Podcasts about new attractions

There's A LOT coming to the Disney parks in 2024 and we have some thoughts! In this episode, we are discussing which of the new attractions and experiences coming to the Disney parks (Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disney) we're looking forward to the most! Follow us on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheHappiestHourOnEarth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe to our YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Make sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! It helps out our show so much, so thank you in advance! ⭐️ Shop our official merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! SAVINGS: Want your home to smell like the Disney parks? Get 15% off at Magic Candle Company using our code "HAPPIESTHOUR" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Want to start your day with magical coffee? Save 10% on Disney-themed coffee at Expedition Roasters using our code "THEHAPPIESTHOURONEARTH" ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠! Need some new Disney-themed apparel? Get 15% off at Park Hop Tees using our code "HAPPIEST15" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Looking to save on Disney tickets and support our show at the same time? Use our Get Away Today link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Welcome to "The DSNY DNA Podcast" with your spirited hosts, Trent and Jeni! Join us on an exhilarating audio adventure as we delve into the enchanting world of Disney, exploring the latest and greatest experiences from 2023 and offering an exclusive sneak peek into the magical offerings awaiting guests in 2024. In this podcast, Trent and Jeni bring the magic to your ears as they unravel the wonders of Disney World, sharing detailed insights and insider information about the newest attractions and experiences. From the high-speed thrills of Tron Lightcycle Run to the delectable delights at Roundup Rodeo BBQ, and the immersive Journey of Water inspired by Moana, we've got all the details to make your Disney dreams come true. But that's not all – the duo dives into the upcoming enchantments set to grace Disney World in 2024, including Tiana's Bayou Adventure, the Disney's Polynesian Resort DVC Tower, and the revamped Country Bear Jamboree. Stay tuned for the latest on the return of the Disney Dining Plan and the exciting update to Star Tours featuring Ahsoka! Whether you're a Disney fanatic planning your next visit or simply seeking a dose of the magical world, Trent and Jeni are your trusted guides, unraveling the DSNY DNA one podcast episode at a time. Get ready to ignite your Disney passion and experience the enchantment from your headphones – it's The DSNY DNA Podcast, where the magic comes to life! More information about the podcast can be found at disneydnapodcast.com Contact us: https://www.disneydnapodcast.com/contact/ Please also connect with us here: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter   and Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/disneydnapodcast Like and Subscribe over at our YouTube channel! And as always.... If You've Got The Time, We've Got The Disney!

We're pulling together our average rankings of the attractions and lands that have opened since 2013. Enjoy!* * * * * *We hope this podcast brings up good memories from your past trips, gets you excited for your next trip, and fills the void in between. Brought to you by TJ, Matt and Landon...and sometimes Ben.Thanks so much for listening!We'll see you on Facebook: DISNEY WORLD IS AWESOMEWe'll see you on Instagram: @disney.world.is.awesomeA Walt Disney World Podcast for Disney fans. Talking all things Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Animal Kingdom.

Join Erik and David this week as they are joined by Ryan and Dan as they discuss changes in the parks that they believe are improvements or not, how well they know each other, new attractions based on movies, and an article from the wheel of clickbaity garbage. Support the podcast by going to https://www.thehubcrawl.com/support. Question 1: Improvement or not? Question 2: How well do you know your guests? Question 3: Make a new ride or attraction based on a movie that you have watched recently. Question 4: The wheel of clickbaity garbage! Bonus Question: F, marry, kill main street vehicles.

Jason Sierpien, owner of the iconic Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park, joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about all the new features at the park this season including new rides, restaurants, early purchase ticket savings, and more! Visit santasvillagedundee.com.

Join Erik and Tage this week as they are joined by Devin and Kris as they discuss Disney bucket lists, new attractions, our best Disney meal, and nostalgic Disney memories.. Support the podcast by going to https://www.thehubcrawl.com/support. Question 1: What is a Disney bucket list item for you? Question 2: What attraction/show do you most want to experience at a Disney park that you have never been to? Question 3: What was your best Disney meal experience? Question 4: What's your most nostalgic Disney memory? Bonus Question: Have you had an experience with Disney that didn't go as you thought it would either in a better way, or a less than way?

The talkative sign of Gemini will be welcoming a new guest on May 2, as Venus makes its grand entry here. The combined forces of Gemini and Venus will now bring us interest in talking and bonding more.

Join Tom Corless for a news recap focused on Disney parks and resorts around the world. WDW News Today is released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on our YouTube channel. Join Tom Corless for the latest news from Disney parks around the world. All this and more Disney Parks information and fun await you this...

What does Disney have in store for 2023?  We break down the upcoming attractions at Disneyland and Disney World this year.  Disney gets in own Run Away Railway and Disney World gets a Hat Box Ghost.  What else do they have in store?  Check it out now! #hauntedmansion #runawayrailway #disneyfamily https://www.wfla.com/disney/the-disneyland-and-disney-world-rides-attractions-and-shows-debuting-in-2023/Buy Us A Coffee: https://rb.gy/9iitx5Patreon: https://rb.gy/ns50uaPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegabandthe... Contact Julie B Spiritual Guide: https://juliebspiritualguide.com Contact Brian: https://www.kettlebellinvictus.comSupport the show

Walt Disney World Railroad is Back...with an All-New VoiceoverThe WDW railroad was an original opening-day attraction in 1971 and it's back with a completely refreshed track and another new surprise...one you may or may not like.Walt Disney Imagineering introduced a new voice to share stories as the train circles Magic Kingdom Park. Disney's release stated that the narration is "a voice our guests can envision and resonate with. Someone who grew up on Main Street, U.S.A., dreaming of the day they'd be on the railroad. They've now achieved that dream, and they know everyone and everything at Magic Kingdom … an unofficial mayor of sorts." For us, the jury's still out on whether or not this was a good thing as my initial reaction is that I don't care for the PeopleMover vibe on Walt Disney World Railroad.So what do you think? Is the new voiceover a great addition or an unnecessary distraction?--Chef Mickey's transitions back to buffet-style dining March 1Starting March 1, 2023 Chef Mickey's will go back to buffet-style dining, something many fans have been waiting for as they enjoy either breakfast or dinner at this popular character dining location in Disney's Contemporary Resort.-- So What's Ahead for 2023? A Recap of New Rides and More Coming our Way Disneyland Wondrous Journeys and World of Color - One- January 27, 2023 (Two new shows to celebrate Disney 100) Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway- January 27, 2023 Mickey's ToonTown- March 8, 2023 Adventureland Treehouse, Swiss Family Robinson theme- TBA 2023 Magic Happens Parade- Will return on February 24, 2023 Walt Disney World Journey of Water, featuring Moana at EPCOT- TBA late 2023 Hatbox Ghost at the Haunted Mansion- TBA 2023 Tron Lightcycle Run- Spring 2023 Figment Meet and Greet at EPCOT- TBA 2023 Happily Ever After (the reboot)- TBA 2023Thank You for Listening to the Disney Travel PodcastThank you very much for listening to this episode, Amelia and I hope that you enjoyed it. If you did, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes (or on whichever app you choose to listen). A brief review about what you liked most about an episode truly helps to keep the show going by exposing it to new listeners. We look forward to continue producing new episodes each week.Sharing the podcast with your friends and on social media is also extremely helpful and very much appreciated.Shop 1923 Main StreetFeel free to visit our 1923 Main Street® Disney merchandise shop where we have hundreds of unique and original Disney-inspired t-shirts, leggings, clothing, mugs, phone cases and much more. You'll find everything from 1923 Main Street logo merchandise to custom created authentic Disney-inspired originals, including lots of great patterns for leggings and other items.Contact 1923 Main StreetThank you for listening to the Disney Travel News Podcast at 1923MainStreet.com. As always, we love to get feedback and questions from our listeners and to hear your suggestions and ideas for future episodes.Please be sure to follow along on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.Thank you for listening and have a magical day!Mike Belobradic and Amelia Belobradic--Media provided by Jamendo

It's been a while and there have been many developments in the construction of new attractions at Disney Parks worldwide. We take a look at the latest and greatest happenings, particularly here at home in Walt Disney World with Magic Kingdom, Epcot and even Disney's Animal Kingdom. This includes some personal insights around what I'm referring to as Genie+ Inflation. But then we head out to parks across the globe from Disneyland Resort to Shanghai Disneyland. We even talk about the new purchase of a cruise ship for Disney Cruise Lines. Oh! developments happening on Disney+! So join us for this new attractions update at Disney Parks Worldwide.

