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In this episode of Skip the Queue, host Paul Marden speaks with Andy Hadden, founder of the Lost Shore Surf Resort in Scotland. Andy shares the remarkable journey from his sporting background and early property career to discovering wave technology in the Basque Country, which inspired him to bring inland surfing to Scotland. Despite starting with no money and no land, Andy raised over £100 million and built one of the world's most advanced inland surf destinations. He explains how Lost Shore Surf Resort combines world-class waves with a strong community focus, sustainability initiatives, and partnerships with schools and universities to deliver real social and economic impact.Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Paul Marden, with co host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website SkiptheQueue.fm.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on LinkedIn. Show references:  Lost Shore Surf Resort website: https://www.lostshore.com/Andy Hadded on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-hadden-94989a67/Andy Hadden is the founder of Lost Shore Surf Resort, Scotland's first inland surf destination and home to Europe's largest wave pool. Opened in November 2024 near Edinburgh, Lost Shore is the country's largest sports infrastructure project since the Commonwealth Games and now attracts a truly international audience of surfers, families, and brands. With a background in insolvency and investment surveying, Andy led the venture from concept to completion - securing major institutional backing and building a multidisciplinary team to deliver a world-class destination. Long before 'ESG' was a buzzword, he embedded environmental and social value into Lost Shore's DNA, helping set new benchmarks for responsible development. As home to the Surf Lab with Edinburgh Napier University, Lost Shore also serves as a global hub for performance, product R&D, and surf therapy. Live from the show floor, we'll also be joined by:Bakit Baydaliev, CEO/ Cofounder of DOF Roboticshttps://dofrobotics.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakitbaydaliev/Hamza Saber, Expert Engineer at TÜV SÜDhttps://www.tuvsud.com/enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hamzasaber/David Jungmann, Director of Business Development at Accessohttps://www.accesso.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjungmann/Kristof Van Hove, Tomorrowlandhttps://www.tomorrowland.com/home/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristof-van-hove-2ba3b953/ Transcriptions:  Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, the podcast about attractions and the amazing people who work with them. I'm your host, Paul Marden, and with my co-host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival, we're coming to you from IAAPA Expo Europe. This is the first of three episodes from the show floor that will come to you over the next three days. Firstly, I'm joined today by Andy Hadden, the founder of Lost Shores Surf Resort.Paul Marden: Andy, tell us a little bit about your journey. You've opened this amazing attraction up there in Scotland where I was on holiday a couple of weeks ago. Tell us a little bit about that attraction. Why this and why in Scotland?Andy Hadden: Well, I grew up locally and I came from more of a sporting family than so much of a business family. My father was the international rugby coach for a while and I played a lot of sport. Paul Marden: Oh, really? Andy Hadden: Yeah, yeah. So we always had this thing about there wasn't enough facilities here in Scotland because Scotland is a place which doesn't necessarily have all the resources and the access to funds and everything else like that. But one thing we noted with, you know, if you created facilities, whether they be good tennis facilities, good 4G football pitches, whatever it was. It allowed the environment around it to prosper, the communities around it to prosper. And, of course, I was a charter surveyor by trade, so I worked in insolvency and then in investment. So I sold two sites to that market. Andy Hadden: But I always surfed. I always surfed. So whilst I was down in Birmingham in England, when I actually got an email in 2012 talking about some, you know, some surfy thing that might have been happening in Bristol, I called the head of destination consulting up and I said, 'this sounds like nonsense, to be honest', because I surf and you can't really be talking about real surfing waves here. It's got to be something, you know, different. He said, 'No, no, there's these guys in the Basque country.' So I took a flight over there and that day changed everything for me. Paul Marden: So what was it that you saw? Andy Hadden: I went to see what was back then a secret test facility in the mountains of the Basque Country. It was very cloak and dagger. I had to follow the guide and give me the email address. I found this all very exciting. When I went and actually saw this facility, I realised that for the decade before that, there'd been all these amazing minds, engineers and surfers working on what they believed could be, you know, a big future of not just the inland surfing movement that's now burgeoning into a multi-billion dollar global movement, but it could really affect surfing. And if it was going to affect surfing as a sport, and it's now an Olympic sport because of these facilities, they wanted to make sure that it was a very accessible piece of kit. So surfing, it could affect surfing if ran by the right people in the right ways and really communicate that stoke of the sport to the masses.Paul Marden: So what is it that you've built in Edinburgh then? Tell me a little bit about it.Andy Hadden: So we've delivered a wave garden cove, which is a 52-module wave garden, which is about the size of three football pitches, and it can run hundreds of waves an hour, touch of a button and it can run in skiing parlance anything from green runs right through to sort of black powder runs. And the beauty of it is you can have people that are the better surfers out the back and just like at the beach at the front you've got their kids and learning how to surf on the white water. So we're finding it to be a really amazing experience— not just for surfers who are obviously flocking to us, but already here in Scotland, eight months in, tens of thousands of new surfers are all coming back and just going, 'Wow, we've got this thing on our doorstep.' This is blowing our minds, you know. Paul Marden: Wowzers, wowzers. Look, I'm guessing that the infrastructure and the technology that you need to be able to create this kind of inland wave centre is key to what you're doing. That you've got to access some funds, I guess, to be able to do this. This is not a cheap thing for you to be able to put together, surely.Andy Hadden: Yeah, correct. I mean, you know, I have questioned my own sanity at times. But when I started 10 years ago, I had no money and no land. But I did have some property expertise and I wanted to do it in Edinburgh, a close-up place that I cared about. So we have excellent networks. For a few years, you know. Whilst we've ended up raising over  £100 million in structured finance from a standing start, it took me a couple of years just to raise £40,000. And then I used that to do some quite bizarre things like flying everyone that I cared about, you know, whether they were from the surf community or... Community stakeholders, politicians, and everyone over to the test facility to see themselves— what I could see to sort of—well, is it? Am I just getting carried away here? Or is there something in this? And then, on top of that, you know, we sponsored the world's first PhD in surf therapy with that first $5,000. So now we have a doctor in surf therapy who now takes me around the world to California and all these places. How does business actually really genuinely care about, you know, giving back? And I'm like, yeah, because we said we're going to do this once.Andy Hadden: We got to do it right. And it took us a decade. But yeah, we raised the money and we're very happy to be open.Paul Marden: So I mentioned a minute ago, I was holidaying in Scotland. I bookended Edinburgh— both sides of the holiday. And then I was in Sky for a few days as well. There's something about Edinburgh at the moment. There is a real energy. Coming up as a tourist, there was way too much for me to be able to do. It seems to be a real destination at the moment for people.Andy Hadden: Yeah, well, I think, coming from the background I came from, if I knew I was going to deliver a surfing park in the edge of Edinburgh, I then wanted to do it in the least risky way possible. So to do that, I felt land ownership was key and three business plans was also very key. Edinburgh's in need of accommodation regardless, and Edinburgh's also in need of good places, a good F&B for friends and family just to go and hang out on the weekends. And then, of course, you have the surfing, and we've got a big wellness aspect too. We also sit next to Europe's largest indoor climbing arena. And we're obviously very well connected in the centre of Scotland to both Edinburgh and Scotland. So, so many things to do. So, yeah, I mean, the Scottish tourism landscape has always been good, but it's just getting better and better as we see this as a future-proof marketplace up here. You know, we're not building ships anymore.Andy Hadden: Well, in fact, we got a contract the other week to build one, so maybe that's wrong. But the point is, we see it as a very future-proof place because the Americans are flagging, the Europeans are flagging, and they just want to feel like they're part of something very Scottish. And that's what we've tried to do in our own special way.Paul Marden: And when you think of coming to Scotland, of course, you think about surfing, don't you? Andy Hadden: Yes, who knows. Paul Marden: Exactly, exactly. Look, you had some recent high-profile support from Jason Connery, the son of the late James Bond actor Sean Connery. How did that come about?Andy Hadden: Well, I think we've got, there's a real Scottish spirit of entrepreneurialism that goes back, you know, probably right the way through to the Enlightenment where, you know, I'm sure. I'm sure a lot of you know how many inventions came from Scotland. And this is, you know, televisions, telephones, penicillin. I mean, just the list goes on.Andy Hadden: Of course, you know, that was a long, long time ago, but we still feel a lot of pride in that. But there seems to be a lot of people who've had success in our country, like someone like Sir Sean Connery. These guys are still very proud of that. So when they see something— very entrepreneurial— where we're using a lot of local businesses to create something bigger than the sum of its parts. And to do it truly— not just to be a profitable private business, which is what it is, but to give back 18 million into local economy every year, to work with schools in terms of getting into curriculums. We've got Surf Lab. We work with universities, charities, and so on. They really want to support this stuff. So we have over 50 shareholders, and they've each invested probably for slightly different reasons. They all have to know that their money is a good bet, but I think they all want to feel like they're part of creating a recipe. For a surf resort, which we believe there'll be hundreds of around the world in the next few years. And we can create that recipe here in Scotland. That's hopefully another example of Scottish innovation and entrepreneurialism.Paul Marden: So you've got the test bed that happened in the Basque Country. You've got Scotland now. Are there surf resorts like this elsewhere in the world?Andy Hadden: Yeah, there are eight other open in the world. There's actually, there's various technologies. So there's about 25 different surf parks open at the moment. But there's... doesn't under construction. Pharrell Williams has just opened one in Virginia Beach a few weeks ago there in America. And what the equity, I think, is looking at quite rightly, the big equity, you know, the type that go right, if this really is a, you know, kind of top golfing steroids in that property developers can look at them as.Andy Hadden: You know, excellent ways to get through their more standardised property place, residential, office, industrial. Usually they have to do that in a kind of loss-leading way. But if you look at this as a leisure attraction, which councils and cities actually want because of the benefits, and it makes you money, and it increases the prices of your residential around it. I think developers are starting to realise there's a sweet spot there. So the equity, the big equity, I think, is about to drop in this market over the next couple of years. And it's just waiting for the data set to enable them to do that.Paul Marden: Wow. I guess there's an environmental impact to the work that you do, trying to create any big... a big project like this is going to have some sort of environmental impact. You've put in place an environmental sustainability strategy before it was mainstream as it is now. Tell us some of the things that you've put in place to try to address that environmental impact of what you're doing.Andy Hadden: Well, we're in a disused quarry. So it was a brownfield site. So already just by building on it