The Lowdown on the Plus-up - A Theme Park Podcast
Theme park history with no guardrails. Kelly McCubbin and Peter Overstreet go deep on Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and the forgotten amusement parks that deserve to be remembered — uncovering the stories behind the attractions, the Imagineers and showmen who built them, the culture that influenced them, and what could make them even better. A Boardwalk Times Podcast.
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The Lowdown on the Plus-up - A Theme Park Podcast
Latest Episodes
Minisode - Universal, Joe Rohde and Dolly Parton
Theme park attendance numbers just dropped, and they tell a story that’s bigger than “up” or “down.” We’re on a brief hiatus while Pete moves and I recover from Flu A, but we wanted to check in with a clear-eyed look at what’s happening across ...
Minnie-sode - A Quick Update From The Hosts
We share a quick update on our release schedule while Pete gets his new house ready, plus a few theme park history notes we can’t resist.
Bud Hurlbut's Puddin - The Calico Mine Train and Much More
He sold his house, ditched a brand-new Cadillac, and moved into a trailer just to finish his mine train. Wendell “Bud” Hurlbut, the brilliant designer and engineer behind some of the most important rides in Knott’s Berry Farm history and the or...
D23 Plus-Ups... Everything!
D23 dropped a pile of Disney Parks news, but the most interesting story is Disney's announcements that they will finally fix the stuff that’s been broken, stale, or creatively stranded for years. We dig into what that says about the company rig...
Shortie - The Pirate with the Ping Pong Peepers!
A new Pirate has theme park fans arguing like it’s a courtroom drama, and we had to jump in. We break down what’s actually bothering people: projection mapping looks amazing in a lab, but on an animatronic face it can drift into uncanny valley ...
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