Factor Nostalgia: a Parkcast

The story of Toverland is one of ambition. In honor of this year being its 25th anniversary we’re going back to see how the park grew to what it is today. We’ll also talk about whether the comparison to Efteling is justified...

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• ​Episode: Can Efteling Still Grow?

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Disney has a lot of parks, and is planning for more. But is it even worth the trouble of trying to visit all of them? We’re evaluating all of them, from the reason why the park was opened to what makes it unique and worth visiting… or not.

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• ​Episode: The History and Future of Disneyland Paris
• ​Episode: The Disney Decade
• ​Episode: Disney’s Space Mountain: Past, Present & Future
• ​Episode: Our Disney Castle is Better Than Yours
• ​Episode: Walt Disney Studios: a Retrospective
• ​Episode: Star Wars Special with Juvy
• ​Episode: New Disney Resort in Abu Dhabi

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Getting to Disneyland Paris via plane, train or car can be pretty straightforward... if you know these little things.

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• Emission sticker for France: Crit'Air
• Cheaper Eurostar tickets: Snap

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Studio100 has grown into a regional powerhouse owning a bunch of different branches of its own entertainment, including theme parks. Some have suggested it could become Europe's answer to The Walt Disney Company. On this episode we'll dive into how the company developed into what it is today and where the similarities with Disney lie... but also where they differ. As always, share your thoughts in the comments or in any of the ways listed below!

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Come with me and explore all the reasons Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty’s castle in Disneyland Paris) is the best Disney castle of all! Or is it…?

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We’ve all heard about the obvious tips on how to spend responsibly on your theme park trip. But once you’re in the door, these parks throw everything but the kitchen sink at you to get you to spend on snacks and merch. Here are my tips on how to deal with that.

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• ​Podcast: Eating and Drinking Around the World
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It’s May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day. In order to celebrate, Juvy and I decided to have a good talk about Star Wars. We cover movies to streaming to theme parks and have some… opinions.

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• ​Episode: George Lucas and the Disney Parks
• ​Episode: The History and Future of Disneyland Paris
• ​Episode: What’s Next for Disney Adventure World
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Efteling has recently announced the latest in a series of decisions that really seem aimed at limiting the number of visitors they can receive. Why is that, and what does it mean for the park's future? We're getting into it.

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• Episode: Live from Efteling with Kiki
• Episode: Everything You Need to Know About the Efteling
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Let’s take a more bird’s eye view and look at what actually makes a theme park worthwhile, while highlighting some good and bad examples.

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• ​Episode: What’s Next for Disney Adventure World?
• ​Episode: ⁠Queueing Systems: How Wait Times Work
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Now that World of Frozen is officially open in the newly named Disney Adventure World, we can start our speculation (or wishful thinking?) on what will be coming next. I definitely have some ideas...

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• Video: Poseidon Entertainment on Disney Villains Land
• Video: The Main Street News on Moana for Disney Adventure World
• Episode: Open Letter to Disney's New CEO
• Episode: D23 Report - Everything Coming to Disneyland Paris

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