Podcasts about Legoland California

On this episode of the California Now Podcast, host Soterios Johnson hits the road with three seasoned travelers to explore California's epic road trip experiences. To kick things off, Johnson chats with Zach Dundas, the editorial director behind the Wildsam field guides and Wildsam Magazine, a publication focused solely on road trips. Dundas explains why the open road remains one of the most profound ways to experience California. “You could come up with dozens of different themed road trips just within the state of California, and that's what makes it amazing,” says Dundas. He then dives deep into California's extraordinary range—recommending a route that begins in the artsy neighborhoods of San Francisco and travels east to Yosemite National Park. He also highlights the surreal beauty of Joshua Tree National Park and shares an itinerary that links California's desert, mountains, and forests. Next, Johnson catches up with Scott Clark, the chef and owner of Dad's Luncheonette, a beloved roadside eatery in Half Moon Bay. Clark talks about leaving the fast-paced fine dining world to open Dad's Luncheonette, a cozy spot in a red train caboose along California's coast. “I wanted to make food that felt like home, but that you'd actually want to eat,” he says. Clark also shares highlights from his new cookbook Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip, including stories about foraging in Monterey, making frequent stops at oyster shacks, and exploring hidden coastal gems. Finally, Johnson chats with Alessandra Martinez, a digital creator who recently embarked on a four-day theme park road trip with her husband and four kids. Their high-energy itinerary hit Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland Resort, and LEGOLAND California. Martinez offers tips for navigating theme parks with kids of all ages and reflects on how to make road trips feel magical for the whole family. “Let everyone pick one thing they're most excited for—and make sure it happens,” she says.

The woman accused of murdering a Cal Fire Captain will be formally charged today. An investigation is underway after a Scripps Ranch man was shot and killed by police, after he pointed guns at officers. A new indoor rollercoaster is being built at Legoland California for the first time in 20 years.

LEGOLAND California, the small parks of LA, attractions, and food in this weeks episode. Think of it as the "additional things to do" podcast for LA that aren't the major parks.Check us out on the internet: solo.to/coastercuzzies

It's spooky season and that means LEGOLAND California is all decked out for their annual Brick-or-Treat event. Christina from LEGOLAND was in this morning to tell us what to expect at this year's event and where you can get a 2-foot long MONSTER hot dog!!! 

- Fantasmic! nighttime spectacular returns at Disneyland in California, which sees the return of Maleficent, but this time she will stay as the evil queen rather than transforming into a dragon. - Legoland California has debuted their Lego World Parade. - Disney Dreams That Soar drone show debuted this week at Walt Disney World's Disney Springs. - Thorpe Park is debuting Hyperia, the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the UK. It is a Mack Rides Hypercoaster that tops out at 236 feet and 80 mph. -  Paramount Location-Based Entertainment & Experiences has announced a new Nickelodeon Hotel & Resort in Orlando opening in 2026. It is to be located within the 220-acre Everest Place development on west 192 in Kissimmee, this Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Orlando will offer more than 400 hotel rooms and condo units. This is a completely new resort, and not connected to the former I-drive Nickelodean Hotel, which is now the Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites - Kings Island today officially opens its Camp Snoopy expansion, including Snoopy's Soap Box Racers. - Because it's the start of the summer season in the US, there is a bunch of new shows and experiences also debuting in the states including:  - SeaWorld San Diego is opening its new Shamu & Crew Together Again stage show, BMX Blast! stunt show, and Pirates Ahoy! The Battle for Mermaid Cove show, as well as its So Much More to SEA 60th anniversary parade.  - The Dolly Parton Experience exhibit opened this weekend at Dollywood.  - the Rhythm of Nature ice skating show debuts at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.  - SeaWorld Orlando is premiering its Xceleration show and So Much More to SEA parade.  - Potato Smash bumper cars debuted yesterday at Kennywood - Universal Orlando has revealed a number of it's original IP houses and experiences for this year's Halloween Horror nights inlcuding: - Triplets of Terror  - Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America - The Museum: Deadly Exhibit  - Major Sweets Candy Factory - Slaughter Sinema 2 - Goblin's Feast - Disneyland cast members who perform as characters and in parades at the resort have voted to organize under the Actors' Equity Association union. Yes votes received more than 78% of votes cast. It's the first time that parade performers and characters at the Disneyland Resort have been represented by a union. - Finally, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Disney has tapped a screenwriter and production team to develop a movie inspired by the famed Club 33 in Disney's theme parks.

This week's Theme Park News: - Universal Orlando's new DreamWorks Land will open June 14.  June 14 will see the debut of a premiere its new nighttime lagoon show, CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular, and a new castle projection show with Hogwarts Always. - Universal Orlando also revealed details about the third land at its upcoming Epic Universe theme park - Super Nintendo World. which will be a clone of the USJ land including the soon to open Donkey Kong Country land. - Legoland California has announced that new Lego World Parade will debut on May 24th. - Universal Hollywood have announced that a new terrain coaster Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift will open in 2026. The Intamin coaster will feature trains modeled after cars featured in the "Fast & Furious" movies. The ride vehicles also will feature 360 degrees of rotation along the coaster's track to create "a seamless sensation of drifting cars as guests spin in motion at furiously fast speeds," according to Universal's press release. - The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions [IAAPA] said today that it expects to see an overall 2% increase in attendance at the theme parks and attractions it represents in the United States this summer. Wahl said that IAAPA members expect to see a cumulative 7% increase in consumer spending this year, as well. That would put projected total spending on U.S. attractions at more than $32 billion in 2024. - Disneyland Paris is adding a scene from the Pixar movie Up to their version of the Storybook Land ride, Le Pays des Contes de Fées. Carl and Russell will join the miniature scenes on the ride, accompanied by Carl's balloon-lofted home.

- Oriental Land Co. - which owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort - announced this week that it will close its Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters ride in October to make way for a new ride based on Wreck it Ralph to open in 2026. - The Tokyo Disney Resort announced that "Vacation Jamboree" will run at the Country Bear Playhouse from May 17 through November 7. It's the first time in five years that the show has run at the resort. - A government filing in Shanghai has revealed Disney's plans for its first-ever Spider-Man-themed roller coaster. The new coaster will be the previously announced new attraction to be built next to Shanghai's Zootopia land, which opened last December. The plans also state that an official announcement of the project is set to be May 2nd. - Universal's theme parks reported a modest increase in income, coupled with a decline in earnings, for the first three months of 2024. Comcast reported that its theme parks segment saw a 1.5% increase in revenue for the quarter, to $1.979 billion. Higher operating costs drove Adjusted EBITDA down 3.9% for the parks during the first quarter of 2024, to $632 million. - Lots of Pixar is happening at Disneyland resort with the return of Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular, new parade, Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration! and an interactive Dug meet and Greet forming part of the Pixar Fest running through to August 4th. - Fifteen people had minor injuries from a tram crash at Universal Studios Hollywood last week. A Universal spokesperson released the following statement to local media: "There was a tram incident at the theme park tonight that resulted in multiple minor injuries, confirmed by the LA County Fire Dept. We are working to support our guests and understand the circumstances that led to the accident." - Ryan Gosling has turned out for the preview of Universal Hollywood's The Fall Guy Stuntacular Preshow. The special version of the pre-show also featured "The Fall Guy" film director David Leitch, and two of Gosling's stunt doubles from the movie, Ben Jenkin and Logan Holladay. - Cedar Point will enforce a strict "no loose items" policy on its Top Thrill 2 roller coaster when it opens for the season on May 4th. But the park will not be providing free lockers or bins for riders to store the items they cannot take on the ride. The park said on its website. "Due to the later revision, the integration of lockers into the queue, similar to those at Steel Vengeance, was not possible. We encourage riders to leave any loose articles with a non-rider. If you wish to rent a locker, they will be near the entrance for a nominal fee." - Europa Park has opened it's new Voltron Nevera roller coaser this week. Anchoring the park's Croatia land and themed to Croatian inventor Nikola Tesla, Voltron's theme is that you are being transformed into electrical energy. The coaster features a recreation of Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower, which the inventor built to test his plans for wireless transmission of electricity. - Legoland California have announced the stars of their Lego World Parade Fire Chief Freya, who will lead the parade on a Lego City firetruck float, Scuba Diver, who will ride aboard her Lego City Deep Sea Adventure-inspired float, Scallywag Pirate, who will be seeking treasure aboard his pirate ship float, Lloyd, a ninja who will appear on the Lego Ninjago Dragon float, Hopsy, who is a bright red Lego Duplo who will ride on the float at the "tail end" of the parade. - Efteling in the Netherlands has announced it's create electric powered fake steam trains for the next trains for it's historic Steam Train attraction. Efteling has set goals of becoming climate-neutral by 2030 and climate-positive by 2032, neither of which would be possible with an authentic coal-burning steam train ride in the park.

