Welcome to the Theme Park Trader podcast. Your weekly dose of theme park news from around the world!
Episodes
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Join us for episode 328 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
This week was going back to opening day on October 1st 1982 when EPCOT first opened its gates to guests.
We chat about the opening day attractions' good, bad and ugly (fruit and vegetables) and we'll leave it up to you to decide if this is an EPCOT you would have liked to have visited.
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Join us for episode 327 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
Okay... so it's taking us a little longer to pull together an episode for 1982 at EPCOT so to keep you waiting we've pulled together some of the worst reviews we could find for Test Track.
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Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Join us for episode 326 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
We're getting ready for a visit back to 1982 this week with us reading out poor reviews of Journey into Imagination with Figment.
Join us next week as we go back in time to opening day at EPCOT.
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Join us for episode 325 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
We're back this week with a poor reviews episode! We're finding the worst reviews online for what is widely regarded as the worst Disney theme park in the world, Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris.
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Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Join us for episode 324 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
We're talking through the new deal that Disney is about to put live this week. For reference:
- Up to $1,200 Disney Dining and Merchandise credit per room
- The Disney 14-Day Magic Ticket for the price of 7 days
- $200 Disney Spending Money
- Two FREE tickets to Drawn to Life by Cirque du Soleil & Disney
The deal applies to participating Walt Disney World hotels between 1st January - 25th March 2023 and 17th April and 17th December 2023.
In the episode, we talk through what this means in reality by pricing up a rough day in the parks and looking at how much that would cost over a 14-night period. You're in for a shock...
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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Join us for episode 323 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
In this very special episode of the show, Ryan talks about his first Disney Park visit in three years as he runs through his almost week-long stay at Disneyland Paris.
He chats about food, attractions, money and what it's like going with his daughter for the first time.
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Join us for episode 322 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
This week we’re playing This or That for various things at Walt Disney World and are talking through:
- Spaceship Earth or Cinderella's Castle
- The Tree of Life or the Chinese Theatre
- Jock Lindsey’s or Baseline Tap House
- Main Street USA or sunset Boulevard
- The Haunted Mansion or Tower of Terror
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Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Join us for episode 321 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
This week we're playing This or That at Disney's Animal Kingdom and are talking through:
- It’s tough to be a bug or Rafikis planet watch
- Kilimanjaro safaris or a celebration of the festival of the lion king
- The gorilla falls exploration trail or mahajarah jungle trek
- Kali river rapids or dinosaur
- Expedition Everest or flight of passage
- Flame Tree Barbecue or Pizzafari
- Indiana Jones or zootopia (land replacement)
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
We're back for our second part of This or That in Disney's Hollywood Studios! This week we cover:
Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage or Indiana Jones epic stunt spectacular
- MGM studios or Hollywood studios
- Rock n rollercoaster or tower of terror
- Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy or Disney Junior Play & Dance
- Swan or Boardwalk
- Woody’s Lunchbox or PizzeRizzo
- Boat or walk into the park
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Join us for episode 319 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast.
We're both on the end of Covid this week but have a full episode for you where we play a little game of This or That at Disney's Hollywood Studios. In this episode we chat through:
- For the first time in forever: A frozen sing-along celebration or Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage
- Baseline tap house or Oga’s cantina
- Smugglers run or star tours
- Drip Depot or Savi’s Workshop
- Mickey and minnies runaway railway or The Great Movie Ride
- ASS or muppetvision 3D
- Hollywood Scoops or Trolley Car Cafe (Starbucks)
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