Park Rush

From the Black Widow lawsuit to the introduction of Premier Access at Disneyland Paris, this week sees plenty of discussion about Disney's recent PR own goals and what they say about the trajectory of the company under former theme parks honcho Bob Chapek. We also talk about some exciting new rides opening at two of Germany's most popular theme parks, and much more. And once again, there are some slight oddities going on here with Tom's audio, which we believe to be a result of the new recording setup in the studio. We are hoping things will be back to normal next week.

It's back! After something like two years, our theme park film review series returns thanks to the release of Jungle Cruise. Spoilers ahoy as we dive deep into the story and give our thoughts on Disney's latest bid to bring one of their most famous attractions to the big screen (and the small one for most of us, it turns out). Apologies for the slightly 'off' audio with Tom's microphone, as we're not completely sure it was connected properly. We're still getting used to being back in the studio!

There's a big fix of theme park movie shenanigans this week as Jungle Cruise has hit cinemas and Disney+, there's casting news for a remake of The Haunted Mansion, and a Scarlett Johansson lawsuit that threatens the future of a planned Tower Of Terror movie. Elsewhere, face masks are back at Disneyland and Disney World as COVID makes a comeback, Epcot's Imagineers really want us to like their Harmonious nighttime show, we've watched more Behind The Attraction, and more!

Tom and Josh give their immediate thoughts on Jungle Cruise while driving home from the cinema in this special bonus episode! We'll have a normal episode recorded pre-film on Monday, and a full Jungle Cruise spoilercast next week. Don't ever say we don't spoil you.

Behind The Attraction's finally debuted on Disney+, giving Tom and Josh plenty of delicious theme park trivia and history to get their teeth into after being starved of such programming since The Imagineering Story. There's also word of a neat looking Harry Potter Halloween experience coming to good old Blighty, the return of Disney cruises to Florida, more dessert chat, Space Jam excitement, and more!

Tom's been pinged by the NHS COVID-19 app and is isolating, meaning that we are once again recording remotely and so our long-awaited studio return was tragically short-lived. On the 'plus side', we somehow manage to make a slow week of theme park news into an hour-plus podcast episode thanks to random wittering about coronavirus rules, Space Jam, sundaes, Emma Stone, and ticket prices.

Little did Tom and Josh know at the time of recording that heartbreak awaited them and England by time time this episode aired, but don't let that stop you enjoying a fine discussion on the week's biggest theme park headlines. Among the stories on the agenda are Disneyland Paris' new Premier Access ride ticketing system, Epcot's upcoming food festival, Harry Potter going VR, and much more!

The time is now! It's really here! We're back in the same recording space! After more than a year and almost 70 episodes, Park Rush is no longer a remote podcast, allowing us to gaze into each other's eyes as we talk about our time with Sea Of Thieves's Pirates Of The Caribbean expansion, upcoming changes to Mickey's PhilharMagic, and plenty of random non-theme park nonsense.

Tom and Josh had to cut short a planned voyage of the oceans this week after server woes killed any hope of talking about the exciting new Pirates Of The Caribbean expansion for Sea Of Thieves. Thankfully we have plenty else to talk about, including talk of a new Tower Of Terror film, Epcot's upcoming nighttime show, and much more!

CinemaBlend's Stephen Libbey has spent a few days at Avengers Campus and fills Tom in on everything guests need to know - from the marquee Spider-Man ride to the size of the cutlery at Pym Test Kitchen. We also talk about the character experiences, the food and merchandise, THAT Spidey audio-animatronic, and more! And yes, Park Rush is now officially a Monday podcast - hope the extra day's wait this week proves worth it.