- Walt Disney World has announced the that the final pieces of the Epcot's transformation - CommuniCore Hall and the CommuniCore Plaza stage - will open June 10. CommuniCore Hall will house the Mickey & Friends character greeting as well as being used as flex space for EPCOT's various festivals and celebrations. The CommuniCore Plaza stage will first feature ¡Celebración Encanto!, a new sing-along stage show featuring the characters from Disney Animation's "Encanto," including Mirabel and Bruno. - Also at WDW, a new drone show Disney Dreams That Soar will run nightly from May 24 through September 2 in the skies above Disney Springs. - Legoland California have opened their new Dino Valley land. Featuring very colourful Lego Dinosaur models that now feature in the two re-themed rides Explorer River Quest and Duplo Little Dino Trail. - Europa Park have announced that Voltron Nevera powered by Rimac will open officially on April 26. The Mack Rides Stryker coaster features 7 inversions, 4 launches, and what the park is calling the steepest launch in the world, at 105 degrees. Themed to the experiments of Nikola Tesla, the coaster will anchor the park's new Croatia-themed land. - Universal Orlando's new Epic Universe theme park has started testing it's Starfall Racers trains testing on the coaster's track this week, as shown on local Orlando television. Epic Universe opens in 2025. - Disneyland have given more details about their "all-new experience" of fireworks from inside Galaxy's Edge as part of their Season of the Force event from April 5 through June 2. Disneyland will recast its fireworks experience as "Fire of the Rising Moons." Guests will hear the fireworks accompanied by music from John Williams' Star Wars film scores. - The resort also announced that Critter Country will close at Disneyland on May 1, as the park prepares the land for the opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. This work will include re-themeing two of the retail locations to Princess and the Frog, and also widening and improving pathways in that section of the park. - Mattel and its partners have announced a second Mattel Adventure Park, coming to the Kansas City area in 2026, even before the first park in Arizona has opened. The Kansas city park is due to break ground later this year. The Arizona park is set to open Late this year. - The Mall of America is opening a new Avatar ride. Avatar: The Last Airbender that is. The new aerial carousel ride is called, Fly with Appa, where you ride on the Sky Bison from the Nickelodeon animated series. It is part of Mall of America's Nickelodeon Universe. - Qiddiya Investment Company has signed a deal with Toei Animation to license the Dragon Ball franchise for a new theme park at the Qiddiya City development in Saudi Arabia.

This time, we return to LEGOLAND California for the opening of their new Dino Valley!   Listen in and enjoy!   THANK YOU to all who support us on Patreon!  In particular, we want to thank our Omega Level Powerhouse, Super Soldier Powerhouse, Otherworldly Powerhouse, and Mutant Powerhouse Patreon Tier Supporters: Johanna A., Angela B., Jennifer B., Michael B., Steve C., Drew D., Rochelle D., Ted D., Mike E., Tim F., Jonathan G., Hailey K., Jason M., Susan O., Daniel P., Tom P., Amanda R., Joshua R., Manuel S., Hendel T., Adam W., Jamie W., Mark W., and our anonymous donor Please, consider joining The Parks and Cons Crew,  https://www.patreon.com/ParksAndCons!

This week's Theme Park News: - Disneyland Resort has it's clearest yet communication on the construction of an Avatar based experience, with Bob Iger saying "We have one Avatar-based land, Pandora, in Florida. We're going to put a second one in California." - Disneyland also had another attempt this week at opening up sales for their Magic Key annual pass program, which seemingly went better than last time. - Disney Parks announced the opening date for the latest version of Star Tours, featuring Ahsoka Tano, Cassian Andor, Din Djarin (aka The Mandalorian) and Grogu, will debut April 5 at Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. - SeaWorld San Antonio has opened Catapult Falls, which it calls the "world's first launched flume coaster." - Thorpe Park in the UK has completed track work on Hyperia, its new Mack Rides Hypercoaster for 2024. - Legoland California has announced that Dino Valley will open officially to Legoland guests on March 22. - Kentucky Kingdom will extend its 2024 season by staying open for the Christmas holiday season, the park announced this week. - Gardaland in Italy has been teasing it's upcoming new thrill ride with claims this week of the arrival of a very large WOLF in the park.

This week's Theme Park News: - Tokyo Disneyland has announced a "Donald's Quacky Duck City" festival, to run at April 9 through June 30 at the park. - Legoland Florida has set March 8 as the official opening date for its newest attraction - Lego Ferrari Build & Race. - Jurassic World VelociCoaster had a couple of periods of Unexpected downtime this week. It has re-opened, but it's still unclear what caused this normally reliable coaster to be down. - Disney has reported last quater 2023 earnings, with a 7% increase in revenue across it's theme park and resort segment of the company. - Dreamworld has released more concept art for it's up coming family coaster, Jungle Rush. - Legoland California will attempt to host “the largest dinosaur costume party” in the world on March 3rd, as they prepare to open the park's new Dino Valley this Spring. Participants in full head-to-toe dino attire will receive complimentary Park admission for the day!

- World of Frozen is opening to the public on Monday at Hong Kong Disneyland, after soft openings last week. - Universal Studios Florida have installed a new sign for their upcoming DreamWorks land, that will debut sometime in 2024. - High winds in Southern California appear to have contributed to an incident where a light post collapsed in Town Square on Main Street USA at Disneyland that left three people injured. One woman with an apparent head injury was taken to a local hospital, while two others were treated at the scene. - Universal Orlando brought back its annual holiday celebrations on Friday, including Grinchmas, Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and its Macy's holiday parade balloons. - Dinosaurs are taking over at Legoland California. The Carlsbad theme park announced that Dino Valley will be taking over the current Explorer Island land next year. This will replace the two recently closed rides Safari Trek and Fairy Tale Brook. They will be replaced by two newly Dino themed rides in Duplo Little Dino Trail and Explorer River Quest. The land also will include the current Coastersaurus roller coaster as well as the Dino Dig. - The annual TEA Thea award winners were announced this week, with SeaWorld Yas Island, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind at Epcot and experimental restaurant Eatrenalin at Europa-Park being among the honourees.

Join hosts Seth and Carly as they bring you news and discussion about all things theme parks, as well as their thoughts on the latest movies, television, and video games on The Attractions Podcast. This week on The Attractions Podcast, Seth and Carly discuss: New rare collectible Space 220 cards debut at Epcot Disney Cruise Line opens new dedicated terminal in Fort Lauderdale What to expect when Summer House on the Lake opens at Disney Springs Dino Valley land coming to Legoland California All the theme park ride vehicles unveiled at IAAPA Expo 2023 The Attractions Podcast is brought to you by MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel. They provide premium service and expert advice to get the most for your vacation time and dollars. Visit them at mei-travel.com. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

This week's Theme Park News: • Disney imagineers have this week play test 3 walk around BD-1 droids at Disneyland's version of Galaxies edge. And they are beautiful. • Disneyland resort released details of their upcoming enhancement of Downtown Disney, including a new park and stage. They also Ann 3 new restaurants : GG's Chicken Shop, Seoul Sister, and Sip & Sonder. • Disneyland resort has also raised ticket prices across the board with single day tickets up 8.9%. • • All-day Park Hopping returns to the Walt Disney World Resort starting January 9, the date when park reservations will no longer be required. And it also raised prices of its annual passes, but did not raise day ticket prices. • Disneyland Paris will swap two scenes in Le Pays des Contes de Fées ("The Land of Fairy Tales") as part of a "complete refurbishment" of the Fantasyland ride over the next year. The new new scenes will feature Frozen and Winnie the Pooh. The resort also showed teaser images of Disney Symphony of Colors which will play on and above Sleeping Beauty Castle, starting January 8, 2024. • Hong Kong Disneyland has revealed the menus it will be serving at its new World of Frozen when that land opens November 20. And there are lots of desserts. • The Whos of Whoville will take the Universal Plaza stage for a new show during this year's Grinchmas celebrations at Universal Studios Hollywood. They are also bringing back their Harry Potter Magic of Christmas projection show. • Six Flags Over Georgia are holding a fan vote to pick the name of their up coming Ultra Surf coaster. The three choices are: Aquaphobia, Georgia Surfer, and Iron Splash: The Surf Coaster. • Over at Legoland California, The City of Carlsbad has posted notice of a planning application by the park. The application calls for the removal of two existing attractions, which the park has announced are Safari Trek and Fairy Tale Brook. In their place will be three new attractions: - A single-story, 32,200-square-foot, 43-foot-tall building with an interior ride - A 33-foot tall, 4,120-square-foot outdoor ride - A new children's play area with a 30-foot tall structure