and creating an immunity, we're also adding to the biodiversity of that site. And we're obviously there's no escaping the fact that we're a user of energy. There's just no escaping that. So the reality is we've got as much sustainable energy use as we can from air source heat pumps to solar. And we're looking at a solar project. So it becomes completely self-sustaining. But we also, the electricity we do access from the grid is through a green tariff. But you'll see a lot of the resorts around the world, this is going to become the sort of, the main play is to become sort of sustainable in that sense. Where we really fly is with the S and ESG. And like you say, the reason we were the world's first institutionally backed wave park, of course, we like to think it was purely down to our financials. But the reality is, they started saying, 'Wow, you're as authentic an ESG company as we've come across.'Andy Hadden: And it's the same with our mission-based national bank. So, because we didn't really know what that meant, we just knew it was the right thing to do. So we fit squarely into that ESG category, which I know is a tick box for a lot of funds, let's face it. There's a lot of them that really want to do that. There's a lot of investors out there that want to do it. But let's understand our place in the system, which is we're really market leading in that area. And I think that's very attractive for a lot of funds out there. But the S in ESG is where we really fly with all the work we're doing socially around the site.Paul Marden: So talk to me a little bit about that. How are you addressing that kind of the social responsibility piece?Andy Hadden: Well, two examples would be we're not just looking at schools to come here to surf. That's an obvious one. They'll go to any attraction to surf if you could go to Laser Quest, go up to visit the castle, do whatever. But we reverse engineered it. We got schools coordinated to go around the headmasters and the schools and say, 'Well, Look, you're all teaching STEM, science, technology, engineering, maths, for 9 to 13-year-olds. And you're all looking for outdoor learning now, which is definitely a big part of the future in education in general. Can you allow us to create some modules here? So we've got six modules that actually fit into that STEM strategy. For instance, last week, there was a school in learning physics, but they were using surf wax on a surfboard friction.Paul Marden: Amazing.Andy Hadden: So these kids so it works for schools and headmasters which is very important and for parents and it obviously works for the kids and they love it and the reason we do that and we give that it's all at discounted low times and everything is because it's a numbers game they come back at the weekend and so on so that's example one and another would be we've created a surf lab with Napier University, a higher education. So we sponsored the world's first doctor. It got a PhD in surf therapy, but then the university was like, 'hold on a minute, you know, this is good marketing for us as well'.Andy Hadden: This surf lab, which has the infrastructure to host great competitions, but also PhD students can come down and learn engineering. They can learn sustainable energy. So we've got more PhD students working there. And this higher university collaboration has not only led to Alder kids coming down but other universities in the area are now what can we do with lost shore now that's cool and fun so we're working with the other universities in town too so that's a couple of examples alongside the standard, employing local people and actually having the economics of putting money into the local economy.Paul Marden: It's interesting, isn't it? Because... So for many people, ESG, and especially the social responsibility piece, feels a little bit worthy. It feels an altruistic move for the organisation to go and do those things. But you've hit on the quid pro quo what do you get back for doing all of this stuff well you're bringing in these kids you're enriching their learning, you're helping them to learn valuable skills but you're also giving them a taster of what life is like at the the resort and seeing the benefit of the return visits that flow from that is crazy.Andy Hadden: You know, I like to think we've fought as hard as anyone to ingrain this stuff in your DNA because we're year one. And of course, we have our cash flow difficulties like everyone does. You know, you don't know how to... run the place for the first three months or that's what it feels like even though you've done all this preparation and so on and so forth but at no point does anyone turn around and go let's get rid of the schools program let's get rid of the university partnership and that's why i think it's very important to build it into your dna because it doesn't have to be this zero-sum game that people attribute you know or we're giving here so that means we have to take over here it's like there's cute ways to do everything you can do the right thing but also drive traffic for your business and it's very good right. It's good reputation, because the people that stay there, when they see that we're doing this stuff, they feel like they're part of it, and then they want to book again. So I believe it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game, but it is a different way of creating a business— that's for sure.Paul Marden: For sure. So there's going to be a listener out there, I'm sure, with a crazy idea like you had a few years ago. What advice would you give for somebody just starting out thinking of opening a business in the leisure and attraction sector?Andy Hadden: I would just try your best to make it as simple as possible. I think it was Yves Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, who said, 'One of the hardest things in life is to make it simple. It's so easy to make it complex.' And when you're dealing with a business plan, it's very exciting, right? Well, what if we get into this market? What if we do this? And splitting it all into those components. I think arm yourself with very good people around you. They don't even have to be part of the company. If you've been a good person in your life, I'm sure you've got friends who you can tap into. Everyone knows an architect. Everyone knows an accountant. Everyone knows a lawyer. You're a friend of a friend. Andy Hadden: And I think just overload yourself with as much information to get you to the point where you can be assertive with your own decisions. Because at the end of the day, it's going to come down to you making your own decisions. And if you've got a very clear path of what success and failure looks like, understanding that it ain't going to look like your business plan. As long as it's got the broad shapes of where you want to go, it can get you out of bed every day to try and make things happen. So, yeah, just go for it. Really, that's it.Paul Marden: See where it takes you. So look, in the world of themed entertainment, we talk a lot about IP and storytelling and creating magical experiences. Are any of these concepts relevant to a destination like yours?Andy Hadden: Yeah, well, you know, technically, from an IP perspective, you know, we're using the WaveGround Cove technology. You know, we've purchased that. So from a strictly business perspective, you know, we have access to their sort of IP in that sense and we deliver that. But I think for us, the IP is the destination. It's so unique, it's so big that it becomes defendable at scale. So it does sound like a bit of an all-in poker hand. But it would be more risky to go half in because these things are very hard to build. But when they are built, they're also very hard to compete with. So as long as your customer experience is good enough. You're going to maintain a kind of exclusivity in your locality for long into the future. So, yeah, there's obviously IP issues in terms of technologies. But for us, it was all about creating a destination with three business plans that's greater than the sum of its parts. And if we can do that in our location, then it's very hard to compete against, I would say.Paul Marden: Andy, it sounds like such an exciting journey that you've been on. And one year in, that journey has still got a long way to play out, doesn't it? You must be on quite the rollercoaster. Well, surfing quite a wave at the moment, if I don't mix my metaphors so badly.Andy Hadden: Yeah, we're just entering maybe the penultimate phase of the sort of 20-year plan. You know, we've gone through our early stages, our fundraising, our construction. We've gone through the very hard sort of like getting the team together and opening year one. And we're just starting to go, 'OK, we understand we've got data now'. We understand how to run this place now. So I think we now want to push through to stabilise the next two or three years. And then hopefully we've got a lot of irons in the fire globally as well. Hopefully we can go to the next phase, but we'll see what happens. Worst case scenario, I just surf a bit more and try and enjoy my lot.Paul Marden: Well, Andy, it's been lovely talking to you. I've been really interested to hear what you've been up to. This was only a short snippet of an interview. I reckon there's some more stories for you to tell once you're into year two. So I'd love for you to come back and we'll do a full-on interview once you've got year two under your belt. How's that sound to you?Andy Hadden: Absolutely, Paul, and thanks very much for the platform.Paul Marden: Next up, let's hear from some of the exhibitors on the floor. Bakit.Paul Marden: Introduce yourself for me, please, and tell me a little bit about where you're from.Bakit Baydaliev: We have two companies located in Turkey, Istanbul, and Los Angeles, USA. We develop attractions, equipment, but not just equipment— also software, AI, and content, games, and movies. Paul Marden: Oh, wow. So you're here at IAPA. This is my very first morning of my very first IAAPA. So it's all very overwhelming for me. Tell me, what is it that you're launching at IAAPA today?Bakit Baydaliev: Today we're launching our bestseller, Hurricane. It's a coaster simulator. In addition to that, we're also launching a special immersive tunnel, Mars Odyssey. We're sending people to Mars, we're sending people to space, and the story, of course, may change. After you install the attractions, you always can create different kinds of content for this attraction. It's completely immersive and what is very unique for this attraction is edutainment. Theme parks, science centres, space centres, and museums all benefit from it. It's not just to show and entertain, but also educate and provide a lot of useful information for people. Paul Marden: So what would you say is unique about this? Bakit Baydaliev: There are several factors. First of all, it's equipment. We have a very special software that amazingly synchronizes with the content and it doesn't create motion sickness at all. Paul Marden: Oh, really? Bakit Baydaliev: This is very important. Independently on the speeds, which is... We have very high speeds in our simulators. In addition to that, we have special effects, unusual effects, which feel like cold, heat, sounds.Paul Marden: So it is truly 4D, isn't it?Bakit Baydaliev: Completely. In addition to that, it's interactive content. It's not just the content which you can sit and... watch and entertain yourself and get a lot of useful information, but also you can interact. You can play games, you can shoot, you can interact. And of course, the most important thing which makes this attraction innovative is the educational aspect.Paul Marden: I find that really interesting that you could see this ride at a theme park, but similarly you can see it as an educational exhibit at a science centre or space centre. I think that's very interesting.Bakit Baydaliev: Very, very. Especially, you know, the standard experience for space centres, science centres, and especially museums, it's just walking around, touch some stuff. Some you may not even touch it. It's exponents which you can watch, you can read, it's very nice. But it's even better when you let people live it in real with a nice simulation atmosphere environment, like immersive tunnel.Paul Marden: Absolutely. Bekit, thank you so much for joining us on Skip the Queue, and I look forward to enjoying one of the rides.Bakit Baydaliev: Please ride, and you will be amazed.Hamza Saber: My name is Hamza. I work for TÜV SUD Germany. Our main job is to make sure attractions are safe, parks are safe. We do everything from design review to initial examination of rides, to yearly checks and making sure that we push the standards and the norm to the next level and cover everything that comes in new in the industry as well to make sure this industry stays safe and enjoyable for people. Paul Marden: It's so important though, isn't it? At an event like this, you don't have a sexy stand with lots of really cool rides to experience, but what you do is super important.Hamza Saber: Yes, I guess it's not one of the big colourful booths, but it's at the heart of this industry. It's in the background. If you look at the program for the education, there is a lot of safety talks. There is a lot of small groups talking about safety, trying to harmonise norms as well. Because if you look at the world right now, we have the EN