From intergalactic adventures to attraction development to the grandeur of the Thea Awards, dive into the archives of InPark Magazine’s audio podcast InPark Tracks. All episodes of our podcast are below to listen whenever and wherever you please!
Track 46: On the topic of Young Professionals
June 22, 2023
We speak with CAVU president and CXO Mark Stepanian on how young professionals can best take advantage of the opportunities available in the industry.
Music: Simply Cheerful by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5435-simply-cheerful
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
Track 45: Integrated Storytelling by Design
May 2, 2023
InPark publisher Martin Palicki talks with AdventureLAB founder and CEO Klaus Sommer Paulsen about his new book, Integrated Storytelling by Design.
Music: Simply Cheerful by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5435-simply-cheerful
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
Track 44: The Wildest Ride
March 13, 2023
Alcorn McBride’s Scott Harkless narrates his recent article for InPark Magazine highlighting his 20 years of experience in the industry. Jordan Zauha guest hosts.
Music: Odyssey by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Track 43: Midnight Ride Resumes
February 7, 2023
Following up on our last episode from last season, Philip Hernandez interviews Selena McGill (Village Roadshow) and Gene Rogers (Lionsgate), both bringing the operator’s perspective to this unique attraction.
Music: Epic Heroic Conquest by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8691-epic-heroic-conquest
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
Track 42: Let’s go for a Midnight Ride
November 13, 2022
Philip Hernandez talks with CAVU’s Mark Stepanian about The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride attraction at Lionsgate Entertainment World in Zhuhai, China. In addition to providing an overview of the ride, Mark talks us through some of the special technologies that help make the attraction fully immersive.
Music: Epic Heroic Conquest by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8691-epic-heroic-conquest
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
Track 41: Dark Nights at Hersheypark
October 31, 2022
Join Philip Hernandez and the Haunted Attraction Network as they go behind the scenes of Hersheypark’s Dark Nights haunt experience.
Music: Spooky Halloween 2 by Frank Schroeter
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9999-spooky-halloween-2
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52
Track 40: Monty Lunde talks Technifex, TEA and more
October 25, 2022
InPark Editor Judith Rubin has a conversation with industry veteran Monty Lunde about the company (Technifex) and association (TEA) he founded. Monty updates us on changes in his business and the industry, with insights on what’s to come.
You can read the article companion to this interview in InPark Magazine issue #93.
Music: Simply Cheerful by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5435-simply-cheerful
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
Track 39: IMEX (In My Experience) with Kile Ozier, The Guy.
October 3, 2022
In this episode we talk with Kile Ozier (The Guy) on the inspiration behind his book: IMEX (In my experience: secrets of making ’em cheer, weep…and sometimes write checks). Collecting his decades of experience in the industry, the book looks at how creative producers can build and manage project teams successfully.
Music: Neonscapes by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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Track 38: Revisiting the Japan Pavilion for Expo’s one year anniversary
September 30, 2022
Join us as we celebrate the one year anniversary of the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai by revisiting one of our favorite episodes as we explore the Japan Pavilion.
New opening music: Awakening by Vladimir Persan.
Join a small panel of Expo attendees as you journey through the dramatic Japan pavilion experience at Expo 2020 Dubai. Guests include Tina Kreitlow, Paul Williams, Yabunaka Aiko, Secretary General, Japan Pavilion, and Ishihara Kenichi, Director General, Trade Fair & Expo, Japan External Trade Organization.
Watch a highlight video of the Japan pavilion experience here.
Experience the Japan pavilion virtually here.
Music: FUJI by tubebackr
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
License (CC BY-ND 3.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0
Track 37: Happiness is a scratch for every niche
August 8, 2022
Alcorn McBride’s Scott Harkless reads from his latest column for InPark Magazine, found in IPM issue #91. Scott talks about his tips for finding success through identifying your special skills and sticking with it.
