Podcasts about adventure world

Gavvie is back from Japan and, after taking a week off to rest an injured foot, he's also back on the RS airwaves with plenty of banter and bangers for your Saturday evening! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Saturday Night SEGA - 15 Years LiVE 00:01:59 - Bayonetta 3 - GH()ST 00:05:05 - The Caligula Effect - Sin 00:08:33 - This is Saturday Night SEGA 1 00:29:28 - Crackin' DJ - hangover 00:31:09 - Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (Hokuto ga Gotoku) - Minigame BGM: Kuro Operation 00:35:02 - Sonic 2: Remastered Mobile Edition - Hidden Palace Zone 00:36:54 - This is Saturday Night SEGA 2 00:50:19 - Soul Surfer - Japan 00:53:18 - Yakuza 5 (Ryu ga Gotoku 5) - Victory Road 00:56:25 - Streets of Rage 4 (Bare Knuckle IV) - They're Back 00:59:29 - This is Saturday Night SEGA 3 01:12:53 - Mega Drive Mini 2 -Multiverse Sound World- - THEME -SPACE HARRIER on Vocal- / S.S.T. Legends 01:14:48 - Cyborg Justice - Insect 01:17:04 - Phantasy Star Nova - Black Decisive Battle 01:21:39 - This is Saturday Night SEGA 4 01:38:45 - Bonanza Bros. [Mega Drive] - Bonanza Suspense Theatre (BGM 3) 01:41:44 - Marvel Land (Talmit's Adventure) - World 1 01:43:15 - Star Wars Arcade [32X] - Main Theme 01:44:39 - This is Saturday Night SEGA 5 01:53:53 - SEGA TouringCar Championship - Loose Control 01:57:50 - Alien Storm - Mission 1 Stage 1, Mission 4 Stage 2 02:00:38 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX - Main Theme 02:02:14 - This is Saturday Night SEGA 6 02:11:56 - Star Wars [8-bit] - Title Screen 02:14:20 - TheBitterRoost - Triumph in Failure

Join Darcy Kavanagh and Martin Darcey for a unique episode of Gettin Deep, where they attempt a joke writing session!In this unscripted conversation, they bounce ideas off each other, exploring potential premises and punchlines. Along the way, they meander into unexpected topics, from the absurdity of the fast lane at Adventure World to the fascinating facts about Bhutan's happiness rankings.They also tackle more serious subjects, like the ethics of stimulants for autistic individuals and the bizarre world of gym conflicts. Amidst the tangents, they manage to distill some promising joke ideas.Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at the joke-writing process and enjoy the winding journey.

Disneyland Paris vierde de 33e verjaardag met een hele reeks mooie nieuwtjes over beide parken! We bespreken ze uitgebreid in deze aflevering van D-Tales, net als de nieuwigheden die bekend zijn gemaakt voor het nieuwe cruiseschip Disney Destiny! Wil jij de Drippey Mouse winnen? Mail ons op info@d-log.nl en laat zien hoe jij D-Tales luistert! https://www.mintyfresh.eu/drippey-mouse-original-by-kloes-x-mintyfresh.html 00:00 Introductie en Bijpraten

Episode 254 for the week of April 14, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...Theme Park News Around The World:- Grand Floridian Lobby Renovation Concept Art Revealed - Gingerbread House to not be there this year. Source: Blog Mickey- Universal Great Britain Officially Announced, Concept Art Shared. What speculated IP gets us most excited? Source: Alicia Stella- Disney Provides More updates for Disney Adventure World at Disneyland Paris. Source: The DISStarts @1:50 ...New Disney Summer Discount:- Disney Announced a new discount for the summer, including only $99/night at the All Stars. What is this telling us about Disney's strategy? How does this Impact Jason's trip? Source: WDW MagicStarts @18:38 ...DBC Engagement: Design a Local Disney Theme Park-  We asked the community to create a local Disney Theme Park near you, what are 3 attractions, 1 sit down and 2 quick service restaurants you'd chose to build your park? What is the theme and how is the park laid out? Starts @27:40 ...* Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast *NEW! Landing Page for all things DBC Pod: magictravelonmain.com Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media:- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thedbcpod - Bluesky: @thedbcpod.bsky.social- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDBCPod- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedbcpod- Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/cJ8Vxf4BmQNote: This podcast is not affiliated with any message boards, blogs, news sites, or other podcasts