standards. We have the American standards and we're working right now to try to bring them closer together so it's as easy and safe and clear for all manufacturers and operators to understand what they need to do to make sure that their guests are safe at the end of the day.Paul Marden: So Hamza, there's some really cool tech that you've got on the stand that's something new that you've brought to the stand today. So tell us a little bit about that.Hamza Saber: So as you can see, we have one of the drones right here and the video behind you. So we're trying to include new technologies to make it easier, faster, and more reliable to do checks on big structures like this or those massive buildings that you usually see. You can get really, really close with the new technologies, the drones with the 4K cameras, you can get very, very precise. We're also working on AI to train it to start getting the first round of inspections done using AI. And just our expert to focus on the most important and critical aspects. So we're just going to make it faster, more reliable.Paul Marden: So I guess if you've got the drone, that means you don't have to walk the entire ride and expect it by eye?Hamza Saber: No, we still have to climb. So what we do is more preventive using the drones. So the drones, especially with the operators, they can start using them. And if they notice something that does not fit there, we can go and look at it. But the actual yearly inspections that are accepted by the governments, you still need to climb, you still need to check it yourself. So the technology is not right there yet, but hopefully we're going to get there. Paul Marden: We're a long way away from the robots coming and taking the safety engineer's job then. Hamza Saber: Yes, exactly. And they don't think they're going to come take our jobs anytime soon. Using technology hands-in-hands with our expertise, that's the future.Paul Marden: It must be so exciting for you guys because you have to get involved in all of these projects. So you get to see the absolute tippy top trends as they're coming towards you.Hamza Saber: Yeah, for sure. Like we're always three years before the public knowledge. So it's exciting to be behind the scene a little bit and knowing what's going on. We're seeing some really fun and creative ideas using AI to push the attractions industry to the next level. So I'm excited to see any new rides that will be published or announced at some point this week.Paul Marden: Very cool. Look, Hamza, it's been lovely to meet you. Thanks for coming on Skip the Queue.Hamza Saber: Yeah, thank you so much.Kristof Van Hove: My name is Kristof. I live in Belgium. I'm working for the Tomorrowland group already now for three years, especially on the leisure part.Paul Marden: Tell listeners a little bit about Tomorrowland because many of our listeners are attraction owners and operators. They may not be familiar with Tomorrowland.Kristof Van Hove: Yeah, so Tomorrowland is already 20 years, I think, one of the number one festivals in the world. Actually, already for the last years, always the number one in the world. And what makes us special is that we are not just a festival, but we are a community. We create. special occasions for people and it starts from the moment that they buy their tickets till the festival we make a special feeling that people like and I think we create a world and each year we work very hard on new team that goes very deep so not only making a festival but we go very deep in our branding not only with our main stage but we also make a book about it we make gadgets about it so it's a completely.Paul Marden:  Wow. Help listeners to understand what it is that you're doing new here at the moment. You're blending that festival experience, aren't you, into attractions.Kristof Van Hove: Yeah, that's right. So because we are already 20 years on the market building IP, the more and more we really are able to create a complete experience, not only the IP as a brand, but also all the things around it. We have our own furniture. We have our own plates. We create actually all elements that are needed to build a leisure industry project. And that makes it magnificent. I think we are capable now, with everything that we do in-house, to set up and to facilitate water park and attraction park projects completely. Paul Marden: So, have you got any attractions that are open at the moment? Kristof Van Hove: Well, we have the Ride to Happiness, of course, the coaster that is built in Plopsaland three years ago. That is already now for five years the number one steel coaster in Europe and the fifth steel coaster in the world. So this is a project we are very proud of. Besides that, we have already a lot of immersive experiences. And we are constructing now a secret project that will be announced in the beginning of next year somewhere in Europe.Paul Marden: Give us a little sneak peek what that might look like.Kristof Van Hove: It's not that far from here. Okay, okay, excellent. So it's more an outdoor day project that we are constructing. That for sure will be something unique. Excellent.Paul Marden: So look, you're already planning into 2026. Help listeners to understand what the future might look like. What trends are you seeing in the sector for next year?Kristof Van Hove: Well, I think more and more the people expect that they get completely a deep dive into branding. I don't think that people still want to go to non-IP branded areas. They want to have the complete package from the moment that they enter. They want to be immersed. With everything around it, and they want a kind of a surrounding, and they want to have the feeling that they are a bit out of their normal life, and a deep dive in a new environment. And I think this is something that we try to accomplish. Paul Marden: Wow.David Jungmann: David Jungman, I'm the Director of Business Development here at Accesso, based in Germany. I'm super excited to be here at IAPA in Barcelona. We're exhibiting our whole range of solutions from ticketing to point of sale to virtual queuing to mobile apps. And one of the features we're calling out today is our Accesso Pay 3.0 checkout flow, which streamlines donations, ticket insurance, relevant payment types by region on a single simple one-click checkout page.Paul Marden: What impact does that have on customers when they're presented with that simple one-click checkout?David Jungmann: Well, as you guys know, conversion rate is super important. The number of clicks in an e-commerce environment is super important. And because we're at IAAPA Europe, we've got guests here from all over Europe. Different regions require different payment types. And it's important to not overload a checkout page with like eight different types for, let's say, German guests, Dutch guests, Belgium guests, is to be able to only offer what's relevant and to keep it short and sweet. And then rolling in additional features like donations, ticket insurance and gift cards, stuff like that.Paul Marden: Amazing. So get your crystal ball out and think about what the world in 2026 is going to be like.David Jungmann: I think this year was a little bit soft in terms of performance for the parks, certainly in Europe, what we've seen. I think what that will mean is that maybe some will consider, you know, really big capex investments. But what that also means is they will get creative. So I envision a world where, instead of buying new protocols for 20 million, maybe some operators will start thinking about how can we make more out of what we've got with less, right? How can we be really creative? And I think there's a lot to uncover next year for us to see.Paul Marden:  Sweating their assets maybe to be able to extend what they do without that big CapEx project.David Jungmann:  Yes, how can we keep innovating? How can we keep our experience fresh? Without just buying something very expensive straight away. And I think that's what we see.Paul Marden: What is going to be innovating for Xesso and the market that you serve?David Jungmann: Well, for us, it's really about that streamlined, consistent guest experience, but also tying into things like immersive experiences, right, where you could maybe change the overlay of an attraction and feed in personalised information that you have for your visitors and collect it during you know the booking flow when they enter the venue and feeding that into the actual experience i think that's something i'm excited about.Paul Marden: I think that there is a missed opportunity by so many attractions. There's so much data that we build and we collect the data, but oftentimes we don't bring it together into a central place and then figure out the ways in which we want to use it. There's so much more you can do with that rich data, isn't there?David Jungmann: 100% exactly. And I don't just mean from a marketing perspective. I mean from an actual experience perspective. Let's say you ride through Dark Ride and all of a sudden your name pops up or your favorite character pops up and waves hello to you. That's the type of stuff you want to do, not just market the hell out of it.Paul Marden: Absolutely. Look, David, it's been so good to meet you. Thank you ever so much. And yeah, thank you for joining Skip the Queue. David Jungmann: Thanks, Paul. Have a great day at the show. Paul Marden: Isn't it great? I mean, we have got such an amazing job, haven't we? To be able to come to a place like this and be able to call this work.David Jungmann: Absolute privilege. Yes, absolutely.Paul Marden: Now, before we wrap up, Andy and I wanted to have a little chat about what we've seen today and what we've enjoyed. Why don't we sit down? You have clearly returned to your tribe. Is there a person in this place that doesn't actually know you?Andy Povey: There's loads. I've been doing the same thing for 30 years. Paul Marden: Yeah, this ain't your first radio, is it? Andy Povey: I'm big and I'm loud, so I'd stand out in a crowd. I mean, there are all fantastic things that I should put on my CV. But this is really where I feel at home. This industry continues to blow me away. We're here, we're talking to competitors, we're talking to potential customers, we're talking to previous customers, we're talking to people that we've worked with, and it's just all so friendly and so personally connected. I love it.Paul Marden: It has been awesome. I've really enjoyed it. Although I'm beginning to get into the Barry White territory of my voice because it's quite loud on the show floor, isn't it? Andy Povey: It is. It's actually quieter than previous shows, so I don't know why, and I don't know whether... Maybe I'm just getting old and my hearing's not working quite so well, but... You used to walk out of the show and you could almost feel your ears relax as they just stopped hearing and being assaulted, I suppose, by machines pinging and blowing.Paul Marden: It really is an assault on the senses, but in the very best way possible. Andy Povey: Absolutely, absolutely. I feel like a child. You're walking around the show, you're going, 'Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow.' Paul Marden: So what has been your highlight? Andy Povey: Do you know, I don't think I could give you one. It really is all of the conversations, the connections, the people you didn't know that you hadn't spoken to for two years.Paul Marden: So for me, my highlight, there was a ride that I went on, Doff Robotics.Andy Povey: I've seen that, man.Paul Marden: So it was amazing. I thought I was going to be feeling really, really sick and that I wouldn't enjoy it, but it was amazing. So I had Emily with the camera in front of me. And within 10 seconds, I forgot that I was being recorded and that she was there. I was completely immersed in it. And I came off it afterwards feeling no motion sickness at all and just having had a real good giggle all the way through. I was grinning like, you know, the Cheshire Cat. Andy Povey: A grinning thing. Paul Marden: Yeah. So, tomorrow, what are you looking forward to?Andy Povey:  It's more of the same. It really is. There's going to be some sore heads after tonight's party at Tribodabo. We're all hoping the rain holds off long enough for it to be a great experience. But more of the same.Paul Marden: Well, let's meet back again tomorrow, shall we? Andy Povey: Completely. Paul Marden: Let's make a date.Paul Marden: Thanks for listening to today's episode from IAAPA Expo Europe. As always, if you've loved today's episode, like it and comment in your podcast app. If you didn't like it, let us know at hello@skipthequeue.fm. Show notes and links can also be found on our website, skipthequeue.fm. Thanks to our amazing team, Emily Burrows and Sami Entwistle from Plaster Creative Communications, Steve Folland from Folland Co., and our amazing podcast producer, Wenalyn Dionaldo. Come back again tomorrow for more show news. The 2025 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is now LIVE! Dive into groundbreaking benchmarks for the industryGain a better understanding of how to achieve the highest conversion ratesExplore the "why" behind visitor attraction site performanceLearn the impact of website optimisation and visitor engagement on conversion ratesUncover key steps to enhance user experience for greater conversionsTake the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey Report