This week's Theme Park News: • Legoland California is closing yet another opening attraction with Safari trek's neighbour Fairy Tale Brook to close at the end of October to make way for “future awesomeness!” • Disney revealed the full roster of celebrity narrators for the Candlelight Processional at this year's EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. New celebrities include Brendan Fraser, if he can get his cup of coffee. • Both Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort have announced upcoming discounts for families visiting with children, ages 3-9, Starting October 24. • Disney+ has announced that a second season of "Behind the Attraction" will drop on November 1. The six-episode second season will highlight Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones Adventure, EPCOT, Food, and Nighttime Spectaculars. • In the uk Thorpe Park have announced their 2024 coaster will be named Hyperia, stand 236 feet tall and hit speeds of over 80mph • In Denmark Djurs Sommerland has announced that the park will build their tallest attraction ever for the 2024 season, a 60 meter tall new drop tower to be located inside the park's Mexicoland. • Merlin Entertainments has announced the impending retirement of its Chief Financial Officer, Alistair Windybank. He joined Merlin in 2008 and have served as the company's CFO since 2020 • Iaapa have announced that”Universal Beijing Resort – The Untold Story of Triumph over Trying Times; COVID, Lockdowns, Quarantines, And More" will be the topic for this year's Legends panel at this years expo in November. It will be hosted by Bob Rogers, and feature: • Tom Mehrmann, President and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Destinations and Experiences, Pacific Rim. Former President and General Manager for Universal Beijing Resort • Mike Hightower, retired President at Universal Creative. • Sylvia Hase, President of Hasbas Entertainment who were responsible for the Untrainable show. • SeaWorld San Antonio is the latest theme park to go solar in its parking lot, beginning construction of a solar canopy that will shade approximately 1,200 spots in the VIP section of its parking lot. The canopy's solar panels will have a capacity of 4.3 megawatts and generate 16% of the park's electricity consumption, according to SeaWorld. • An American water park guest has filed a suit against Walt Disney World after a visit to Typhoon Lagoon caused an “injurious wedgie” from the Humunga Kowabunga slide in 2019. the incident was serious enough for her to be hospitalised, and she's asking for $50000 in damages.

In today's episode, our hosts,  Tracey and Scott talk about their upcoming trip to California in November.  On this trip they will take a Disney Cruise, make a stop at Legoland California and wrap it up with a return to Disneyland.  They'll discuss what they are looking forward to experiencing in California and what experiences will be new to them.   Along the way they'll check in with The Mortis over at the Cinema and look ahead to a milestone episode. Welcome to Disney, Indiana.

This week's Theme Park News! • The Walt Disney Company announced that it would nearly double its capital expenditures in its Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment over the next 10 years compared with the previous 10. This would be 60 billion dollars based on their current 30 billion spend. • Disney parks president Josh D'Amaro theorised that Frozen could have a presence at Disneyland resort when referencing all the ips the have to spare. • Magic Kingdom cast members discovered a black bear next to the Rivers of America one morning this week, prompting Disney to keep the west side of the park closed past its scheduled opening time that day. • At Disneyland the recently opened CenTOONial Park remains closed through October 22, after which Goofy's How-to-Play Yard will go down, with an expected return in early November. Apparently the soft artificial turf has not lived up to guest use and is being replaced. • Legoland California is closing The Safari Trek ride one of its opening day attractions at the end of the month • The owners of Spain's PortAventura World are looking to sell reportedly at an estimated price of 1 billion euros • Universal has filed a patent application for an ambitious crowd control system that would give Universal the ability to direct individual visitors around their theme parks through the use of wireless devices through direct instructions. • Georgia's Wild Adventures theme park has announced a new holiday event - Wild Adventures Christmas Wild & Bright. The event starts November 18 and continues on select dates through December 31

Spooky season is officially underway and LEGOLAND California is celebrating with their annual Brick-Or-Treat event. With specialty entertainment, food and (of course) trick-or-treating, this is the perfect Halloween event for the entire family! Christina from LEGOLAND joined us this morning to tell us a little about the event. 

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In this conversation with LEGOLAND California President, Kurt Stocks, we discuss what led him from his home in Australia to Malaysia and then to California, and how an experience at LEGOLAND with his son encouraged him to leave his role as a businessman in the health and fitness industry and become a leader at one of the most popular theme parks in the world. Let's get Social! Connect with Kurt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-stocks-68175139  Check out the awesome things going on at LEGOLAND California: https://www.legoland.com/california/  Find out more about the Chamber: https://carlsbad.org  Produced by Imagine Podcast at https://www.imaginepodcasting.com/ 

Welcome back to the Autism Travel Podcast. I'm taking a shift with things and rather than speaking about very specifically how I can help you travel I want to inspire you to travel with your autistic child by sharing all the emerging autism travel news! There is a lot! I'll try to keep the episodes under 10 mins so you get the news you need. All the articles that I reference are in the show notes if you want to read further. Of course, I will continue to talk about how I can help you travel and to inspire you to travel over on my: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lilyandmagnoliatravel/ If you are ready to plan your next family vacation and find you need support with planning and booking it I'm here for you! Head on over to www.lilyandmagnoliatravel.com/plan-your-trip to get started. Dubai Announces Initiative to Become First Certified Autism Destination. https://autismtravel.com/2022/12/15/dubai/ Tips for an Autism-Friendly Vacation in Dubai. https://www.lilyandmagnoliatravel.com/post/tips-for-an-autism-friendly-vacation-in-dubai Dubai's Atlantis Aquaventure becomes the first waterpark in the Middle East to earn the IBCCES Certified Autism Center. https://autismtravel.com/2023/03/28/aquaventure/ Plan an Autism-Friendly Vacation at Warner Bros World in Abu Dhabi. https://www.lilyandmagnoliatravel.com/post/plan-an-autism-friendly-vacation-at-warner-bros-world-in-abu-dhabi LEGOLAND Resorts that all of its US based parks, LEGOLAND® California, LEGOLAND® Florida, and LEGOLAND will become Certified Autism Centers™ (CAC) by spring 2023. https://autismtravel.com/2023/02/06/legolandus/ My trip to LEGOLAND Florida https://www.instagram.com/p/ClqoTJ9jCWp/ Mariott Winterhaven https://www.instagram.com/p/ClgTzf_jFDg/ LEGOLAND Disability Pass https://www.instagram.com/p/ClyXBscjrXa/ The Great Wolf Lodge Announces Partnership with IBCCES Leading the Pack For Accessibility and Inclusion at Indoor Water Park Resorts. https://autismtravel.com/2023/04/26/greatwolflodge/

Join hosts Seth and Carly as they bring you news and discussion about all things theme parks, as well as their thoughts on the latest movies, television, and video games on The Attractions Podcast. This week on The Attractions Podcast, Seth and Carly discuss: First Disney Vacation Club lounge at Disneyland opens April 19 Annual Passholders can save 30% on Galactic Starcruiser voyages New Disney ship sails from Singapore in 2025 We tried everything from Tron Energy Bytes at the Magic Kingdom Ghostbusters VR Academy opens at 450 locations worldwide Legoland California unveils world's first Lego city of San Diego Climb, swing, and zip over Gatorland in new ‘Croc Rock' experience The Attractions Podcast is brought to you by MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel. They provide premium service and expert advice to get the most for your vacation time and dollars. Visit them at mei-travel.com. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

There are so many cool moments and storylines in the new Miniland San Diego at LEGOLAND California, but the most romantic one has to be on top of the Emerald Plaza and it's all because of Master Builder Carter. Take a listen to the story and get ready to say "ahhhhh"!!!! 

