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Everything You DON'T Know About Theme Park Food! (part one): Take a peek inside Disney's top-secret food laboratory!Find out how Magic Kingdom dreams up their incredible Halloween snacks!Discover how Universal created Butterbeer from scratch!Learn food whi and the many ways Universal's Halloween Hor... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

77 min listen

How Things Work! (Universal's New Stunt Show + Costumed Character Secrets): Welcome to our interview-packed exploration into how the best parts of your favorite theme parks are created!This week's episode explores the three-year process behind Universal’s new boundary-bending stage stunt show and gains insight from the... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

83 min listen

Hidden Mickeys: Paul Scheer!: It's the first episode of HIDDEN MICKEYS, our series where we occasionally abandon the entire format of the podcast to speak with a noteworthy celebrity who also happens to be a major theme park fan. This week we have writer, actor and podcasting ... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

102 min listen

Ratatouille: The Musical!: Bonjour! Come one, come all, to a feast for the senses! And hear the wild story of how a bunch of strangers created a five-star musical entirely online.FOLLOW THE RATATOUILLE MUSICAL TALENT!https://www.tiktok.com/@e_jaccshttps://www.tiktok.com/@bo... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

39 min listen

Welcome to VERY AMUSING!: Your one-stop shop for the stories, secrets and shenanigans of a popcorn-fueled theme park journalist. Call us at 747-CHURROS (747-248-7767) and we might play your question, observation or hot take in a future episode!Very Amusing is brought to you ... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

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The Sun Never Sets On Shrek!: Think Shrek's global footprint is limited to a film franchise!? Think again!!!!From an animatronic marionette show in Dubai to a waterpark in New Jersey, we're bopping around the world to discuss Shrek's long-lasting global legacy!!!!... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

36 min listen

What Being A Theme Park Reporter Is REALLY Like: Everything you’ve ever, ever, EVER wanted to know about what it’s like to write about theme parks, from the people who do it. We're giving you a VIP tour of what press events are really like, how to conduct interviews with Imagineers, the silly se... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

139 min listen

Avengers Campus!: I took a hard-hat tour of Disney California Adventure's new Marvel-themed land last March. Then came the pandemic.For fourteen months, I've had every detail of this land memorized. Now, it's time to relay all of it to you.Spend more ... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

40 min listen

The Happiest Place on Minecraft: Disneyland and all its rides, characters and unexpected magic now exists online. To all who come to this happy digital space: welcome.Thank you to...The Max Lazer!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFy4bSgyGYoMatthew Serrano!https://www.youtube.com... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

38 min listen

The Great Soda Mystery: In April 2020, hundreds of Disney Parks-exclusive Star Wars sodas mysteriously appeared at an Alabama supermarket. How did they make their way from a far-flung theme park planet to a discount grocery store? We're about to find out.Thanks to ou... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

59 min listen

How Things Work! (Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge): Join Scott Trowbridge, Portfolio Creative Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, as he gives us a crash course on why new Audio-Animatronics are so impressive, how far robotics have come and even spills some secrets about *that incredible moment* on St... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

59 min listen

MAILBAG: Do Rides Have Ghosts? Is Goofy A Cow?!: Welcome to a bonanza of haunts, surprises and (somewhat) solved mysteries: yes, it's our very first Mailbag episode, and these calls are ANYTHING but standard.Come for the laughs, stay for the final word on why birds aren't just constantly f... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

43 min listen

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser!: Is Galactic Starcruiser Worth It? by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

44 min listen

Disneyland at Home, Revisited: A Disneyland at Home episode? In July 2021? Yep. Trust me, this one's worth it.Relevant Links:Mark's Star Tours: https://www.tiktok.com/@ricksavage64/video/6976318927353908485Mark's Homemade Rides on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

52 min listen

Everything You DON'T Know About Theme Park Food! (part two): Welcome to PART TWO of our theme park food bonanza! This week focuses on solving your long-held Disney and Universal food MYSTERIES! Take a look inside Disney's most exclusive (and secretive!) restaurant, chat with food journalists about Dole Whip... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

