The Theme Park Workshop Podcast

By Theme Park Workshop

Join Adam, Kelley, and Bella for deep dives into the world of theme parks and themed entertainment, from Disney Parks to Universal, SeaWorld to Busch Gardens, and all of our favorite haunts! We explor... more

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October 17, 2022 Episode 23 - Kelley's FIRST TIME at Oogie Boogie Bash Disneyland!
This week on Theme Park Workshop, Kelley, future resident ghost of the Haunted Mansion Holiday, takes us through her Disneyland adventures and her first-time experience with Oogie Boogie Bash. She also gives tips for planning your visit to this incredible Disney Halloween party! Also: we look back at D23 Expo 2022 and the announcements and news we got excited about, that made us shrug, and what we wish we got out of it instead.
Thank you to our patrons Landon Knoke and Jonathan Edewaard!
Join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop
TIMECODES
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - D23 Expo Parks Panel Announcements
26:55 - Kelley Goes to Disneyland!
59:50 - Oogie Boogie Bash
1:19:19 - Comparing the Disney Coasts
1:37:45 - Kelley is the Ghost of the Haunted Mansion Holiday
1:48:25 - Resort Tips & Outro
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SHOW NOTES:
D23 Parks Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwq8BS-b6ho
Kelley's Viral TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@killer_kellz
Jack Black Looking for Yeti Vine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRbykBjAnvs
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Theme Park Workshop:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WorkshopTP
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThemeParkWorkshop
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/themeparkworkshop
Email - [email protected]
Follow Adam: https://twitter.com/adamj_film
Follow Kelley's Twitter: https://twitter.com/killer_kells
Follow Kelley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelleydhoffman
Follow Bella’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/bellaharveyy
Follow Bella’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flynnridersnose
CREDITS:
Theme Music: A Long Cold - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
Samba Isobel: Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0.
"Creating a Monster," music by Gregor F. Narholz, Adam Saunders, & Mark Cousins, performed by The Bulgarian Film Orchestra. Copyright Owner(s): Sonoton Trailer Tracks, 2019.
Additional music by the YouTube Audio Library
Additional audio by Soundscrate.com
ALL NON-ORIGINAL CONTENT USED IS PROTECTED UNDER THE FAIR USE ACT. THIS IS NOT A FULL REDISTRIBUTION OF ANY COPYRIGHT WORKS USED. THIS USE QUALIFIES AS 'TRANSFORMATIVE' OR 'PARODY', DEPENDING ON THE CONTEXT.
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1h 56min
October 01, 2022 Episode 22 - HHN 31 First Impressions + BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Theme Park Workshop returns to give their first impressions on Halloween Horror Nights 31 at Universal Orlando! Which houses surprised us? What do we think of the Pumpkin Lord as Icon? How much are we going to spend on merch?? ALSO: We make an announcement that will change everything!