The brand new Miniland San Diego made its grand debut today at LEGOLAND California and there is so much to see, from the convention center to the Hotel Del and even the Del Mar Fairgrounds. But our favorite part is the Mini John and Tammy that is part of the display! This morning, we got our first chance to meet our Lego selves along with their creator, Master Builder Megan. 

We're pretty sure that the creative minds that get to build all the Lego creations at LEGOLAND California have the best job ever. This morning we talked to Tyler who was a big part of putting together Petco Park and even got to include an ode to his girlfriend in the process. 

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Join hosts Seth and Carly as they bring you news and discussion about all things theme parks, as well as their thoughts on the latest movies, television, and video games on The Attractions Podcast. This week on The Attractions Podcast, Seth and Carly discuss: Disney Cruise Line's Marvel Day at Sea to have new characters and entertainment Disney introduces dolls in wheelchairs inside It's a Small World Disneyland's Adventureland Treehouse will debut in 2023 Knott's Merry Farm puts a new twist on favorite shows from Christmases past ‘Animal Actors' and ‘Special Effects' shows are closing at Universal Studios Hollywood A Universal Christmas jingles its way into Universal Studios Singapore New shows, fireworks, and more are coming to SeaWorld San Diego this holiday season Harry Potter: Magic at Play brings The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to Chicago  The Santa Workshop Experience returns to Icon Park Benny's Ugly Sweater Party and more Legoland California holiday fun The Attractions Podcast is brought to you by MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel. They provide premium service and expert advice to get the most for your vacation time and dollars. Visit them at mei-travel.com. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

We went to Brick or Treat at Legoland California this weekend. We even entered the costume contest. We'll tell you all about it on this weekls episode.  Be sure to check out our friend Sami De Monster! She has a lot of exciting things going on. She is on all the socials @samidemonster and her website: https://www.thedemonster.com   If you want to stay at the HoJo's near Disneyland you can use this code for a 15% discount 1000022077 or this link:https://www.hojoanaheim.com/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pidayfamily    Contact us at PiDayFamily@gmail.com Leave us a Voicemail on the Pi Line 626-66-PIDAY https://linktr.ee/pidaycosplay  The music in this episode is “Advertime” Written by Rafael Krux. This music is available for commercial and non-commercial purposes. FreePD.com On this episode: #LegoLand #BrickOrTreat #Halloween #RheaLana #ThemeParks #Kids #Consignment     

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Brian's family trip continues as the fam gets set for a trip to Legoland in California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agP7IvEhVy0 Transcription What are you really selling? Hi I'm Brian Pombo, welcome back to Brian J. Pombo Live. I'm still here at Legoland California, late at night, out here visiting with my, well, taking my family on a little vacation I should say. And have been having a good time learning a lot. As I mentioned last night, there's a whole lot of business inventions that you can gain from, from looking at businesses that work because businesses that work because they feed people, they feed people something that people want, good or bad, they they do their job. They provide something valuable to people for money and if you can take that and translate it back to your business, look at what's actually being sold. The real question is, what is what are you really selling? If you're in business what are you actually selling? I don't mean the product. I don't mean the service itself. I don't mean all the features and the way you would go about describing it. I'm talking about what you're actually selling. And here's an example. So is from a customer standpoint, right? My wife and I are here with my three kids. And I said this really weird thing. So we're staying at the Legoland Hotel. It's this place here. It's pretty wild. I mean, this is in the middle of the night, everyone's while middle of the night. I think is nine o'clock or something but everyone's asleep. The kids have gone to bed, and everything's nice and quiet but it's still lit up and everything else, it's still pretty magnificent to look at. But back to my story. If you think about what we're actually getting from all of this. I sat back and was talking with my wife and I said, You know what, the thing that I've gotten the most out of this experience is, this is probably the calmest I've ever been being out in public with people and my kids. And I was trying to put my finger on and that occurred to me most of the time. So I've got three little kids, I've got a seven-year-old, four-year-old, a two-year-old and they're chaos. Not necessarily in a bad way. Most of them, they're good kids, but they're's chaos. They're just chaotic little beings and everywhere you take them, you're trying to keep them from either hurting themselves or causing destruction everywhere they go. And that's not a bad thing. It's just part of having kids and being in public with other people. And people who don't have kids, they didn't understand it. It's tougher, even if you've had kids at one time. I know my parents they are not as patient the with the kids necessarily as we are because they're just not around them as often and every little thing irks them a little more, you know. And so it's one of those things where you're always kind of on edge when you're out in public with the kids, you're trying to keep them from hurting themselves because the world is not childproof. You're trying at the same time you're trying to keep them from getting in the way of everybody else. You try and keep them from being getting lost and running off and getting into this and that. Here, this whole place is relatively childproof. I mean, it's childproof because it for one thing it has to be because the only people that come here are kids and kids a very specific age group, for the most part, are the ones that are really geared to Legoland, unlike something like Disneyland, which we're going to tomorrow, so maybe I'll be able to do a message from there but different story. You're talking about Disneyland, the whole vibe of Disneyland the way it was designed, was to play to kids and kids at heart, so to play to everyone that wants to have a little bit of childhood innocence. And so, adults go to Disneyland on a regular basis now. Kids go to Disneyland of course always will but it isn't just for them....

Brian’s family trip continues as the fam gets set for a trip to Legoland in California. Transcription What are you really selling? Hi I’m Brian Pombo, welcome back to Brian J. Pombo Live. I’m still here at Legoland California, late at night, out here visiting with my, well, taking my family on a little vacation […] The post What Are You Really Selling?

In this conversation with LEGOLAND California President, Kurt Stocks, we discuss what led him from his home in Australia to Malaysia and then to California, and how an experience at LEGOLAND with his son encouraged him to leave his role as a businessman in the health and fitness industry and become a leader at one of the most popular theme parks in the world. Interview Links Connect with Kurt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-stocks-68175139/. Check out the awesome things going on at LEGOLAND California: https://www.legoland.com/california/. Find out more about the Chamber: https://carlsbad.org  Did you like what you heard? This show is produced by Imagine Podcasting dba Heard Not Seen Media, Inc. For more, visit Imagine Podcasting at https://www.imaginepodcasting.com/.

Everything is even MORE awesome at Legoland California with the newly opened Lego Movie World. Legoland's own Julie Estrada joins us to break down all of the new world's attractions and take us on a deep dive into the best rides, must try foods and can't miss activities as well as the brand new technology you'll want to know about before you head to the park. You'll also get insider tips on the Sealife Aquarium, the Water Park and both hotels as we go ALL IN on Legoland California! Legoland

This time, we discuss the opening of "The LEGO Movie World" at LEGOLAND California.  Listen in and enjoy! Please, consider joining The Parks and Cons Crew, https://www.patreon.com/ParksAndCons!

It’s one of the most encouraging signs that life is starting to return to normal: California theme parks have reopened. In this episode of the California Now Podcast, host Soterios Johnson chats with insiders from three Golden State parks about what to expect this summer. He first visits with Jon Corfino of Universal Studios Hollywood, who talks about the pleasure of being back. “There’s real joy in seeing people’s reactions,” he says. “The energy is just something I have never seen before.” He offers details about the park’s two big debuts: the high-tech ride The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash, and the thrillingly fierce Indominus rex at Jurassic World—The Ride. Next, Johnson chats with two folks about Disneyland Resort: Ambassador Rafa Barron and Plan Disney specialist Kiki Yee, who each have their own tips for exploring the Anaheim park. Recommended highlights include Snow White’s Enchanted Wish and the new Avengers Campus, which opens June 4. Finally, Johnson is joined by Dominic Ashford, head of resort experience at LEGOLAND California, where the summer is kicking off with the introduction of a massive new land—The LEGO Movie World.