Mechanical amusements have long been a mainstay of theme parks and travelling fairs.  In the 1980s, this technology entered the realm of the arcade, most notably through Chuck E. Cheese and since then, has merged with the traditional dark ride to become the interactive dark ride, a mixture of animatronics, motion, lightguns and video games.   Our guest today, John Wood is the head of Sally Corporation, a pioneer of animatronic entertainment and especially the interactive darkride.  John tells us how this industry leader got its start Recorded: September 2024 Video version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jeff-johannigman-125624209 Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on  Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Corporation https://www.sallydarkrides.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathkit_H8 https://youtu.be/jjNca1L6CUk?si=tAux1b9ri9ZJ_mdm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Amusement_Parks_and_Attractions https://www.sallydarkrides.com/post/remembering-jan-sherman-sally-dark-rides-memorializes-long-time-co-worker-and-friend Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Copyright Karl Kuras

This dark dark dark ride "puts you in a smoke- filled battlefield, where you can follow the railway guerrillas to seize trains and blow up bridges, returning to the war years when people were passionate about serving their country". If that isn't enough reason to visit the Fantawild parks in Ningbo, maybe their state-of-the art Vekoma Top Gun launch coaster is.

We've got friend of the pod and theme park guru, Barbie, back today to talk about the shiny brand new kid in the neighborhood, Universal's Epic Universe. She's been a bunch and has the skinny without the spoilers. This is a vibes-heavy show all about the low down on a place that we cant wait to explore. Come hear all about it with us.Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, disney adult, fandom, Magic Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Orlando, Islands of Adventure, Epic Universe, Universal Studios

Come get yo fix. We talk about where we've been for the last few weeks. A bit of trip report as Ryan talks all about his trip to Puerto Rico. then we keep it local with a spoiler free talk about Broadways newest Hit; Stranger Things: The First Shadow. So glad to be back in the studio. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, sit down dining, Hotel, Deluxe Hotel, Giant Pool, Man made lake, group slide, Moderate Hotel, Value Hotel, Resort, Swan , Dolphin, Boardwalk, Yacht, Beach, Club, Crescent Lake, Epcot,  buffet, Magic Kingdom, Rides, Hollywood Studios, MGM, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast

This week on an all-new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride', we continue our deep dive into hotels with a side trip to the Drunk Distory's Resort Round Up. On this episode, get ready to go outta the mouse house and talk all about Staying Off Property. What are the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of finding parking at 1 am at a Hyatt off of I Drive? Lets see what deals can be found outside the bubble!Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, sit down dining, Hotel, Deluxe Hotel, Giant Pool, Man made lake, group slide, Moderate Hotel, Value Hotel, Resort, Swan , Dolphin, Boardwalk, Yacht, Beach, Club, Crescent Lake, Epcot,  buffet, Magic Kingdom, Rides, Hollywood Studios, MGM, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast

This week on an all-new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride', we continue our deep dive into hotels with a side trip to the Drunk Distory's Resort Round Up. On this episode, get ready to get big pool energy as we talk all about the new Evermore Orlando Resort. This resort has luxury in spades all around a pool so big you can ride in a Willy Wonka style boat to get from one side to the other. Will this villa bespeckled hot spot full of beautiful people, provide all soaked in sun, fun filled splendor our drunk little minds can handle, or will its vast lake like setting break our bank.  There's only one way to find out!Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, sit down dining, Hotel, Deluxe Hotel, Giant Pool, Man made lake, group slide, Moderate Hotel, Value Hotel, Resort, Swan , Dolphin, Boardwalk, Yacht, Beach, Club, Crescent Lake, Epcot,  buffet, Magic Kingdom, Rides, Hollywood Studios, MGM, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast

