The Dark Ride

This week on an all new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride’ we hold on tight and brave our way through some very raging rapids at Universal’s Islands of Adventure to ride - Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges! The ride where there are lots of spectacular splashes and tons of silliness that will make you laugh, scream, and wish you brought an extra set of clothes! So, will that blowhard Bluto actually make off with Popeye's best gal Olive Oyl or will an 18-foot octopus take him all the way to the bottom of the ocean? There’s only one way to find out!

Cowabonga Baby! This week on an all new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride’ we continue hot-podcast summer by drinking yet another of the great Orlando themed water parks – Typhoon Lagoon! This storm-ravaged tropical bay is the perfect place to cool down during the hot summer months (if only it was currently open *cry-face emoji*). That’s right, it’s time to join Miss Tilly the shrimp boat that was impaled upon Mount Mayday and erupt into some laughter (with the help of some strong drinks) to see if Typhoon Lagoon and it’s dope wave pool have what it takes to take on Blizzard Beach, River Country, and Volcano Bay in this mini-tournament to find the ultimate themed water park! Do you think it could be Typhoon Lagoon? There’s only one way to find out!

This week on an information-packed episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we head back to the virtual tavern to drink Coronas and discuss some crazy news going on in the Disney Universe! Starting with an interview with Alex of @alex64gaming on Instagram who is the person who shared with the world the now infamous video of the women who jumped off of the boat on the ‘Living WithThe Land’ ride to steal a cucumber! And boy did we need a few drinks to get through this story, it’s that wild! We finish up with some more news followed by a rousing round of Truth or a Drink where one of us actually choose not to answer the question this time. Any guesses who? There’s only one way to find out!

This week on an all new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride’ we head back to the beach to drink the water park that’s disguised as a ski lodge - Blizzard Beach! This is a divisive one with Adriane believing that the theming should have leaned into more of a holiday vibe and Ryan thinking it would have been more well-suited as an Olympic Village. But one thing that they both agree on is that this park has some pretty great slides and a majorly unique concept! So will Blizzard Beach Teamboat Spring to the top or will it Summit Plummet all the way to the bottom? There’s only one way to find out!

This week on a hilariously drunk episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we head back to the virtual tavern to drink strong IPAs and answer a bunch of fun listener questions! That’s right, you asked and we answered some of your craziest queries like: What’s the most overrated Disney movie? And what do you miss most about being a kid at Disney? And as if that wasn’t enough, we finished the show with a rousing game of Truth or Drink that involved annoying family members to be at the parks with and which members of the fab five do we think wouldn’t survive a zombie apocalypse! So, did we answer or did we drink? There’s only one way to find out!

This week on an all new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride’ we drop into Universal’s Islands of Adventure to drink the one and only - Jurassic Park River Adventure! A water raft ride 6.5 Billion years in the making! Did you know that when built, the 85-foot plunge was the largest theme park water descent ever constructed? Or that the baby stegosaurus and its mother who are sharing a tender moment together during the ride are completely real and in no way animatronic? I mean this is Jurassic Park, after all! Okay only one of those facts is true. Do you know which one? There’s only one way to find out!

This week on an all new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride’ we stumble down to an old fashioned swimming hole to drink the now defunct Disney legend - River Country! That’s right, just off the shores of Bay Lake once stood Disney’s first water park. It closed in 2001 and sat abandoned for almost 2 decades and in the process gained a cult-like following thanks to some creepy footage captured by urban explorers. It’s since been demolished, but the fond childhood memories splashing around in it’s muddy waters still remain. So, will this once beloved water park rise past the levee or will it break and let in a brain eating amoeba? There’s only one way to find out!

This week on an all new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride’ we head back to the Virtual Tavern to take down some beers while taking down some listener questions! We also discuss the similarities between Gilligan’s Island and Tom Sawyer Island. And we finish the show with a rousing round of Truth or Drink where you’ll find out the answers to questions like - Who are Ryan’s least favorite Disney park guests? And what’s Adriane’s biggest Disney regret? So have a listen because that’s the only way to find out!

This week on an all new episode of Drunk Distory presents ‘The Dark Ride’ we go back to the days of yore to encounter one of the most terrifying rides to ever grace the Magic Kingdom. That’s right, hide yo kids, hide yo wives it’s ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter week! The ride that every sadistic parent dragged their child on when they got tired of them whining for another Mickey Ice Cream Bar. And if you were one of the poor unfortunate souls who got to experience it then you definitely never forgot it, no matter how hard you tried. So, will Alien Encounter have us screaming at the top of our lungs or will it close suddenly due to low popularity? Or both? There’s only one way to find out!

This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ presented by Drunk Distory, we hop aboard some adorable neon-colored saucers to face-off against the Evil Claw! That’s right, it’s ‘Alien Swirling Saucers’ week. One of three Toy Story Land attractions, this charming little ride has us whipping back the White Claws! We finish the show with a nail-biting round of Theme Park Truth or Drink where you’ll find out what one of us would do if we suddenly became invisible in the park! So, will Alien Swirling Saucers trailer-hitch it’s way to Planet Pepperonia or will it Slinky Dog back down to earth? There’s only one way to find out!