Join hosts Brittani and Seth as they bring you news and discussion about all things theme parks, as well as their thoughts on the latest movies, television, and video games on The Attractions Podcast. This week on The Attractions Podcast, Brittani and Seth discuss Cedar Fair park's newly-updated COVID-19 guidelines, Disneyland Paris announcing a retheme of the Disneyland Hotel, a first look at Legoland Windsor's Lego Mythica: World of Mythical Creatures, the new opening date for The Lego Movie World at Legoland California, Universal Studios Hollywood allowing out-of-state visitors, Orange County's mask mandate update, Trader Sam animatronic's replacement finally revealed, and the full reveal of Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wish! This week's episode is sponsored by Views and Queues on Etsy. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

Mentions this Month Lauren's Travels YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuqMmzPv1z08RY8KTb5MbfQ Velocicoaster Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLNr05kdN30 Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurens_travels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurens__travels/ This Month's news: • The big news this month was California theme parks reopening first Six flags Magic Mountain, then Legoland California, then universal studios Hollywood and finally Disneyland on April 30th. • With these openings we’ve seen a couple of new ride revamps launched, including Jurassic World the ride with its new indominous Rex animatronics day Disneyland’s Snow Whites Encuanted Wish. • Disneyland have also announced that their new land in California Adventure Avengers Campus will open on Friday, June 4. • Disney have officially announced their fifth key in theme park operations of Inclusion. As part of this change they have updated the cast member guideline called the DisneyLook to include gender-inclusive hairstyles, beards, jewelry, nail styles, and costume choices; and allowing appropriate visible tattoos. • Universal Orlando has extended their Mardi Gras celebrations again, now into May. • Universal Orlando announced an official opening date for their new coaster. The Jurassic World VelociCoaster will open officially on June 10. But team member previews have already started. Check out Lauren’s Travels on Twitter and Instagram for her reaction. Links in the section below. • Walt Disney World has recalled the company for Festival of the Lion King and the popular musical show at Disney's Animal Kingdom is now in rehearsals for a mid-May return. • Epcot have announced a new shop called Creations, and have love excitingly announced the return of club cool. • Cedar Point have appointed a new General Manager in Carrie Boldman a 16 year Disney Parks veteran. • Tokyo Disney announced detail for their toy story hotel which will open in the next 12 months and be called the Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel. • Universal Orlando is reopening another of its on-site hotels. The Loews Sapphire Falls Resort will begin welcoming guests again starting May 18

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This week we're starting to look at the sacrificial system in the Old Testament: we'll look at each of the five main types of sacrifice, and consider what they communicated to the Old Testament saints, as well as what they communicate to us now in light of the New Testament. This Episode Features: Hebrews 10; Ding! Gnosticism; Everyone Likes A Dead Animal, Right?; Levitical SparkNotes; Ritual Barbecue; Spring Cleaning; Caveats; and Legoland California. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3qol5Vx-htz-55 Links: Hebrews 10: https://www.esv.org/Hebrews+10/ Leviticus 1-7: https://www.esv.org/Leviticus+1/ Recos: Hebrews 10: https://www.esv.org/Hebrews+10/ A House for My Name - Peter Leithart: https://amzn.to/2MUXAoA Biblical Theology - Geerhardus Vos: https://amzn.to/3bq6MeR God in our Midst - Daniel R. Hyde: https://amzn.to/3qb2goB Understanding Dispensationalists - Vern Poythress: https://amzn.to/3qaBwVj Book Clubs The Literary Life Podcast 19 in 2021 Reading Challenge: https://www.theliterary.life/19-in-2021-reading-challenge/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/haltingtowardzion/support

This month's news: • In American theme parks it’s really been a story of two coasts. California has accepted the worsening Covid situation over the last month while Florida has continued to ignore the fact that anything is happening. • In southern California, a new Regional Stay Home came into effect, as ICU capacity in the 11-county region has dropped below the prescribed 15 percent. This spelled the end of numerous planned Christmas events including the Taste of Knotts Merry Farm and the Holidays at Legoland event at Legoland California. • Disney has respond to the stay at home order by moving one of its famous food offerings. The iconic Disneyland hand-dipped corn dog is now on the menu at the Magic Kingdom's Sleepy Hollow. • Disneyland did share a preview of its newly redesigned Snow White ride in Fantasyland, which will be renamed Snow White’s Enchanted Wish. • In Florida, all the resorts have increased capacity again, with universal Orlando having 4 days over the Christmas break where they reached full capacity. • They also did a vehicle reveal for their up coming Velocicoaster. • They also opened Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Dockside Inn and Suites, adding 2,050 budget-priced guest rooms for visitors to the resort. • At Epcot they’ve opened the new fountain and entrance plaza. • They installed the massive new platforms that will help stage the upcoming Harmonious nighttime show on World Showcase Lagoon. • The woman who started the Ratatouille musical on TikTok was flown from New York to get a sneak peek at the new Ratatouille ride. • And they announced the "Taste of Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival" will run from March 3, 2021 through July 5. • In general WDW news, Disney's Blizzard Beach water park will reopen to guests for the 2021 season on March 7. • Outside the US is also a mixed bag, with Europe largely closed as the second wave hits hard over there. Efteling was the biggest park to close in December as most of the others had already closed. • In Japan, Tokyo Disney has announced its pricing will increase on weekends and holidays from March 20th. • Probably the most exciting theme park news for this month was from Universal Studios Japan, where we got our first official glimpse inside Super Nintendo World with a video hosted by the creator of Mario Shigeru Miyamoto. The video was packed with insane details of this much anticipated land, and is very much worth watching. • The land is also in a soft opening phase, where annual pass holders can preview the land, with strict rules around the distribution of media from the land. The official opening date of the land is February 4th, 2021.

This week, presidents of the resorts respond to the new guidelines, annual pass changes could be coming, Buena Vista Street is reopening, we talk to former Jungle Cruise Skipper Vedder, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS and ask about custom dining adventures! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! All Enchanting Ears is offering 10% off for podcast listeners. Head on over to allenchantingears.com and use DLWEEKLY10 at checkout. Also, this month they are re-launching their Ear of the Month Club. Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/AllEnchantingEars to sign up! News: The California Attractions and Parks Association, an organization that represents amusement parks and attractions througout California, streamed reactions from the big theme park operators last week. Ken Potrock, President of the Disneyland Resort, Kurt Stocks, President of Legoland California, Karen Irwin, President and COO of Universal Studios Hollywood, and Raffi Kaprelyan, Regional Vice President for Cedar Fair, which operates Knott’s Berry Farm were on the stream. Good points were made by each of them, such as local residents might be traveling out of state to go to theme parks since the local ones aren’t open, helping with the COVID-19 spread. Overall, the group of theme park leaders were not happy. – https://www.facebook.com/CaAttractionsandParks/ The Orange County Register reported this week that the Southern California theme parks are considering legal action to gain permission to reopen, or, at the very least, change the guidelines for reopening. The parks at least want to be able to open in tier 3 instead of waiting for tier 4. – https://www.ocregister.com/2020/10/21/disneyland-universal-studios-knotts-and-more-considering-legal-action-over-californias-unachievable-reopening-guidelines/ Disneyland sent an email out to annual passholders discussing the reopening guidelines that were announced last week. The email went on to mention that they are not sure what that means for the annual passholder program. They finish saying that they will be in touch soon, when they can share more details. – https://www.micechat.com/273627-disneyland-update-the-nightmare-before-christmas/ Tokyo Disneyland is a huge annual passholder park, much like Disneyland. This week, Tokyo Disneyland has ended their annual passholder program and refunded the balance to passholders. Could this be something that Disneyland will do when it eventually reopens? – https://www.micechat.com/273340-tokyo-disneyland-annual-pass-program-ending-could-it-happen-at-disneyland/ and https://www.micechat.com/273627-disneyland-update-the-nightmare-before-christmas/ Beginning in November, Buena Vista Street will be open for shopping and dining! Disney is considering this as an expansion to Downtown Disney. All of the stores on Buena Vista Street will be open, including Elias & Co., Julius Katz & Sons, Kingswell Camera Shop, and Trolley Treats. The Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe, Carthay Circle Lounge, and Smokejumpers Grill will also be open for dining. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/10/more-shopping-more-dining-coming-soon-downtown-disney-district-at-disneyland-resort-extends-to-buena-vista-street/ With the reopening of Buena Vista Street, Cast Members have been called back to work, ending their furlough. However, others got messages from Disney that the furloughs have become layoffs. Over 200 cast members will be retuning to work on Buena Vista Street starting COVID training on November 1st. – https://www.micechat.com/273627-disneyland-update-the-nightmare-before-christmas/ Another Downtown Disney shopping event is happening from October 26th-29th. Reservations are required, but have gone quickly. Products that will be available include the 65th anniversary Walt and Mickey vinyl, the 65th anniversary Mr. Toad vinyl, both priced at $29.99, plus tax. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/10/23/make-your-reservations-now-for-this-exclusive-disneyland-shopping-event/ We talked about the 40th anniversary of the Make-A-Wish foundation last week, and just after that episode posted, Disney released the “Wishes Come True Blue Color Collection.” 25% of the purchase price for each item will go to the Make-A-Wish foundation, up to $500,000. This is the first color collection that helps benefit a nonprofit. 10,000 of the cloth masks are also being donated to the nonprofit. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/10/celebrate-40-years-of-disney-and-make-a-wish-with-debut-of-all-new-global-products-including-the-wishes-come-true-blue-color-collection/ Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen has added three new sauces to their lineup for beignets. The new sauces include a BOO-Berry sauce, a caramel apple sauce, and a praline-maple anglaise. The sauces are $1.49 each and are available at the Jazz Kitchen Express. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/10/21/three-new-beignet-sauces-just-rolled-into-ralph-brennans-jazz-kitchen-in-downtown-disney/ Disney has partnered with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to inspire students to dream big. Disney is hoping to create career paths for HBCU students, in order to build a long-term pipeline of black talent. Student internships, mentorship opportunities and inclusive hiring practices are all aspects of this program. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/10/disney-working-with-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-to-inspire-the-next-gen-to-dream-big/ Blooloop, an online resource for professionals working in the visitor attractions sector, have recognized five leaders from Disney on their 50 Theme Park Influencer list for 2020. The list celebrates the most creative and inspirational people in the theme park industry. – https://twitter.com/DisneyParksNews/status/1319337221149872128 This week a trailer was released for Raya and the Last Dragon. The movie is currently scheduled to premiere in theaters in March of 2021. The movie is inspired by Southeast Asia and will combine Disney classics with Hong Kong action films. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2020/10/video-disney-releases-first-official-trailer-for-raya-and-the-last-dragon/ Discussion Topic: Jungle Cruise Skipper Vedder Cast Member Pantry – https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/furloughed-disney-cast-member-launches-the-cast-member-pantry-to-help-others-feed-their-families/

