Golden Dream: 50 Years of Walt Disney World Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things attractions, but mostly theme parks. We're dropping in quick from our hiatus to cover a topic near and dear to our hearts, Walt Disney World! In honor of WDW's 50th anniversary, we're looking at the five full decades the Florida Project has been open and determining what was the best decade for Walt Disney World. About this Episode Of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s, what was the best decade in Walt Disney World's history. Was it the new ground of the 1970s, or the fast paced construction ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things attractions, but mostly theme parks. Co-host Katie is one lucky duck and this week is heading to sunny Hawaii to experience the amazing Aulani Disney resort. While host Teknikipedia is certainly jealous, we're taking the opporunity to discuss some of the most magical places to spend a night, the Disney Resorts! About this Episode Join us as we talk through the Disney resort experience and what makes it so special. We then look at our picks for the best and honorable mentions of Disney resorts in the US. So, if you want to hear what ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things location-based entertainment, but mostly theme parks. We're back from our Thanksgiving break, and in this week's episode Katie and Nick are talking about the pandemic. Suffice it to say the pandemic has had numerous effects, both negative and even a few positives, on the theme park industry. Although, let's be honest, it's mostly negative. Katie, being a Central Florida resident, tells us all about her experiences in the parks and how things have changed. Last Episode's Trivia Question: In the queue for the original Test Track, ther ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things attractions, but mostly theme parks. In this episode, we're tackling a topic that is definitely not without controversy: What place does history have in theme parks and attractions? About this Episode There's been some interesting updates coming out of the world of theme parks as of late. Not only are there plans in the works to replace the theme of Splash Mountain, but just recently Disney announced changes coming to the classic Jungle Cruise. Also, in Orlando, the inauguration of a new President of the United States means updates ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things attractions, but mostly theme parks. This is our first episode of 2021, and it's only fitting that this is episode 21! In this week's episode, Katie and Nick are once again talking about food. But this time, they're heading to the big spinning globe of Universal Parks and Resorts to look at their most treasured tasty treats. Join our hosts as they dive in to their top choices in Universal theme park cuisine, as well as, once again, the food they feel may be a bit overrated. In this episode, we're covering our favorite foods (and hon ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things location-based entertainment, but mostly theme parks. In this week's episode, we have a little something different, but it all revolves around a very festive theme, the holidays! We start with a couple quick trip reports from The Festival of the Holidays at Epcot and "I Love Christmas Movies" at the Gaylord Resorts. Next, we chat about what makes holidays at attractions so special. Last Episode's Trivia Question: In the late 80’s to mid 90’s, Disney featured a special food offering described as the “sandwich of the future”. What was ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things location-based entertainment, but mostly theme parks. In this week's episode, Katie and Nick are talking food. Yep, food. Specifically, Disney Parks and Resorts food. Join our hosts as they dive in to their top choices in theme park cuisine, as well as the food they feel may be a bit overrated. In this episode, we're covering our favorite foods (and honorable mentions) in the following categories: Theme Park Snack (19:00) Themed, Seasonal, or "Authentic" Foods (34:55) Quick Service Restaurant (53:25) Table Service Restaurant (1:07 ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things location-based entertainment, but mostly theme parks. In this week's episode, Katie and Nick are finishing up their look at one of their absolute favorite things in the world, theme park music. To finish this up, they're looking at Shows! In this episode, we're covering our favorite songs (and honorable mentions) in the following music categories: Pre-Show Music Atmosphere Entertainment Shows Using Existing Intellectual Properties - Follow the Original Story Shows Using Existing Intellectual Properties - Create a New Story Original ..read more

Greetings Adventurers and welcome to our salute to all things location-based entertainment, but mostly theme parks. We're back from our Thanksgiving break, and in this week's episode Katie and Nick are talking about the pandemic. Suffice it to say the pandemic has had numerous effects, both negative and even a few positives, on the theme park industry. Although, let's be honest, it's mostly negative. Katie, being a Central Florida resident, tells us all about her experiences in the parks and how things have changed. Last Episode's Trivia Question: In the queue for the original Test Track, ther ..read more

Greetings Adventurers, and welcome to Episode 16 of the Main Entrance Cast! Cars, no matter your own thoughts on automobiles, they have made an incalcuable impact on the world we know today, and their impacts on entertainment design are just as gargantuan. From car rides and roller coasters to drive ins and Stranger Things, cars are still helping us get out to have fun, just sometimes in a more literal way. Join host Teknikipedia in this week's segments: Variations on a Theme: Cars in Theme Parks (1:43) HistoriScope: Six Flags Autoworld (17:35) CreatiCore: Cars as Entertainment (27:32) Spotli ..read more