00:43: Ben Cousins 09:00: Cream Pie quiz 13:51: Yay or Nay 18:56: Adventure World – Pete on the Abyss 21:38: Favourite moments of 2024See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welkom bij aflevering 170 van Nerd Culture waarin we het uitgebreid gaan hebben over de seizoensfinale van House of the Dragon. Gaan we het hebben over de originele insteek van Deadpool vs Wolverine en kijken we enorm uit naar de release van Alien: Romulus. Ridley Scott nauw betrokken bij Alien: Romulus Alien: Romulus, geregisseerd door Fede Álvarez en geproduceerd door Ridley Scott, is de nieuwste film in de “Alien”-franchise. Álvarez brengt een frisse, angstaanjagende benadering naar de iconische serie. De film introduceert nieuwe personages en behoudt de spannende, intense sfeer waar de originele “Alien”-films om bekend staan. Met Ridley Scott's betrokkenheid blijft de film trouw aan de erfenis van de franchise. Marvel brengt ons Aliens vs Avengers Marvel brengt een nieuwe crossover comic uit getiteld “Avengers vs. Aliens”, waarin de Avengers het opnemen tegen de Xenomorphs uit de “Alien”-franchise. Deze preview toont intense gevechten tussen de superhelden en de dodelijke buitenaardse wezens, waarbij horror wordt gecombineerd met actie. De comic belooft een unieke verhaallijn en spannende confrontaties tussen Earth's mightiest heroes en de angstaanjagende Xenomorphs. Looney Tunes komen weer terug naar de bioscoop Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up, een nieuwe animatiefilm met Porky Pig en Daffy Duck, wordt eind 2024 uitgebracht op Boomerang en Cartoon Network. De film volgt de klassieke Looney Tunes-personages terwijl ze per ongeluk een buitenaards complot ontdekken om de aarde te vernietigen. Met de bekende humor en een moderne twist, belooft de film zowel nieuwe als oude fans te vermaken. Borderlands debuteert met een 0% Rotten Tomatoes score De “Borderlands”-film, gebaseerd op de populaire videogameserie, heeft bij de première een 0% score gekregen op Rotten Tomatoes. Dit lage cijfer weerspiegelt de zeer negatieve recensies van critici, die teleurgesteld zijn in de film. Ondanks hoge verwachtingen slaagt de film er niet in om de unieke stijl en humor van de games goed over te brengen. Warner Bros Discovery op all-time low na twee jaar David Zaslav De aandelen van Warner Bros. Discovery zijn na twee jaar onder leiding van David Zaslav op een historisch dieptepunt beland. De forse daling in de aandelenkoers weerspiegelt de uitdagingen en strategische beslissingen waarmee het bedrijf te maken heeft gehad, evenals de bredere problemen in de entertainmentindustrie. Er is groeiende bezorgdheid over de richting waarin het bedrijf zich onder Zaslavs leiding beweegt. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Huishoudelijke mededeling: Comment van de Week 00:04:16 Wat hebben we gekeken/gelezen/geluisterd? 00:06:44 House of the Dragon seizoensfinale 00:12:24 SPOILER 00:14:54 Help mijn man is klusser 00:17:30 Deadpool & Wolverine (again) 00:19:19 Guardians of the Galaxy 00:22:26 Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats 00:23:56 Saturday Night Trailer 00:26:45 Deadpool & Wolverine gaan de 900 miljoen voorbij 00:27:38 Hoe Deadpool & Wolverine uiteindelijk zou moeten gaan 00:33:48 Channing Tatum hoopt dat zijn Gambit eindelijk een film krijgt 00:36:32 Disney+ verhoogt de prijzen opnieuw 00:38:52 Disney+ gaat het delen van wachtwoorden onmogelijk maken 00:40:32 Een miniatuur van Disney's Adventure World is te zien op D23 00:41:50 King Thanos onthuld voor nieuwe Disney ride 00:45:02 Een eerste blik op Alien vs Avengers 00:47:07 Alien: Romulus regisseur over samenwerking met Ridley Scott 00:51:45 Reebok dropt Alien sneakers 00:54:38 Succubus Trailer 00:57:29 Shawn Levy deelt zijn visie op Star Wars 01:04:46 Kathleen Kennedy wil met pensioen, maar niet voordat ze een succes boekt 01:08:31 Borderlands bombed met 0% Rotten Tomatoes score 01:11:52 Regal Theatres deelt popcorn bucket voor Beetlejuice 01:17:28 Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead Universe gecanceld 01:18:24 Er komt een Looney Tunes film naar de bioscoop 01:19:28 WB's aandeel op all-time low twee jaar na aantreden David Zaslav 01:20:42 Greedy People Trailer

Disney's Adventure World, Universal GB, Epic Universe, WDW and Disneyland Podcast!

Vous avez manqué les dernières actualités Disney ? L'équipe de Magic Actus vous propose une séance de rattrapage :Camille vous parle de Mufasa : Le Roi Lion, qui sort au cinéma le 18 décembre !Magali fait tout pour vous convaincre de regarder la série Shogun sur Disney+ !Colombe vous donne les détails de la transformation des Walt Disney Studios en Disney Adventure World à Disneyland Paris !Lyse vous dévoile ce qu'il faut savoir de la nouvelle mise à jour de Disney Dreamlight Valley !Et petit bonus, on vous parle de l'attraction Le Pays des Contes de Fée !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

On this week's episode, we get caught up on all the news around the parks, including all the details for Pixarfest at Disneyland and DCA, all the new attractions and changes coming to Disney Studios Park in Paris and everything in between!And later, after a recent visit to DCA, we agree that it's time to make all of Hollywoodland sparkle! So today, we are fixing the side street behind Hollywood Boulevard, the sleepiest spot in all of DCA! Will a Marvel theme extend into the land or perhaps an homage to a forgotten original ride? Hollywoodland needs a makeover, and we got it covered!It's a Hollywood affair with more news than a paperboy can toss at ya and it's all happening on this week's episode of the We Like Theme Parks Podcast on the Chip and Co. Podcast Network!Go to www.welikethemeparks.com for more episodes, more fun and all our amazing sponsors!

On the grand return of the podcast, we discuss the reopening of the Disneyland Hotel, new developments in the Disney Village remodel, and the unveiling of Disney Adventure World. Welcome back!

Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris will be renamed Disney Adventure World, marking an official shift from 'how it's done' to immersive lands. Also, the Disneyland union contracts are up again, and we tackle a listener question regarding closures in Las Vegas. 