This time, we have another quadruple serving of Halloween joy!  First, we head out to LEGOLAND California to check out their "Halloween in Miniland" event.  Then, we travel to our closest stop of the year, X-Treme Light Wizards.  Next, we take in another Halloween show, at Drake Avenue Holiday Light Show.  Lastly, we go on a hunt for a snowman, at Riverside’s "Frosty’s Graveyard."  Listen in and enjoy! Please, consider joining The Parks and Cons Crew,  https://www.patreon.com/ParksAndCons!

Join hosts Brittani and Seth as they bring you news and discussion about all things theme parks, as well as their thoughts on the latest movies, television, and video games on The Attractions Podcast. This week on The Attractions Podcast, Brittani and Seth discuss Legoland California resort's plans for a "Bricktacular" Halloween, SeaWorld San Diego's new annual pass, Aulani Resort's phased reopening, Hong Kong Disneyland's reopening, the Disney Parks' Operations Update, Florida's move to Phase 3 of its reopening, The Grand Floridian Society Orchestra's upcoming final bow, the first look at the renovated entryway planned for Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, the reveal of the "Jurassic World VelociCoaster" for Universal's Islands of Adventure, and their first reactions and impressions to "Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast" at Tokyo Disneyland. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Editor's Note: This episode of The Attractions Podcast does feature some technical difficulties related to audio. Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

I sat down with Kurt Stocks, the President of LEGOLAND California to talk about how hard the last six months have been and when they may be able to reopen.

This week's news: • Universal Orlando has cancelled this year’s Halloween Horror nights. They have opened a tribute store to the event in the park this week, but it’s just a tribute. • Disneyland have cancelled their Halloween party , the oggie boogie bash, as well. • Other California theme parks are getting creative with their inability to open, with Legoland California opening part of their mini land and knotts berry farm extending their food festivals. • Germany's Europa Park today opened its new Pirates in Batavia ride, replacing the former version that was destroyed in a 2018 fire • In financial reporting this week both Six Flags and Universal reported dismal numbers for the second quarter of 2020, with the chains down 96% and 94% compared to the same quarter last year. • Universal has stated that due to this the Development of Universal Orlando’s new Epic Universe theme park remains paused • The Walt Disney World Resort is delaying the reopening of a few of its on-site hotels. Including Art of Animation, beach club and the boardwalk. • Busch Gardens Williamsburg is returning August 5th with a Hard-Ticket Event called Coasters and Craft Brews

Kurt & Jen breakdown the humor of The B-52's Love Shack video on YouTube Rock Lobster on Spotify Coast Cruise from Legoland California video on YouTube Strobe Light on Spotify Rock Lobster video on YouTube Dance this Mess Around on Spotify Sprechgesang- the German word for "a style of dramatic vocalization intermediate between speech and song" Planet Claire video on YouTube Party Out of Bounds on Spotify Song for a Future Generations on Spotify Quiche Lorraine on Spotify Funplex on Spotify 88 Lines About 44 Women by The Nails on Spotify Carol Brown by Flight of the Conchords on Spotify Meet the Flintstones by The BC-52s (B-52s) music video on YouTube Hot Pants Explosion on Spotify Monster by Fred Schneider on Spotify Humor Ratings for The Talking Heads: Kurt- 7/10, Jen 8/10 Spreadsheet of all Kurt & Jen Make a Podcast Humor Rankings Intro Music is: "Sleeping in the Flowers" by They Might Be Giants Outro Music: "Denouement" by Forced Perspective (A Kurt & Jen enterprise) Join us on for our next episode on 8/3 to hear us talk about our listener Tom's pick The Flaming Lips! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kurtandjen/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kurtandjen/support

Dr.Wendi Dykes-McGehee is an assistant professor and the inaugural director of the MSOP program at Azusa Pacific University. She spent 11 years with LEGOLAND California, where she was awarded international honors for her training programs and organizational development strategies. Wendi is passionate about helping organizations address complex systems issues and her research explores the idea of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) to inspire creative confidence. In this episode, Wendi and Diane talk about how creative confidence can be integrated into the church. Follow Kingdom Convos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingdomconvospodcast/ Follow Diane Wong on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianewong__/ Join our secret facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingdomconvospodcast/ Remember: The best story to share is your story! Take every opportunity to tell it!

In this special episode of the California Now Podcast, host Soterios Johnson revisits some Southern California hotspots, hidden gems, and mouth-watering local cuisine featured on previous episodes. It’s a whirlwind tour through sunny SoCal that focuses on quantity and quality and will no doubt inspire a future road trip. Listen in as Johnson secures detailed directions for a perfect family outing in San Diego’s Balboa Park, gets the inside scoop for visits to both the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and then talks to a master builder at LEGOLAND California. After that, Johnson gets a taste of Orange County's delicious Asian food scene from a Los Angeles Times food blogger before turning his attention to L.A.’s thriving hotel culture. The episode then heads east, with stops at the idyllic mountain town of Idyllwild and at the majestic Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Greater Palm Springs.

• Black Lives Matter. • Universal Studios Orlando's theme parks have re-opened this week. • Other Reopenings this week include Europa Park and Efteling • Efteling have also announced their new Max & Moritz will debut on June 20. • Parks that have announce their opening this week include Universal Studios Japan Busch Gardens Tampa, Hersheypark, Kentucky Kingdom, Silver Dollar City, Sea World San Diego and Legoland California. • The NBA is going to implement a long speculated plan to finish it's season at the Walt Disney World resort. • Univesal Studios Beijing has revealed the lineup for their CityWalk Shopping and entertainment district. • Sea World and Busch Gardens have announced details of their advanced reservation system • King's Island is suing the state of ohio for the right to re-open

Representatives of three major tourist attractions in San Diego County — SeaWorld, the USS Midway Museum and Legoland California — presented their reopening plans to the county. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: Law enforcement agencies across the county are not citing people for being out in public without a face covering, many daycares are trying to reopen, but they continue to struggle with a maze of confusing and sometimes conflicting regulations and more of the local news you need.

