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Knott's Berry Farm... Branson? Sacramento? Japan?! Good grief!
Today we grab our fun buns over to a wild exploration of the grand vision that the Knott's family had in the 1990s, imagining a world where boysenberries and roller coasters could be enjoyed together worldwide with a brand-new theme park franchise! In addition, we also take a peek at a master plan to take the existing Buena Park location and turn it into a multi-day resort destination!
Happy Halloween!
Today we look at seven pitches for the world-famous Haunted Mansion during its nearly two-decade-long development, plus Rolly Crump's brilliant unrealized Museum of the Weird. Together we unearth creepy concepts such as gruesome story-driven walkthroughs, a truly terrifying pitch by Marc Davis and the Haunted Mansion... as a boat ride?! Start the campfire as we get into some awesome ghost stories just in time for the spookiest night of all!
Ryan O'Reilly is on vacation this week, so enjoy this special outtake where we have a laugh over all of the golden statues... and what golden statues we would've liked to see.
In the immortal words of Ray Stantz from the 1995 classic "Casper": "Who you gonna call? Somebody else."
Today we take a look at the mid-80s attempt to bring Ghostbusters to the Six Flags theme parks with Sente Technologies and Roger Hector's "Ghostbusters: The Hauntington Hotel" shooting dark ride, a first-of-its-kind prototype at the time. Is it a big twinkie, or a complete bust, and how does it compare to the Ghostbusters attractions we eventually got?
PLUS: we take a nostalgic look back at Walt Disney World's opening for its 50th anniversary and preview its early unbuilt attractions and hotels!
Hi ho, listeners! Today we are joined by Blake Roark (@NeilNevins) to discuss the (kind of) never-built land Muppet Studios, featuring the Great Gonzo Pizza Pandemonium Parlor, the Swedish Chef Cooking School and the amazing Great Muppet Movie Ride! It's a can't miss discussion of alternate Muppety universes!
Welcome, to Unbuilt Jurassic Park! We take a look at various attractions that were planned for the Jurassic Park land at Universal's Islands of Adventure, including Jeep Safari, HelicopTours, Raptor Racers and an Amber Mine B&M Hypercoaster!
Come aboard onto our maiden voyage as we discuss Jim Cora and Mark Hickson's absolutely insane idea to build a floating Disney theme park on the top of a supertanker! Plus, we talk about recent changes to the Jungle Cruise!
Welcome to Unbullt: An Unrealized Theme Park Podcast!
In this introductory episode, we break down how the show will be, our philosophy and what we hope to accomplish! Come back for a grand sail on the S.S. Disney on Friday!
Enjoy this promo for "Unbuilt: An Unrealized Theme Park Podcast", debuting August 2021!
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