In D-Tales 368 bespreken we uitgebreid al het nieuws dat rondom de grote veranderingen voor Walt Disney Studios Park in Parijs: een nieuwe naam, nieuwe themagebieden en nieuwe... avonturen! Uiteraard geven we ook een update over onze Azië reizen van volgend jaar!Steun ons en word Donalteur!: https://www.d-log.nl/steun-ons/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean and Bryan discuss more creatures in Tiana's Bayou Adventure, DAS updates, Adventure World, and new food and foodie guides! Interested in going to FanX? Get 15% off your tickets by using promo code MAINSTREET at https://checkout.conventions.leapevent.tech/eh/FanX_Salt_Lake_Comic_Convention_2024/52409 We have new merch! Buy now at: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/word-on-the-main-street-podcast?ref_id=26007 We have sponsors: Get Away Today! Use our referral link to get $10 off any 2+ night Southern California package! www.getawaytoday.com?referrerid=7479 or use promo code mainstreetpod10 All Enchanting Ears Use promo code WOTMS10 for 10% off ANY purchase! www.allenchantingears.com Buy us a churro! www.buymeacoffee.com/wotms Contact the hosts: Voicemail: 801.923.2455 Sean - sean.wotms@gmail.com Bryan - bryan.wotms@gmail.com

Pour fêter son 32e anniversaire, Disneyland Paris a offert au monde des annonces en pagaille, notamment concernant le futur de son deuxième parc. Allez hop poubelle le nom Walt Disney Studios, place à "Disney Adventure World" ! Au delà du branding dans cet épisode on debrieffe aussi les nouveaux détails révélés par Disney sur le contenu du parc : World of Frozen, World Premiere, World Premiere Plaza, Adventure Bay, Adventure Way... Vous êtes perdus? Nous aussi. Mais pas de panique, on vous explique tout! Merci pour votre écoute!

Join us for episode 408 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast. This week we talk through the terrible name change over in Disneyland Paris as they've announced Walt Disney Studios Park is becoming Disney Adventure World. In addition, we go into detail on what Disney has shared so far on the return of the 'Free' Disney Dining Plan in Walt Disney World for 2025. Be sure to check us out over on www.themeparktrader.com.

Tune in to this weeks epsiode for a run down of all the updates coming to Disneyland Paris. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chatdisney/message

Martin R. Nelson - Children of the Dying Hearth - Fantasy, Adventure, World Building and Writing. This is episode 667 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Martin Nelson has served as a high school history and Latin teacher for the past five years at Saint Mary's School of Medford. Prior to that he held various positions, including substitute teacher and summer school administrator of Master Dei High School in Santa Ana; teaching assistant and writing coach at Fordham University; and a blog editor for the history department at Fordham. Nelson was awarded Honorable Mention for the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest in The Journal of Dr. Rudy J. Gleeman. Martin earned his B.A. in History from University of Portland, in Oregon. He received a master's in history from Fordham University, in New York. His research interests include early and high Medieval Danish Political Culture, Conceptualizations of Sanctity, and Cultural Memory. He speaks three foreign languages – Spanish, Italian, and Latin - -and is a member of several professional academic organizations, including: American Historical Academy, American Classical League, and Hagiography Society. True to enjoying anything fantasy, the subject of his debut novel, Children of the Dying Hearth, Nelson spends hours playing video games. He grew up on RPGs like Final Fantasy and Suikoden. He likes getting into a new anime or role-playing a tabletop game. Nelson presently coaches the all-girls soccer team at a Catholic high school. A lifetime soccer player, he recently took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He also enjoys hunting and fishing. Born and raised in Oregon, he spent time playing semi-professional soccer in Romania, Spain, Portugal, and Germany. He's also lived in California and New York.  He can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/martin.nelson), Instagram (www.instagram.com/annals_of_tessian), and X (www.tritter.com/martinsonofnel). For more information, please see: www.martinraynelson.com   He resides with his family in Medford, Oregon. Our focus today is Martin's Novel - Children of the Dying Hearth…. Awesome talk! Great story! Thanks for listening! Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this link Buy Me a Coffee. This would allow you to donate to help the show address the costs associated with producing the podcast from upgrading gear to the fees associated with producing the show. That would be cool. Thanks for thinking about it.  Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! You are AWESOME! Thanks so much! Connect & Learn More: www.martinraynelson.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-r-nelson-51ab1345/ www.facebook.com/martin.nelson www.instagram.com/annals_of_tessian www.twitter.com/martinsonofnel Length - 46:28

 Learn the four basic types of setting as a way to help you choose story settings that create meaningful connections among characters.

Emergency West Australia has issued an emergency fire warning for people in the vicinity of Cockburn Ice Arena and Adventure World. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should you wash elephants in Thailand? Adventure World's head Neil Rodgers talks about travelling ethically to ensure travel remains possible for our kids, including why you should avoid local tour operators who don't protect wildlife, adventureworld.com.au Belle's just back from undertaking one of the great hikes in northern Victoria - the crossing between Falls Creek and Hotham, with Alpine Nature Experiences and Victoria's High Country. We also tell you how much we love the Australian Open and how to hack your annual leave so you can have longer holidays without sacrificing the pay packet, thanks to virginaustralia.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworldawaits/message

