Unbuilt: An Unrealized Theme Park Podcast

Knott's Berry Farm... Branson? Sacramento? Japan?! Good grief! Today we grab our fun buns over to a wild exploration of the grand vision that the Knott's family had in the 1990s, imagining a world where boysenberries and roller coasters could be enjoyed together worldwide with a brand-new theme park franchise! In addition, we also take a peek at a master plan to take the existing Buena Park locati...

Happy Halloween! Today we look at seven pitches for the world-famous Haunted Mansion during its nearly two-decade-long development, plus Rolly Crump's brilliant unrealized Museum of the Weird. Together we unearth creepy concepts such as gruesome story-driven walkthroughs, a truly terrifying pitch by Marc Davis and the Haunted Mansion... as a boat ride?! Start the campfire as we get into some aweso...

Ryan O'Reilly is on vacation this week, so enjoy this special outtake where we have a laugh over all of the golden statues... and what golden statues we would've liked to see.

In the immortal words of Ray Stantz from the 1995 classic "Casper": "Who you gonna call? Somebody else." Today we take a look at the mid-80s attempt to bring Ghostbusters to the Six Flags theme parks with Sente Technologies and Roger Hector's "Ghostbusters: The Hauntington Hotel" shooting dark ride, a first-of-its-kind prototype at the time. Is it a big twinkie, or a complete bust, and how does it...

Hi ho, listeners! Today we are joined by Blake Roark (@NeilNevins) to discuss the (kind of) never-built land Muppet Studios, featuring the Great Gonzo Pizza Pandemonium Parlor, the Swedish Chef Cooking School and the amazing Great Muppet Movie Ride! It's a can't miss discussion of alternate Muppety universes!

Welcome, to Unbuilt Jurassic Park! We take a look at various attractions that were planned for the Jurassic Park land at Universal's Islands of Adventure, including Jeep Safari, HelicopTours, Raptor Racers and an Amber Mine B&M Hypercoaster!

Come aboard onto our maiden voyage as we discuss Jim Cora and Mark Hickson's absolutely insane idea to build a floating Disney theme park on the top of a supertanker! Plus, we talk about recent changes to the Jungle Cruise!

Welcome to Unbullt: An Unrealized Theme Park Podcast! In this introductory episode, we break down how the show will be, our philosophy and what we hope to accomplish! Come back for a grand sail on the S.S. Disney on Friday!

Enjoy this promo for "Unbuilt: An Unrealized Theme Park Podcast", debuting August 2021!