Special thanks to our patrons Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez & Rachel Sprague! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! The Pod Squad counts down their top 5 hyped Epic Universe attractions! Can you predict where they will fall? MUSIC CREDITS Theme Song: "A Long Cold" - Riot Additional audio/music by SoundsCrate.com Additional Music by the YouTube Audio Library All content © Them...
Feb 26, 2025•47 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Special thanks to our patrons Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez & Rachel Sprague! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! The Pod Squad reminisces on the half-closed DinoLand, U.S.A., but mostly the freshly departed Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama portion of Diggs County. We share our memories, take a look back at some of the story and details we loved, and what we hope for the fu...
Feb 14, 2025•39 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Special thanks to our patrons Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez & Rachel Sprague! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In our Season 6 premiere, we cover all the other big theme park things in 2024... that we DIDN'T talk about, for one reason or another. With a Dark Universe hat guiding our conversation, we look back at the roller coaster closures that bummed us out and set the ...
Jan 30, 2025•44 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Special thanks to our patrons Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez & Rachel Sprague! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In Part 2, the Pod Squad ranks and reviews the 10 HHN houses we experienced this year. Who will have the "Dead Man's Pier" moment in the hottest takes? And was this the best year for houses since we've been going? Will any of HHN33's haunted houses ...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Special thanks to our patrons Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez & Rachel Sprague! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! The Pod Squad kicks off their HHN 33 Review with a look at... well, everything but the houses! Let's rank the scare zones, get heckin' groovy at the Dead Coconut Club, encounter the bisexual agenda at the new installment of Nightmare Fuel, and see s...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez & Rachel Sprague! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In Episode 55, Adam and Bella look back at Howl-O-Scream Orlando 2024 - the 4th year of this haunt! Bella's been a fan from the start, but Adam's skeptical after last year's season... has the event run its course?! PLUS: Five Minutes wit...
Nov 23, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Special thanks to our patrons Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In this episode, Adam and Kelley give their complete thoughts on the new 2024 Halloween season of Sir Henry's Haunted Trail, including a brand new hayride experience and the scariest - and maybe even best! - trail they've ever done at the event. For more information on ...
Oct 04, 2024•59 min
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In a SINIST3R new episode of Theme Park Workshop, the Pod Squad finds it SURR3AL that Halloween Horror Nights 33 is just around the corner! What are we looking forward to most? What surprises are in store in our hype lists? Will our friendship ever be the sa...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In one of our favorite episodes yet, the Pod Squad reveals their top 10 favorite attractions ever - from rides to shows, to restaurants to nighttime spectaculars, to haunted houses and meet and greets and more! SOCIAL MEDIA Check out our theme park coverage ...
Aug 25, 2024•2 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! Enjoy a bonus episode of additional conversation this week on Patreon! In a special episode of Theme Park Workshop, Bella and Adam celebrate the two excellent new summer entertainment offerings at Universal Orlando - Mega Movie Parade and CineSational. They ...
Aug 07, 2024•45 min
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! Enjoy a bonus episode about The Bureau Adventure Games and Underground Game Show now on Patreon! This week on Theme Park Workshop, we've got a catch-all episode of a bunch of great new things at the parks! There's so much more to "sea" at SeaWorld Orlando, s...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! Special thank you to all of our guests in the history of Theme Park Workshop! Jonathan Edewaard https://www.youtube.com/@The2ndDimension Balthazar Banshee https://twitter.com/disneybanshee Seth Kubursky https://twitter.com/skubersky Chandler Desrochers https...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In today's episode of Theme Park Workshop, Adam, Bella, and Kelley welcome in spring by talking about more current festivals happening at our favorite Central Florida theme parks! After a brief recap of EPCOT Festival of the Arts earlier this year, the Pod S...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In a very Bella-centric episode, our slaytastic host talks about her heartwarming times at the Sesame Street Land's 5th Birthday Celebration at SeaWorld Orlando, as well as her preview of SeaWorld's 2024 Seven Seas Food Festival. What foods should you try? W...
Feb 23, 2024•41 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Duane and Teresa Daiker, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! We're back for a new season, and we're kicking off the new year about the je ne sais quoi of theme parks everywhere - those vibes! There's cozy vibes and calm vibes, those otherworldly vibes and those fun vibes, and maybe even some spooky vibes as well. PLUS: ...
Jan 18, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! It's the happiest season of all! In a month celebrating the holiday events around Central Florida, you really can't miss the Big Two - so special guest Jordan Buster joins us in our Season 4 Finale to talk about holiday experiences at Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Res...