Choo Choo aboard the ghost train which Michelle is convinced is ran by the A-team. Fake deaths and REAL deaths, this was really a dark ride. The craziness and the CRINGE were at a all time high!Any and all questions please email weareliarspod@gmail.comLeave us a voice message at (631) 600-3916Thank you to Kate for this week's break message!Let's Connect: Instagram, YouTubeTake our listener survey!More Betty Content hereTotal Betty Merch hereMusic by: Anthony ViccoraProduced and Edited by: Total Betty Podcast NetworkSnail Mail:PO BOX 553Centereach, NY 11720 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week on ‘The Dark Ride' we get artsy and fartsy as we discuss  Epcot Festival of the Arts! This year all things are coming up Figment, listen in to hear our thoughts on this festival and the rest of Adriane's first third of a wild trip.  So should you pack your bags and head to the showcase lagoon for this quicky quirky festival? There's only one way to find out!Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, sit-down dining, EPCOT, Japan Pavillion, Teppan Edo, Tokyo Dining, Katsura Grill, Mitsukoshi, Mitsiyaki, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Disney Restaurants, Rides, History, booze, steaks, cheddar soup, poutine, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

With Cliff Schecter. The Dark Ride begins again. Donald pardons all 1,500 insurrectionists. Elon Musk's Nazi salute. The billionaires in attendance. Donald reinstated Schedule F, so he can fire and replace federal workers without cause. Donald has been sued over DOGE. Did he confess to rigging the election? Six in 10 Americans are optimistic about the second Trump term. Donald rescinded executive order to lower prescription drug prices. MAGA fans left out in the cold. A word to our trans friends. With music by Monday Favors, Rebel Queens, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join James and Tage this week as they are joined by Teresa and Vern as they discuss their biggest Disney disappointment, or Disnappointment, what they want to check off next on their Disney bucket list, how they would feel if the Haunted Mansion Holiday was only available during the winter holiday, and what they think Disney should do to upgrade or replace the Fantasyland dark rides. Support the podcast by going to https://www.thehubcrawl.com/support. Maybe your support will go towards vern's next churro. Question 1: What has been your biggest Disney disappointment? Question 2: What is the next thing you would like to check off your Disney bucket list? Question 3: With all the hubbub this month about wrong dates on Haunted Mansion Holiday, how would you feel it it only ran as a winter holiday attraction — and not in Spooky Season? Question 4: As Disneyland continues to raise the bar on how attractions can be done, and the rides themselves keep becoming more and more thrilling, do you foresee a future where the Fantasyland dark rides will be either upgraded or just aged out and replaced?  Bonus Question: Whats a “free” or “included with entry” item that you have really enjoyed receiving from Disney?

Mickey's in Santa mode, looking quite plump, With festive ears perched on his jolly round rump, The park's packed with tourists in matching red sweaters, Wallet-draining magic that couldn't get better! Fake snow falls sideways in subtropical heat, Overpriced churros - a sugar-filled treat, Kids screaming with joy (or perhaps just pure rage), Disney's Christmas chaos is center stage! Princesses prancing with tinsel and cheer, Selfie sticks wielded like weapons, oh dear! One turkey leg costs more than my first car, But who's counting? We're making memories - har-har! Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, Seaworld, Jollywood Nights, MVMCP, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Shamu, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Jim first solo short dives into Nick Frost’s terrifying taxi thriller ‘Black Cab’ on this week’s Streamin’ Demons, awarding it 4/5 Cthulhus. Discover why this nail-biting British horror deserves your attention. Spoiler-free review. Black Cab review Transcript: 00:01.17Jim PhoenixEveryone Jim Phoenix here and today’s stream and demons. This is definitely not take 18. By the […]

Jim first solo short dives into Nick Frost’s terrifying taxi thriller ‘Black Cab’ on this week’s Streamin’ Demons, awarding it 4/5 Cthulhus. Discover why this nail-biting British horror deserves your attention. Spoiler-free review. Black Cab review Transcript: 00:01.17Jim PhoenixEveryone Jim Phoenix here and today’s stream and demons. This is definitely not take 18. By the […]

Turkey Legs and Dolewhip while spying on Native Americans from the Liberty Belle Riverboat, what are your family traditions for the eatiest drinkiest, nappiest holiday this side of Tomorrowland? and what is a Thanksgiving without Villains and rants about influencers, well listen in to hear ours. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, Seaworld, Jollywood Nights, MVMCP, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Shamu, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Jollywood Nights or Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, which shin dig of 2024 is gonna get your toes a tappin and your wallets a waving. to discover all the holiday huffabaloo we brought back friend of the show and trendsetter of tinsel Magical Hijinx (Demi) (@magicalhijinx) Demi is always the first to know and shes here to let us all in on all the holiday happenings of these two fiesty festivities. so throw on your favorite spirit Jersey, stoke the screensaver of fire, and curl up like pluto as we get all Holiday hootenanny up in your ear holes. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, Seaworld, Jollywood Nights, MVMCP, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Shamu, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

This has been “Dark Ride” written and directed by Jeffrey Adams.  It starred Dalton Johnson as Darryl, Aela Mackintosh as Arial and Justin Kapla as Michael.  Hireth Bones provided a variety of additional voices.  The sound effects engineer was Senara Erwin.  “Dark Ride” was recorded before a live audience at the John Faith Little Theater at Backus Community Center, Int'l Falls, Minnesota, on October 24th, 2024.  This program copyright 2024 by the Icebox Radio Theater, all rights reserved.  For more information, visit iceboxradio.org.

This has been “Dark Ride” written and directed by Jeffrey Adams.  It starred Dalton Johnson as Darryl, Aela Mackintosh as Arial and Justin Kapla as Michael.  Hireth Bones provided a variety of additional voices.  The sound effects engineer was Senara Erwin.  “Dark Ride” was recorded before a live audience at the John Faith Little Theater at Backus Community Center, Int'l Falls, Minnesota, on October 24th, 2024.  This program copyright 2024 by the Icebox Radio Theater, all rights reserved.  For more information, visit iceboxradio.org.

Recorded before a live audience at the John Faith Little Theater at Backus Community Center, Int'l Falls, Minnesota.

We are trying something new and listening and roasting our previous coverage of The Hall of Presidents, just in time for you to mop up your tears, or excitedly raise your hands in the air and wave em like.... a polaroid picture. Join your very favorite 40 some odd old white robots in the spirit of electoral electrification. how well did we do the first time? gotta listen in to find out. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Trump, Harris, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

This week we pretend like it's still Gothtober and bring you a 2nd volume of a “Grave Mistakes: They Shoulda Been Huge!!!” from a band we covered 2 Halloweens ago. Another in-depth exploration of a perennial Halloween favorite for us: the frightfully amazing HELLOWEEN! This German band has had a long-lasting impact on Kevin, but will Captain Content agree that they should have a much bigger spotlight shone on them?This episode is rooted in our Should Have Been category. This is a band that we have featured on the show several times over the years including our 2005-2021 episode 2-years ago. A German band that helped and establish the metal genre known as, “Power Metal”. Unfortunately, their brilliance and innovation has never fully been recognized to the degree that it deserves. We think they SHOULD BE HUGE… and we are ready to fly that banner proudly!Songs this week include:Helloween - “Where The Rain Grows” from Master Of The Rings (1994)Helloween - “Power” from The Time Of The Oath (1996)Helloween - “We Burn” from High Live (1996)Helloween - “Midnight Sun” from Better Than Raw (1998)Helloween - “Lay All Your Love On Me (ABBA)” from Metal Jukebox (1999)Helloween - “Mr. Torture” from The Dark Ride (2000)Helloween - “Hell Was Made In Heaven” from Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uCheck out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/

What better way to wrap Spooktober than with a list of some amazing horror comics that either started, or came to a close in 2024?Join Zach as he tells you about ten of his favorites!On the docket:Hello DarknessBOOM! Studios horror anthology comicVarious creatorsCruel UniverseOni-Lion Forge/EC ComicsVarious creatorsDraculaMini-series from Image/Skybound/Universal PicturesWritten by James Tynion IVArt by Martin SimmondsLettering by Russ WootonFrankensteinMini-series from Image/Skybound/Universal PicturesWritten by and art by Michael WalshColored by Toni Marie GriffinLettering by Becca CareyA Haunted GirlFour issue mini-series from Image ComicsWritten by Ethan and Naomi SacksArt by Marco LorenzanaColors by Andres MossaLettering by Jaime MartinezHaunt You To The EndMini-Series from Top Cow ComicsWritten by Ryan CadyArt by Andrea MuttiLettering by Frank CvetkovicThe DeviantImage Comics mini-seriesWritten by James Tynion IVArt by Joshua HixsonLettering by Hassan Otsmane-ElhaouThe Devil That Wears My FaceMadcave Studios mini-seriesWritten by David PeposeArt and Coloring by Alex CormackLettering by Justin BirchSkeetersFour issue mini-series from Mad Cave StudiosWritten by Bob Frantz and Kevin CuffeArt by Kelly WilliamsLettering by Chas! PangburnThe Feedinga one-shot from Image ComicsWritten by David M. BooherArt by Drew ZuckerColors by Vittorio AstoneLettering by Andworld DesignDark RideTwelve issue series from Image/SkyboundWritten and created by Joshua WilliamsonCreator and artist Andrei BressanColors by Adriano LucasLettering by Pat Brosseau---------------------------------------------------Big thanks to Dmitry Taras for our Spooktober theme, "Dark Mysterious Halloween Night"Check out his YouTube channel and you can find free use music from him on Pixabay.com!---------------------------------------------------Check out more from Tessa on Instagram, YouTube and more via this link!https://direct.me/tessaisanerd---------------------------------------------------Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcast!TFD: NerdcastAnd I am also part of the team over at...I Read Comic Books!---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!