• Disney has a new CEO, with Bob Chapek filling the role vacated by Bob Iger. No word yet on whether a 3rd Bob will fills Bob's role, now that Bob is replacing Bob. • The Tokyo Disney resort is closing because of Coronavirus fears. It's announced it will be closed from February 29 through March 15. • It was reported that there has been an incident on Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise, where a ride boat sank. It sank about a foot, as the water in this ride isn't actually very deep. • Legoland California has a new General Manager, with Australian Kurt Stocks taking the role. Kurt was previously the General Manager of Legoland Malaysia. • Disney's Hollywood Studios is going to start hosting Mickey Mouse cartoons in the reimagined Mickey Shorts Theater, from March 4th. • Walt Disney World have added a new variation of the Dining Plan, with the Disney Dining Plan Plus, which has two table or quick service meals a day. • The Magic Happens parade has opened at Disneyland Resort.'/. • DisneyWorld have announce the dates for their Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween part, running on 36 date from August 13th. • Attendance and revenue up at SeaWorld Theme Parks for 2019, up 0.2 percent. • Universal Orlando released images of their new Dockside Inn and Suites, which open next month. • Sea World San Diego gave a media preview of their upcoming B&M floorless dive coaster, Emperor. • King's Island have released footage of their first test run of Orion, their new B&M Gigacoaster.

• Universal Studios Japan have release a hype video for Super Nintendo World, as if we weren’t hyped enough already. The music video featured Galantis and Charlie XCX. We also saw potential 4 people ride vehicles for the Mario Kart ride and got our first look at Power-up wristbands. • Disneyland’s version of Rise of the Resistance opens today, using the same boarding group system that has been used at Hollywood Studios. • Epcot has started previews for a couple attractions coming in the next few weeks,Canada Far and Wide and Beauty and the beast singalong with the latter having its opening schedule released. It will Run 11am-7pm with Impressions de France running 7:30pm-9pm. • Legoland California unveiled an 8.5 foot tall space raptor from the Lego Movie 2, at what will be the entrance of Lego Movie World, which will open in spring. • The share price of Six Flags had a dramatic dive this week after they filed a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission declaring that the company has filed a formal notice of default with Chinese development partner, Riverside. • Chessington World of Adventure has announced that they will open a new Rainforest area in 2020 that will include three kids rides. • Disney has shown off the huge Gusteaus Sign which will be outside the upcoming Ratatouille dark ride in Epcot’s World Showcase. • Ocean Park in Hong Kong has announced its spending 10.6 million yuan to open 7 new scenic spots between 2023 and 2027.

When you think of your dream job, does it involve playing with LEGO bricks? It certainly does for P.J. Catalano, who joins California Now Podcast host Soterios Johnson on this week's episode. In it, Catalano describes his working life as a Master Builder at LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad, north of San Diego. From constructing North America’s tallest LEGO tower to trading minifigures with guests, it's fair to say that his job is pretty unique. Johnson is next joined by Mark Larabee, who knows the 2,653-mile Pacific Crest Trail like the back of his hand. He's the Associate Director of the Pacific Crest Trail Association and the author of The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail. Larabee shares a few tips for finding hidden gems along the iconic trail that runs down the Golden State’s spine. And finally, Johnson talks shop—literally—with lifestyle blogger Erica Chan Coffman. From quirky horticulture shops to cushion stores to shoe wonderlands, the HonestlyWTF creator takes Johnson to her favorite spots in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Marin County, and beyond.

This week's news: • It’s national Rollercoaster day in the US, so prepare for announcements particularly from Cedar Fair in the next 24 hours! • Wdw’s Annual Pass previews for Galaxy’s Edge start today! • Universal Orlando have revealed the 5 Scarezones for this week’s Halloween Horror Nights, which include a Zombieland Double Tap zone and a Rob Zombie Hillbilly scarezone. They also announced a brand new lagoon show Halloween Marathon of Mayhem for the event. • the nba experience has opened at Disney Springs at WDW this week. • The new Lego Movie World Land is coming to Legoland California in spring of 2020. • Lego have released a new Disney Parks set, this time featuring the train and Main Street station. • Silver Dollar City have announced a new land anchored by a new Rapid ride for the parks 60th Anniversary next year. • Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion celebrated its 50th Birthday last Friday. • WDW have previewed their new nighttime show for Mickey’s not so scary Halloween party. It’ll be called Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular and hosted by Jack Skellington. • Living with the land at Epcot has had an update to its projection technology, which was spotted this week.

Jose and Andy chat about their trips to Legoland UK and Legoland California and why allergies may have ruin someone's trip. Jose shares his Son’s love for a sport he doesn't know anything about and lastly, Happy Birthday Andy! Follow us on Instagram @mrjosedelaroca and If you want to be part of the show, have a question or a shoutout send us an email at hello@josedelaroca.com

This time, we have a trio of events for you. First, we journey to LegoLand California for the latest addition to the park, the new DUPLO Playtown. Next, we head over to Universal Studios Hollywood, where the Minions run wild, at the inaugural Running Universal event. Lastly, we join some of the best people we know at a screening of Epic Home Haunts, presented by HorrorBuzz and Midsummer Scream. Listen in and enjoy!

Looking for pleasant weather, no lines, massive amounts of food and a trip your family will never forget? Book a trip to Legoland faster than you can say Danish building blocks. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/TravelingTwogether/support

In today's episode, Tracey and Scott wrap up the trip report for their visit to Southern California. They will feature the final day of the Adventures by Disney – Backstage Magic, a day at Disneyland on their own, a visit to Universal Studios Hollywood, a stop at the Warner Brothers Studio, and Legoland California. They will then wrap up the show with a call over to the Main Street Cinema, some listener feedback, and a look ahead to future episodes. Welcome to Disney, Indiana!

In today's episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott, share their plans for their upcoming Southern California vacation - which will include the Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic tour, a VIP tour of Universal Hollywood and a visit to Legoland California. They also present this month's Disney Renaissance segment with a discussion of the legacy of the 1994 animated classic The Lion King. They wrap up the show with a call over to the Main Street Cinema, an announcement of a side podcast project that Scott will be involved in and a look ahead at future episodes.  Welcome to Disney, Indiana!

Legoland California is debuting a new interactive submarine ride for kids of all ages called Lego City Deep Sea Adventure. Julie Estrada of Legoland explains how the new ride is educational and fun thanks to 300,000 gallons of water, thousands of real life sea creatures and a touch screen game.Watch my TV segment on the new ride:https://ktla.com/2018/06/29/legolands-latest-ride-an-interactive-deep-sea-adventure/Watch a full run-though of the ride from start to finish:https://youtu.be/PtY08vvMrpQFollow Rich on Social Media:Facebook: http://facebook.com/RichOnTechTwitter: http://twitter.com/richdemuroInstagram: http://instagram.com/richontechEasy ways to listen on your phone or smart speaker:"Hey Google, Play the Rich on Tech Podcast""Hey Siri, Play the Rich on Tech Podcast""Alexa, Enable the Rich on Tech Flash Briefing"

This brand-new premium Hotel is located right at the main entrance of LEGOLAND California. LEGOLAND Castle Hotel offers a variety of LEGO fully themed rooms – Knights & Dragons, Royal Princess or Magic Wizard.  You will also enjoy a FREE breakfast, nightly children's entertainment, and an in-room treasure hunt with LEGO surprises for the kids! Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

This brand-new premium Hotel is located right at the main entrance of LEGOLAND California. LEGOLAND Castle Hotel offers a variety of LEGO fully themed rooms – Knights & Dragons, Royal Princess or Magic Wizard.  You will also enjoy a FREE breakfast, nightly children's entertainment, and an in-room treasure hunt with LEGO surprises for the kids! Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

This time, we journey to LegoLand California for their NINJAGO World media preview. There was food, ninjas, Lego minifigures and a brand new ride that utilizes technology brand new to North America. Listen in as we share it all.