We are LIVE from Adventure World and our mission for today was to try and get Shaun sick by putting him through The Goliath, The Abyss and finally The Kraken...listen in to hear how he went. We also gave away $10K! Thanks for an amazing year but stick around on this feed for some of the best of 2023!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's always absolute chaos when the crazy bull, chef Miguel joins the show, we hear about his new partnership with Stocklands. It's our last show for the year tomorrow, we'll be coming to you live from Adventure World!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, Gavvie discusses the new LEGO Sonic range, the Knuckles TV series and just how strange the lyrics are on MSR's vocal tracks... Chapters: (00:00:00) - Year 13 - A New Era (00:01:25) - Pachislot Yakuza: Dead Souls (Pachislot Ryu ga Gotoku OF THE END) - Celestial Flames (00:05:46) - Sonic Frontiers - Break Through It All (00:09:46) - This is Saturday Night SEGA 1 (00:28:20) - Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure - Cosmic Casino Zone - Act 2 (00:29:57) - Neon Genesis Evangelion: Digital Card Library (Shinseiki Evangelion: Digital Card Library) - A Cruel Angel's Thesis (00:33:56) - Jet Set Radio Future - Aisle 10 (Hello Allison) (00:37:38) - This is Saturday Night SEGA 2 (00:50:53) - Shadow the Hedgehog - I Am... All of Me (00:54:42) - Metropolis Street Racer - Fallen Angel (00:57:48) - Sonic Lost World - Dr. Eggman Showdown (01:01:24) - This is Saturday Night SEGA 3 (01:07:02) - Pulseman - Neo Tokyo (Stage 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 3-3, 6-2, 6-5, 7-1) (01:09:06) - Enduro Racer [Master System] - BGM 1 (01:10:20) - Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Arrange CD "OM-GOT; 4Mz" - Crystal Doom (01:12:00) - This is Saturday Night SEGA 4 (01:26:13) - Judgment (Judge Eyes) - ∞-Axis Gimbal (01:29:13) - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers [Mega Drive] - Dragonzord Stage (01:31:29) - Marvel Land (Talmit's Adventure) - World 1 (01:33:00) - This is Saturday Night SEGA 5 (01:44:23) - SEGA Vintage Collection - Menu Music (Wonder Boy in Monster World) (01:46:06) - Jet Set Radio Future - Funky Dealer (01:49:38) - Judgment (Judge Eyes) - L (01:52:24) - This is Saturday Night SEGA 6 (02:11:50) - Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed - Staff Roll (02:15:09) - TheBitterRoost - Triumph in Failure

ADVENTURE. Behind the Scenes. Making it happen. Paying the Bills. Routines and Rituals. The Reality. Ready?Look past the shiny Instagram photos for a peek behind the scenes of the daily life of a 'working adventurer'.www.alastairhumphreys.com@al_humphreys ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Shaun's Cousin (and one of Australia's biggest media legends), Rove McManus stopped by to tell us about his favourite Perth recreation spot. We also find about the strangest ‘bedrooms' you've ever lived in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Gavvie chats about the 30th anniversary of a beloved comic series, Summer Soundtrack ideas, and celebrities turning up in a Samurai-era video game. Chapters: (00:00:00) - SNS - Established 2010 (Year 12 Intro) (00:01:36) - Pachislot Yakuza: Dead Souls (Pachislot Ryu ga Gotoku OF THE END) - Pulse Within The Paradox (00:06:17) - Skies of Arcadia - Boss Battle (Crisis, Opportunity) (00:08:48) - This is SNS 1 (00:21:16) - Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix - Carmine Entanglement (00:24:36) - Nightshade (Kunoichi) - It's My Day (00:29:51) - Lost Judgment (LOST JUDGMENT: Sabakarezaru Kioku) - Digital Fireflies (00:32:57) - This is SNS 2 (00:51:00) - Sonic Rivals 1 & 2 - Boss Theme (Ver. 2) (00:56:39) - Sonic Frontiers - Guardian: STRIDER (01:01:24) - Adam Freeland - Fear (GO-GO-GST Rez Version) (01:06:15) - This is SNS 3 (01:17:32) - Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - Sega Shop (01:21:33) - 7th Dragon III Code: VFD - Tokyo: Cascading Ordeals (TeddyLoid Remix) (01:26:46) - Marvel Land (Talmit's Adventure) - World 1 (01:28:17) - This is SNS 4 (01:39:31) - Anarchy Reigns (Max Anarchy) - Find You (01:42:43) - newip - Nyctophobia (01:45:57) - Nazi Synthesizers (Kadmium) - E1M1 (01:49:10) - This is SNS 5 (02:06:57) - Omega Catastrophe - EXTREME ET from S.H. Main Theme (02:10:47) - TheBitterRoost - Triumph in Failure

We're chatting all things adventure, mindset, and needlessly hammering a few people along the way. Gyms in January. Lewis Hamilton. Bucket list adventure ideas and Patagonia. The Huemul Circuit - https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/argentina/santa-cruz/circuito-cerro-huemul

As a part of RadioSEGA's Mega Drive Mini Marathon 2, all the music on SNS this week is from games that released on the Mega Drive, the Mega CD or the 32X! Tracklistings: - Marvel Land (Talmit's Adventure) - World 1 - Comix Zone - Night of the Mutants (Episode 1-1) - Alien Storm [Mega Drive] - We Are ''BUSTERS'' - Ecco the Dolphin [Mega-CD] - The Vents - motion e - Columns III: Revenge of Columns (Taiketsu! Columns World) - Explorer - ClayFighter - Ickybod Clay, The Blob, N. Boss - The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin [Mega CD] - Swingtime - Shining Force CD - The Fortress - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 [16-bit] - Chemical Plant Zone - Streets of Rage (Bare Knuckle: Ikari no Tekken) - Big Boss - LANGRISSER II - One's Side - The Revenge of Shinobi - SUNRISE BLVD. (Round 2-1) - OutRun [Mega Drive] - Splash Wave - Knuckles Chaotix - Just Another Day - After Burner II [Mega Drive] - After Burner - Lemmings [Mega Drive] - Stage Theme 4 (One Way or Another) - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie [Mega Drive] - 5-4-1 - Ristar The Shooting Star - Star Humming (Ending 1) - Cyborg Justice - Boss Theme - Captain America and the Avengers [Mega Drive] - Scene 1 - The Avengers - Golden Axe - Wilderness - Kid Chameleon - Blue Lake Woods - DecapAttack (US) - Intro - Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude - Mustique - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Sonic 3 Credits

WA ‘pocket rocket', Darcy Jones gave us some insight into why he wears a helmet on the field, not being allowed on rides at Adventure World due to his size, last year's colts flag at Swan Districts and a whole lot more!