What's better than Pirates of the Caribbean? How about cruising the Bermuda Triangle on a floating city with shows, go-carts, casinos and oh so many bars. Adriane tells all about the Norwegian Joy and her recent boat ride into the great blue yonder. How was the Cruise ship Buffett, and what exaclty happened on the Lido deck? you gotta listen in to find out. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Norwegian Cruise, Celebrity Cruise, Royal Caribbean, MSC, Carnival, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

This week the terrific twosome reunites with a long-time friend of the show and gets into the weeds with the newly announced LLPP : Lightning Lane Premiere Pass, what is it, why is it, and how am I going to afford it???. Adriane and Ryan are so excited to welcome Monika (social_barbi / @fake_gwen) who knows so much more than us about this spaghetti mess of options that Disney has released upon the world. Is it going to make everything smooth and easy.... your guess is as good as ours!! Then we hop on over for an epic discussion about all things Epic Universe.  Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, disney adult, fandom, Magic Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast

Today... were back with an all new adventure. Join the drunk duo as we head on down to the eathernet eatery to wax poetic about all things themepark. Today we share all about Adriane's fall trip to dirty south, get down to earth and real with you our favorite fans and discuss what weve been up to...  To find out, you just gotta listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Tim and AJ begin the spooky season by returning to the comic series Dark Ride for its final act!Editor's Note: Spoilers for Dark Ride #9-12Editor's Note: This episode contains descriptions of mutilation, blood, violence, and death.  Listener discretion is advised.Hosted by Tim O'Connor and AJ SalisburyCover art by @roboptera on TwitterFacebook: facebook.com/Standby-LineTwitter: twitter.com/StandbyLinePodInstagram: instagram.com/standbylinepodcastPatreon: patreon.com/standbylinepodcastEmail: standbylinepodcast@gmail.com 

We wrap our look at Image Comics' Dark Ride series! We also review Conan: Battle of the Black Stone #1 and Battletoads: Lost Adventure from Titan Comics and Justice Society of America #11 from DC Comics. We have many thoughts and are ready to share them with you! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN CONAN: BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE #1 Writer: Jim Zub Aritst: Jonas Scharf Publisher: TItan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 4, 2024 CONAN OF CIMMERIA IS HAUNTED BY SHADOWS, LIVING NIGHTMARES CONNECTED TO A MYSTERIOUS EYE SYMBOL ETCHED IN BLACK STONE. An unspeakable evil looms over the Hyborian Age and every age connected to it... and it will take more than a lone barbarian to stop its relentless march upon time, space, and sanity. BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE, an epic new CONAN EVENT from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics, begins HERE, from Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons) and artist Jonas Scharf (Dark X-Men, Basilisk)! [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4dNMKbs MATTHEW JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Marco Santucci Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 4, 2024 As Huntress pushes to recruit the Harlequin's Son, the Legionnaire enacts his plans against the JSA! What does this mean for the future of the world's first superteam?! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3zfgW08 RODRIGO BATTLE TOADS: THE LOST ADVENTURE Writer: Simon Furman Artist: Genolet Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $14.99 Release Date: September 25, 2024 The graphic novel prequel to the 2020 Battletoads game Dive back into the badass world of Battletoads with The Lost Adventure, as Pimple, Rash, and Zitz face a horde of powerful opponents. The toadular trio participate in The Grand Fistival, a battle royale which gathered the strongest fighters in the universe. But a secret plot looms in the sewers of the celebration. Will the Toads prevail, or will their bond be tested by an out-of-this-world brawl? Uncover the rich stinkin' history of Battletoads, a videogame franchise by Rare, which has seen the Toady trio battle valiantly against intergalactic evil. Whether you are a longtime Battletoads follower or newcomer to the series, The Lost Adventure marks one of the franchise's greatest spectacles. Collecting BATTLETOADS: THE LOST ADVENTURE #1-3. [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/47kR8wg DISCUSSION DARK RIDE Volume 3 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrei Bresson, Adriano Lucas Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: July 9, 2024 Cover Price: $14.99 Dark Ride Pluges towards it's thrilling conclusion! Now, that Sam knows who put the “Devil” in Devil Land, it's time to take a ride on his father's first creation--The Devil's Due--to save a loved one. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3XfYxbp CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

We wrap our look at Image Comics' Dark Ride series! We also review Conan: Battle of the Black Stone #1 and Battletoads: Lost Adventure from Titan Comics and Justice Society of America #11 from DC Comics. We have many thoughts and are ready to share them with you! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN CONAN: BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE #1 Writer: Jim Zub Aritst: Jonas Scharf Publisher: TItan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 4, 2024 CONAN OF CIMMERIA IS HAUNTED BY SHADOWS, LIVING NIGHTMARES CONNECTED TO A MYSTERIOUS EYE SYMBOL ETCHED IN BLACK STONE. An unspeakable evil looms over the Hyborian Age and every age connected to it... and it will take more than a lone barbarian to stop its relentless march upon time, space, and sanity. BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE, an epic new CONAN EVENT from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics, begins HERE, from Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons) and artist Jonas Scharf (Dark X-Men, Basilisk)! [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4dNMKbs MATTHEW JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Marco Santucci Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 4, 2024 As Huntress pushes to recruit the Harlequin's Son, the Legionnaire enacts his plans against the JSA! What does this mean for the future of the world's first superteam?! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3zfgW08 RODRIGO BATTLE TOADS: THE LOST ADVENTURE Writer: Simon Furman Artist: Genolet Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $14.99 Release Date: September 25, 2024 The graphic novel prequel to the 2020 Battletoads game Dive back into the badass world of Battletoads with The Lost Adventure, as Pimple, Rash, and Zitz face a horde of powerful opponents. The toadular trio participate in The Grand Fistival, a battle royale which gathered the strongest fighters in the universe. But a secret plot looms in the sewers of the celebration. Will the Toads prevail, or will their bond be tested by an out-of-this-world brawl? Uncover the rich stinkin' history of Battletoads, a videogame franchise by Rare, which has seen the Toady trio battle valiantly against intergalactic evil. Whether you are a longtime Battletoads follower or newcomer to the series, The Lost Adventure marks one of the franchise's greatest spectacles. Collecting BATTLETOADS: THE LOST ADVENTURE #1-3. [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/47kR8wg DISCUSSION DARK RIDE Volume 3 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrei Bresson, Adriano Lucas Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: July 9, 2024 Cover Price: $14.99 Dark Ride Pluges towards it's thrilling conclusion! Now, that Sam knows who put the “Devil” in Devil Land, it's time to take a ride on his father's first creation--The Devil's Due--to save a loved one. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3XfYxbp CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Based on the true story of a Fort Worth youth baseball team that defied the odds to make it all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series.Starring: Luke Wilson (Horizon: An American Saga), Greg Kinnear (The Present),along with Sarah Gadon (Ferrari), Lew Temple (The Walking Dead), EtienneKellici (Horizon: An American Saga), Molly Parker (Deadwood), Patrick Renna(The Sandlot) and Michael Cash (The Music Man on Broadway).PATRICK RENNA BIOMost widely known for his role as "Ham" in the sports cult classic, The Sandlot, Patrick Renna is back in the spotlight, hitting dingers across social media. Renna, immediately recognizable to Gen X and Millennials for being "The Hambino" regularly showcases his comedic genius on his social channels, which feature a constant influx of sports content, family content and a fresh twist on today's trends. Renna has become a multi-generational hit by adding Gen Z to his existing fan base - garnering hundreds of thousands of new fans and millions of views in the meantime. A father of two, Renna resides in Los Angeles, where he can often be found at his local course shooting a very average round of bogey golf, playing pick-up basketball at the YMCA, producing in the commercial and content space for his production company Brookline or being the founder of his apparel line Hambino.Patrick was born in Boston, and though he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting at a young age, his accent still comes through when he gets excited. He went on to star in Disney's THE BIG GREEN, directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan. His long list of credits include such films as Son In Law, Punks, Ricky 6, Very Mean Men, Life Blood, Dark Ride, Dorm Daze and countless others. He also has done several Movies of the Week and has guest starred or recurred on dozens of hit TV shows such shows as ER, Bones, Over There, CSI, The Closer, The X-Files & Boston Legal where he didn't have a Boston accent... #irony).ABOUT YOU GOTTA BELIEVE, IN THEATERS AUGUST 30THYou Gotta Believe-the inspiring new movie based on the real-life 2002 Westside Little League All-Stars from Fort Worth, Texas-tells the story of the Southwest Region team that underwent a transformational journey from district underdog to taking its place in the Little League® World Series record books in a showdown that became an instant ESPN classic. The film will be opening in theaters nationwide on August 30.You Gotta Believe is directed by Ty Roberts (12 Mighty Orphans) and stars Luke Wilson (Horizon: An American Saga) and Greg Kinnear (The Present), along with Sarah Gadon, Etienne Kellici, Molly Parker, Patrick Renna, and newcomer Michael Cash. The film will be released by Plano-based film distributor Well Go USA."For more than 85 years, Little League has been about something bigger than baseball. It has served as an inspiration for community, friendship, and life's moments captured uniquely by all who have experienced it. There are millions of unique stories of Little League dreams, and the spirit of community is the common thread throughout all of them.," said Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Business Relationship Officer. "We are proud to seeYou Gotta Believe hit theaters this August, as an inspirational reminder of the power of sport to bring people together."Film star Patrick Renna (THE SANDLOT), the real-life Robert Ratliff, and film producer Houston Hill will be attending the 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, on Saturday, August 17. More information about this visit will be available closer to the start of the World Series.The film is produced by Santa Rita Film Co. led by producers Houston Hill and Mr. Roberts. Their last sports drama 12 Mighty Orphans also starred Luke Wilson, alongside Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall in 2021.You Gotta Believe is a film supported by Little League Baseball and Softball through an entertainment licensing partnership and has been made in consultation with the staff at Little League Baseball, Incorporated.Here's the trailer:Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_nbHSOyDEBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.