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez. Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, visit the Sir Henry's Website at https://www.sirhenryshauntedtrail.com/ Tonight begins a new season of Sir Henry's Haunted Christmas, and we were invited to the sneak preview of it all at media night. Everyone knows Adam and Kelley love this event, and th...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! Ohhhhhh deck my halls and call me Good King Wenseclas, it's officially Christmastime! Let the yuletide ring and this podcast will do its thing - starting with our review of SeaWorld Christmas Celebration in Orlando, Florida! The pod squad was invited out to Media Night (thank you to S...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In the last part of our HHN 32 celebration, the Pod Squad looks back at (most) of all the other things we haven't talked about at the event yet. From food reviews to Nightmare Fuel, from Coconut Clubs to Twisted Playgrounds, we'll break down why we think it's worth doing the non-house...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In this second part of our HHN 32 celebration, the pod squad goes through the twisted task called "choose thy rank." We made some dark deals and offerings to narrow down, and though at times we thought ranking these killer houses would be the last of us, we believed, we saw it through...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Special thanks to our patrons Jen Harvey, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! In the first part of our celebration of Universal Orlando's HHN 32, the pod squad looks back and ranks the scare zones this year. Together these zones told the twisted origins of this year's icon, Dr. Oddfellow, and brought forth unique terrors, killer vibes, and icons of their own. C...
Nov 13, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Special thanks to our patrons: Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! Our favorite time of year (that's Haunt Season!) is in full swing, and we've gotta tell ya about some of our favorites so far. Adam and Kelley got to attend media night at Sir Henry's Haunted Trail for Theme Park Workshop and explore all three trails, ride the brand new Legends of Halloween Haunted Hayride,...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Special thanks to our patrons: Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez. Join the Patreon at patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes and more! Destination D23's parks panel this year was a thing that happened. Adam and Kelley get together to talk about the disappointments, the surprises, and the teases. (Well, they'll *potentially* talk about it. We just know DinoLand won't survive the next D'Amaro meteor.) We also talk about the other broken prom...
Sep 29, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Apologies to M3GAN, we ran out of time. Special thanks to our patrons Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes, updates and more! With Halloween Horror Nights 32 just days away, the pod squad returns for Part 2 of their HHN 32 Prepisode to talk about literally everything else Universal Orlando Resort has going on for Halloween during Horror Nights and outside it. We also discuss what...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Special thanks to our patrons Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop for bonus episodes, updates and more! With Halloween Horror Nights 32 just days away, the pod squad is joined by Jonathan (HHN 365) and Christian Nixon to help you prepare for our favorite time of year. After giving some important planning tips and practicals, join us on this dark odyssey as we explain the 5 scare zones this year, w...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Special thanks to our patrons: Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop! As Minion Land on Illumination Avenue opens today at Universal Studios Florida, Adam and Kelley give their in-depth thoughts of the park's newest update, from the new attraction Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast, to the various shops and eateries, and of course, the brand new Minion Cafe. We discuss if it's a fun add...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Special thanks to our patrons Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop. In Episode 35 of Theme Park Workshop, to commemorate the new movie coming out, the squad talks about one of their all-time favorite rides - The Haunted Mansion! Why does it persist as one of our favorite rides of all time? Do we have hope the 2023 movie can live up to it in our hearts? ALSO - We look at the history and fun details ...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Special thanks to our patrons Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, Greg Harvey, and Joshua Gonzalez! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop. This week on Theme Park Workshop, to close out Pride Month, the Pod Squad have a passionate conversation about LGBTQ+ representation in the theme parks, why it matters at all, and highlights three notable creators in the themed entertainment space. We also keep the queer ball rolling by highlighting the recent HHN announcement - Th...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Special thanks to our patrons Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, and Greg Harvey! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop . In a special episode of Theme Park Workshop commemorating the release of the live-action reimagining of Disney's The Little Mermaid, the Pod Squad previews the upcoming movie and overviews the legacy of the original film, while also looking at how the story has been represented in the parks and what new opportunities the live-action film brings fo...
May 25, 2023•14 min
Special thanks to our patrons Landon Knoke, Jonathan Edewaard, Jordan Buster, and Greg Harvey! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/themeparkworkshop . This week on Theme Park Workshop, the Pod Squad shares some new-to-them experiences at the parks... they all just so happen to be at the Studios parks! After remembering the legacy and their memories of the now-closed Poseidon's Fury at Universal Islands of Adventure, they review Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Bella shares a ...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 3