Mark Pincus was at the forefront of mobile technology when it was just being born. He is a recovering venture capitalist who co-founded his first company with Sunil Paul in 1995. FreeLoader was at the forefront of giving people the news through push technology, just as the IETF was in the process of ratifying HTTP2. He sold that for $38 million only to watch it get destroyed. But he did invest in a startup that one of the interns founded when he gave Sean Parker $100,000 to help found Napster.  Pincus then started Support.com, which went public in 2000. Then Tribe.net, which Cisco acquired. As a former user, it was fun while it lasted. Along the way, Pincus teamed up with Reid Hoffman, former PayPal executive and founder of LinkedIn and bought the Six Degrees patent that basically covered all social networking. Along the way, he invested in Friendster, Buddy Media, Brightmail, JD.com, Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter.  Investing in all those social media properties gave him a pretty good insight into what trends were on the way. Web 2.0 was on the rise and social networks were spreading fast. As they spread, each attempted to become a platform by opening APIs for third-party developers. This led to an opening to create a new company that could build software that sat on top of these social media companies. Meanwhile, the gaming industry was in a transition from desktop and console games to hyper-casual games that are played on mobile devices. So Pincus recruited conspirators to start yet another company and with Michael Luxton, Andrew Trader, Eric Schiermeyer, Steve Schoettler, and Justin Waldron, Zinga was born in 2007. Actually Zinga is the dog. The company Zynga was born in 2007. Facebook was only three years old at the time, but was already at 14 million users to start 2007. That's when they opened up APIs for integration with third party products through FBML, or Facebook Markup Language. They would have 100 million within a year. Given his track record selling companies and picking winners, Zynga easily raised $29 million to start what amounts to a social game studio. They make games that people access through social networks. Luxton, Schiermeyer, and Waldron created the first game, Zynga Poker in 2007. It was a simple enough Texas hold 'em poker game but rose to include tens of millions of players at its height, raking in millions in revenue.  They'd proven the thesis. Social networks, especially Facebook, were growing.. The iPhone came out in 2007. That only hardened their resolve. They sold poker chips in 2008. Then came FarmVille. FarmVille was launched in 2009 and an instant hit. The game went viral and had a million daily users in a week. It was originally written in flash and later ported to iPhones and other mobile platforms. It's now been installed over 700 million times and ran until 2020, when Flash support was dropped by Facebook. FarmVille was free-to-play and simple. It had elements of a 4x game like Civilization, but was co-op, meaning players didn't exterminate one another but instead earned points and thus rankings. In fact, players could help speed up tasks for one another. Players began with a farm - an empty plot of land. They earned experience points by doing routine tasks. Things like growing crops, upgrading items, plowing more and more land. Players took their crops to the market and sold them for coins. Coins could also be bought. If a player didn't harvest their crops when they were mature, the crops would die. Thus, they had players coming back again and again. Push notifications helped remind people about the state of their farm. Or the news in FreeLoader-speak.   Some players became what we called dolphins, or players that spent about what they would on a usual game. Maybe $10 to $30. Others spent thousands, which we referred to as whales. They became the top game on Facebook and the top earner. They launched sequels as well, with FarmVille 2 and FarmVille 3.  They bought Challenge Games in 2010, which was founded by Andrew Busy to develop casual games a well. They bought 14 more companies. They grew to 750 employees. They opened offices in Bangalore, India and Ireland. They experimented with other platforms, like Microsoft's MSN gaming environment and Google TV. They released CastleVille. And they went public towards the end of 2011. It was a whirlwind ride, and just really getting started. They released cute FarmVille toys.  They also released Project Z, Mafia Wars, Hanging with Friends, Adventure World, and Hidden Chronicles. And along the way they became a considerable advertising customer for Facebook, with ads showing up for Mafia Wars and Project Z constantly. Not only that, but their ads flooded other mobile ad networks, as The Sims Social and other games caught on and stole eyeballs. And players were rewarded for spamming the walls of other players, which helped to increase the viral nature of the early Facebook games. Pincus and the team built a successful, vibrant company. They brought in Jeff Karp and launched Pioneer Trail. Then another smash hit, Words with Friends. They bought Newtoy for $53.3 million to get it, after Paul and David Bettner who wrote a game called Chess with Friends a few years earlier. But revenues dropped as the Facebook ride they'd been on began to transition from people gaming in a web browser to mobile devices. All this growth and the company was ready for the next phase. In 2013, Zynga hired Donald Mattrick to be the CEO and Pincus moved to the role of Chief Product Officer. The brought in Alex Garden, the General Manager for Xbox Music , Video, and Reading, who had founded the Homeward creator Relic Entertainment back in the 1990s. The new management didn't fix the decline. The old games continued to lose market share and Pincus came back to run the company as CEO and cut the staff by 18 percent. In 2015 they brought in Frank Gibeau to the board and by 2016 moved him to  CEO of the company. One challenge with the move to mobile was who got the processing payments. Microtransactions had gone through Facebook for years. They moved to Stripe in 2020. They acquired Gram Games, to get Merge Dragons! They bought Small Giant Games to get Empires & Puzzles. They bought Peak Games to get Toon Blast and Toy Blast. They picked up Rollic to get a boatload of actions and puzzle games. They bought Golf Rival by acquiring StarLark. And as of the time of this writing they have nearly 200 million players actively logging into their games. There are a few things to take from the story of Zynga. One is that a free game doesn't put $2.8 billion in revenues on the board, which is what they made in 2021. Advertising amounts for just north of a half billion, but the rest comes from in app purchases. The next is that the transition from owner-operators is hard. Pincus and the founding team had a great vision. They executed and were rewarded by taking the company to a gangbuster IPO. The market changed and it took a couple of pivots to get there. That led to a couple of management shakeups and a transition to more of a portfolio mindset with the fleet of games they own. Another lesson is that larger development organizations don't necessarily get more done. That's why Zynga has had to acquire companies to get hits since around the time that they bought Words with Friends.  Finally, when a company goes public the team gets distracted. Not only is going through an IPO expensive and the ensuing financial reporting requirements a hassle to deal with, but it's distracting. Employees look at stock prices during the day. Higher ranking employees have to hire a team of accountants to shuffle their money around in order to take advantage of tax loopholes. Growth leads to political infighting and power grabbing. There are also regulatory requirements with how we manage our code and technology that slow down innovation. But it all makes us better run and a safer partner eventually. All companies go through this. Those who navigate towards a steady state fastest have the best chance of surviving one more lesson: when the first movers prove a monetization thesis the ocean will get red fast. Zynga became the top mobile development company again after weathering the storm and making a few solid acquisitions. But as Bill Gates pointed out in the 1980s, gaming is a fickle business. So Zynga agreed to be acquired for $12.7 billion in 2022 by Take-Two Interactive, who now owns the Civilization, Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands, WWE, Red Dead, Max Payne, NBA 2K, PGA 2K, Bioshock, Duke Nukem, Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, Battleship, Centipede, and the list goes on and on. They've been running a portfolio for a long time. Pincus took away nearly $200 million in the deal and about $350 million in Take-Two equity. Ads and loot boxes can be big business. Meanwhile, Pincus and Hoffman from LinkedIn work well together, apparently. They built Reinvent Capital, an investment firm that shows that venture capital has quite a high recidivism rate. They had a number of successful investments and SPACs.  Zynga was much more. They exploited Facebook to shoot up to hundreds of millions in revenue. That was revenue Facebook then decided they should have a piece of in 2011, which cut those Zynga revenues in half over time. This is an important lesson any time a huge percentage of revenue is dependent on another party who can change the game (no pun intended) at any time. Diversify. 