Imagineer - Un término que viene de juntar “imaginar” e “ingeniero” en inglés. Los imagineers son quienes idean la experiencia de los asistentes a las atracciones de los parques temáticos de Disney, con el respaldo de millones de dólares. Ahora, imagine usted osado podescucha, un genio imagineer, obsesionado con el terror y todos sus subgéneros, que ha estado creando espeluznantes atracciones en su propio parque por años, con el total respaldo y financiamiento del infierno! Y hoy, su legado se ve amenazado… ¿Por sus hijos? Esa es la trama de Dark Ride, el cómic de Joshua Williamson dibujado por Andrei Bressan. Comentamos también el estado actual de Spider-Man de Zeb Wells y la gran revelación: Norman es el Duende damas y caballeros! La relación entre Conan el Bárbaro y los Skrulls y ¿Los últimos días de la exhibición de películas en cines? ¿Porqué? Además! Deadpool y Wolverine. 'Nuff Said!  Descarga aquí (click derecho y guardar como) o Escucha directamente: If you canto see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Today we head on down to the hyper hooch hovel, to drink our cares away and talk funny about all things theme parks. This week Ryan and Adriane take a break from our never started vacation to chat up our thoughts on the offerings from the 2024 D-23 Event that Disney held in Anaheim. Did Santa Joshy bring us everything we ever wanted, or was there some coal in our Disney Parks stockings... listen in to hear the tea spilled all over the Rivers of America  Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Moana, Indiana Jones, Tortuga Tavern, Test Track, Ride Updates, Ride Announcements, Figment, Attractions, D23, D-23, Josh D'Amaro, Bob Iger, New Rides and Attraction, Parks and Resorts Panel, Monsters Inc Land, Cars Land, Villians Land, Avengers Campus, Avatar west, Disney Holiday, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Today we head on down to the eathernet eatery to wax poetic about all things themepark. today we share some big news about the future of the show, get down to earth and real with you our favorite fans and discuss some quirky happenings in the world of Dis...  To find out, you just gotta listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Can you smell what the castle is cooking? well we do, and to smell all the best and worst around central Florida, we needed to bring on a professional. were Happy to have Airik creator of Mortimer and Company candle company maker of the Happiest Scents on Earth (@mortandcocandles , https://www.etsy.com/shop/MortAndCo). Whether it is churros, the grand Floridian lobby, or the smell of ancient Rome on fire, they have all of your favorites. We learn all about making candles, smellitizers, brominated water, body odor on the monorail, and all the best and worst. wanna learn, just listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, candles, smelts, Disney Smells, Scents, Popcorn, Pirate Water, Haunted dust, Freon smell, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Today we head on down to the chocolate milk microchip, to drink our cares away and talk funny about all things theme parks. This week Ryan tells Adriane all about his trip to the sweetest place on earth, Hershey Pennsylvania, and the theme park where chocolate flows like the salmon of Capistrano Hersheypark. the brainchild of factory man and chocolatier Milton Hershey. So will the massive coasters turn our stomachs or will that happen with the enormous milk shakes ....  To find out, you just gotta listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation,Hershey Park, Hersheypark, Echo Dell, Indian Echo Caverns, Hershey gardens, Zoo America, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Today we head on down to the hyper hooch hovel, to drink our cares away and talk funny about all things theme parks. This week Ryan gets sloshy with his brother Eric chattin up our thoughts on the rumored offerings from the 2024 destination D-23 Event coming up in Anaheim. Maybe we will get some of these goodies promised last D23 maybe we get some all new fantastic technological marvels, or maybe they spend 45 minutes talking about a big boat and slapping themselves five for a copule new country bear songs and trip to a salt mine... listen in to hear the tea spilled all over the Tomorrowland Terrace  Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Moana, Indiana Jones, Tortuga Tavern, Test Track, Ride Updates, Ride Announcements, Figment, Attractions, D23, D-23, Josh D'Amaro, Bob Iger, New Rides and Attraction, Parks and Resorts Panel, Disney Holiday, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

If you savor premium steaks, fresh seafood and 90s interior design check out this New England-style steakhouse. We did, and we're here to spill the sirloin. Today we are joined by a Drunk Distory favorite with Sun Splash Waterpark in Cape Coral Florida's own Hollie Reed (@queenmumhollie) (@sunsplashcc on IG/ @sunsplashwaterpark on TikTok), will this high price house of hamburg be a hit or will this boat sink to the bottom of the briny deep, you have gotta tune in to find out! Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Waterpark, Sun Splash Waterpark, pro park, propark, typhoon lagoon, blizzard beach, river country, volcano bay, Trip Report, Holiday, Disney Holiday, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Today we head on down to the cafe du motherboard, to drink our cares away and talk funny about all things theme parks. This week Adriane tells Ryan all about her summer trip to the happiest place on earth. Where she were lucky enough to take a trip down the bayou with a special preview of Tiana's Bayou Saltporium. And she wasnt alone, and either are we this week we are pleased to welcome back to the show Mike Molinari (@mikemolinari), a great friend of the pod, and a guest on some of our most popular episodes. He also happens to be the nicest mickey shaped beignet eater, this side of Louis bouncin' belly. This is a two - in - one parter so we get to hear all about the pre trip plans and then through the channeling of cosmic rewind and an audio delay, we get to hear all about the reality of how this trip really went down....  To find out, you just gotta listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

