Recently, we had the opportunity to connect with industry veteran and creative director in themed entertainment, Zane Jensch, about his new podcast, the D&D-Ticket. This “Dungeons and Dragons”-style boozy game night features theme park creatives coming up with a theme...
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The Coaster101 Podcast: Grappling With Theme Park Fandom with Matt Rehwoldt and Shaul Guerrero
It’s not every day that we get verified follows on Twitter. To be honest, a lot of notable people aren’t ready to let their theme park fandom fly so openly. One of those such follows came from @DramaKingMatt, Matt Rehwoldt. Professional...
Continue reading...Designing and Indoor Theme Park and More With Dave Cobb: Part 2 – Coaster101 Podcast
We’re back this week on the Coaster101 Podcast with Part 2 of our interview with veteran theme park designer Dave Cobb! Last week we talked all about Dave’s start at Universal and his work as the Creative Director on Men...
Continue reading...Men in Black: Alien Attack and Much More With Creative Director Dave Cobb: Part 1 – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we’re continuing our series of “off-season” interviews with longtime themed entertainment creative veteran Dave Cobb! Dave is probably best known to US theme park fans for being the Creative Director on Men in Black:...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast, Episode 31: The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando with Seth Kubersky
For the next few weeks, we’re going to focus on interviews of people, both in and out of the industry, with the key linking factor that they have great stories to tell! We’re back this week with another fantastic interview...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast Episode 30: Walt Disney with Lindsay Graham, Host of the Business Movers Podcast
We’re deep in the recesses of the regional park off-season, which means that news is few and far between, save for park opening dates and the occasional raptors being placed at VelociCoaster. For the next few weeks, we’re going to...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast, Episode 29: Our Favorite Dark Rides
While we love roller coasters, we also feel that Dark Rides are among the most underappreciated and underrated theme park experiences out there, and of course, we have a a long list of favorites! This week, join Andrew, Shane and...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast Episode 25: A “Taste” of the Season at Carowinds and Kings Dominion
Breaking News: Andrew visited a park in 2020 — well, actually two of them. Join John and Andrew this week on the www.coaster101.com/podcast as we chat about Andrew’s trips to Taste of the Season at Carowinds and Kings Dominion! We...
Continue reading...A Very Amusing Disney Coaster Discussion with Carlye Wisel – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the podcast we’re joined by a very special guest: Theme Park journalist extraordinaire Carlye Wisel! Carlye writes about theme parks for publications as wide ranging as Travel & Leisure, Eater, and SyFy, and this past summer started...
Continue reading...Coaster101’s Audio Guide To Quassy Amusement Park – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we’re going hyper regional! Shane paid a visit to Quassy Amusement Park, a small pay-as-you-go park in his neck of the woods best known for their Gravity Group Coaster, Wooden Warrior. He and Andrew...
Continue reading...Discussing the VelociCoaster Announcement – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we dive into the least surprsing new ride announcement ever: The Jurassic World VelociCoaster coming to Islands of Adventure next summer! We get into what we’re most excited about, some predictions (kind of), how...
Continue reading...20 Years of Millennium Force – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we’ve got an audio version of our recent 20 in 2020 article about Millennium Force at 20 years old. Nick Weisenberger joins us to talk about everything he learned researching the history of the...
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