Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

Come along as we talk about Club 33’s Salon Nouveau, the famed Disneyland bar...in a secret place...that no one can really talk about.  Thanks to our special guests….. David Yeh  Relevant Links... EndorExpress.net Club 33 Salon Nouveau video (not mine!) Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter !  TikTok !  Facebook !  Her Website !  and wear your VERY AMUSING pride on your slee...

Join Alex Evans and Winona Bechtle as we dive into the storied Disney packed theme park legacy of the historic Bob Baker Marionette Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Thanks to our special guests….. Bob Baker Marionette Theatre   Relevant Links... #EGGGATE Brooke Geiger McDonald’s Rise of the Resistance Boarding Pass details Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter !  TikTok !...

It's Shanghai Disney Resort's fifth anniversary, so we're taking it back to their Grand Opening celebration — and discussing everything you never saw. Reporters Keith Sharon, Arthur Levine and myself flew overseas to see Shanghai Disneyland before it opened to the public, and well, we've got some stories. From TRON rides with Bob Iger to the challenge of interviewing the *very firs...

Ever wondered how a Jurassic Park themed coaster is designed and built?! Universal Creative's Shelby Honea is here to tell us *everything* about Universal Orlando Resort's new Jurassic World themed Velocicoaster, including what it's like to finally ride something you spent years creating. (Years!!) Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter !  TikTok !  Facebook !  He...

I took a hard-hat tour of Disney California Adventure's new Marvel themed Avengers Campus land last March. Then came the pandemic. For fourteen months, I've had every detail of Disney's new superhero space memorized. Now, it's time to relay all of it to you. Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter !  TikTok !  Facebook !  Her Website !  and wear your VERY AMUSI...

It's the triumphant return of HIDDEN MICKEYS, our series where we speak with a noteworthy celebrity who also happens to be a major theme park fan, and this season we have comedian, actor and writer TARAN KILLAM! You may know him from Saturday Night Live, Single Parents or even the Disney Channel Original Movie "Stuck in the Suburbs" (which we OBVIOUSLY get into), but what you may not k...

Have you ever asked yourself, “who is Duffy the Disney Bear?” “how come Gelatoni paints with his tail?” Or “why is everyone, including the host of this podcast, such massive fans of Duffy & Friends?” Well buckle up, because all of your Disney Duffy questions, from Tokyo to Cape Cod and back, are about to be answered. We’re talking with Charlie Watanabe (senior story editor, Walt Disney Imagine...

Disneyland and all its rides, characters and unexpected magic now exists online on Minecraft. To all who come to this happy digital online game space: welcome. Thanks to our special guests….. The Max Lazer ! Matthew Serrano ! Relevant Links... Minecraft Disneyland Nicholas Cappelloni (Mouskegamer) on Youtube Discord Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter !  TikTok !  Facebook...

We're discussing all things Batuu with Walt Disney Imagineering's Scott Trowbridge — a two-time guest! — and author Amy Ratcliffe. The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge  is jam-packed with never-before-seen concept art, Star Wars secrets and behind-the-scenes stories of how these lands were really made. It's rare to get such a robust look at how these spaces are created — and what wa...

Believe it or not, there is a version of Shrek that is entirely remade, frame by frame, independently by artists. Here's their story! RELEVANT LINKS: Watch Shrek Retold! Full list of artists in Shrek Retold Read Wired's piece about Shrek Retold The Bechdel Cast Jamie's Lolita and My Year In Mensa podcasts 3GI Incorporated Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter ! ...

Every year in Madison, Wisconsin, hundreds of people gather to competitively eat onions, rock out to Smash Mouth, roar as loud as they can and celebrate our beloved green ogre Shrek — and you're about to hear ALL about it. Relevant Links... SHREKFEST 3GI Incorporated SHREKFEST 2019 Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter !  TikTok !  Facebook !  Her Website !  and wear you...

Think Shrek's global footprint is limited to a film franchise!? Think again!!!! From an animatronic marionette show in Dubai to a waterpark in New Jersey, we're bopping around the world to discuss Shrek's long-lasting global legacy!!!! Relevant Links: SHREK 4-D ON YESTERWORLD SHREK 4-D ON NETFLIX SHREK at Motiongate Dubai (thanks to SoCal 360 Attractions!) Stalling! with Alison and Mel...

In which we explore once and for all if a beloved theme park character, Shrek, celebrates Hanukkah or not. A delightfully unhinged holiday episode for you and yours! Thanks to our special guests….. Ben Mekler ! Arielle Kaplan on Instagram! (nsfw) Relevant Links... The Tweet That Started It All! Arielle's "Is Shrek Jewish?" story for Alma Polynesian Refurbishment Electrical Water Pagean...