91 min listen

The "Must Do Disney Stacey" Documentary That's Lost To Time: The never-before-heard story of how Stacey J. Aswad, famed host of Walt Disney World Resort TV in-room programming, once hosted a documentary inside a memorabilia-packed home that's...more familiar to fans than they'd expect.Come for the m... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

65 min listen

Secret Spaces at Disney Parks: Take a walk through the underground tunnels, castle turrets, tucked-away supper clubs and legendary theme park locales while discovering some things you never knew about Walt Disney World and Disneyland’s most secretive spaces.Thanks to our special ... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

45 min listen

Shrek Retold!: RELEVANT LINKS:Watch Shrek Retold!Full list of artists in Shrek RetoldRead Wired's piece about Shrek RetoldCHECK OUT...The Bechdel Cast! And Jamie's Lolita and My Year In Mensa podcasts!Jamie Loftus' perfect website!!!!3GI Incor... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

47 min listen

How Things Work! (Nighttime Spectaculars, Castle Shows + The Future of Themed Entertainment): Hello hello hello! Join Daren Ulmer, Founder and Chief Creative at Mousetrappe, who teaches us how projection mapping works and how your favorite theme park nighttime shows are created and hear from the Los Angeles Times' Todd Martens, who shares ... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

61 min listen

MAILBAG: Secret Scents and Plastic Cheese!!: Yes yes y'all, tuck in for some listener questions & a wide range of answers, along with a buttload (!) of Disney news and call-ins about what little parts of rides you love!!Thank you to AJ Wolfe of Disney Food Blog for calling in for this... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

49 min listen

SHREK-CEMBER!: In which we explore once and for all if a beloved theme park character, Shrek, celebrates Hanukkah or not.A delightfully unhinged holiday episode for you and yours!Check out...Ben Mekler on Twitter!Arielle on Instagram! (nsfw)Relevant Links:T... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

54 min listen

We're Going...To Shrekfest!: "SHREK FEST. LIKE, YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT IS. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, THEN YOU'LL NEVER KNOW." — Grant DuffrinEvery year in Madison, Wisconsin, hundreds of people gather to competitively eat onions, rock out to Smas... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

47 min listen

Biden Drones! (Yes! Really!): YES YES Y'ALL WE GOT THE GUY WHO DID THE JAW-DROPPING DRONE SHOW FOR PRESIDENT ELECT BIDEN!!!!! OKAY I'LL STOP YELLING AT YOU IN CAPS, BUT WE DID IT!!!!Anyway, buckle up for a ROUSING chat with Nils Thorjussen, CEO of Verge Aero, and learn... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

51 min listen

Merch! Merch! Merch! by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

47 min listen

Hidden Mickeys: Taran Killam!: It's the triumphant return of HIDDEN MICKEYS, our series where we speak with a noteworthy celebrity who also happens to be a major theme park fan, and this season we have comedian, actor and writer TARAN KILLAM! You may know him from Saturday Nigh... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

93 min listen

It's A Churros Hotline Episode!: oh yeah, baby! we're answering a bucketful of your phone calls on this week's ALL CHURROS HOTLINE EPISOOOODE!related links:Bloomberg story about Tokyo Disney Sea: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-02/why-disney-fans-have-the... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

40 min listen

Inside Shanghai Disneyland's Opening: It's Shanghai Disney Resort's fifth anniversary, so we're taking it back to their Grand Opening celebration — and discussing everything you never saw.Reporters Keith Sharon, Arthur Levine and myself flew overseas to see Shanghai Disne... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

83 min listen

How To Build A Shrek Waterpark: Shrek. Swim Trunks. No further questions. by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

39 min listen

Hidden Mickeys: Robin Lopez!: That's right, we've got NBA basketball superstar and Twitter's most distinguished theme park fan ROBIN LOPEZ on the show this week! You won't wanna miss this one...Catch up with Robin Lopez at...Transition Game, his new manga!h... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

62 min listen

The Magic & Mystery of Club 33's Salon Nouveau: Come along as we talk about a famed Disneyland bar...in a secret place...that no one can really talk about. Here goes nothin'!Follow David Yeh @Coheteboy and @EndorExpress on Instagram, and find more at EndorExpress.netRelevant Links:Club 3... by Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

37 min listen

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