Weekly Mashup 11/13/22 LIVESTREAM!  In this episode we give you our review of the King Tut Immersive Experience!  The King Tut exhibit is a laser light show chronicling the history of the worlds most famous boy king and his journey through the under world.We also discuss Disney news that their stock might be tanking and Bob Chapek maybe on his way out!We show you the new designs for the Tarzan tree house at Disneyland.  And the new design for Splash Mountain!Also we give you a preview of some of the family board game we'll be reviewing for you.  Check it out now!odcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegabandthe... Contact Julie B Spiritual Guide: https://juliebspiritualguide.com Contact Brian: https://www.kettlebellinvictus.com00:00 Intro03:59 King Tut19:17 Chapek Out?28:17 New Disney Tree House31:40 Splash Mountain?39:40 Christmas Vacation Game44:57 Disney Park Game

Comic Con San Diego and D23 came and went and left us with more questions then answers!!! MCU is going multiverse plus the Avengers will be back but doing what? who they might be fighting and some new and some old new characters coming to the MCU. We also get news of a new ride coming to Avengers Campus. We have a new "A Different Perspective" with Alex, security guard where we all work and a new "Disney" position in the horizon talks to us about She Hulk and defends her from the haters and we finish up with park news.... new attractions, rides coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. Don't forget to add us on: Instagram: Mousetopia_ENT Facebook: Mousetopia ENT Youtube: Mousetopia Ent

The Perth Royal Show is back this weekend with new attractions and a selection of about 300 show bags up for grabs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The author of Frommer's Ireland shares the country's top new attractions and where to go with limited time. | Frommer's

We discuss the first HHN house announcement, mourn the closure of the best restaurant we never actually ate at, and compare another 3 old attractions with their replacements. Join us as we explore Universal Orlando!Support the show

Hour 3 - Watch out for snakes in your pool noodles. The Depp Heard trial will reach its conclusion this week. There are a bunch of cool things coming to the Denver Metro area. 

For Florida theme parks, 2022 is shaping up to be a big year. Many parks have already opened or are getting ready to open new attractions, ranging from roller coasters to an entire park. Ashley Carter and Allison Walker break down the new attractions at the parks this year. 

In today's headlines: Jail for man who threw wine bottle that killed 73-year-old man in act of 'religious hostility', Chocolate factory and electric go-karts among new attractions coming to Singapore, and OnlyFans creator Titus Low may move overseas to continue his career.

Can't Miss Disney, the New Disney Must Do If you are like me, one of the first things you do when you get to your room at the Walt Disney World Resort is looking for the "Must Do Disney" channel, or in the updates room, the Can't-Miss Disney Channel. This is what you would have seen in your room if you had visited during the 50th Anniversary Celebration. This video was captured in March 2022. Extraordinary things are happening at the Walt Disney World Resort, a celebration 50 years in the making. It's the World's Most Magical Celebration, The Beacons of Magic, New Attractions, New Experiences, and new Nighttime spectaculars. Our tour includes Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, two amazing Water Parks, and Disney Springs. We hear from some influencers with experience and some of Disney's legendary cast members during our trip, with inside tips. https://youtu.be/sBrHs4N-Rq0

Episode 105 - Ranking the New Attractions! What is your favorite among the new attractions? Ranking the New Attractions! Hey everyone, I'm Mike, she's Sophie, that's Brenda, and and he's Grogu, and we're On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 105 for January 17, 2022, and our feature topic is Ranking the New Attractions! We are taking a look at all of the new attractions that have opened at Walt Disney World in the past few years and ranking them from our least favorite to our favorite, our numero uno. Have a listen, and let us know in the comments what your favorite among the new attractions is! Here's the rundown of what we talked about: Update from Last Week:Last week we had our ranking for all the Disney coasters, and I asked you what your favorite Disney Coaster is. The poll is still up in the Facebook Group, so go check it out if you wish and vote. The voting has been back and forth, it's been fun to see, and right now, the lead is with Expedition Everest, with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train second, and Rock ‘n' Roller Coaster third.Also, we talked about Sophie's first Splash Mountain experience; I wanted to share a photo from her last Splash Mountain experience! She's rocking it! Sophie Rockin' the drop on Splash Mountain! Way to go Sophie! Cheddar from the Big CheeseMike: Back on January 9th, as we reported in the group, the Voices of Liberty returned to the Rotunda inside the American Adventure Pavilion! This is exciting news! The next time  you are in Epcot, make it a point to catch one of their shows. You will not be disappointed!Sophie: Huge news regarding the upcoming movie, Turning Red. Disney and Pixar announced that the movie will premiere exclusively on Disney+, NOT in theaters due to Covid concerns. It will now premiere exclusively in homes worldwide on Disney+ beginning Friday, March 11.Brenda: Just a reminder that the Epcot International Festival of the Arts opened up on the 14th, and runs until February 21st. Are you going to be in town during that period? We'd love for you to share photos with us! Just send them via any of our ways to connect with us, which are listed below. Thanks!Connect with us! Here's how: Facebook: https://facebook.ontheroadwithmickey.comFacebook Group: https://facebookgroup.ontheroadwithmickey.comYouTube: On the Road with Mickey (Don't forget to subscribe, like the videos, and comment!)Instagram: On the Road with MickeyEmail: info@ontheroadwithmickey.comPhone Voicemail: 919-799-8390Feature Topic: Ranking the New Attractions!For the purposes of our ranking, we are listing these attractions as qualifying for our “new attractions” list (opening date listed in parenthesis):Remy's Ratatouille Adventure (10/1/2021)Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway (3/4/2020)Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (12/5/2019)Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (8/29/2019)Slinky Dog Dash (6/30/2018)Avatar Flight of Passage (5/27/2017)Na'vi River Journey (5/27/2017)Brenda7) Na'vi River Journey6) Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run5) Remy's Ratatouille Adventure4) Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway3) Slinky Dog Dash2) Avatar Flight of Passage1) Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceSophie7) Remy's Ratatouille Adventure6) Na'vi River Journey5) Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run4) Slinky Dog Dash3) Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway2) Avatar Flight of Passage1) Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceMike7) Slinky Dog Dash (I haven't ridden it yet!)6) Na'vi River Journey5) Avatar Flight of Passage4) Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run3) Remy's Ratatouille Adventure2) Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance1) Mickey & Minnie's Runaway RailwayThis Day in Disney History for January 171922 - Birth of Disney Legend, Betty WhiteDisney Who's Who CharacterFlora from Sleeping BeautyA little bit of Walt“When they come here they're coming because of an integrity that we've established over the years. And they drive hundreds of miles. I feel a responsibility to the public.” - Walt DisneyComing next week: Comparing the Nighttime Entertainment!...

The 50th Anniversary celebration at Walt Disney World is in full swing! This week, we are giving you all the details about what's new and special for the World's Most Magical Celebration. Topics Include: -The 50 Golden Statues -Live entertainment is returning slowly but surely -Food, food, and did we mention FOOD?! -Galactic Starcruiser bookings and info -New Attractions recently opened or opening during the celebration *Elizabeth's Social Media: -Facebook: Etienne Travels -Instagram: @lizetiennetravels *Rachel's Social Media: -Facebook: Travels with RFamily Magic -Instagram: @rfamilymagic *Interested in booking a trip to Disney or Universal? Submit a quote request HERE! *To find out all about Wishful Wanderings Travel, click Here!