Music: Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8328-space-jazz
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Track 36: Top 5 News: New animation museum for California, Jigsaw headed to London, and more!
July 20, 2022
This week’s Top 5 News Stories as selected by the editors of InPark Magazine: $2.5 million plan for National Animation Museum approved in California; Fantawild Glorious Orient opens to visitors in Huaian, China; Shanghai Disneyland reopens after months of lockdown; SAW: The Experience opening in London, October 2022; Meow Wolf Co-Founder Matt King has died.
Track 35: Explore The Lost Island Themepark in Waterloo, Iowa
June 30, 2022
InPark Magazine Publisher Martin Palicki speaks with Lost Island Themepark General Manager Eric Bertch about the park’s development. Lost Island Theme Park is the cover story feature of InPark Magazine issue #91.
Audio courtesy of station KCRG
Music: Tiki Bar Mixer by Kevin MacLeod & Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod.
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Track 34: Exploring LBE at Licensing Expo 2022
June 16, 2022
LBE was the theme for this year’s Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. We visited the show and here are highlights from our conversations with Crayola and FELD Entertainment.
Track 33: Re-Developing the San Antonio Zoo
June 3, 2022
The 108-year-old San Antonio Zoo is located in a big hospitality city. With two theme parks, the Alamo, the Riverwalk, World Heritage Sites, and more, there’s plenty to see and do in San Antonio. So how do they keep it fresh and give visitors a reason to keep coming back? The zoo is currently addressing that through a multi-year re-development and re-imagining process. InPark Magazine’s Joe Kleiman sat down with Tim Morrow, San Antonio Zoo’s CEO, to talk about the changes and plans.
Track 32: Top 5 News: LEGOLAND Korea Resort, Fønix, The 407 & Conventions
May 18, 2022
Stories covered in this episode: Puy du Fou to create first U.S. immersive show for “The 407” in Tennessee; IAAPA Expo Asia Virtual Conference launches on Connect+ platform June 21-22, 2022; Why LBE is the consumer experience of the future; LEGOLAND Korea Resort opens as the tenth LEGOLAND worldwide; Fårup Sommerland debuts Fønix, its new Vekoma-built coaster.
Track 31: …Something blue (Epcot’s Space 220 restaurant)
May 18, 2022
Jordan and Martin explore the dining experience inside Epcot’s Space 220 restaurant, part of several new experiences added to Epcot as part of the Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Track 30: Something old, something new, something borrowed….
May 18, 2022
InPark’s Martin Palicki and Jordan Zauha talk about some of the recent and upcoming changes at Epcot in the Walt Disney World Resort. Highlights from interviews with Imagineers are peppered throughout the conversation on Epcot’s transformation, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
Music: Adventures In Adventureland by Kevin MacLeod and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Track 29: Introducing the new THG, a themed experience company
April 27, 2022
InPark’s Judith Rubin interviews Phil Hettema and Erik Neergaard on how their companies, The Hettema Group and Themespace, are joining forces to become the new THG.
Track 28: Top 5 News: A hotel in a league of its own and EPCOT launches in reverse!
April 20, 2022
Every week, the InPark Magazine Editors send out their Top 5 news stories. Today, we’re reading summaries of those stories for you. Think of this as a curated audio digest of the most important stories from the past week.
Stories: Gardaland premieres first Jumanji theme park ride, Futura Form brings animatronics and theming to life; EPCOT’s newest attraction Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind gets official opening date; Storyland Studios to plan and design series of Sports Illustrated resorts, first location set for this year; Christie projectors deliver new recurring projection show at India’s Red Fort Festival; Licensing Expo releases its timetable for this year’s in-person events.
Track 27: Voices of Expo (Replay)
April 13, 2022
On March 31, 2022, Expo 2020 Dubai closed its gates forever and began its transformation into District 2020, a new urban center on the outskirts of Dubai. In honor of the closing of Expo, we bring you one of our most popular episodes to date: Voices of Expo. Listen to three workers at Expo 2020 Dubai talk about their pavilions and the experiences they are having that make for an important and memorable World’s Fair.