Writers can use the metaphoric Adventure World of a story's Second Act to better understand this crucial part of story structure.

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What's good everyone! This week Jack and Adam discuss if Drake is the new Michael Jackson, Things that feel like cults but aren't, Phone Scams, Adventure World,  Britney Spears and more!

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Endurance athlete, entrepreneur, and YouTuber Hunter Leininger began adventure racing with his dad, Jeff, at age seven--and never looked back!  Travis and Mace chat here with Hunter and Jeff, who completed World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji together on Team AR Georgia.  Twenty-year-old Hunter is hitting it hard with FKTs in trekking and mountain biking while pursuing the US Adventure Racing National Championship next month and running his killer hard-shell backpack company at www.kapacks.com.  Family, business, sports, and life (even #vanlife)...the Leiningers bring it all to the table in this fun conversation!

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Welcome to the fortnightly catch-up, where the rules are made up and the points don't matter. In fact, this description is more like a director's commentary where I type while I re-listen. Matt sure does love survival games, check that out at twitch.tv/megamattex seriously it's good. Just so you know, our minecraft server was a huge success, we had an infinite iron farm, an enormous villager trading post, blocks of netherite, and defeated the ender dragon. So we stopped playing Minecraft and started playing Raft. Between Smite and League of Legends, No Time To Grind is become its own battle arena. Adrian played Ratchet and Clank. Good for him. Michael's PC was met with a terrible fate, but I won't spoil that for you here, let's just say it was shocking! It was solved, thanks Michael's Father in Law! Michael also revisited the land of Skyrim, a decade of Nords fighting Imperials. Good stuff. Remember when Bethesda was good? Fallout 3, New Vegas, 4, TES: Morrowind, Oblivion. We get into our theory for Elder Scrolls 6 and Michael thinks everybody faces north at all times. I should have just used "generations" to describe the time gaps in Elder Scrolls, but I'll let you figure that out. Matt is a dirty little episode tease because he has no script and wants to talk about League of Legends. Since we recorded, we have played 1 match of pvp LoL and have a 100% win rate, here's the stats: Matt - Riven - 1/10/2 (maximum oof), Michael - Ekko - 4/2/8 (nice!), Adrian - Kayn - 21/3/4 god damn 3 Quadra Kills and MVP. Bloody Adrian over here being scared to match with smurf accounts and he's repping this 8+ KDA. We get into the ideas of matchmaking in LoL and compare it to Smite's, which is the only other MOBA we play. Adrian knows his Smite, that's for sure. How many people be queuing in multiplayer games? Well in League, against bots, people make their own bots. How dumb is that? God Matt is smart. and handsome. rate this podcast 5 stars. or share. or go to facebook.com/notimetogrindpodcast or all 3? you should do that. do it now. If you do not share this podcast and my stream with your friends you will be in ELO hell for your next 10 games. Oh snap, Smite Valentines Memes?! Bacchus is life, Bacchus is love. PlayStation 5 is never coming out. If you live in Perth, you got that Adventure World ref. Extrasode February 2021 Find out more at http://notimetogrindpodcast.com

We talk about our trip to Adventure World and the fun we had before delving into discovering the Pixar Popcorn Shorts, more WandaVision and some merch we’ve found, as well as an incredible package that was sent our way.  May contain traces of candy.