When I see a Smellephant Fly.... I run for cover. This week were getting into the three ring of it all as we run away to the circus and discuss all that is Storybook Circus, from the fake trains and planes to the real trains and plains, we will talk about it all. and then there is the Smellephants on Parade; Disney's newest mash up IP and sponsorship opportunity to impart its imprint on the kingdom . will we be grabbing cotton candy or spilling peanuts on the ground, only time, your ears, and the ringmaster can know. see ya under the big top. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out,  Big Top Souvenirs · Casey Jr. RailRoad Mercantile · Casey Jr. Splash 'N' Soak Station · Dumbo the Flying Elephant · Fantasyland Station · Pete's Silly Sideshow · Restrooms - Storybook Circus · The Barnstormer · Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland Casey Junior, Goofy's sky school, The great goofini, Barnstormer, Pistol Pete, Dumbo, Meet and Greet, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Horror is best when it comes in threes, and this week we look at the second volume of Dark Ride (with the third just around the corner). We also review Destro #1 from Skybound Entertainment and Suicide Squad: Dream Team #4 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN DESTRO #1 Writer: Dan Watters Artist: Andrei Bressan Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 19, 2024 The next chapter of The Cobra Threat threat begins here! James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers... for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has changed everything. As Destro's ambitions grow, the "Crimson Twins" Tomax and Xamot Paoli emerge to destroy their competition, and Cobra Commander realizes his current ally could be his future greatest enemy. Acclaimed writer Dan Watters and artist Andrei Bressan change the balance of power in the Energon Universe forever. [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VJQDHY MATTHEW SUICIDE SQUAD: DREAM TEAM #4 Writer: Nicole Maines Artist: Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 11, 2024 Dreamer and her Suicide Squad take their one and only shot at preventing the future she's predicted, in which Amanda Waller turns Gamorra into her own personal alien super-prison. Will Dreamer be able to save the day and abide by her superhero code, or will she have to embrace the Wall's greater good philosophy and resolve to change the future by any means necessary? [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/45CzkvO DISCUSSION DARK RIDE VOLUME 2 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrei Bressan, Andreano Lucas Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $14.99 Release Date: October 2023 Sam Dante is haunted by a mysterious death at Devil Land, but the bigger threat may be the dark forces that truly control his family's legacy and theme park empire... The critically acclaimed series from Joshua Williamson (Superman) and Andrei Bressan (Justice League Incarnate) continues in this terrifying journey deeper into The Scariest Place on Earth. Collects DARK RIDE #5-8 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3z8zL4Q CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Horror is best when it comes in threes, and this week we look at the second volume of Dark Ride (with the third just around the corner). We also review Destro #1 from Skybound Entertainment and Suicide Squad: Dream Team #4 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN DESTRO #1 Writer: Dan Watters Artist: Andrei Bressan Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 19, 2024 The next chapter of The Cobra Threat threat begins here! James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers... for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has changed everything. As Destro's ambitions grow, the "Crimson Twins" Tomax and Xamot Paoli emerge to destroy their competition, and Cobra Commander realizes his current ally could be his future greatest enemy. Acclaimed writer Dan Watters and artist Andrei Bressan change the balance of power in the Energon Universe forever. [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VJQDHY MATTHEW SUICIDE SQUAD: DREAM TEAM #4 Writer: Nicole Maines Artist: Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 11, 2024 Dreamer and her Suicide Squad take their one and only shot at preventing the future she's predicted, in which Amanda Waller turns Gamorra into her own personal alien super-prison. Will Dreamer be able to save the day and abide by her superhero code, or will she have to embrace the Wall's greater good philosophy and resolve to change the future by any means necessary? [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/45CzkvO DISCUSSION DARK RIDE VOLUME 2 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrei Bressan, Andreano Lucas Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $14.99 Release Date: October 2023 Sam Dante is haunted by a mysterious death at Devil Land, but the bigger threat may be the dark forces that truly control his family's legacy and theme park empire... The critically acclaimed series from Joshua Williamson (Superman) and Andrei Bressan (Justice League Incarnate) continues in this terrifying journey deeper into The Scariest Place on Earth. Collects DARK RIDE #5-8 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3z8zL4Q CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Sizzling grills ignite, Chef's dance in gleaming steel light, Teppanyaki delight. EPCOT's fan fave, Teppan Edo is on the menu today. This group sit-down dining experience has us getting our komonos on, and stretching our kawaii muscle with all the delicious delicacies of the land of the rising sun So will this entertaining eatery have us giggling with our hand over our mouth, or will this loud lounge have us stumbing in our Geta ( those are the cool wooden platform shoes, see... we both learned something today), to find out ya gotta listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, sit-down dining, EPCOT, Japan Pavillion, Teppan Edo, Tokyo Dining, Katsura Grill, Mitsukoshi, Mitsiyaki, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Disney Restaurants, Rides, History, booze, steaks, cheddar soup, poutine, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Today we're back at it. Headin' back on down to the internet Imbibery, to drink our cares away and talk funny about all things theme parks. This week the twosome of tarot are back in the world showcase to continue our best day ever walking around the lagoon, they will share their favorite thing to eat, drink and do at each of the pavilions, were doing Italy through Mexico this spin round. So will they go right or left leaving world celebration? ....  To find out, you just gotta listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

Today we head on down to the internet Imbibery, to drink our cares away and talk funny about all things theme parks. This week the twosome of terot revisit the world showcase showdown and start a best day ever walkin round the lagoon, they will share their favorite thing to eat, drink and do at each of the pavilions, so will they go right or left leaving world celebration? ....  To find out, you just gotta listen in. Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, Vacation, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Vacation, suns out guns out, Trip Report, Disney Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, epcot, Animal Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

It's a weird week! Not a lot of books leads to an unusually superhero-lite rundown. Plus, about half way through the show one of the hosts starts to lose his voice! All that plus a Dreadnok Diversion! Balls. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:54:20 Pick of the Week: 00:02:58 - Uncanny Valley #2 Comics: 00:10:38 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #306 00:18:13 - Alien: Black, White and Blood #4 00:21:25 - Aliens: What If...? #3 00:22:36 - Redcoat #2 00:26:48 - Dark Ride #12 00:29:29 - Briar #5 00:31:39 - The Displaced #4 Patron Pick: 00:34:00 - Doom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:35 - Tom Rose News: 00:40:53 - 2024 Eisner Award Nominations Audience Question: 00:44:30 - Tim Y. has a very technical and specific question about the G.I. Joe theme song. 00:47:56 - Tom D. from Vermont has a correction for the latest Booksplode. Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "On the Road Again (Live)" Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a Text Message.WARNING: FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. UNDER 17 REQUIRES ADULT SUPERVISION.This week we have a GEM called "Dark Ride," (2006) and it actually kinda slaps! There's a theme park, animatronics, murdered twins, a psycho on the loose, and a curse upon your crum?Stay tuned and stay NASTY!!!!insta: @queensofnc17music: @tobaxxo

Let's take a trip to the scariest place on Earth and check out Dark Ride from Image Comics! We talk that picture that has everyone up in arms! We also review Crocodile Black #1 from BOOM! Studios, Crave #6 from Image Comics, and Rodrigo checks in on Delicious in Dungeon! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS View this post on Instagram A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn) REVIEWS STEPHEN CROCODILE BLACK #1 Writer: Phillip K. Johnson Artist: SOM Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 08, 2024 What makes someone turn to crime–especially in a modern, pandemic-riddled dystopia? Danny, a seemingly mundane young man lost in escapism, with a spiraling lack of control over his life, witnesses something during a delivery job that will change him forever, turning things as dark as the black, crocodile skin boots that he can't take his eyes off of… In this criminal thriller perfect for fans of Kill Or Be Killed and A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance from Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman, Incredible Hulk) and rising star artist Somnath Pal (Brigands) give birth to an iconic new noir lead in the tradition of Elmore Leonard. [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3WwT6WT MATTHEW CRAVE #6 Writer: Maria Llovet Artist: Maria Llovet Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 1, 2024 David arrives just in time to cancel Charlotte's craving and have the conversation they should've had long ago. Alexandra steps in to assist Sofia and Albert, successfully driving Duncan away from his office.But will they manage to stop Crave for good? Or will all their efforts be in vain? [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3QDlKSC RODRIGO DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON Ep. 18 Adapted from: Delicious in Dungeon First episode date: January 4, 2024 (Japan) Language: Japanese Writers: Kimiko Ueno Publisher: Netflix Dungeons, dragons… and delicious monster stew!? Adventurers foray into a cursed buried kingdom to save their friend, cooking up a storm along the way [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION DARK RIDE Volume 1 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrei Bressan, Andriano Lucas Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: March 21, 2023 Devil Land has been the world's premiere horror-themed amusement park for over 50 years, home to the scariest ride ever created – The Devil's Due. Family owned and operated by the reclusive creator, Arthur Dante, and his two children Samhain and Halloween, Devil Land is seeing some financial stress with low park attendance. Samhain wants Devil Land to expand its brand beyond the park gates, and a rejection from his father in tandem with a request to design a new ride for the park, lead Samhain to uncover the sinister secrets of the park and the role his family, including his sister, has played in a myriad of unsolved deaths and disappearances at the park over the last 50 years. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3QvYs0X CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Our guest is Dark Ride master designer, John Wood of Sally Dark Rides. John is truly a pioneer and innovator in the theme park industry, and most specifically in the design, development and execution of some of the world's most iconic dark rides. John co-founded Sally Dark Rides 45 years ago to turn his clients dreams into rideable realities, with thrilling adventures, IP branded attractions, and unique storytelling experiences worldwide. Connect with John Wood at SallyDarkRides.com and on LinkedIn. Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin Show design & production: Barry R. Hill Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs. Give us a shoutout on iTunes; we love the attention, and browse www.themedattraction.com for even more on the attractions industry. Thanks for listening!  

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