Since Mary Desmond was 3 yrs old, she always knew she wanted to act and sing. She enjoyed music and started practicing at home every chance she could get. At age 3, she joined a music group, landed her first solo, and she has never stopped. Her first big opportunity, at age 4 was singing “Love Letters in the Sand” with Pat Boone and his grandson Ryan; she also made an appearance on Larry King Live at the same age singing “God Bless America.” At age 5, she appeared in a commercial for Disney Fantasy Princess and played extras for several films including “Yours, Mine, and Ours.” She then began auditioning for local theatre and got her first big role as Annie at 7 years old. At age 9, she was in the ensemble for Evita and Brigadoon at the Regional Theatre, and then landed the role of Susan in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. She was also a part of The National Broadway Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. When Mary turned 10, she auditioned at Legoland California for the part of Emily in their holiday show, Let It Snow and immediately got the part.  Mary also started playing with her band Fusion Beat, winners of the OC People’s Choice for the best youth band. Fusion Beat have now played at over 85 live performances including House of Blues, Disney California Adventure Resort, and the Del Mar Fair. She also performed in Nashville and in the UK.and has released over 70 videos on youtube channel Her overall views amount to over 10 million and over 42,000 subscribers and the channel totally shows her voice, style and personality. Mary's Surprise 

It has been a long time since our last visit to LegoLand California and Holiday Snow Days is the perfect event to draw us back in. Listen in as we talk snow, Lego Christmas Trees & minifigure Santa!

Jambeaux, everyone!!! Welcome to another episode of the Magic Our Way podcast. We appreciate your listening to our show and we hope it brings a smile to your face. We also appreciate your feedback and are committed to listening to our audience. Fact of the day: show #069 gets deep and will blow your mind! Please note: the Magic Our Way Podcast is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its entities. All opinions expressed therein are solely those of the Magic Our Way podcast. No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast. But first, some news. In the Queue, the boys cover the following news stories: Listener shout outs Lifetime pass for Legoland California Kevin and Lee guest starring on other podcasts Use of the word “Disney” Be Our Guest breakfastseseseseses and a whole lot more! This week in the Hub, the boys explore the rumor surrounding the moving of the Carousel of Progress from its current home in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom to a possible new home in the old Wonders of Life Pavilion in EPCOT Center’s Future World. Is this a good idea? what is the benefit versus cost for doing this? Does Carousel of Progress belong in Future World? Do we need a new name to replace the area currently known as “Future World?” Do you have any ideas regarding our topics? Be sure to send us your experiences. We would love to hear them. In the Magic Our Way segment, the boys address an email from Listener X. He has a trip planning question for us, and don’t worry…we kept it brief this time. We answer two of his questions: one questions involves baby care product options for off-site guests and the other involves characters meetings and the best way to do so. If you have any questions regarding this or have a similar story, please don’t hesitate to ask. We are an email, speakpipe, or a phone call away. If you would like to contact Lee directly, you can find him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/lastovicatravel or email him at lee@mmvagent.com or call him at (832) 570-5490. Lee is now with Magical Moments Vacations, an Ear-Marked Travel Agency. You can find them at www.facebook.com/MagicalMomentsVacationsMain. Book a vacation now! If you enjoy this show, please let us know by contacting us at magicourway@gmail.com.  As always, we promise to give the Disney fan a voice and this show is no exception! If you have any thoughts, please send them over. If you want to make a custom show intro and and want to be forever immortalized on MOW, send that in too. If you have ideas for shows that you want to hear in the future, any thoughts you would like to share, or questions for any of our guests, send us a message at magicourway@gmail.com. You can also leave us a quick voicemail from your computer or mobile device through our new program, Speakpipe. All you have to do is go to the website, http://www.speakpipe.com/magicourway, click the button, and record your brief message. Speakpipe will automatically send your voicemail to us via email. It is that easy…try it today!!!! NEW! Leave us a voicemail from your phone using our new toll-free number,  1-844-HARAMBE, DO IT!!! As always, if you like the show, please rate us and leave a review in the iTunes Store. We do appreciate you taking the time to do so. Also, you can find us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/magicourway) and follow us on Twitter (@magicourway). With Facebook and Twitter you will be able to find out when we are recording our show and ask us a question while we are recording. You may hear a shout out for you and your question being answered on that week's show. If you have any suggestions or comments for the show, please do not hesitate to contact us at magicourway@gmail.com. We will be sure to read your email on the air, unless you tell us not to. We do want to hear from our fans and we want you to be part of our discussion. Also, you can now find us on Stitcher, Blackberry, Blubrry, and Double Twist for your listening convenience. Please leave us a rating and a review in whatever platform you download our show. We would just love you for it! For more show notes and links to the topics we discussed in the show, please visit our website, www.magicourway.com, and enjoy looking at the pictures and reading the articles discussed in the show. And, if you form your own opinion on any of the topics we have presented after having read the articles yourself, we would love to hear from you. Seriously!!! We want to hear it.  Be a part of the show. Don’t forget to leave us a rating and a review in wherever you download our show. It’s the one way you can help us. Also, if you want to record your own show intro, please do so. Information can be found on our website (www.magicourway.com). Do and don’t be afraid to get creative! Thanks again for listening to us. We do realize that you have many choices when it comes to Disney podcasts and we appreciate your attention. The Magic Our Way Podcast thoroughly enjoyed recording MOW #069 and we hope you figured out the meaning as to how we did this show.   TAGS   Walt Disney World, Disneyland, podcast, Kevin, Danny, Lee Lastovica, shout outs, Legoland California, World of Walt, Herb Leibacher, Dole Whipped, Be Our Guest, Disney Dining Buddy, lifetime pass

10/31/13 - Nancy Johnson continues her discussion of Legoland California, including some highlights of the Legoland Hotel.

09/26/13 - Nancy Johnson has part one of her Legoland California trip report.

In this episode Rob Deakin, Jeremy Younger and Shelly Timson cover news and cool MOCs. Rob Interviews Gary McIntire - Master Model Builder at LEGOLAND California. News 10229 Winter Village Cottage Revealed http://tinyurl.com/9h9upon Elrond minifigure with Prepurchase of LEGO LOR game http://tinyurl.com/99ng22c Thinking with Portals! http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/18258 New french Brand Store http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=3897 Shell promo sets available in Hong Kong now, ROW later http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=3850 Image of new City Police Helicopter 4473... http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=3843 LEGO Games: The Hobbit http://smashing-bricks.com/2012/07/20/lego-games-the-hobbit/ Lego Olympic news http://rebrick.lego.com/en-US/bookmark/lego-olympics-at-john-lewis/ge747v Usain Bolt's 100m Olympic gold in Lego http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/36872/Usain-Bolts-100m-Olympic-gold-in-Lego Child finds missing Lego piece stuck in his nose http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/08/news/entertainment/child-finds-missing-lego-piece-stuck-in-his-nose/ Gary McIntire - Master model builder at LEGOLAND California. Lobby Bouquet http://flic.kr/p/4uQ5DL LEGO Ball - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoh6OxakbiA Starwars  http://tinyurl.com/9s9jruf MOCs of the Moment Shelly http://www.brothers-brick.com/2012/08/05/minifig-scale-serenity-is-the-coolest-ship-in-the-verse/ Jeremy http://inhabitat.com/battlebricks-build-a-mini-mars-curiosity-rover-out-of-lego-at-the-kennedy-space-center/mini-lego-mars-curiosity-rover/ Rob http://www.flickr.com/photos/retinence/7070205797/ Other The Phillip island Expo is in the town of Cowes on the 22-23 Sep 2012 LAMLradio.com post in the comments or email info@lamlradio.com Facebook - LAMLradio, Asdaid Twitter - Lamlradio, AsdaidOrg You can find us a Insidethebrick.com and ASDaid.org Play well

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Season Pass goes back in time... to the week before the opening of LEGOLAND Florida for a discussion with the park's Senior Project Designer Bill Vollbrecht.  Bill talks with Doug Barnes and Brent Young about starting as a mailman loving Legos to becoming the Master Model Designer of LEGOLAND California and ultimately taking the lead designer seat for Florida's newest Family Theme Park Destination LEGOLAND Florida.  We're stacking some blocks of fun here in the Season Pass Discussion Room!   Enjoy!  Links: Legoland Florida Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z'nuff on iTunes  Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Like the Season Pass Facebook Page and you can win a Season Pass to the Six Flags/Cedar Fair park of your choice. www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Every 1200 Likes - Someone wins a Summer of FUN! Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Contact us:  doug@seasonpasspodcast.com   brent.young@seasonpasspodcast.com   nick@seasonpasspodcast.com   Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524   Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated. © 2011 Season Pass Podcast