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Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

Your one-stop shop for the stories, secrets and shenanigans of a popcorn-fueled theme park journalist. Join author, reporter and expert Carlye Wisel for breaking news, unexpected interviews and reported stories about Disney and Universal every week.It’s an audio theme park party — and you’re invited! Have a vacation question, Epcot comment or Galaxy’s Edge hot take your friends no longer wanna listen to? Call us at 747-CHURROS (747-248-7767) and we might play your call on a future episode!

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39:14

How To Build A Shrek Waterpark

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/12/15

What does an ogre in swim trunks, a shopping mall and a conversation with Jeffrey Katzenberg about bathrooms have in common? This episode!!! Y E S, we're diving deep into the creation of DreamWorks Water Park at American Dream in New Jersey. If you've ever slid down these slides or merely seen the 41 foot-tall Shrek balloon from the highway, you know that something special lies within that chlorine swamp, and we're talking to Don Carson, Senior Art Director at The Hettema Group, all

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51:04

A PhD from Shrek University

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/12/08

We're getting academic this week, baby!! Please welcome Dr. Sam Summers, PhD, animation expert, lecturer at Middlesex University, and self-proclaimed Shrekspert (!!!) Sam's here to tell us all about the deeper meanings behind the films, the academic community's view on it and, of course, a professional's opinion on if Shrek would play dreidel. (The answer may surprise you!!)RELEVANT LINKS:Sam Summers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samsummers0Disniversity Podcast:

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41:17

A Shrekcember Celebration: SHREKBOX!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/12/01

It's the most ogre-ful time of the year here at Very Amusing!That's right: Shrekcember has OFFICIALLY arrived, and our month-long celebration of the arguably canonically Jewish SHREK is kicking off its 31-day festivities with a dive into the world of SHREKBOX. What began as a Philly newspaper box full of Shrek memorabilia and artwork has become a national phenomenon — and a religious destination?! Hear all about the creative portal to Shrek-y wonder on this week's Shrektastic episode

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50:06

Parkeology!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/11/24

Come along as we learn the storied history of the one and only Parkeology Challenge!https://www.parkeology.com/parkeology-challenge-all-disney-world-disneyland-rides-one-daySpend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter and Instagram!Visit CarlyeWisel.com for more!And don't forget to call us at 747-CHURROS! We'll be waiting by the phone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Support this podcast at —

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52:50

Welcome aboard Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/11/17

IT'S REAL! I secretly flew to Florida to step foot inside Disney's forthcoming Star Wars hotel (!!) and I'm giving you ALL the details first-hand, from one of the few folks who have seen it.Come aboard the Halcyon with me as your tour guide for a super special look at this new Star Wars experience!Spend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter and Instagram!Visit CarlyeWisel.com for more!And don't forget to call us at 747-CHURROS! We'll be waiting by the phone!RELATED LINKS:Star

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61:56

Hidden Mickeys: Robin Lopez!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/10/27

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!https://transitiongame.comon Twitter!https://twitter.com/rolopez42Spend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter and Instagram!Visit CarlyeWisel.com for more!And don't forget to call us at 747-CHURROS! We'll be waiting by the phone! Hosted on Acast. See

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54:00

It's KiteTails Time!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/10/20

oh yeah we're talking about Disney World's latest and greatest show in this episode — and it's a high-flying delight (heh). Soar through the details behind how this spectacle came to be along with me!!!!RELEVANT LINKS:https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/theme-park-packing-list/Spend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter and Instagram!Visit CarlyeWisel.com for more!And don't forget to call us at 747-CHURROS! We'll be waiting by the phone! Hosted on Acast. See

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78:29

Get In, We're Going to Disney World's 50th Anniversary!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/10/13

yesssssss! the long-awaited episode recounting the stories, secrets and shenanigans of this month's Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration is HERE and more fun than stowing away in my suitcase! (It's a hard shell! not comfy!!)Come for the fun, stay for a glorious Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser interview!!!RELEVANT LINKS:It's Not "Weird" To Be An Adult Woman Who Loves Disney for Glamour:

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10:42

PLEASE WELCOME MISS PIGGY!!!!!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/10/07

YES we got MISS PIGGY on the podcast to chit-chat about Muppets Haunted Mansion, out 10/8 on Disney+!WATCH IT OR GONZO WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/very-amusing-with-carlye-wisel/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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18:52

A MARVEL MINI-SODE!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/09/29

We will be back in full force next week with a mega dispatch from Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary, but until then, we've got a lil' roundup of everything I saw and did at Disney's Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel while in Disneyland Paris!RELEVANT LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj3bIWUd0xYhttps://archive.curbed.com/2019/7/17/20695313/disney-design-architecture-history-michael-graves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Support this podcast at —