Episode 055 ... Week in review of April 24, 2021: This week - a Disney related op-ed stirs up controversy and we unveil a new attractions based segment, but first ...1) News:- The People Mover reopened today after more than a year of being closed (Source: Jeff Vahle on Instagram)- Disney begins hiring for positions at WDW and possibly call backs for Hoop Dee Doo (Source: Blog Mickey and Streaming the Magic)- Disney Cruise Line to require Vaccines on UK sailings (Source: Blog Mickey)- Disney Imagineering unveils walking Groot figure (Source: James Gunn on Twitter)- Disgruntled fan blasts Disney for being “Woke” in Op-Ed piece (Source: Orlando Sentinel)Topic Starts @1:22 ...2) Attractionality: Slinky Dog Dash- New segment to the show based on the channel on the DBC Discord Server where users rate a specific attractions on 4 metrics- This week we discuss Slinky Dog Dash - what are our thoughts and where do we think it comes up short?Topic Starts @26:06 ...3) Topic: Breaking Point - what would it take for you to stop going to Disney?- This has been a topic of discussion of late on our Discord channel and on social media.- With Disney having removed certain elements, and no known date of return, people are discussing what is their "breaking point" where they would no longer return to DisneyTopic Starts @39:00 ...4) DBC Recommends: Zemo Dancing To- A fun twitter account full of video's of Marvel's Zemo dancing to all types of musiclink: ZemoDancingToTopic Starts @59:22 ...* Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast *Follow us on social media:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedbcpodcast/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodDbc- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DBC-Pod-113844536980530- Discord Server: DBC Server (discord.com)Note: This podcast is not affiliated with any message boards, blogs, news sites, or other podcastsMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

Listen along as we have a wide variety of conversation relating to all things Walt Disney World! Starting with just one topic again, we let our natural curiosity and questions guide us into other discussions about Walt Disney World. This week we chat about how we manage to get our Disney fix while away from the parks. We also talk about new attractions we would like to see and we give you our Disney+ recommendation of the week!  Which topics would you want to hear more about? What are your thoughts on our discussions? Go onto our Instagram and Facebook page, @ADoseOfMagicPodcast, to let us know and be notified of latest episodes! *** Disney podcast with your new favorite set of brothers! Join us every Wednesday for new episodes talking about all things related to the Walt Disney World Resort. Please subscribe, rate and review to show your support!

Muscle cars and Colonial craftsmanship receive new attractions in Pennsylvania Dutch country in spring 2021. | Frommer's

Welcome to a brand new episode of This Week in Disney History (presented by The Milo Beasley Show)! January means a new beginning, and this is no different! New Attractions in virtually every park, plus... NEW PARKS! We also have birthdays, character debuts, and a little Walt Disney WWII propaganda film. So buckle up, keep your hands and arms inside at all times. And get ready for This Week in Disney History!

Join Tom Corless for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. On today’s show, join Tom Corless for a recap of the day’s Disney news! All this and more Disney Parks information and fun await you this week on the WDW News Today Podcast. Watch the video version on...

Join Tom Corless for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. On today’s show, join Tom Corless for a recap of the day’s Disney news! All this and more Disney Parks information and fun await you this week on the WDW News Today Podcast. Watch the video version on...

A new year means new opportunities for fun in the Smoky Mountains! In 2020, we saw the opening of new restaurants, new attractions and new shops, and you can expect even more great things in 2021! We’ve got all the details on 6 new attractions in the Smoky Mountains coming in 2021. 1. Pigeon Forge […] The post 6 New Attractions in the Smoky Mountains Coming in 2021 appeared first on Visit My Smokies.

On this episode of the We Like Theme Parks Podcast, we are joined by special guest host, from Teacup for One, it's Disney Princess supernerd, Matthew Yipchuck! So today is all about our favorite Disney royals! It's a Princess Celebration! With so many princesses lacking their own attraction, we dream up new thrills for our favorite rideless princesses in Armchair Imagineering! And then, we dig into ancient fairytales and present unheralded princess for the Disney company to "moviefy" and add to the princess posse! Get ready America! It's Princess Idol! Will some of our royal dames make it to the ball? It's all happening right here on this, the 102nd episode of the We Like Theme Parks Podcast!

In this episode, we feature some special guests to compare old attractions in relation to the attractions that replaced them. Which ones did we like better? Listen in to find out!