YES YES Y'ALL WE GOT THE GUY WHO DID THE JAW-DROPPING DRONE SHOW FOR PRESIDENT ELECT BIDEN!!!!! OKAY I'LL STOP YELLING AT YOU IN CAPS, BUT WE GOT THE BIG INTERVIEW!!! Anyway, buckle up for a ROUSING chat with Nils Thorjussen, CEO of Verge Aero, and learn about how creating software and drones in-house aided them in pulling off the best themed entertainment this side of the Magic Kingdom —...

Yes yes y'all, tuck in for some listener questions & a wide range of answers, along with a ton of Disney news and call-ins about what little parts of rides you love!! Thank you to AJ Wolfe of Disney Food Blog for calling in for this week's episode! Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on... Instagram !  Twitter !  TikTok !  Facebook !  Her Website !  and wear your VERY AMUSING pride on yo...

Bonjour! Come one, come all, to a feast for the senses! And hear the wild story of how a bunch of strangers created a five-star musical themed to Pixar's film, Ratatouille, entirely on TikTok. FOLLOW THE RATATOUILLE MUSICAL TALENT! https://www.tiktok.com/@e_jaccs https://www.tiktok.com/@bowlingforsnails https://www.tiktok.com/@blakeyrouse https://www.tiktok.com/@rjthecomposer https://www.tikto...

Hello hello hello! Join Daren Ulmer, Founder and Chief Creative at Mousetrappe, who teaches us how projection mapping works and how your favorite theme park nighttime shows are created and hear from the Los Angeles Times' Todd Martens, who shares his expertise about interactivity at theme parks and how we'll experience attractions, merchandise and apps differently in the future! RELEVANT L...

Join Scott Trowbridge, Portfolio Creative Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, as he gives us a crash course on why new Audio-Animatronics are so impressive, how far robotics have come and even spills some secrets about *that incredible moment* on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (!!!) Come for new knowledge of Disney's animatronic figures, stay for a dedication to your favorite discontinue...

Welcome to our interview-packed exploration into how the best parts of your favorite theme parks are created! This week's episode explores the three-year process behind Universal Orlando Resort's new boundary-bending stage stunt show, The Bourne Stuntacular and gains insight from the genius creating some of the best costumed characters on the planet! (That's right — we're learning...

Everything you’ve ever, ever, EVER wanted to know about what it’s like to write about theme parks, from the people who do it. We're giving you a VIP tour of what press events are really like, how to conduct interviews with Imagineers, the silly secrets of taking hard hat tours of unbuilt Disney and Universal theme park rides before they open to the public and so much more! Thanks to our specia...

Welcome to week two of our theme park food bonanza! This week focuses on solving your long-held Disney and Universal food mysteries. Take a look inside Disney's most exclusive (and secretive!) restaurant, chat with food journalists about Dole Whip secrets and grilled cheese surprises, hear about the way Epcot's festivals come together and get the details on the NBA's underground hotel...

Take a peek inside Disney World's top-secret food laboratory! Find out how Magic Kingdom dreams up their incredible Halloween snacks! Discover how Universal created The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Butterbeer from scratch! Learn food secrets from both theme parks and the many ways Universal's Halloween Horror Nights houses directly inspire their foods! Relevant Links...  DAVID'S FOO...

In April 2020, hundreds of Disney Parks exclusive Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Coca Cola sodas mysteriously appeared at an Alabama supermarket. How did they make their way from a far-flung Disney theme park planet to a discount grocery store? We're about to find out. Thanks to our special guests….. @ EscapedStitch , @ Schmoofy , Clayton Williams and the one and only ROBIN LOPEZ ! The Monorail...

Welcome to a bonanza of haunts, surprises and (somewhat) solved mysteries: yes, it's our very first Mailbag episode, and these calls are ANYTHING but standard. Come for the laughs, stay for the final word on why birds aren't just constantly flying into the Monorail openings at Disney's Contemporary Resort! Thanks to our special guests….. Defunctland's KEVIN PERJURER! and EVERYONE W...

The never-before-heard story of how Stacey J. Aswad, famed host of Walt Disney World Resort TV in-room programming, once hosted a documentary inside a memorabilia-packed home that's...more familiar to fans than they'd expect. Come for the mind-melding details of that doc; stay for the insights about filming Top 7 Must See's and Must Do Disney, as well as the shocking reveal of one of S...