By Buddy Duquesne and Alice White
Those Happy Places is a podcast about Theme Park Rides, Attractions, and Lands. We focus on the stories they tell, how they tell them, and why it matters. Those Happy Places is produced by Alice Wh
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It’s time for one last dive into the Temple of Mara to answer some big questions about Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure. What does this ride really mean? Where does its core appeal lie? How does it harness both storytelling and atmosphere to earn its status as a classic attraction? What, if anything, can replace it—and will there ever be a need to?
Join Buddy and Alice as they conclude the adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the last of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoyed the ride!
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Eyes of Mara comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-bossa-nova
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Night In Venice by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Over 27 years since its opening day in 1995, Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure remains one of its most popular attractions. That said, it’s also one of the most infamously broken attractions at the resort. How exactly can we categorize the way this now-classic dark ride has aged? Has it had its fill from the Fountain of Youth, or has its influence withered like that of Mara himself? What does the ride need today to truly keep pace with the most advanced attractions in the parks?
Join Buddy and Alice as they continue the adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the third of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoy the ride!
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Eyes of Mara comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Tango de Manzana by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4460-tango-de-manzana
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye opened at Disneyland in 1995 as one of the most advanced Theme Park Attractions of its era. Nearly 30 years later, it remains one of the most popular attractions at the Disneyland resort—despite, in the opinion of some fans, having long since outlived its “glory days.” Was its brilliance as fleeting as the Treasure of Mara itself? What about the queue and ride itself makes this attraction’s opening so legendary? How did it tell its story—and what makes it stand alone as both a thrill ride and a narrative experience?
Join Buddy and Alice as they continue the adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the second of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoy the ride!
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Eyes of Mara comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time, SomeWhere in the Dark
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Hep Cats by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3867-hep-cats
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Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round
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Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
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Hard Boiled by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3857-hard-boiled
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In March of 1995, Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye opened at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Since then, the attraction has gone from revolutionary in its use of technology and effects to a legacy attraction—the successes of which have been used and re-used in a whole new generation of theme park rides and attractions. In this episode, we dive into the history of the ride’s development—how Lucasfilm and Disney began their in-park collaborations, early concepts for the attraction and its place in Adventureland, its unique design elements, and its unique place as a melding between the analog and digital ages of Theme Park Attractions.
Join Buddy and Alice as they begin a new adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the first of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoy the ride!
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Eyes of Mara comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time, SomeWhere in the Dark
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3873-hidden-past
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4331-secret-of-tiki-island
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-bossa-nova
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Welcome back to class for our fifth and final lecture! Join Alice and Buddy as they discuss their relationship with literature as scholars, educators, creators, and fans of theme parks. What are the connections between the worlds of Literature and our favorite theme parks? How and why do we treat Theme Parks like literature? What is the canon of Theme Parks, Rides, and Attractions—and how do we take a medium that uses so much land, labor, and technology to create within and democratize it the way other mediums have in the past few decades?
It’s another episode of Theme Parks 100, a Summer School Series from Those Happy Places! This is the fifth and final episode. We’re now officially on a short hiatus, but we’ll be back in your feeds soon! We hope you enjoyed the series.
Podvoices Help
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Theme Parks 100 comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: Waiting on a Train, Blue Skies, Day Dreams, Sailing Away, NPC Theme, Keeping Cool, Laundry on the Wire, Bikini Bottom, Western Showdown, and Mushrooms
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Welcome back to class for our fourth lecture! Join Alice and Buddy as they try to define one of the most idiosyncratic terms in Themed Entertainment. What is a Land in the context of a theme park? What separates an attraction or a ride from a Land? How many attractions does it take to make a Land? What makes lands important—both as storytelling tools and as experiences in and of themselves?
It’s another episode of Theme Parks 100, a Summer School Series from Those Happy Places! This is the fourth of five weekly episodes. Thanks for your patience last week while Buddy’s voice recovered. We hope you enjoy!
Podvoices Help
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Theme Parks 100 comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: Waiting on a Train, Blue Skies, Day Dreams, Sailing Away, NPC Theme, Bikini Bottom, Western Showdown, and Mushrooms
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Welcome back to class for our third lecture! Join Alice and Buddy as they dissect the definition of the word “Ride.” What, exactly, does the word mean? How does it relate to Theme Parks and Attractions—both as a noun, and as a verb? What are the limits of the category—and the action—when we’re talking about theme parks?