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  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf 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 rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends October 31st 2020. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references:https://www.roarrdinosauradventure.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-adam-goymour-5248832a/Instagram #roarr_dinosauradventurewww.facebook.com/roarrdinosauradventurewww.twitter.com/roarr_dinowww.primevil-scare.comwww.applewoodholidays.co.ukwww.goymourhomes.co.uk Transcription:Kelly Molson:Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. In today's episode, I speak with Adam Goymour, Company Director, and Park Manager, at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. We discuss the government support for the sector. Reopening plans, audience engagement, and the positive impact of reopening with brand new attractions. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching, Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson:Adam, it is so great to have you on the podcast today. Thank you so much for coming in. As you know, these podcasts start off with a little icebreaker question. So I have prepared some new ones for you today that you have not been able to prepare for. So have you ever met any of your idols?Adam Goymour:Have I ever met any of my idols? No, however, during the summer periods we've had a couple of celebrities visit us. Jimmy Doherty from Jimmy's Farm.Kelly Molson:Great.Adam Goymour:He came with his family, he spent the whole day here. I met him, we had a few photos. We also collaborate with our membership schemes and it was really a good occasion because we had the chance to have a chat, talk about business, just talk about life really. He asked for my number to ... sounds like a date really doesn't it?Kelly Molson:It does a little bit, yeah.Adam Goymour:So we could carry on that chat that we had, which was really good. The unannounced one we had was Tom Hardy himself, who came to the park, which was unexpected. I think a lot of guys were unsure if it was him or not. We had one of our bloggers in the park who did talk to me and say, "I think he's on the park." But she couldn't really confirm that or not. But learn to behold, until he was then leaving, to be only then know that he was on the park, but thankfully the blogger had some pictures taken off him and we could just re-share that.Kelly Molson:Brilliant.Adam Goymour:I didn't get the chance ... well, I haven't had the chance as yet in my life to meet my idol. But I think those are two significant people that were quite nice to have at the park.Kelly Molson:Are you a little bit disappointed that you didn't get Tom Hardy's number?Adam Goymour:Absolutely, that would be a cool collab, if I could get him to do a dinosaur video or one of those things he did on CBeebies Storytime, that would have been amazing.Kelly Molson:There you go. You've got a goal. You've got a goal for next time, right? That is brilliant. I love that, great story.Kelly Molson:Okay. I don't know that we're going to be able to beat those answers, but what is your favorite meal to cook and why?Adam Goymour:I love Italian food, but something I do cook because I rarely have a lot of time, being in a business, being quite active, having a few hobbies, I have a dog as well, I'm rarely at home for that long. So something I cook is quick and easy using Jamie Oliver's books, it's salmon fillets, and then I have gnocchi, some broccoli, and it takes 15, 20 minutes. So that's probably my go-to meal.Kelly Molson:Perfect. Nutritious and healthy as well, Adam.Adam Goymour:Absolutely.Kelly Molson:Okay. If you could watch only one film for the rest of your life, what would it be?Adam Goymour:Easy question.Kelly Molson:Oh?Adam Goymour:Jurassic Park, the original.Kelly Molson:I wasn't expecting anything less than that.Adam Goymour:Yeah, it's a keen favorite. My mum and I always used to watch it, and we used to have coloring books when I was four or five years old that we always used to do together. It was a film I loved, so yeah.Kelly Molson:And definitely the original as well, right? It was the best.Adam Goymour:Yeah, it was.Kelly Molson:Okay. So I know that you've listened to a few of these podcasts, so you might have already prepared for the last icebreaker question that I always ask. Tell me something that's true, that almost nobody agrees with you on. So your unpopular opinion.Adam Goymour:Yeah, I love that Greg James show. Rugby is better than football.Kelly Molson:Okay. See I always wonder what people are going to comment on, on Twitter, when we put stuff like this out. But I think that will be probably quite 50, 50.Adam Goymour:Well, football's a global sport, isn't it? Rugby's getting there. I think for all of the community values that rugby brings and the atmosphere you see at a rugby club. I've played it since I was about nine years old and joined my local club, Diss, when I was living in Banham in Norfolk, from about from the age of 16, I think it was. I've played there ever since, and it's been a fantastic environment to make friends, and to take myself away from the working environment, and keep myself fit and active really.Kelly Molson:Is that one of your hobbies still today, playing rugby?Adam Goymour:Yeah. I don't play it perhaps as regularly as I used to now, but I still play it fairly regularly.Kelly Molson:It's a real complete contrast to your working day isn't it, being on the rugby field?Adam Goymour:Yeah, it's still in that team environment. I love the team environment, I feed off it. So yeah, it's something where I've captained and I've been a part of the senior squad, so I do enjoy being in that leadership role. So that's another reason why I love it.Kelly Molson:Great, thank you for sharing. I hope Greg James does listen to this podcast one day and knows that I've still stolen this from him, but with the greatest intention because I'm a big fan. Thanks, Greg.Kelly Molson:Adam, I really want to ... there are loads of things that I want to talk to you about today and with a lot of these podcast interviews where we're talking about the future, I have to go back, because we can't not talk about what's just happened and what we're still dealing with. So I want to ask you a little bit first about how lockdown has been for you.Kelly Molson:What I saw was how very open, and authentic, and very quite vulnerable you were throughout it actually, in terms of the press reports and the news stories that we saw. I think that's really admirable, and it's something that I really admire you for. I just wanted to get a feel for how you felt and what you were going through?Adam Goymour:I think I can start off by saying it was a rollercoaster of emotions, particularly as an owner/operator in the sector. I furloughed myself after the initial onslaught of working through an unexpected closedown, and the implications of it. It was a balancing act, you balance out the practicality and emotions of closing down your business, having a hundred-plus staff that you're not able to offer work to, and finding yourself, after I furloughed myself, with time on my hands, which I never have had before. As I've been ingrained in a family business since I was a child, and it was the first real opportunity in a family business to stop, take a step back, and look at it from a different perspective.Adam Goymour:On a personal side, I was excising my dog Millie quite a lot, spent time with my girlfriend, Rosie, reading, catching up with films, phoning friends that I've not spoken to for a long time because I've just been so busy with work. Apart from that, however, it gave me a good deal of valuable thinking and planning time. But also as the prospect of reopening loomed, there was a huge amount of planning and preparation to do for Roarr! that was eventually closed for 105 days. Zoom meetings were essential to work with managers remotely prior to returning to work at Roarr! Also.Adam Goymour:So yeah, heck and all it went very quickly and it was surprising. There was calls to BALPPA, so the British Association of Leisure, Piers, Parks, and Attractions, and also NFAN, National Farm Attractions Network. They held some twice weekly, some of them were once weekly. There's also support from the Council, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, and I was the representative, and that was obviously after I was furloughed, and I was the representative for the park.Adam Goymour:So, I was being pulled left, right and center, and trying to keep everything together as well as understanding it myself in the limited time that I had. So yeah, it was full-on really. It was going from, okay, this has just happened, to having time to myself which I've never had before, to then being pulled to left, right, and center to get things sorted. But I love a challenge, I'm a young man, I'm 32, nearly 33, and I enjoy the challenge and it's all about survival, but also the grace time as well. So it's really important, I want to come out of this growing and all the better businesses do in the tough times. So that's what I want us to accomplish.Kelly Molson:It actually sounds incredibly positive, Adam. I mean, I can completely appreciate how challenging the time was, running my own business myself on a much smaller scale than yours. I know the kind of challenges that we had in terms of team and making sure that we had enough revenue, and work, and things like that. But actually, it sounds to me from what you've just said, that it gave you quite a lot of time to reflect on where the business was, and maybe positive changes that you could make when you came back.Adam Goymour:Yeah, it certainly forced a lot of changes perhaps earlier than we had planned to because of the situation, which I love change. I'm a driver with change for the better, not for the sake of change. I've enjoyed that as another challenge really. That's the opportunity it's given, and I think in life you can look at things two ways can't you? You can either look at it and think poor old me, or you could look at it and think, "Are we going to nail this or what?" It's then given the motivation to the leadership team around me to drive it forward.Kelly Molson:Yeah, I love that. That really came across in some of the things that you were doing whilst you were locked down as well. Because one of the things that I noticed was how brilliantly you were engaging with your audience. Even if your audience couldn't come to the venue, you did a lot of things. Like there's a brilliant activity pack that you put together, for kids obviously, but I downloaded it. I mean, look at the backgrounds that you've got, your marketing team went into overdrive a little bit and it was really super positive. What was the response like from your customers during that time?Adam Goymour:Yeah, well firstly, with the marketing team, we didn't furlough them because they're our sales team, they're our communication team externally, and it's a backward step if you furlough those guys. They have really done a fantastic job, really proud of them for what they've done. But yeah, I mean with the audience in their own homes, what was the response like from the customers? We knew we had to keep connected with our customers and we had to look to engage with them in their homes. So we brought the Roarr! experience to them. We created a number of free downloads as you spoke about, from our coloring in dinosaurs, then making face masks, through to full-on activity book. And even a live dinosaur tour of the park.Adam Goymour:The response to the activity has been fantastic. We've had so many social engagements, customer survey responses, and feedback, in general, to say how welcomed they were in such a hard time, especially with kids at home and parents looking for activities to keep them busy. Something we're keen to continue to produce also, that we've spoken about, especially over the winter period as well.Adam Goymour:We also partnered with the local press to provide creative competitions over a four week period where kids and adults could both get creative, and also win a free family pass to the park. We had some great entries and it's been a really successful strategy for us during a pandemic to keep the brand alive, but also to engage with our audience and ensure we're the first place they wanted to visit once we are back open. Our visitor numbers have reflected that. We plan on keeping this going as part of our marketing strategy, ensuring we're giving added value and also ensuring our customers are engaging with us even when they're not on the park.Adam Goymour:So