TIMECODES TBD
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SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Follow Adam: https://twitter.com/adamj_film
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CREDITS
Theme Music: A Long Cold - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
Special Intro Music: “Black Tar” by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Featured Music: “Settle the Score” – Ghost Stories Incorporated
Intro Clips:
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights
Stranger Things
Night of the Living Dead
Theme Park POV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnoNDgpRC5E
Poltergeist
Frankenstein
Soundscrate.com
ALL NON-ORIGINAL CONTENT USED IS PROTECTED UNDER THE FAIR USE ACT. THIS IS NOT A FULL REDISTRIBUTION OF ANY COPYRIGHT WORKS USED. THIS USE QUALIFIES AS 'TRANSFORMATIVE' OR 'PARODY', DEPENDING ON THE CONTEXT.
All content © Theme Park Workshop 2022. All rights reserved.
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1h 50min
August 11, 2022 Episode 21 - HHN 31 Countdown: Lil Boo and IP Houses Revealed, Scare Zone Teases, and the BIG Leak!
In the Season 3 Premiere of Theme Park Workshop, Bella and Kelley are back with Adam to recap all of the exciting developments and reveals for Halloween Horror Nights 31. With only weeks until the event and a final announcement at any moment, we break down the announced IP houses, get hyped for the scare zones under construction, and speculate what the leaked original houses could be. PLUS: Cabana Bay gets in on the spooky goodness, we want the new merchandise, and more!
Follow Kelley's Twitter: https://twitter.com/killer_kells
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Follow the Usher’s Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/mrpalacetheater
TIMECODES
00:00 - Horror Nights is so close! Curfew and Hotels
14:41 - Lil Boo/HHN merchandise revealed! Tribute Stores and Horror Make-Up Show hint at event storyline?
26:58 - Universal Monsters: Legends Collide
41:34 - Halloween and The Horrors of Blumhouse Return
50:05 - The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare (hype!!)
56:20 - Scare Zones Are Coming Together!
1:11:39 - THE BIG HHN SHIRT LEAK OF 2022!!
1:28:04 - What's the Tenth House? & Outro!
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SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Twitter - https://twitter.com/WorkshopTP
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThemeParkWorkshop
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/themeparkworkshop
Email - [email protected]
Follow Adam: https://twitter.com/adamj_film
CREDITS
Special Intro Music: “Black Tar” by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Featured Music: “Settle the Score” – Ghost Stories Incorporated
Intro Clips:
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights
Stranger Things
Night of the Living Dead
Theme Park POV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnoNDgpRC5E
Poltergeist
Frankenstein
Soundscrate.com
ALL NON-ORIGINAL CONTENT USED IS PROTECTED UNDER THE FAIR USE ACT. THIS IS NOT A FULL REDISTRIBUTION OF ANY COPYRIGHT WORKS USED. THIS USE QUALIFIES AS 'TRANSFORMATIVE' OR 'PARODY', DEPENDING ON THE CONTEXT.
All content © Theme Park Workshop 2022. All rights reserved.
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1h 44min
June 16, 2022 Episode 20 - Goodbye, Jonathan - Looking Back at Theme Park Workshop
This week on Theme Park Workshop, our co-creator Jonathan Edewaard says goodbye. Sit back, relax, and join us on a conversational journey through the Theme Park Workshop's growth, behind-the-scenes stories of our ideas and shooting days, and everything this has meant for two best friends. And also a banshee named Balthazar.
If you are interested in some of the items we mention in the episode, please email the show at [email protected].

TIMECODES
00:00 - Goodbye, Jonathan
02:14 - When We Got Started
07:50 - Episode 1: Does Theme Park Story Matter?
11:39 - Behind the Balthazar Banshee Voice (Voice Demos)
19:39 - Episode 2: The BEST Potter Ride: Forbidden Journey vs Escape from Gringotts
24:15 - Balthazar's Banshee Bytes
30:10 - Our 2020 Comeback
42:42 - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Miniseries
57:00 - The Big DisneyQuest Musical That Never Was
1:13:58 - The Token Animatronic: The Unreleased Episode
1:16:55 - Why We Went on a Lengthy Hiatus
1:28:07 - Theme Park Workshop Without Jonathan?!
1:42:33 - What Our Plans Were for 2022 and Beyond
1:45:54 - Balthazar Banshee's Belated Banshee Beat (Cosmic Rewind)
1:49:50 - Favorite Memories and Moments from the Show
1:58:43 - And We Are... Moving On.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Jonathan: www.twitter.com/wesleyasyouwish
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Follow the Show: www.twitter.com/workshoptp
Follow Balthazar Banshee: www.twitter.com/disneybanshee
Follow the Show on Instagram: www.instagram.com/themeparkworkshop

CREDITS
Special thanks to Ben Johnson
Theme Music: A Long Cold - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
Banshee Byte Theme: “70s Music” by Dar Golan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQfi5MHbH3Q
Additional audio by SoundsCrate.com
Additional Music by the YouTube Audio Library
All content © JohnnyFilm 2022. All rights reserved.
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2h 1min
June 16, 2022 Episode 19 - Talking Trackless Rides
In the penultimate episode of Theme Park Workshop: The Podcast Season 2, we go OFF. THE. RAILS. Because we're talking Orlando's trackless dark rides! Rides sans track! From Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin to Hollywood Studios' Mickey & Star Wars adventures and the everything-dropping Tower of Terror and Fast & Furious: Supercharged, we overview the evolution of this form and evaluate how the system's potential has been utilized through the years.
TIMECODES
00:00 - Intro
02:58 - Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin - SeaWorld Orlando (2013)
17:28 - Remy's Ratatouille Adventure - EPCOT/Walt Disney Studios Park (2014)
20:42 - Skull Island: Reign of Kong - Universal Studios Islands of Adventure (2016)
28:29 - Fast & Furious: Supercharged - Universal Studios Florida (2018)
36:20 - Interlude: Is Trackless Worth It? Is It Fulfilling Its Potential?
42:33 - Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance - Disney's Hollywood Studios (2019)
47:43 - Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway - Disney's Hollywood Studios (2020)
59:00 - We ALMOST Forgot About These Trackless Rides!
1:03:31 - Outro