It’s another episode of Theme Parks 100, a Summer School Series from Those Happy Places! This is the third of five weekly episodes. We hope you enjoy!
Podvoices Help
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Theme Parks 100 comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: Waiting on a Train, Blue Skies, Day Dreams, Sailing Away, NPC Theme, Bikini Bottom, Western Showdown, and Mushrooms
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Welcome back to class for our second lecture! Join Alice and Buddy as they dissect the term “Attraction” as it relates to Theme Parks. What is an Attraction, really? When do Attractions become Theme Parks? What drives us to analyze them as we would literature? This one gets philosophical—so be sure to take notes!
It’s another episode of Theme Parks 100, a Summer School Series from Those Happy Places! This is the second of five weekly episodes. We hope you enjoy!
Podvoices Help
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Theme Parks 100 comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: Waiting on a Train, Blue Skies, Day Dreams, Sailing Away, NPC Theme, Bikini Bottom, Western Showdown, and Mushrooms
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Class is now in session! Join Alice and Buddy as they get back to the very basics of dissecting Theme Parks, Rides, and Attractions like Literature by first defining the term Theme Park. What is a Park? What makes a space themed? What is the difference between Theme Parks and Amusement Parks, if any? Why do Buddy and Alice find themselves drawn to Theme Parks and Themed Entertainment as media worth analyzing?
Welcome to Theme Parks 100, a Summer School Series from Those Happy Places! This is the first of five weekly episodes that will be released starting today! We hope you enjoy!
Podvoices Help
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Music for Theme Parks 100 comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: Waiting on a Train, Blue Skies, Day Dreams, Sailing Away, NPC Theme
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In this thoroughly researched episode, join Alice and Buddy as they embark on a quest to better understand SeaWorld’s history, its controversies, its appeal, and its seemingly ongoing success. What makes this combination theme park and animal exhibit franchise continue to thrive? Find out on this episode!
Heads up, this episode discusses animal rights, the conditions of animals in captivity at SeaWorld, and some of the more well-known tragedies at their parks. If that’s a tough subject for you, this might be an episode to skip.
It’s another weekly episode of Those Happy Places! This’ll be the last one for just a little while—we hope you’ve enjoyed this mini—season arc!
Topics Include: Alice Assumes Direct Control, Memories of SeaWorld, The Delicate Nature of the Topic, SeaWorld’s History, SeaWorld’s Locations, Past, Present, and Future, The Controversy, the Documentary Film Titled Blackfish, The Consequences of Said Documentary, SeaWorld and Conservation, SeaWorld and Economics, SeaWorld in the Theme Park Industry, and Alice’s Thesis, Revised
Alice’s Research Materials:
USA Today Poll naming SeaWorld Orlando the number one theme park of the year: https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-theme-park-2022/
Original Article that Inspired the Documentary Blackfish: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/killer-pool/
A Brief Summary of the Blackfish Law in California: https://www.cetaceanlaw.org/project/the-blackfish-effect-on-the-u-s-legal-systems/
The Official Blackfish Movie Website: https://www.blackfishmovie.com/about
USA Today Article About Steve-O’s Blackfish Protest: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/10/07/steve-o-seaworld-stunt-lands-him-in-jail/73537582/
The Official SeaWorld Website: https://seaworld.com/
SeaWorld’s Official Animal Rescue Commitment Statement: https://seaworldentertainment.com/commitment/animal-rescue-rehabilitation/?_ga=2.254537736.1297102174.1652300962-558320638.1652300961
The San Diego Based Hubbs-Seaworld Research Institute: https://hswri.org/
Seaworld Entertainment, INC’s Official Fiscal Summary for 2021: https://www.seaworldinvestors.com/news-releases/news-release-details/2022/SeaWorld-Entertainment-Inc.-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-2021-Results/default.aspx
Be sure to visit our Patreon for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our Discord Server!
Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.
Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:
Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-bossa-nova
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Crinoline Dreams by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3560-crinoline-dreams
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Del Rio Bravo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5706-del-rio-bravo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3800-george-street-shuffle
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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