that hopefully gives a round synopsis, and I did speak with my head of marketing on that question really, because she is the brains behind it, being given the full trust and talent to get on with it. She definitely performed, she being Natalie Douglas, rather than she, her. Really proud of that, so that's something we had an opportunity to try, and that's what I said to the team, "God, we've got so much opportunity to try things. Let's see what customers do like, don't like, and just keep trying new things and just seeing what we can get out of it." Which we have got a heck of a lot. So yeah, a real positive.Kelly Molson:Yeah, it is a lovely positive. It's really lovely to hear you actually thank your team as well. I mean, I spoke to Natalie during lockdown down and I know how challenging that was for her as well. I know how much she had on her plate. So it's really nice to see you give that recognition. But I think what you did was perfect, and like you say, now that people are coming back, you've actually seen that translate into visitor numbers. I want to talk to you about that in a minute, but I think just going back to through lockdown like I said, you were very, very, open about the challenges that you were facing. I really respected that, you spoke out on BBC Radio Norfolk, you were in the local press quite a lot. How much of a help has that government support been for you, because you were very, very, vocal about needing help and needing support to keep the facility there?Adam Goymour:Yeah, well we are the worst-hit industry, one of the first to close and last to open and yeah, we need that support. I mean, the VAT reduction from the government from 20% to 5% has been a godsend and really helped us financially, especially since we have reopened. That ends, I think, end of January next year. I hope that extends. We had MP Jerome Mayhew visit us. He was specifically interested in looking at how we're doing, and he was the original founder of Go Ape! But also owns three trampoline parks. So we had a good chat and I said to him that these are the things that we need, but also explained about what government support we have managed to achieve because quite a lot of them we were over the threshold, so that was difficult. But the reduction for VAT for the tourist industry is something that the industry has campaigned for, for many years. We pay a lot more VAT than other countries in Europe in the same industry and it always baffles me considering how many jobs we provide, especially in the local industry, and especially in Broadlands, which is the council area in Norfolk and being Norfolk's largest visitor attraction. The council is certainly on board with doing what they can to help us and have been great through this period. So yeah, all the level of support they provided and devised with the rate support has been useful and welcomed.Adam Goymour:Unfortunately, the banks have not been as supportive as they could have been, despite all the government's best-laid plans. We lost a million pounds worth of income, which is obviously significant to hit our business. We have utilized the government's furloughing scheme. We have some concerns about the furloughing scheme stopping at the end of October and the impacts that we'll have on the hospitality, leisure, and tourism sector. So we hope that can continue, and I know there's been stuff in the news about it, but let's hope that they listen and that they do support us because I think the demand, especially in Norfolk, has been incredible. I had a rare weekend off last weekend and I spent time at another visitor attraction with my girlfriend, Rosie, and her friends. And you could just see the demand is there, and we also have a holiday park, it's called Applewood Country Holiday Park, it's in Banham behind the zoo, which my sister runs. The demand has been exceptional, but obviously, we've had to manage that as well.Adam Goymour:So, that's the support we've had, has it been good enough? I think it's as good as he can be, I'm not going to criticize the government. It's been an unprecedented time, they've done everything they can. I think we can always moan but what does it achieve? Not a lot. You either need to take what you can and campaign, and fight for it, or you can moan. So we decided to say, "Look, this is what we've been handed and we now need to look at it and resolve it." So yeah, I think it's been there or thereabouts, I just think a little bit more support from the bank would be helpful, however. We're looking at that at the moment with some help. So that'll hopefully put us through to ensure that our longer-term plans are not affected by sales of other things. So, yeah, interesting future ahead.Kelly Molson:Well, yes, it still is an interesting time, isn't it? I guess it doesn't stop when the parks open. That's what we need to look at. So let's talk about reopening because I guess it was a really difficult place to even start to think about because you've got so many variables to think about, the demand has been there, but I guess at the time you're questioning whether it will be, whether people want to come back or not. You've got challenges, operational challenges, in terms of how many of your staff can you bring back and how many staff will you need? How did you even start to put those plans in place?Adam Goymour:Well, initially I was going, "Oh my God." It's just absorbing information from all the different avenues you've got available to you. And just listening, and just watching, reading, taking everything on board. Thankfully I'm a really good, big communicator with people in the industry. So I knew where the help was, I sought that help. I attended Zoom meetings even at seven, eight o'clock on a Friday night, every Friday night, throughout the whole lockdown period. Speaking to the council, speaking to other owner-operators, and listened to the guidance from the government and just listening to them. But the government as we know, they did what they could and we didn't get the details until very last minute. They're telling you, you can reopen, but then give you the guidance five days before, or four days before. You've got to turn that around, trying to anticipate, try, and preempt what they're going to provide you.Adam Goymour:So the best way to look at it was also listening to other operators in other countries. So for example, Efteling in Holland, Europa-Park in Germany, big family-run businesses, they're just sitting behind Disneyland Paris as the biggest theme parks in Europe. I've got friends in the industry all over the UK. So speaking to them about specifics in some of our attractions where we have a common denominator in terms of similar attractions. So speaking to them. We did, however, still have animal keepers at the secret animal garden at the park, which was one of our attractions, worked throughout. As did a couple of our parks and gardens staff so it wasn't like a jungle when we got back because we quite like to have really nice prim and proper parks and gardens. It is a massive task, not only return to the park to its normal high standard presentation, but also to bend really with the whole situation to understand and implement all the additional COVID-19 protection requirements.Adam Goymour:So first goal was to COVID-19 train our various managers, understand what we're up against. Look at how many visitors we think we could get in the park before the guidance came out, and look at how many staff can we actually operate with to be profitable on less visitors, but also supplying that excellent service as best we can. Then it's also the denominating fact that we might have some staff that don't want to come back because they're scared, which is absolutely okay. We had to have those chats with people, and it took some time. But our managers were committed. Our leadership team was firmly committed and we had to collectively agree and implement COVID signage, sanitizer points, which probably cost us about six to eight grand. PPE for the crew. I worked with a company called Regency Purchasing Group, they were a fantastic group of people led by Alex Demetriou. He also owns a Pier, Weston-Super-Mare Pier, he's a fantastic person, very helpful. His team are brilliant, so they really helped to source a lot of things that we needed. We've worked with them for a number of years, can't recommend them enough.Adam Goymour:We had the closure of Dinomite, our indoor play. Dippy-Ville, which is another indoor soft play. Predator high ropes initially, but thankfully it reopened not soon after we had reopened the park. During lockdown period I was speaking to Innovative Leisure, so Phil Pickersgill is the MD for the UK side of that business. I was speaking to him on and off about how's that going to work? How are we going to do it? What information have you got? He collaborated with all the other high ropes manufacturers, suppliers. So they came as one and they worked together on how all these operators could open them up. They did a whole guidance document, which they went through the HSE to then support us as businesses, rather than them all working individually, which is fantastic to see, and to get hold of that early on, gave us a fighting chance.Adam Goymour:It has probably been our biggest challenge because there's only so many people you get on there, and obviously it's included in our price. But yet, to make it pay, we need to get certain amount of business in. So we then found out how many people use the attraction, because although we were counting the amount of people on there before, it was really interesting to see how many people went on that, but also other attractions that we didn't have to log how many people went on there in a day because it just happened. We didn't have to worry about social distancing.Adam Goymour:We had to look at toilets in terms of that was always the biggest conversation of any Zoom meeting with BALPPA, and NFAN, with owner-operators, how the hell are we going to do this?Kelly Molson:Yeah.Adam Goymour:You can do something different, some people did this, some people like that. I had backup plans in case something didn't work and I knew the cost of those as well. We had one way systems, we had a whole new IT system in terms of getting people pre-booked onto the park. Then it's working with our iPAL system who are inundated with all of their clients in order to get what we needed to open. So that was a challenge.Kelly Molson:It's incredible, I mean, just hearing you talking it through, everyone that listens to this podcast will be ... they are in the sector. So they do completely understand the same challenges as you, but I mean, it is quite epic, isn't it? When you start to go through that list of things that it's affected, or that you've needed to change, or review, or adapt in some way, it feels never-ending doesn't it?Adam Goymour:It is a huge, enormous task, it was high magnitude. It was something I enjoy doing because I must admit, I think I've walked our 85-acre park now a hundred times in terms of the customer journey. So I did it on my own to start off with, I got it in my head. I had to do it, but I needed the team to help me deliver it. But I had to start somewhere and say, "This is what we're going to do." So that was really exciting because it was my chance to go, "Look, I'm going to lead us from the front and this is how we're going to do it guys." I did it on my own, it took me a full-on day. So I probably got there by eight, left about seven at night, racking your brains with it. Then I got my health and safety advisor in, we went through it, we spent all day as well. And then we had a plan. We knew how we were going to do it. Obviously, we had to work with the local EHO, to go through all of that, and away we went.Adam Goymour:Then it's just putting the plans in place, getting the staff in, staging them as well. Then working on the details of how we're going to do it once we brought the managers in because they're the ones that are going to be operating it. Then it's just supporting them and being with them at every stage, and getting their teams in. Who's going to come in, who doesn't want to come in, all this sort of stuff. That was really interesting. Obviously, risk assessments had to be thorough. They had to be at the pinnacle of everything, without a solid foundation of a risk assessment, you cannot operate. So that was also something that we had to look at.Adam Goymour:Then you've got the additional things that the government gave. So it's like, now face coverings are required in shops. Thankfully, we'd already produced obviously with our great marketing team, all of our branded face