CoasterRadio.com #536 - Theme Park Mashups!

At one time or another, I'm sure that all of us have tried our hand at "armchair imagineering."

You know, dreaming up rides and attractions that we hope and pray eventually make it to our favorite theme park.

On this week's episode, we gave our audience an unlimited budget and unlimited imagination to create an ultimate attraction by "mashing up" two existing rides.

The listeners of CoasterRadio.com are one of the most creative podcast audiences anywhere... so we have some excellent ideas this week.

We also have a Live Trip Report from Hersheypark, news on the "Producer for a Day" contest and an idea on why the "Mach Tower" drop ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg has been delayed. Let's just say it might be the "Italian Origins" of the ride!

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CoasterRadio.com #529 - Time Machine Show - Part 1

A few weeks ago, we celebrated the 6th Anniversary of this crazy podcast.

EB and I got a little nostalgic for the old days.  So, after a movie marathon where we watched Back to the Future Parts I, II and III while drinking nothing but Diet Mountain Dew, we had an inspiration!

We decided to build our own time machine and go back to listen to a show featuring a past version of ourselves!

This week, EB and I head back to September 26, 2005 to hear a show featuring Flava and Greg K.  The topic that week, was "Dating at the Theme Park."

We'll listen to our 2005 commentary on the topic, talk a bit about our past thoughts and then go "Back to the Future" so we can give you our 2011 take on things.

Let's just all be careful we don't cause a temporal paradox, OK?

We also hear about EB's Opening Day trip to Holiday World and listen to a Live Trip Report from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk! 

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Speaking of Time Travel....

I was thinking about yesterday's post and wondering exactly how many theme park attractions are based around time travel.

We know of Back to the Future: The Ride and I can think of one more off the top of my head.

But are there more time travel rides? Can we make a list and get to at least five?

Let's work on it in the CoasterRadio.com Forums.

I Needed A Warning From The Institute of Future Technology

Being a fan of all things "Hill Valley," I bought the Back to the Future DVD set as soon as it was released a few years ago.

I know that series like the back of my hand, so I was more interested in all of the bonus features that came with each disc. There were a few glaring things that were missing. Features like a Robert Zemeckis commentary and some clips from Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly would have made it a "must have" part of my media library.

I expected those things to be included, but there was one thing I thought they would never release as part of the DVD package.... the original footage from Back to the Future: The Ride.

Of course, as you can see below, they have released the trilogy once again and this time, they've included every second of footage from the landmark Universal Studios Ride.



I wish I could go back in time and tell myself to NOT BUY the discs the first time around.

Anyone want to buy a slightly used Back to the Future DVD set?

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