We're in Brisbane, Australia, with Breanda Cross of BreandaFromBrisbane.com. We talk about the Australian Zoo made famous by Steve Irwin, beautiful beaches & islands off the coast & Adventure World. Show notes are at WeTravelThere.com/brisbane Acorns invests your spare change automatically on every purchase. Plus, you can earn Found Money by shopping at participating retailers. It's a great way to build up your travel fund. For a limited time, sign up at wetravelthere.com/acorns and we’ll both earn $5.

On this special episode of The One Piece Podcast we are doing our best to spread awareness of good hygiene during the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) outbreak. During this globally anxious and difficult time, we want to make your hand-washing as easy and enjoyable as possible. Since the CDC recommends you wash your hands for 20 seconds or longer, we have compiled all of the One Piece openings and endings, in addition to other music, so you can time your hand-washing with them. Thanks to Maddie for the PSA episode image art. Here's the line-up of tracks for you to use while washing your hands (if you have Apple Podcasts or an M4A-capable podcast app, you should be able to click and choose by chapter): 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:30 Opening 1: We Are! 0:02:00 Opening 2: Belive 0:02:30 Opening 3: Hikari E 0:03:00 Opening 4: Bon Voyage 0:03:30 Opening 5: Kokoro no Chizu 0:04:00 Opening 6: Brand New World 0:04:30 Opening 7: We Are! (Straw Hat) 0:05:00 Opening 8: Crazy Rainbow 0:05:30 Opening 9: Jungle P 0:06:00 Opening 10: We Are! (Remix) 0:06:30 Opening 11: Share The World 0:07:00 Opening 12: Kaze Wo Sagashite 0:07:30 Opening 13: One Day 0:08:00 Opening 14: Fight Together 0:08:30 Opening 15: We Go! 0:09:00 Opening 16: Hands Up! 0:09:30 Opening 17: Wake Up! 0:10:00 Opening 18: Hard Knock Days 0:10:30 Opening 19: We Can! 0:11:00 Opening 20: Hope 0:11:30 Opening 21: Super Powers 0:12:00 Opening 22: Over The Top 0:12:30 Bink's Sake 0:13:00 Ending 1: Memories 0:13:30 Ending 2: RUN! RUN! RUN! 0:14:00 Ending 3: Watashi ga iru Yo 0:14:30 Ending 4: Shochi no Suke 0:15:00 Ending 5: Before Dawn 0:15:30 Ending 6: Fish 0:16:00 Ending 7: GLORY 0:16:30 Ending 8: Shining Ray 0:17:00 Ending 9: Free Will 0:17:30 Ending 10: Faith 0:18:00 Ending 11: A to Z 0:18:30 Ending 12: Tsuki to Taiyo 0:19:00 Ending 13: Dreamship 0:19:30 Ending 14: Mirai Koukai 0:20:00 Ending 15: Eternal Pose 0:20:30 Ending 16: Dear Friends 0:21:00 Ending 17: Asu ga Kuru Kara 0:21:30 Ending 18: ADVENTURE WORLD 0:22:00 Strong World: Fanfare 0:22:30 Film Z: Kaidou 0:23:00 Film Z: How You Remind Me 0:23:30 Film Z: Reputation 0:24:00 Gold: Gold & Jive 0:24:30 Gold: Ikari Wo Kureyo 0:25:00 Stampede: GONG 0:25:30 Soul King: New World 0:26:00 Soul King: Bone to Be Wild 0:26:30 We Are! Preamble 0:27:00 Believe Preamble 0:27:30 Hikari E Preamble 0:28:00 Bon Voyage Preamble 0:28:30 Overtaken 0:29:00 Sogeking Theme 0:29:30 The Rap 0:30:00 Bloody Party 0:30:30 Hungry Days 0:31:00 Nekomamushi 0:31:30 Aho Baka 0:32:00 Bink's Sake (Thorough Rinse Reprise) We will hopefully have live-streams and special podcasts available to fill the time in the coming weeks! Please take this time to also educate yourself about COVID-19 and make sure you practice good hygiene, social distancing, and whatever else you can do to keep yourself and your friends safe! W.H.O. Coronavirus Guidelines C.D.C. Coronavirus Guidelines Stay safe! Stay healthy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-one-piece-podcast--5846933/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christa Kinnear joins Leith Forrest of FIVEaa with special guest Neil Rodgers from Adventure World Travel to talk tailor made itineraries, plus Vasco da Gama was recently in Adelaide, the Solo Travel club and more!

Casey Donovan called the guys this morning and chatted about her new show ‘Catfish’. She’s asking for any Aussies who have been through the same thing to apply online for the show and hopes there are a few out there. Casey fell in love with a man named ‘Campbell’ only to find out he didn’t exist and was invented by her friend Olga.Comedian Urzila Carlson stopped in the studio to chat with NNS ahead of her latest comedy show ‘Loser’. She’s performing at Crown Theatre tonight and tomorrow. The guys discussed her unusual accent and how she got in to the comedy world.An elderly lady was being rescued by a helicopter and when they lifted her to safety a gust of wind sent her spinning around. Thankfully, she was okay. The guys talked about why were you so dizzy. Kane was forced to go on a swing at Leavers and Mark passed out after going on a ride at Adventure World. And a man from Adelaide flipped out in a fast food drive through after they forgot to put cheese in his burger. The guys wanted to know about small issues and big flip outs. Brett isn’t having a regular coffee any time soon and Candice needed cheese in her burger so desperately she caused a huge scene. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today Patrick Steggle (lynnstggll@gmail.com) catapults us into the inky void of interstellar space where we're in somewhat of a nasty Nostromo situation here, guys. Where's Ellen Ripley when you need her…