coverings.Kelly Molson:Of course, you did, dinosaur masks. That's what we all need, dinosaur face masks.Adam Goymour:It's great. We've got a few different designs and we are the first people in the UK to really come up with them, I believe, I didn't say anybody come up with them before us. We worked with Regency again to get those made, and on the different BALPPA and NFAN calls, other attractions were saying, "Well, where do we get one of those?" And I was like, "Here's the information, go get it. It's a fantastic thing." You need to make it fun. We're a fun place to go, why be boring, be run of the mill, and have a boring face mask. You're here for a day out with family, make it fun. We don't want to scare children, obviously, so we need to have some tamer ones, but for those that like him, we've also got some other ones. And then after that, we saw an Instagram, that Jurassic Park, they decided to start doing some.Kelly Molson:It all started with your park. It all started with Roarr! Adam. Roarr!Adam Goymour:Yeah, and I can vouch for that because I didn't see anything on the internet that anyone else is doing with dinosaur masks, I think we can stand proud of that.Kelly Molson:Yeah, I really liked ... I love that, that you've injected that level of fun into something that actually could be quite frightening for kids. If they don't really fully understand what's happening, but what you've also talked quite a lot about, and it's something that we've just recorded an episode about is this sector cooperation. The sector coming together to help each other. I guess it has been one of those sectors that has always spoken to each other quite a lot, but it really seems like this situation has just brought out the very best in people. There's been so much knowledge share between attractions and suppliers, and that's just wonderful to see.Adam Goymour:Yeah, I think the industry is a lovely, lovely industry. Most of us are family-run businesses. We're families that are running these places. The biggest family-run theme park, I believe in the UK, is Paultons Park down in Southampton, the Mancey's, fantastic family, a very reputable business, a good brand. Like us, we're a family run business and we're similar age, the son, the owner there, James, and he's a really nice guy. We kept in touch all the time. There's a whole host of other young persons, similar to my age, where we meet up probably quarterly to chat through ideas, to talk about the industry. It's a lonely place and it's not ... although it brings so much to the country in terms of income, and jobs and everything, believe it or not, there isn't that many of us. It's nice to meet up and I really love the industry. It's great.Kelly Molson:Yeah, I bet. So let's fast forward to being open. You talked earlier when you said demand has been pretty incredible. What's it been like? What has it been like? Has it gone crazy?Adam Goymour:Yeah, it has and I think in a good way. I think it's taught the English people to love where they live. The amount of campaigns coming from Great Britain, which has been then put down to their local DMO's, Destination Management Organizations. So Visit Norfolk. Then you've got Visit Suffolk, obviously. Then that goes up to Visit East of England, who we're working a lot more closely with Visit Britain, to get the attention of the government, to give us some money. We're a larger tourism industry or area of the country than Cornwall, people don't know that and they should. We've got to shout about it more and more. So I'm certainly whenever I attend Visit Norfolk meetings saying, "We've got to do something about it." And keep putting my voice across with that because I've been given an opportunity to have a voice, which I love. So, again, a great bunch of people.Adam Goymour:So yeah, what's it been like since we reopened?Kelly Molson:Nonstop?Adam Goymour:Nonstop, it continues to be a roller coaster, lots of learnings. It's been busy. It's been exciting. We've managed, fortunately a bit after reopening initially, officially opened to new attractions that haven't been opened before. We had Dippy Live Show, so Dippy is our trademarked character. So Dippy the diplodocus, then we've had Dippy's Raceway. So we've got a specific area in the park now dedicated to Dippy, this yellow and purple dinosaur, which the kids absolutely love. Great merchandise, great brand bible-based around him. We managed to open those up. We already had some money spent on it, so it was just about putting it together. So thankfully it wasn't a huge cost, but it allowed the same amount of attractions to be open where we had to close some indoor areas. So that was a real, real plus, a real positive, something that we were very proud to be able to do in these really hard times. It gave something for our guests to talk about, and to think, "Oh yeah, that's new. We got to go there."Kelly Molson:No, that's a really interesting point actually, isn't it? Because like you say, you're opening up and you are competing with everybody else that's opening up. To be able to open with something new that nobody's been able to see before, that is really positive and really exciting. Obviously, going to be a crowd draw for you.Adam Goymour:Yeah, and Dippy's Raceway, side of Dippy's Splash Zone, which is a fantastic attraction and that's been our most popular attraction, which tells us we are putting in the right things. We're listening to our guests, we know what they like. For them to enjoy that, which clearly shows by the daily figures we get knowing how many people are using those attractions. That's been a real nice plus really, to see that materialize and come to the floor really.Adam Goymour:Other things it's just been seeing guests' behavior, seeing staff behavior, how we react in these times, and just seeing how we've pulled together as a team. We've had, at times when we do have crew shortages, which everybody knows you get, we've had teams muck in and do other jobs, which has been really good. That was something I set out when all the managers started. I said, "Look, we may have to obviously all muck in, which is pretty usual, but more so than usual to ensure that the park runs smoothly for our guests." And they have, as when the needs arise, they done just that. So it's been a lot about learnings, note takings, reacting really quickly when we needed to, constantly monitoring, adapting, and just getting things right.Kelly Molson:It is a lovely, positive story and it's wonderful to hear that you've been inundated with people coming back, and so positive that you've been able to open these new rides and these new areas. What does the next six months hold for you? You have PrimEVIL don't you, which is obviously big around Halloween time? What, what does the next few months look for you in the run-up to Christmas?Adam Goymour:Yeah, well number one, that'll be the reopening of our award-winning and Norfolk's largest indoor play area at Dinomite. Today we had our annual roster inspection, so we know where we're up to with that and can make all the necessary repairs. We've got a cleaning company coming in next week to give it a full-blown clean. Then we've got all the signage that's been re-wrapped today, using all of our trademark characters, to make it really fun and immersive because we've got to have one way systems, good ventilation, lower capacity numbers. So that's been a whole different ball game, setting all that up.Adam Goymour:What else have we been doing? So whilst we continue to enjoy some plans, we've had to sort out September tickets, October tickets, Halloween during the day, Halloween during the night, which has been a big topic of conversation as of late. Look at Christmas, we've got our plans, but we haven't completed them yet.Adam Goymour:PrimEVIL is something we've had to completely change how we do it. So we've got a dedicated team in house that look after it, we've been chatting with the other big Halloween operators in the UK. So Tulleys Farm, Stuart Beare, has the biggest Halloween attraction in the UK. So I've been chatting with him. Doug Douglas, from Avon Valley, near Bath. Tom Pearcey from York Maze, and a couple of others where you got Iver and Tom Robinson. We've just been going through the plans, what can we expect? What ideas have we got? There's also to ScareCON Group with Michael Bolton. It's going to be in bubbles, obviously, a lot lower capacity, walk around the attractions. We're going to have to eliminate some of the things where obviously it's not possible to have those during these times.Adam Goymour:We're also creating some fun stuff around it. So that's going to be called Route 666, which has got some fantastic graphics which we've done internally. We'll release tickets, and we'll just have to see what happens and just see what comes up. If we have to close it, we have to close it. We know what the cost is going to be. If we decided to go ahead with it and then we have to close it before we even start, we're prepared to make that risk, but it's a small risk in terms of what we could make if it does go ahead.Adam Goymour:So, that's what we've got going on at the minute, but obviously see next year of certainly got a lot of plans, what I want to do for the future. And we've got a longterm plan, which I've been doing in the meantime. Which is the future of the business and to make it what I want it to be? So we're working on that as well. So yeah, they're the main things at the moment.Kelly Molson:Good, it sounds super positive. I'm really pleased that you've been so busy. I genuinely have been just really impressed with the openness of how you shared what you were going through during lockdown, but also, it's just lovely to see how positive the reaction has been from your customers coming back. So thank you for being really open on today's podcast and sharing all that with us.Kelly Molson:I always like to end the podcast by asking about a book that you would recommend. So a book that has helped shape your career in some way or something, one that you would recommend to us all.Adam Goymour:Well as I said earlier, lockdown gave me the opportunity to indulge in some reading, which I've not always had the opportunity to do, or as much as I would like. There's been a couple of books really that have made a real impression on me, and Simon Sinek, I love listening to him and reading his books. You've got the original books like Why. And then there's, Leaders Eat Last, and I'll probably say Leaders Eat Last, to be honest. It talks all about leadership excellence, and I've got notes here right in front of me, which I make as I read the book because my memory's awful. So I have to write down notes and just refer back to it. I've got a huge green board behind me on my office wall, which is basically my brain and I'll just put it on there.Adam Goymour:He talks a lot about leadership excellence. Values talks about the value of empathy, a whole host of other things. The willingness to listen to your team, it's now really utilize everything that I've learned from that book and sharing it with my management team because they're a young bunch, and they're dedicated, enthusiastic, and I certainly want to invest in them. As a leader, I want to inspire, and to do more, learn more, and become more. We've got a real opportunity here, so it's just working with them, with my head of HR. He's fantastic, he helps me when I struggle to get my words out from the head when we got so much going on. It's working with them really and just utilize whatever I've learned from that.Kelly Molson:It's a great book, great recommendation. I love that you've turned that around and you want to empower your staff and your team to be able to use that as well. Well look, if you would like to win a copy of that book, then if you head over to our Twitter account, which is skip_the_queue, and you retweet this episode announcement with the comment, "I want Adam's book." Then you could be in with a chance of winning it.Kelly Molson:Adam, it's been lovely to have you on today. I think it would be lovely maybe to get you back on in a year from now and find out how all of those plans have developed as well. I think that would be great.Adam Goymour:I'd absolutely love to, that'd be great.Kelly Molson:Thanks, Adam.Adam Goymour:Thank you very much.Kelly Molson:Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. 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 Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. 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. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode, and more, over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

