The Dark Ride

The Dark Ride

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The Dark Ride episodes

  • At the Bar with A&R - This is Going to Shock Your Face!
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we head back to the virtual tavern to tackle a Tower of Terrifying listener questions! That’s right, you asked them and we answered your craziest queries like: Where would we want our ashes spread at Disney? What’s the biggest fight we’ve ever had at the parks? And the nosiest question of all - are we an ‘item’? As if that wasn’t enough, we even finished the show with a rousing game of Truth or Drink! So, did we answer lots of truths or did we just down lots of drinks? There’s only one way to find out!
    1 hr 8 min
  • Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl ‘n’ Rally
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we board our happy little spaceships, Duff beers in hand, and get ready to attack the citizens of Springfield! That’s right it’s Universal’s Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl week! The Simpson’s themed aerial carousel that urges you to let it all out, literally. So will this Treehouse of Horror send your stomach all the way into the stratosphere or will the slimy green creature fry you with his laser? There’s only one way to find out!
    42 min
  • E.T. Adventure - Where Has That Finger Been?
    Look up in the sky - it’s a bird, it’s a plane, oh no never mind it’s just some kid on his bike with an alien in his basket. Regular stuff. Anyway, you sensing a hint here? Good, because on this week’s episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we drink the last of the opening day attractions at Universal Orlando - E.T. Adventure! And boy does this adorable romp through the Red Woods and The Green Planet have us feeling all the feels in our little heartlights! So, will E.T. Adventure fly all the way across the moon or will it fail miserably and need to phone home to mommy? There’s only one way to find out!
    57 min
  • MGM Studio Backlot Pour Me Another

    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we hop aboard a tram to the past where two hours of your park day was spent on a ride and not a line! That’s right, we’ll be drinking the now defunct Studio Backlot Tour, a magical excursion through Catastrophe Canyon, the exterior of The Golden Girls house and a boneyard filled with old movie cars and spaceships! A tour that could only be wondrous in the 90s, and we’re so glad we were there to see it. So, will the Studio Backlot Tour launch us all the way to Armageddon or will it barely save Christmas? There’s only one way to find out!

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    56 min
  • Horizons - The Drunken Prologue and The Sober Promise
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we go back in time to the days when edutainment really meant something at Disney! That’s right, we’ll be drinking Epcot’s ‘Horizons’ the ultimate defunct dark ride of yester-year. And we won’t be drinking alone because we are very excited to have Luke Dunsmore the editor of ThemeParkPortal.com and the host of Theme Park Portal podcast join us in the virtual tavern to discuss all things, well, theme park! So, will ‘Horizons’ vacuum its way to the top of outer space or will it chicken out and end up at the bottom of the ocean? There’s only one way to find out!
    1 hr 6 min
  • At the Bar with A&R - Would You Trade a Body Part to Own a Disney Parks Ride Vehicle?
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we meet once again in our Virtual Tavern to drink about all things Disney! On this bar trip we discuss what is the ultimate Disney memorabilia that each of us would like to own. We also talk about our favorite types of souvenirs to buy for ourselves and to bring back home for others. Oh and we find out that one of us really wants a snow-globe from Gettysburg…any guesses which host that might be? There’s only one way to find out!
    31 min
  • Epcot, You’ve Got Balls!
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we finish up our Park Icon “Minnie” Tournament and end it with a bang, or should I say a ball? That’s right, we’re talking about Epcot’s own Spaceship Earth, and not just the incredible ride part, but the amazing park icon part! So, will this particular icon have the balls to beat out the other three Walt Disney World park icons? There’s only one way to find out!
    59 min
  • At the Bar with A&R - Ryan vs. The Bay Lake Alligators!
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we invite you to join us at our Virtual Tavern as we wax poetic about all things Disney while downing some ice cold beers! On this particular bar trip we discuss what the first day of each of our Disney World vacations usually looks like, our favorite Disney World Resorts, and the most dangerous thing Ryan has ever done at Disney! Any guesses what it might be? There’s only one way to find out!
    36 min
  • The Great Hollywood Studios Park Icon Debate
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we continue our breakout tournament and drink the newly anointed Hollywood Studios park icon the - Tower of Terror! This park has gone through its fair share of icons, and even though the Tower of Terror is a great freaking ride as evidenced by it being the current leader in our ride ranking system, is it a great park icon? Like great enough to beat out the other three Walt Disney World park icons? There’s only one way to find out!
    53 min
  • The Tree of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Vodka
    This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride’ we continue with our breakout tournament and drink another of the Walt Disney World park icons to determine which one is the most iconic! So today we’ll be taking a safari jeep over to Animal Kingdom to drink the largest artificial tree in the park, The Tree of Life! With its light up leaves, animal carvings, and a 4D attraction enclosed this icon has a lot to offer! But does it have what it takes to defeat the castle, the spaceship, and the tower? There’s only one way to find out!
    59 min

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The Dark Ride presented by Drunk Distory is an adult theme park podcast hosted by two funny people that are fans of two things - theme parks and drinking! Each week they will discuss a different theme…

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