In this newest episode the Buko Boys compare their Ghost Adventure in Eureka UT with the latest episode of Ghost Adventures. We talk about some Netflix and we are super hyped for the live action Lion King movie. Then we end the show with a World Record attempt. ********************* Buko Boys podcast can be viewed and heard on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio. Email: bukoboyspodcast@gmail.com Instagram and Facebook @bukoboys ********************* Follow Derek "DVO" on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn @dvanotten. Also host of "The DVO Show" podcast. ********************* Song credits: Intro: "Roots Dub" by Tribal Seeds Outro: "Pretty Loud" by I-Octane

Hollywood writer and producer, Brent Friedman, hadn't set out to become a big-time writer and producer. His dream was to be an actor until he stepped into acting class on his first day of college and was told to leave and NEVER come back! In that moment, he thought his life was over! He chose to quickly pull himself up and decided to use this experience as a soul-searching opportunity and realized his true passion was in writing. He has spent over 20 years working in Hollywood as a writer and producer and has been involved in many titles such as Afterworld, Woke Up Dead, Startrek: Enterprise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebel, Enterprise, Lost City Raiders, the NBC Series - Dark Skies, and many more to include several video game projects such as Command and Conquer 3, Tiberium Wars, Empires and Allies, Adventure World, Halo 4…just to name a few. After several years of working in Hollywood, he decided it was time for a change and chose to move his family to a slower-paced lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest. Upon making this decision he was told if he moved his life would be "effectively over". Brent REFUSED to accept this as a possibility. Since his move, he has worked more and turned down more offers. Brent says, "Do not accept someone else's fears as your own." Because he refused to take on the fears of others and follow his own desires his career has flourished as a writer and he has also taken on an entreprenuership role as the founding partner in Electric Farm Entertainment, a leading transmedia company. Listen in to learn more about Brent's journey and how he created his path to success!

On this week's episode of The Left Wing, Will Slattery and Luke Fitzgerald are joined by Simon Zebo to discuss his imminent move to Paris to play for Racing 92. Simon explains why he decided to leave Munster and make the move to the Top 14, and how much he is looking forward to playing with one of Europe's best teams. Despite being dropped by Joe Schmidt after the move was announced, Zebo is still holding out hope of making the World Cup squad, although he hasn't spoken to the Ireland head coach since his departure was confirmed. Zebo also reflects on his time at Munster and reveals the big regret he has after leaving the province. Luke and Will also discuss Joey Carbery's move to Munster, and Luke thinks that it may work out differently to how Irish rugby want it to.

And we're back! Welcome to Season 2 of Adventure World with Abby Knipp and Maddie Sosnowski. Did you miss us? We missed you. On this episode, join us in asking the deepest of questions and doing the deepest of spring cleaning!

On this episode, Abby and Maddie get reeeeeallllll deep, dark, and dangerous (like these winter storms a' brewin)! Sit back, buckle up, and tune in for some real talk on being independent, ALONE, and quite quite content.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss house prices – up or down? CBD office vacancies, residential building volatility, AWE bidding war, Quintis update, mining robots, Adventure World and ports and transport.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss house prices – up or down? CBD office vacancies, residential building volatility, AWE bidding war, Quintis update, mining robots, Adventure World and ports and transport.

Dr Zahi Hawass is an Egyptologist and he joined the guys this morning to talk all this Egypt! He also spoke about being the go-to guy for Egyptian movies and being friends with Steven Spielberg. The clown movement has come to Perth and we are frightened… When has fancy dress scared you? Savannah went to a Fright Night at Adventure World and got so scared by a zombie she screamed and cried and fell over as she went to run away. Megan went to a scrapbook camp, forgot something, went back to her house to pick it up wearing a bunny costume and scared her husband so badly he's now afraid of rabbits. A swarm of bee's have moved on to Nat's front yard, and pretty sure they have now moved inside her house… When has a swarm of something affected you? Donna left her car window open once and a swarm of bee's were in her car the whole ride home. Susanne had a whole beehive inside her walls with honey dripping out of it… LISTEN HERE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

William Porteous - the real estate agent selling the Taj on Swan land. Prices - the size of blocks - what can you fit on them - Perth people are rich - NN&S to get commission in the form of dinner if the interview helps him sell blocks. Wussy Dads - Shaun took his kids to Adventure World yesterday and was too scared to go on the spinning cupcakes.Emma's dad can't handle wet dog food, Trent fainted when his wife was getting an epidural and Keira's dad loves fishing but hates fish! Justin Langer - the coach of the Warriors. The cricket season is back on - WA sheffield shield - he's a cryer - boxing - sledging - momentum in sporting teams  - the family Michelle Bridges - has a new cookbook out. She chatted to the guys about what’s in it, her son, Axel. Rostyn Griffiths - new captain of Perth glory- playing in china - the language barriers - knowing how to swear in Portuguese - living in the Netherlands - girlfriend works at ch9 - into Netflix. LISTEN HERE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Carpool Crew discuss Adventure World, Trolly Facebook comments, Tim & Eric, Spectre, and Star Wars Force Awakens expectations.

In this episode Dreamer Mike and Dreamer Jen give a unique trip report about their trip to Disneyland in California. It's true case of East meets West as these two Dreamers haven't been to Disneyland in over 20 years. This is the infamous episode that created the "Hooter!" and "Pew-Pew-Pew" hilarity. This episode is a must listen and is quite funny. Each Thursday night at 9pm EST, DisneyDreamDepot.com holds a live webcast where we discuss various Disney related topics and interact with the chat room to answer questions about traveling to Walt Disney World.