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10 June 2020: Travel journalist Sarah Hedley-Hymers tells us about some new attractions that have opened around the Emirates.

There are a lot of exciting attractions in progress at Disney Parks! This episode discusses what will be opening at Disney Parks over the next year and half! This episode is sponsored by FTM Travel, www.ftmtravel.com or info@ftmtravel.com. Intro/outro music by Cooper Adair.

In this episode Niels from @capturingdisneyparks and Eric will be chatting about all the cool things happening at Disneyland Paris in 2020. Be sure to follow Niels from Capturing Disney Parks: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capturingdisneyparks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/captdisneyparks Website: http://capturingdisneyparks.com/ Follow AirMagique on Social Media Instagram: https://bit.ly/2CfP3n1 Twitter: https://bit.ly/2D7iOs5 Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QEJrrT Questions? Comments? Stories? Feel free to share them with us. You can reach us at: disneylandparisnow@yahoo.com Thank you to Capturing Disney Parks (https://www.instagram.com/capturingdisneyparks/) for the amazing photo. Music by: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] TeknoAxe - Piccolo and a Cane [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/tG9EEkg4Tlk [Support TeknoAXE] - https://youtu.be/8Gz-9QICa38 AirMagique is an unofficial podcast, made with love, and is not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company or any of its subsidiaries. This episode is not sponsored, all promotional or advertised content will be clearly identified.

It's the start of year five for The Nail and the 50th season of Cavaliers basketball. The Cavs tipped off this week in Orlando, and their first game at the newly minted Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is set for Saturday night. The guys welcome back longtime friend of the show Mark Meszoros to shift into basketball mode, starting with first impressions of rookie guard Darius Garland and new head coach John Beilein. Plus: Collin Sexton and Cedi Osman survived early stumbles and played better over the second half of last season. What can we realistically expect from that duo in a more stable situation this year? Will Tristan Thompson or Jordan Clarkson, both with expiring deals, still be here by the end of the season? And finally, the guys discuss the renovations to the former Quicken Loans Arena and the Cavs' creative monthly ticket pass. ... Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | TuneIn | Stitcher Catch us on WaitingForNextYear.com Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheNailPodcast Follow us on Twitter: @TheNailPodcast  Email us: thenailpodcast [at] gmail.com Intro/outro music: "The 3rd" by Anitek Photo from Getty Images | Photo illustration by The Nail in the Coffin

KCBS Contributor Anousha Sakoui talks about the new Star Wars Attraction at Disney World, what Rotten Tomatoes is doing to help increase diversity in film critics, and Netflix’s new movies that will be coming to the big screen.

Casey and Eric are LIVE from Walt Disney World on their last day here to discuss everything, Disney! New Snacks, New Attractions, Riding the rides and more. Come join us as we Explore Disney World LIVE!

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Join us as we discuss what’s new and exciting at the Disney parks. What are you most excited to see in 2019?

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Each year brings something new to the Smoky Mountains. In 2018, we got the Rail Runner Coaster at Anakeesta, Pigeon Forge Snow, the Five Oaks Farm Kitchen, and so much more. 2019 has a lot in store as well! Check out 5 new attractions in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg that are coming in 2019: 1. […] The post 5 New Attractions in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Coming in 2019 appeared first on Visit My Smokies.

On our show this week we'll get some Christmas travel gift ideas from Pipestone Travel Store. Plus we'll visit the Alt St John's Hotel in St John's NFLD and we'll see what's new at Disneyland. Support the show: https://www.theinformedtraveler.org/

In this DisKingdom Podcast episode, Roger and James discuss all the news coming out of Destination D' Celebrating Mickey Mouse, which include news on the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Disney's Skyliner, new DVC resorts, new shows for Hollywood Studios and Epcot, plus new attractions like Beauty and the Beast and much more.

Welcome to EPISODE 23 of the Minnie Mice Show, I'm Mama Mouse Cynthia, and these are my 2 Minnie Mice, Anyssa & Cianna! Happy Friday, October 5th Everyone! - Park News - As we mentioned in Minnie Mice Minute this week, The Popular Enchanted Tiki Room was set to open earlier this week from its Refurbishment, however, according to the Disneyland App, it looks like it was pushed to this Saturday, October 6th. So we shall see and of course, we will you keep you all updated. Disney Style just announced 4 new “ ATTRACTIONS” Spirit Jerseys, coming to the Disneyland Resort. The 4 Jersey's coming our way include, It's a Small World, The Enchanted Tiki Room, Pirates of the Caribbean & a special Glow in the Dark The Haunted Mansion Spirit Jersey. No set date on their release yet but rumor has it, they will be here at the end of this month, so as soon as we know, we will let you all know! Speaking of Disney STYLE (not the account but Disney related gear)… As of last night ONLINE, The New VANS Mickey Collection is now available and TODAY it debuted at all VANS Stores! A sneak peek of Disney's dazzling new adventure “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is now playing for a limited time as part of the Walt Disney Presents attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios in DCA… The Nutcracker and the 4 Realms will be in Theaters November 2nd. This just in, Disney has confirmed that Jedi Training Academy will be ending at Disneyland on November 4th. No reason was given as to why and no replacement show announced yet either. BUT MAYBE I'm sure there will be something similar if not better when Star Wars Land arrives next year. In Other Disney News - Making the Rumor Mill this week, A Live Action Lilo & Stitch is apparently in the works. No projected dates yet on when it will hit theaters but when we know, you will know! - Kids Thoughts? Speaking of Live Action - This just in, Production on Star Wars' First Live Action series, The Mandalorian has begun. The Mandalorian is set to be a part of Disney's New Streaming Service coming in 2019. Worth the Mention, Avengers 4 just finished filming and Chris Evans just announced he will NOT be coming back as Captain America. FOOD NEWS - In Downtown Disney News, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and all Month long Sprinkles is offering a Vanilla Champagne cake with vanilla buttercream infused with strawberries simmered in Sparkling Rose'. For every Cupcake purchased this month, Sprinkles will donate .50c to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Also in Downtown Disney News, Monday After announcing the Grand Reopening of Earl Of Sandwich would be Postponed, Earl of Sandwich Surprised us all by opening just a few hours later. Soooo many people are so excited about this reopening. I guess now we can actually go and start trying more stuff. To be honest we had only been there once before. Our Go to Spots in Downtown Disney (Besides Naples & Tortilla Joe's) Were always ESPN Zone & Rainforest Cafe. However Rainforest Cafe was ALWAYS a crazy wait! In More Downtown Disney News, Salt & Straw will be announcing their official Opening date On Tuesday. So stay tuned to hear about that….As we will bring it to you next week on The Minnie Mice Minute. Don't forget to Subscribe on Itunes, SoundCloud or Google Play! For those of you watching on YOUTUBE, don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE button below! We are The Minnie Mice Show, Make sure you check us out at @TheMinniemice on social media. This is the Minnie Mice Sounding off, until next time, Be Kind & Spread some Magic!