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54:25

Hello from Disneyland Paris!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/09/23

YUP!!! Come along on Very Amusing's first (and EXTREMELY safe!!) international journey, where I discuss what it was like to visit a foreign theme park that requires vaccines, masks, and a whole lot more.Relevant Links:https://www.demarches-simplifiees.fr/commencer/passe-sanitaire-etrangers?locale=enhttps://fr.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Support this podcast at —

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47:22

DUFFY RETURNS WITH AN ALL-NEW FRIEND!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/09/17

DUFFY THE DISNEY BEAR IS ADDING A NEW PAL — LinaBell —TO HIS GANG AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT HER!!!!!! I'm ONCE AGAIN joined by MY gaggle of friends in this follow-up to last season's episode: Eva Lee, Manager, Content Planning at Walt Disney Imagineering, and THE DUFFY PHILOSOPHER HIMSELF, Charlie Watanabe, Sr. Story Editor at Walt Disney Imagineering!!!!!!!!!!**new to the Duffy & Friends universe?** Scroll back to May 19th, 2021's episode, "The One About Duffy

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62:02

How Things Work: Soarin' Around The World

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/09/08

Our HOW THINGS WORK series is back with Marie Colabelli, Senior Producer of Large Format Experiential Media & Installations who gives us the inside scoop (and shocking stories!!) behind what it took to create Soarin' Around the World and the process by which she and her team worked to update Epcot's Circle-Vision films.Trust me when I say you will NEVER look at these large-format attractions the same way again!Spend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter and Instagram!Visit

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57:19

All About Aulani's Luau!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/09/01

Can you hear the distant music? Smell the ocean breeze? That's because we're going on a *virtual vacation* to Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa!Join Imagineering’s Jeanette Lomboy and Aulani’s Nate Rhodes as we chit-chat about the glorious Hawaiian resort, its immense level of artistic detail and the showstopping KA WA'A Luau.Learn more about KA WA'A Luau: https://www.disneyaulani.com/activities/luau/Watch a peek online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFTtFucj8NgEggs on YouTube!:

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60:37

Malcolm Gladwell Has Entered The Chat

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/07/28

Malcolm Gladwell: not a Hidden Mickey. Quite the opposite, in fact. As you’ll soon hear, the famed journalist, author and host of podcast Revisionist History is very new to all things Disney. So how did he, fresh on the scene, wind up so deep in The Little Mermaid that he arrived at this caramel corn-coated podcast? You’ll just have to listen to find out.Listen to Malcolm's podcast, Revisionist History:https://www.pushkin.fm/show/revisionist-history/Spend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter

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40:11

It's A Churros Hotline Episode!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/07/21

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-their-post-pandemic-sights-set-on-japanEater story about pink frosted cookies: https://www.eater.com/22446122/utah-pink-sugar-cookie-recipe-dutchmans-swigSpend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter and Instagram!Visit CarlyeWisel.com for more!And don't

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52:00

Disneyland at Home, Revisited

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/07/14

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/channel/UCo1CN5Ds7gSIF7Nn_60lmhQBrandon's Mini Disneyland on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brandon.hardy.artBrandon's Website: https://brandonhardy-art.comSpend more time with @CarlyeWisel on Twitter and Instagram!Visit CarlyeWisel.com for more!And

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37:18

The Magic & Mystery of Club 33!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/07/07

Come along as we talk about Club 33’s Salon Nouveau, the famed Disneyland bar...in a secret place...that no one can really talk about. Thanks to our special guests…..David Yeh Relevant Links...EndorExpress.netClub 33 Salon Nouveau video (not mine!)Spend more time with Carlye Wisel on...Instagram! Twitter! TikTok! Facebook! Her Website! and wear your VERY AMUSING pride on your sleeve in our SHOP! Don't forget to call us at 747-CHURROS! We'll be waiting by the phone <3Very Amusing is your

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51:36

The Disney Legacy of Bob Baker Marionette Theatre!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/06/30

Join Alex Evans and Winona Bechtle as we dive into the storied Disney packed theme park legacy of the historic Bob Baker Marionette Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Thanks to our special guests…..Bob Baker Marionette Theatre Relevant Links...#EGGGATEBrooke Geiger McDonald’s Rise of the Resistance Boarding Pass detailsSpend more time with Carlye Wisel on...Instagram! Twitter! TikTok! Facebook! Her Website! and wear your VERY AMUSING pride on your sleeve in our SHOP! Don't forget to call us at

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83:16

Inside Shanghai Disneyland's Opening!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast ·

2021/06/16

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 Disneyland before it opened to the public, and well, we've got some stories. From TRON rides with Bob Iger to the challenge of interviewing the *very first guest* in Shanghai Disney Resort's new theme park, here's what it was like to be there, five

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