SOCIAL MEDIA
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Follow the Show: www.twitter.com/workshoptp
Follow Balthazar Banshee: www.twitter.com/disneybanshee

CREDITS
Special thanks to Ben Johnson
Theme Music: A Long Cold - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
"hip hop beat." by kafokafo is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/?ref=openverse.
Additional audio by SoundsCrate.com
Additional Music by the YouTube Audio Library
All content © JohnnyFilm 2022. All rights reserved.
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1h 6min
June 02, 2022 Episode 18 - We Rode Cosmic Rewind! Disney's New Guardians of the Galaxy Coaster!
This week on Theme Park Workshop, it’s rewind time! We’re reviewing EPCOT’s newest ride and Disney World’s newest roller coaster – Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind. We analyze the storytelling, gush over the thrills, and explore how this fits into the EPCOT identity. We’ll also talk about how this compares to the newest “storycoasters” in the Orlando area, including Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventure and Jurassic World Velocicoaster, and how it stacks up against the pantheon of Disney Classics! PLUS: Balthazar Banshee reviews the ride, too! Maybe!
LINER NOTES:
00:00 - Let’s Get It Started
05:05 - Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang (The Story)
22:33 - What I Like About You (RollerCoaster Goodness)
41:38 - Knowing Me, Knowing You (Balthazar Banshee Version)
45:52 - EPCOT (You’re a Fine Girl)
01:11:28 - (Your) Take on Me
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Jonathan: www.twitter.com/wesleyasyouwish
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Follow the Show: www.twitter.com/workshoptp
Follow Balthazar Banshee: www.twitter.com/disneybanshee
CREDITS
Theme Music: A Long Cold – Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbJOTdZBX1g
CLEAREST JUDI DENCH NARRATION – SPACESHIP EARTH – HD POV Full Ride (Carousel of Douglas) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lcDCJw3f4M
“Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit”, music by Buddy Baker, lyrics by Scott Hennessey. Copyright Owner(s): Walt Disney Music Company, 1979.
Walt Disney Talks Creating Carousel of Progress (Disney Parks) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs7G_uyIK6o
Soarin’ Around the World Pre-Show (The Disneyland Gazette) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtufkyv-VE
Soundscrate.com
Additional Music by the YouTube Audio Library
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1h 30min
May 17, 2022 Episode 17 - We watched the "High-Res" EPCOT Documentary and had thoughts
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"High-Res" theme park historian and futurist Joshua L. Harris has made a controversial new short - sorry, an experimental documentary requiring multiple viewings: EPCOT | Recentered. DisTwitter is abuzz! In lieu of a film, Jonathan and Adam merely have thoughts. PLUS: Balthazar Banshee returns, and he's pissed!
Joshua L. Harris Landing Page - https://www.jlhomnimedia.com/recentered
E82: The EPCOT Legacy website - https://www.epcotlegacy.com/
TIMECODES
00:00 - Our Low-Res Thoughts Before Watching
12:35 - The High-Res Balthazar's Banshee Beat (HHN Hollywood leak, TRON Lightcycle Run, Cosmic Rewind vs Joe Rohde, AVATAR: The Way of Water)
17:33 - Our Mid-Res Reactions to EPCOT Recentered
31:58 - We React to Comments Reactions to the Documentary
56:36 - Outro
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Follow the Show: www.twitter.com/workshoptp
  Follow Balthazar Banshee: www.twitter.com/disneybanshee
CREDITS
Theme Music: A Long Cold - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
Banshee Byte Theme: “70s Music” by Dar Golan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQfi5MHbH3Q
Special Banshee Music:
Music provided by HearWeGo
Artist: The Muse Maker
Title: Stream
Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/P1yh6emfsWM
Additional audio by SoundsCrate.com
Additional Music by the YouTube Audio Library
All content © JohnnyFilm 2022. All rights reserved.
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1h 1min
May 02, 2022 Episode 16 - Ranking EVERY Hollywood Studios Attraction!
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Together again, Jonathan and Adam will find out how true "nothing will stop us now" is as they take on the task of ranking every* attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios (that they've done). Find out "how brave... but ultimately hopeless" our takes are on Theme Park Workshop!
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Follow Balthazar Banshee: www.twitter.com/disneybanshee
CREDITS
Theme Music: A Long Cold - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