Track 26: Understanding RGB laser projection technology
April 6, 2022
InPark Editor Judith Rubin chats with Christie’s Larry Paul and Joel St-Denis on what the attractions industry needs to know about RGB laser projection.
Music: Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: FUJI by tubebackr
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
License (CC BY-ND 3.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0
Track 25: TEA Summit and Thea Gala Insider’s Chat
March 30, 2022
Clara Rice (RWS Entertainment Group) talks with Luc Mayrand (Walt Disney Imagineering) about his role in chairing the Thea Awards Judging Committee and co-chairing the TEA Summit, taking place April 21-23, 2022 in Anaheim, California.
Track 24: Ravinia Revisited
March 23, 2022
In honor of Ravinia’s announcement this week of their 2022 concert lineup, we go back to InPark Track’s first episode and the first in a three-part series on the creation of Ravinia’s Music Box Theater, an immersive theatrical experience that opened in the summer of 2021.
Track 23: Exploring recovery in the live events industry
March 16, 2022
We bring you an excerpt from our friends at Green Tagged: Theme Park in 30 as Scott Swenson and Philip Hernandez discuss PLASA’s recent report on the live events industry and its path towards post-pandemic recovery. In addition to presenting highlights of the report, Scott and Philip take key findings and apply them to the attractions industry.
Track 22: The Japan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
March 9, 2022
Join a small panel of Expo attendees as you journey through the dramatic Japan pavilion experience at Expo 2020 Dubai. Guests include Tina Kreitlow, Paul Williams, Yabunaka Aiko, Secretary General, Japan Pavilion, and Ishihara Kenichi, Director General, Trade Fair & Expo, Japan External Trade Organization.
Watch a highlight video of the Japan pavilion experience here.
Experience the Japan pavilion virtually here.
Music: FUJI by tubebackr
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
License (CC BY-ND 3.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0
Track 21: Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser – The Designers’ Perspective
March 1, 2022
This week’s episode comprises of rough, largely unedited audio from a panel of professionals involved in the creation of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, held at a media preview in advance of the interactive experience’s opening.
Panelists:
- Scott Trowbridge, Portfolio Creative Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Brian Piasecki, Culinary Director, Disney Parks
- Matt Martin, Senior Creative Executive, Lucasfilm Story Group
- Brad Schoeneberg, Vice President, Brand Merchandising, Disney Parks
- Ann Morrow Johnson, Executive Producer & Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Jerome Smith, General Manager, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
- Wendy Anderson, Executive Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Doug Chiang, Vice President/Creative Director, Lucasfilm Creative
Read InPark’s review here.
Track 20: Creating Iron Gwazi
February 23, 2022
InPark’s Martin Palicki rides Busch Gardens Tampa’s newest roller coaster and speaks with the park’s director of design and engineering, Andrew Schaffer. Watch a video of InPark at Busch Gardens Tampa here.
Track 19: Expanding the Shedd Aquarium’s Reach
February 16, 2022
In 2030, Shedd Aquarium will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Over the next 8 years leading up to the anniversary, they’re investing half a billion dollars. The multi-faceted Centennial Commitment is a transformational investment in Chicago communities and aquatic ecosystems around the world. In this episode of InPark tracks, we’ll dive into the details of the development.
Track 18: Get ready for Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
February 9, 2022
Disney Executive Producer and Executive Creative Director for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Ann Morrow Johnson shares insight on what the three-day, two-night experience at the Walt Disney World resort will be like when it opens on March 1, 2022.
Track 17: If you want to go far, go together
February 2, 2022
Alcorn McBride’s Scott Harkless shares advice for improving customer experience through collaboration.
