Park Rush

Exciting news on both sides of the Atlantic this week as Disney confirms plans to sail cruises out of the UK this summer, while Universal announces the reopening date for its Hollywood theme park. All that plus new details on how the US plans to emerge from the pandemic and what it might mean for your holiday plans, and much more!

Disneyland has only just confirmed its plans for its long-awaited reopening, but this week decided it was also the time to unveil some exciting expansion plans both for the main California park and its neighbour! We've also got a fresh look at Gangsta Granny at Alton Towers, some new tech coming into use at Magic Kingdom, an update on Taylor Swift's legal battle with Evermore Park, and more!

Join us this week for the joyous return of Disneyland, a closer look at Universal's new Secret Life Of Pets attraction in Hollywood, the grand opening of Super Nintendo World, and much more! This podcast has been uploaded slightly later than normal to preserve Tom's original vision for sleep.

The London Resort is facing fresh opposition that could prove an obstacle in its efforts to be approved... and in other news, water is wet! Aside from entirely developments in the case of the "UK's answer to Disneyland", we also have news on actual Disneyland and when it might finally reopen from its COVID shutdown, a date for Epcot's long-awaited Ratatouille ride, and much more!

What a week! Hope springs eternal for theme park fans with a trio of fabulous announcements to give us some more light at the end of this long, dark coronavirus tunnel: the return of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, the reconfirmation of Epic Universe, and finally a date for when theme parks in California can start to reopen. Huzzah!

It was a big week for us Brits as the prime minister finally unveiled the route out of our latest lockdown, including a date for when the country's theme parks can reopen! We've also got our best look yet at VelociCoaster at Islands Of Adventure, new controversy at Epcot, and a surprise British export set to become the basis of its own theme park in Florida.

Disney World has formally announced its plans for what must be the longest birthday celebrations ever, with plans for its 50th set to go on for 18 months starting this October. We've also got word of reopening dates for most Six Flags parks and a bunch more!

Disney CEO Bob Chapek led a grim call with investors this week about the state of the company's theme parks, which have endured unprecedented losses because of the coronavirus pandemic. We talk about the latest financial figures and what they mean for Disney - and how their theme park rivals could take advantage of their cost-cutting. And what might the state of things be later this year and into 2022?

It's a busy week of news this week, which means it's just as well we overcame some early technical gremlins for an hour-long chat about the opening of Super Nintendo World in Japan, the return of Volcano Bay in Florida, the heartbreaking end of A Day In The Park With Barney, and reveal the truth behind recent speculation about The London Resort potentially ending up as a Universal Studios park.

Hey, everyone! Super sorry for this, but can't in good conscience recommend that you listen to this week's show because the audio quality is an absolute mess. Tom made a daft error during his recording, which made his track pretty unsalvageable, and working this weekend meant he had even less time than he would have liked to try and clean it up some more. So yeah, really sorry but it's a tough listen.

If you do stick with it for some reason, you can look forward to chat about The London Resort, Jungle Cruise, VelociCoaster, and more.