Dr. Disneyland is back to talk about Walt Disney and his patriotism. It is a priviledge to discuss it with Dr. Jeff Barnes on this episodes. Millions of people visit Disney Parks each year and experience Walt's American Dream. Walt loved his country and took full advantage of the opportunities it afforded him. From his small town roots, forging his birth certificate to serve in WW1, bankruptcy, forming his own government and all the way to fantastic success, Walt Disney exemplifies the American Dream. To listen to Jeff's first episode discussing his bestselling books CLICK HERE (http://www.travelradioonline.com/30) Some may argue Jeff has a problem - he eats A LOT of ice cream. Listen to who has the best ice cream in Disney Parks and what is coming to Disneyland soon. New Parks, New Attractions and how long are guestw willing to wait for new attractions? Also, you should use a Dinsey Planner - save yourselfe time and headache. Contact me for recommendations or contact my girl Lisa Hill! Lisa's episode can eb heard here: travelradioonline.com/9 (travelradioonline.com/9) Special Guests: Dr. Jeff Barnes A.K.A. Dr. Disneyland and Lisa Hill.

It’s time to add a few more items to your Smoky Mountain bucket list! A number of incredible new businesses have opened in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, TN this year, and you definitely don’t want to miss any of them during your next vacation. To help you keep track of the latest developments in town, […] The post 7 New Attractions in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge appeared first on Visit My Smokies.

This week on Haunt Weekly, it's another episode divisible by four and that means it's time to do the news! And a busy time for haunt news it is. As haunts gear up for the start of season, press releases are flying everywhere and everyone is talking about actor auditions and openingn nights. But that's not why we're here. Though it tickles us pink to see the great coverage the industry has been getting, we're all about the big news and celebrating milestones.  So, on that note, here's a look at what's going on this week! This Week's Episode Includes:  Conference Reminders Free "IT" Popup Haunt Appears in Hollywood Denver's 13th Floor Moving to a New Location Halloween Horror Nights Finalizes Lineup Disney's "Guardians of the Galaxy" Ride to Become Part-Time Haunt Knott's Scary Farm Celebrates 45 Years with New Attractions Cedar Point Closing 3 Attractions, Opening 3 New Ones Field of Screams (PA) Celebrates 25th Year Las Vegas' Fright Dome Celebrates 15 Years Houses That Ocober Build 2 Being Released All in all, this is a jam-packed week for news so this is definitely an episode you do not want to miss!

We are excited to hear about the attractions that are new for 2016 at the Walt Disney World Resort! Tyler Braun, just back from WDW,  joins us to give us his first hand account of what is happening at the theme parks!  We also learn about upcoming changes to the Diney Dining Plans plus a whole lot more! In line for Frozen Ever After?:   “Please Stand Clear Of The Doors”! Thanks for downloading Episode 341 of ResortLoop.com! This episode of ResortLoop.com is brought to you by the Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company! Be sure to book your next trip with PeopleMoverTravel.com!!!! Email or call in your own special open for the show! Voicemail: (414) WDW-LOOP

Disney fans rejoice! A lot of new attractions are coming to the Tokyo Disney Resort. Plus now you can get married in front of Cinderella Castle. That and so much more on this weeks episode.

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    Walt & Roy Disney, the Morey’s of Wildwood, the Gilians of Ocean City and the Catanoso's of Steel Pier.... those who saw the future economic benefit of family-friendly attractions. Anthony Catanoso of Steel Pier was a special guest on the Mel Taylor Show, on WPG Talk Radio 1450 in Atlantic City. Friday, Dec 18. Click to Listen on-Demand. [smart_track_player url="http://acprimetime.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/STEEL-PIER-CATANOSO-FINAL-EDIT.mp3" title="Tony Catanoso Talks Steel Pier 2016" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_email="true" ] One of the most iconic, most legendary assets in Atlantic City is the Steel Pier. Built in 1898, Steel Pier played host to the biggest and best performers. Sinatra, Jagger, The Three Stooges, The Diving Horse, Louie Prima and more. https://youtu.be/GL-eaYhaZCM Today, Steep Pier is being re-invented by Anthony Catanoso & crew. Rides, attractions, music and fun. After 20 years of leasing Steel Pier from Donald Trump, Anthony and his brothers, along with another partner, decided to buy the 1,000 ft pier from Trump. Before the Catanoso's took over, it was primarily being used as a private heli-pad for Trump. Atlantic City Steel Pier. New Attractions for Summer & Fall 2016 > 4 Person Zip Line. 140 ft in the air...A 700 foot ride from the ocean tip of Steel Pier to the Boardwalk in front of Landshark & Margaritaville. Observation Wheel: 200+ ft high. Shooting for late Summer / Fall 2016 grand opening. 3 months to build foundation and then 3 months to erect the wheel. Engineering issues being dealt with now. 15-minute rides in enclosed climate-controlled gondolas attract visitors year-round. Steel Pier 'Bridge" 30,000 sq. ft. of space that crosses over the Boardwalk. Amazing views....quite possibly the BEST views along the Atlantic City Boardwalk. It could house 2 new tenants/attractions by Summer 2016. 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 www.steelpier.com (609) 345-4893 Closed til Spring 2016

There’s so many new things to do in the area, so planning which attractions to visit is always fun. Check out these new attractions in Pigeon Forge 2015 for your next vacation: 1. Island Ropes Course The Island in Pigeon Forge is constantly expanding! They started with just a couple of restaurants and the Great Smoky […] The post Top 7 New Attractions in Pigeon Forge 2015 appeared first on Visit My Smokies.

Since it opened in 1962, Ober Gatlinburg has been a favorite attraction of Sevier County residents and visitors alike. This is, in part, thanks to the ever changing nature of the attractions that are located at the resort. Coming this year are three changes that are sure to excite guests who are well versed with […] The post Opening Soon: 3 New Attractions at Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort appeared first on Visit My Smokies.

We are back with another SeaWorld Podcast!  Eric, Mike and Erin talk about all the new attactions opening at SeaWorld Parks this summer! We travel to Aquatica Orlando and talk about Ihu's Breakway Falls, and the new vests Killer Whale Trainers get to wear!   Then we travel to Busch Gardens Tampa to talk about Pantopia, and Falcon's Fury which is about to open and will soon be terrfying guests and podcasters alike!   We also hear from our friends at BGTFans.com about the latest in park news.   Then we travel to Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA where we learn more about the new show London Rocks and the giant water slide coming!   Then we travel to SeaWorld and Aquatica San Antonio to talk to Assistant Animal Currator Chuck Cureau about Roa's Aviary, new addtionsl to the park, and the new 50th Ski Show.    Then we visit Aquatica in San Diego and talk about the new water slide coming there, Explorer's Reef and the 50th offerings already happening! Then we cap it off with talking about Shamu Celebration: Light Up The Night Erin then sits down with seaWorld Superfan Mary aka @MaryEddy98 on twitter about why she loves SeaWorld! Please remember to follow us on twitter at @SeaWorldPodcast or on Facebook at Facebook.com/UnofficialSeaWorldPodcast  If you have news, rumors or information to share please leave us a message at 530-289-6722 or email us at UnofficialSeaWorld@Gmail.com

2013 was a huge year for the city of Pigeon Forge! With the additions tons of new restaurants, attractions, shops and more, there is no doubt that Pigeon Forge is one of the fastest growing vacation destinations for families. To help families vacationing to the Smokies narrow down the options, we at Visit My Smokies […] The post Top 3 New Attractions in Pigeon Forge appeared first on Visit My Smokies.

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On today's episode  Ryan Harmon (Creative Director and Principal of Zeitgeist)  returns to the Season Pass Discussion Room.  We discuss some of the great new attractions opening this weekend as well as internet fun.  Doug also has an opinion on the beloved “Thrills, Chills and Spills” of the 90's.  So grab your Season Pass now. J   Check out the website www.seasonpasspodcast.com - Join the  Season Pass Forums when your over there and become our friend on our new MySpace and FaceBook Sites! : )   Want your “Theme/Amusement Park Fun” Pictures on the Season Pass Website?  Send them to seasonpasspodcast@gmail.com or doug@seasonpasspodcast.com and we'll post it!   Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@seasonpasspodcast.com matt@seasonpasspodcast.com   Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –  1-916-248-5524    Thanx to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.   The International Authority on Everything Theme Park Related.  Join a Cast of Experts and Fans Every Week On an Informative  Immersive Experience into the World of Rides, Attractions and Parks.