament, this week trying to crown a champion of Disney's Animal Kingdom. We need your help this week as both of us get into an argument on who should be crowned the ultimate champion! Please go and check out our Twitter to vote for who you think deserves the crown! Be sure to ch...

Join us for episode 239 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! We thought we would complete the Universal Orlando Resort this week by crowning the ultimate attraction champion for Islands of Adventure! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Disney Parks and Beyond

Join us for episode 238 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! We are taking a pause on the Disney parks, for now, thanks to requests from you guys on us covering a Universal Park on the Attraction Tournament shows! This week we are tackling Universal Studios as part of the Universal Orlando Resort and we think you might be pleasantly surprised by the winner! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themep...

Join us for episode 237 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we start the show off with something a bit different as Ryans wife joins us on the show to challenge us in a new game where we have to guess the theme park attraction based on the keywords she reads out! Then... the ultimate EPCOT attraction tournament begins where Ryan ends up talking about EPCOT Forever for way longer than neede...

Join us for episode 236 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we run through every attraction at the Magic Kingdom to decide what is the best attraction at the park. To make things fair we ran every attraction through a random tournament generator and talked through the random results to see what ride would make it through to each round before a very tight final! Be sure to check us out over...

Join us for episode 235 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are once again turning to the internet for wisdom/laughs as we find out what people think of Walt Disney World now that they can visit during the pandemic. Things are so good (or bad depending on how you look at it) that we only get through the Magic Kingdom and reviews of Walt Disney World as a whole so expect a part 2! Be sur...

Join us for episode 234 of the Theme Park Trader podcast!   As we saw Universal officially announce the indefinite delay of the Epic Universe theme park at Universal Orlando, we ask the question will we ever see the park and if we don't where can Nintendo go?   We also run through a couple of interesting Disney stories and Ryan talks about how people insult him online.   Be sure to check us out ov...

Join us for episode 233 of the Theme Park Trader podcast!   This week we chat about the decision that Universal has made to cancel Halloween Horror Nights 30 and also talk about how we can't wait to get to the event again next year!   To help us handle the news we turn to poor reviews and find out what some crazy people have to say about previous events.   Be sure to check us out over on  www.them...

Join us for episode 232 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we talk about the horrific attempted murder that took place at Thorpe Park last week before reading out some of the recent guest reviews of the place. We also chat about the lack of masks and the poor mask policy the theme park seems to have. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please che...

Join us for episode 231 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we discuss the reopening of Walt Disney World and whether we agree with Disney that it is actually safe to open a theme park in the global epicentre for the Coronavirus. We also chat about Duckgate and discuss everything that has been going on with Splash Mountain. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you...

Join us for episode 230 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are celebrating July 4th in the only way this show can, by reading out poor reviews of the most American attractions we could find at Walt Disney World. That's right, The American Adventure at Epcot and The Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom get the poor reviews treatment! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrad...

Join us for episode 229 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! We've been asked by a few of you to talk about The London Resort, a huge upcoming theme park that is being built in the UK. We talk about what has been announced so far, our opinion of the resort and what we think is actually going to happen given the current climate. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us...

Join us for episode 228 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we talk about cancelling our trip to HHN30 and Walt Disney World later this year and discuss what on earth Disney is doing with the reopening of their parks in July. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Disney Parks and Beyond

Join us for episode 227 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are in Disney's Hollywood Studios and running through what 3 attractions we would remove from the park if we could. Both Dan and Ryan get 3 choices each so technically we cover 6 attractions we would remove! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  D...

Join us for episode 226 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! On this weeks show we are joined by guest Dom ( ukdisdad ) who chats to us about DVC, runDisney and cancelling trips to theme parks. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Disney Parks and Beyond