The Theme Park Trader Podcast

Join us for episode 86 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we are very lucky to be rejoined by Danielle who comes onto the show to discuss her upcoming runDisney event at Disneyland Paris. We kick off the show by discussing her previous runDisney event in Walt Disney World before moving onto Paris. It just so happens that this will be her first ever trip to Disneyland Paris so Dan and I sh...

Join us for episode 85 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we have a bit of a Halloween (and PSL intro) to the podcast where we discuss a few items of spooky news that happened over the past week. Spooky news includes: Costume rules for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 4 Original houses announced for Halloween Horror Nights 27 at Universal Orlando Horrors of Blumhouse house also annou...

Join us for episode 84 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we chat through a couple of items from this weeks news before getting into a special feature of Poor Reviews of Great Theme Parks. News covered: Guardians of the Galaxy Mission: BREAKOUT is getting a Halloween update at Disney's California Adventure New and useful updates to the My Disney Experience App Update on Dan not watching H...

Join us for episode 83 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we chat through lots of news stories from the week that include: Indiana Jones rumoured to replace Dinosaur at Disney's Animal Kingdom Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party merchandise and food discussion Muppets Courtyard being replaced at Disney's Hollywood Studios Disney Express Transportation ending with Minnie Van service expa...

Join us for episode 82 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we focus heavily on saying our final farewell to both Ellen's Energy Adventure at Epcot and The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Of course we do this in the only way we know how to on our podcast, ripping into poor reviews that other guests have left for each of the attractions. We also cover off this weeks news whic...

Join us for episode 81 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we rate the attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios from Tower of Terror and Fantasmic to Toy Story Midway Mania and Star Tours! Each attraction has been rated out of 5 and will be available to read very soon in our full attractions guide over on the website within the guides section . The full attractions guide also includes inf...

Join us for episode 80 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we chat through our FastPass recommendations for Epcot where we break down recommendations into four main groups: Families Busiest attractions Adults/Teens Our own recommendations You can read more in our Epcot FastPass guide . We also pay our respects to the great Marty Sklar who past away last week and chat through this weeks new...

Join us for episode 79 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week friend of the show Jordan joins us to discuss booking her first ever trip to Walt Disney World (having been to DLP a few times). We chat all things Disney and answer a few questions that Jordan has for us both about Walt Disney World. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com  and be sure to check out Jordan over on...

Join us for episode 78 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. Last week we finally got to view the full festival booth menus for the 2017 Epcot Food and Wine Festival. As it is Ryan's favourite time of the year at Walt Disney World, we thought we would dedicate an entire episode discussing each of the booths this year and what food and beverages are on offer! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themep...

Join us for this very special 77th episode of the Theme Park Trader podcast! After all the excitement of the Disney Parks announcements at D23 Dan and I got together to record this episode dedicated to D23 and our reactions to the park news! In the podcast we cover: All of Epcot's announcements including Guardians of the Galaxy Ratatouille and Mission Space Tron coming to Magic Kingdom Toy Story L...

Join us for episode 76 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we chat through our FastPass recommendations for the Magic Kingdom where we break down recommendations into four main groups: Families Busiest attractions Adults/Teens Our own recommendations You can read more in our Magic Kingdom FastPass guide . As we are in the Magic Kingdom we thought we would end this weeks podcast by doing an...

Join us for episode 75 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! In this weeks news: Our thoughts on Redhead scene being replaced on Pirates of the Caribbean Disney offering $20 gift cards in exchange for not having rooms cleaned Disney's Animal Kingdom extending nighttime Extra Magic Hours for Pandora - The World of Avatar Earlier park closure for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom Pres...

Join us for episode 74 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. Though it won't have seemed it for you guys, Dan has been in Orlando for the past 2 weeks and as he is back from his trip we have recorded an extra long episode where he discusses everything he did. Highlights from the trip include: Pandora - The World of Avatar Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon at Universal Orlando Volcano Bay We...

Join us for episode 73 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we rate the attractions in Epcot from Test Track and Soarin to Frozen Ever After and O Canada! Each attraction has been rated out of 5 and is available to read in full in our full attractions guide over on the website which you can read here . The full attractions guide also includes information on FastPasses, height requirements,...

Join us for episode 72 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week Dan is away in Florida enjoying Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando so we thought we would pre-record this episode of Ryan talking through his plans for October! Included in the podcast: Day to day plan on which theme park is being visited Which restaurants have been booked so far and why Be sure to check us out over on  www.th...

Join us for episode 71 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! In this weeks news: Knight Lights at Legoland Florida Voodoo Doughnut opens at Universal CityWalk Hollywood Preferred parking arrives at Disney Springs We review the technical test of Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle Wi-Fi finally launches at Disneyland Disney Movie Magic debuts at Disney's Hollywood Studios This week marks the return of...

This week Craig from the awesome Dis After Dark team joins us to discuss his upcoming trip to Orlando that includes quite a lot of events that most guests won't have tried out before! Craig is spending a long 18 days in Orlando and talks us through his full plan. We also chat about all of our experiences visiting the parks and future work between Theme Park Trader and the Dis After Dark teams! Be...

Join us for episode 69 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! In this weeks news: The Shining is coming to Halloween Horror Nights 27 Satu’li Canteen Breakfast Menu at Pandora – The World of Avatar New details on nighttime projection show at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood Tunisia working on Kong animatronic larger than Universal Orlando's  Disney closing Seven Dwarfs...

Join us for episode 68 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are rejoined by Karyn Locke from  Sandandorsnow.com  who chats to us about her recent trips to Walt Disney World including a 2 day celebration of Dapper Day at the parks! We also run through our reactions to the new fireworks show at Magic Kingdom, Happily Ever After! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com .  ...

Join us for episode 67 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! In this weeks news: Baby Groot and Star-Lord meet and greet at Disney's Hollywood Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Mission: Breakout news including premiere party Closest look at Happily Ever After to date Epcot Food and Wine Festival dates and details announced Pandora - The World of Avatar is on Disney's Animal Kingdom's map The Rock making...

Join us for episode 66 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week friend of the show Carly joins us to discuss her various trips to both Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World. We chat through her first memory of going to both parks and some of her more recent visits that include getting engaged at Disneyland Paris and going to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando for her honeymoon! We also co...

Join us for episode 65 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week Emily rejoins Dan and I to ask us a whole host of questions around Walt Disney World and planning a trip. This all came from Emily recently booking her trip to WDW and not being satisfied with the way that Disney answer queries online! Here is a summary of the questions we answer: We land in Orlando International at 3:20pm on our f...

Join us for episode 64 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! In this episode we go through each of the four main parks at Walt Disney World and discuss what both Dan and I would choose for our three FastPass selections for a given day! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com ! If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Dis After Dark !

Join us for episode 63 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! This week we are joined by Charlie Granby who comes onto the show to discuss her most recent day trip to Disneyland Paris alongside her most recent trips to Walt Disney World! We also discuss a couple of news stories from last week including: Disneyland Paris turning 25 and what we thought of the celebrations  Is Tron really replacing the To...

Join us for episode 62 of the Theme Park Trader podcast! In this weeks news: We run through the 2017 dates for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Satu'li Canteen Menu thoughts at Pandora - The World of Avatar Does a recent Universal patent mean a Mario Kart attraction is on the way to Orlando? Should you spend money on a Universal Express pass at Universa...