"Hot Chocolate" instrumental: Words and music by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri / arr. Mike Lewis, from series First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble from Alfred Music Jazz. Recording published Oct. 5, 2016. Accessed May 1, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP8wfJHUjZA
Additional audio by SoundsCrate.com
Additional Music by the YouTube Audio Library
All content © JohnnyFilm 2022. All rights reserved.
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1h 16min
April 18, 2022 Episode 15 - HHN 2022: Spooky Speculation Season Starts
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Thank you to our patrons Landon Knoke and AJ Danna!
Theme Park Workshop’s Halloween Horror Nights Squad is BACK to go over some of the latest house speculation for the event! Is it possible we’ll see Stranger Things or Scream? How excited are we about the possibility of Mummy vs Wolf Man Universal Monsters house? Is it true that "Everybody's working for the Weeknd"? PLUS: We look at the possibilities for Hollywood’s Horror Nights and quickly stan Hollywood Harry!
Horror Night Nightmares v1 Maps - https://twitter.com/HNNightmares/status/1504117722761809928
Horror Night Nightmares v2 Maps - https://twitter.com/HNNightmares/status/1514619485365309448
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TIMECODES
00:00 - Intro and Who's Getting Married?
05:05 - Revisiting Our Dream HHN 31
11:26 - Universal Monsters 3: The Mummy vs The Wolf Man!
15:58 - What Could Happen in "Seaside Village"?
21:16 - Fear Street! Or Stranger Things? Maybe Scream!
30:31 - What Do We Think About Video Game Houses
39:30 - Is Anyone Actually Wanting a 3-D House?
48:43 - Cryptid Chaos! "Underground Creatures" and "El Chupacabra"
56:21 - Halloween... and the Evil Dead?
1:04:14 - Everybody's Working for the Weeknd... except Dominic Torretto
1:21:22 - HHN Hollywood, Jordan Peele, and Hollywood Harry
1:28:43 - Outro and Anticipating Announcements
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SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThemeParkWorkshop
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Email - [email protected]
Follow Jonathan: https://twitter.com/wesleyasyouwish
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Follow Balthazar Banshee: Twitter - https://twitter.com/disneybanshee
CREDITS
Theme Song: “A Long Cold” - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
Special Music: “Black Tar” by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Intro Clips:
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights
Stranger Things
Night of the Living Dead
Theme Park POV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnoNDgpRC5E
Poltergeist
Frankenstein
Soundscrate.com
ALL NON-ORIGINAL CONTENT USED IS PROTECTED UNDER THE FAIR USE ACT. THIS IS NOT A FULL REDISTRIBUTION OF ANY COPYRIGHT WORKS USED. THIS USE QUALIFIES AS 'TRANSFORMATIVE' OR 'PARODY', DEPENDING ON THE CONTEXT. All content © JohnnyFilm 2022. All rights reserved.
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1h 41min
March 31, 2022 Episode 14 - Tron Lightcycle Kumba Breaker
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This week on Theme Park Workshop, we're on a coaster-centric news round-up. After celebrating the return of Poseidon's Fury after 20 months, we go over TRON Lightcycle Run updates and Adam's latest adventures on Ice Breaker and VelociCoaster. PLUS: on a special Balthazar Banshee Beat, Balthazar I. Banshee takes theme park blogs to task for the SHOCKING Kumba rumour! (Recorded on 3/23/2022)
TIMECODES
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - The Return of Poseidon's Fury!
08:21 - The Patrons Arrive in Time, It Seems, to Correct Jonathan's Little Misstatement.
14:15 - Adam Rode Ice Breaker and Survived
25:42 - Are Night Rides Are VelociCoaster Worth the Hype?
29:41 - TRON Lightcycle / Run Update + How Would We Update Tomorrowland?
44:15 - Balthazar Banshee Beat: Kumba Closing?!?
49:58 - Outro
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Jonathan: www.twitter.com/wesleyasyouwish
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Follow the Show: www.twitter.com/workshoptp
Follow Balthazar Banshee: www.twitter.com/disneybanshee
CREDITS
Theme Music: A Long Cold - Riot https://youtu.be/Faw8iOc3tlY
“70s Music” by Dar Golan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQfi5MHbH3Q
Barnstormer Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6YqaVhr_4
Additional audio by SoundsCrate.com
Additional Music by the YouTube Audio Library

All content © JohnnyFilm 2022. All rights reserved.
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53min

FAQs about The Theme Park Workshop Podcast:

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