Track 16: Fri Forjindam: Talking retail, experience design and MAPIC
January 26, 2022
Mycotoo’s Fri Forjindam speaks to IPM’s Martin Palicki about the continuing conversation between retail developers and experience designers, as well as the recent MAPIC conference that brought them all together.
Music: Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Track 15: Take flight with a big-picture approach
January 19, 2022
Scott Harkless (Alcorn McBride) takes inspiration from the Wright Brothers and relates how attraction design relies on a big-picture approach for success, particularly when it comes to technology integration and development.
Track 14: Voices of Expo
January 12, 2022
Listen to three workers at Expo 2020 Dubai talk about their pavilions and the experiences they are having that make for an important and memorable World’s Fair.
Track 13: Dr. Kathryn Woodcock’s “I am not an ‘ADA Guest'”
January 5, 2022
Dr. Kathryn Woodcock, P.Eng., C.C.P.E., I.C.A.E reads from her InPark Magazine article highlighting the importance of inclusive design for attractions and entertainment.
Track 12: Meet Lindsey Nelson, TEA Executive Director
December 29, 2021
InPark publisher Martin Palicki interviews Themed Entertainment Association executive director, Lindsey Nelson.
Track 11: The IAAPA Diaries
December 22, 2021
Will the travel requirements and long trade show days be worth attending IAAPA Expo 2021? InPark Tracks recruited four industry professionals to answer those questions and more while reporting from IAAPA’s signature event in Orlando, Florida.
Track 10: One-on-one with Imagineering’s Bob Weis
December 14, 2021
In this exclusive interview, InPark’s Judith Rubin sits down with WDI President Bob Weis as he prepares to transition to the role of Global Ambassador. Bob talks about how Imagineering has evolved during his tenure, shares his plans for the future and pays tribute to the late Marty Sklar.
Track 9: From Mission Control to Show Control
December 8, 2021
As part of his ongoing series of articles for InPark, Alcorn McBride’s Scott Harkless talks about the importance of a mission-driven culture.
Track 8: Discovering the magic of Disney Enchantment
December 1, 2021
Join IPT and Disney Show Director Mark Renfrow as we explore the music and technology behind The Magic Kingdom’s newest nighttime spectacular, unveiled for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary.
Track 7: IAAPA 2021 in Review
November 24, 2021
IPM editors Judith Rubin and Martin Palicki “talk turkey” about the week the industry returned to Orlando for the annual IAAPA Expo.
Track 6: In pursuit of the perfect selfie
November 16, 2021
Even though how we take photos has changed, we all still want that perfect pic with our friends. A new photo system from DNP designed for special venues helps simplify that process. Visual Terrain’s David Green interviews DNP’s Drew Temple.
Track 5: The art of the branded experience
November 15, 2021
George Wade of Bay Laurel Advisors talks about how Intellectual Property continues to play a major role in the LBE market. This conversation with George, guided by InPark’s Judith Rubin, explores the various elements and processes behind a good licensing deal.
Track 4: The calm before the storm
November 14, 2021
As part of his ongoing series of articles for InPark, Alcorn McBride’s Scott Harkless talks about planning for success as pandemic restrictions ease and leisure travel resumes.
Track 3: The AV and Impact of Ravinia’s Music Box Theater
November 10, 2021
In the final episode of our three-part series, we go behind the scenes to learn about the equipment and technology powering Ravinia’s Music Box Theater. We close by talking with Leonard Bernstein’s daughter Jamie about the impact of the attraction on the community.
Track 2: Uncovering Ravinia’s Music Box Theater
November 2, 2021
In the second episode of this three-part series, we explore the Ravinia Music Box Theater experience and find out more about how the attraction was created.
Track 1: First stop, Ravinia, by way of Springfield
October 17, 2021
In the first of this three part series, we look at the inspiration behind the Ravinia Music Box Theater, an immersive experience opened in the summer of 2021 at the popular Chicagoland music festival, Ravinia.
