InPark Tracks

Alcorn McBride's Scott Harkless reads from his latest column for InPark Magazine, found in IPM Issue #91. Scott talks about his tips for finding success through identifying your special skills and sticking with it.Sign up for a free subscription, so you don't miss this or ANY of our interesting articles.The following music was used for this media project:Music: Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeodFree download: (CC BY 4.0): website:

This week's Top 5 News Stories as selected by the editors of InPark Magazine: $2.5 million plan for National Animation Museum approved in California; Fantawild Glorious Orient opens to visitors in Huaian, China; Shanghai Disneyland reopens after months of lockdown; SAW: The Experience opening in London, October 2022; Meow Wolf Co-Founder Matt King has died. Sign up for a free subscription, so you don't miss this or ANY of our interesting articles.

InPark Magazine Publisher Martin Palicki speaks with Lost Island Themepark General Manager Eric Bertch about the park's development. Lost Island Theme Park is the cover story feature of InPark Magazine Issue #91, available in late July. Sign up for a free subscription so you don't miss this or ANY of our interesting articles.  Audio courtesy of station KCRG; "Tiki Bar Mixer" by Kevin MacLeod (License here); and "Secret of Tiki Island" by Kevin MacLeod (License here).

LBE was the theme for this year's Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. We visited the show and here are highlights from our conversations with Crayola and FELD Entertainment.

The 108-year-old San Antonio Zoo is located in a big hospitality city. With two theme parks, the Alamo, the Riverwalk, World Heritage Sites, and more, there's plenty to see and do in San Antonio. So how do they keep it fresh and give visitors a reason to keep coming back? The zoo is currently addressing that through a multi-year re-development and re-imagining process. InPark Magazine's Joe Kleiman sat down with Tim Morrow, San Antonio Zoo's CEO, to talk about the changes and plans.

Stories Covered in this episode: Puy du Fou to create first U.S. immersive show for “The 407” in Tennessee; IAAPA Expo Asia Virtual Conference launches on Connect+ platform June 21-22, 2022; Why LBE is the consumer experience of the future; LEGOLAND Korea Resort opens as the tenth LEGOLAND worldwide; Fårup Sommerland debuts Fønix, its new Vekoma-built coaster.

Jordan and Martin explore the dining experience inside Epcot’s Space 220 restaurant, part of several new experiences added to Epcot as part of the Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th anniversary celebration. Music credits: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (Link:  License:

InPark's Martin Palicki and Jordan Zauha talk about some of the recent and upcoming changes at Epcot in the Walt Disney World Resort. Highlights from interviews with Imagineers are peppered throughout the conversation on Epcot’s transformation, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Music credits: Adventures In Adventureland by Kevin MacLeod (License here) and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod (License here).

InPark's Judith Rubin interviews Phil Hettema and Erik Neergaard on how their companies, The Hettema Group and Themespace, are joining forces to become the new THG.  Grab your InPark Magazine subscription here.

Every week, the InPark Magazine Editors send out their Top 5 news stories. Today, we're reading summaries of those stories for you. Think of this as a curated audio digest of the most important stories from the past week. Stories: Gardaland premieres first Jumanji theme park ride, Futura Form brings animatronics and theming to life; EPCOT’s newest attraction Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind gets official opening date; Storyland Studios to plan and design series of Sports Illustrated resorts, first location set for this year; Christie projectors deliver new recurring projection show at India’s Red Fort Festival; Licensing Expo releases its timetable for this year’s in-person events.

On March 31, 2022, Expo 2020 Dubai closed its gates forever and began its transformation into District 2020, a new urban center on the outskirts of Dubai. In honor of the closing of Expo, we bring you one of our most popular episodes to date: Voices of Expo. Listen to three workers at Expo 2020 Dubai talk about their pavilions and the experiences they are having that make for an important and memorable World's Fair. Grab your InPark Magazine subscription here.

InPark Editor Judith Rubin chats with Christie’s Larry Paul and Joel St-Denis on what the attractions industry needs to know about RGB laser projection. Grab your InPark Magazine subscription here. Music: Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod ( & FUJI by tubebackr. Music promoted by Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0).

Clara Rice (RWS Entertainment Group) talks with Luc Mayrand (Walt Disney Imagineering) about his role in chairing the Thea Awards Judging Committee and co-chairing the TEA Summit, taking place April 21-23, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

In honor of Ravinia’s announcement this week of their 2022 concert lineup, we go back to InPark Track’s first episode and the first in a three-part series on the creation of Ravinia’s Music Box Theater, an immersive theatrical experience that opened in the summer of 2021.

We bring you an excerpt from our friends at Green Tagged: Theme Park in 30 as Scott Swenson and Philip Hernandez discuss PLASA's recent report on the live events industry and its path towards  post-pandemic recovery. In addition to presenting highlights of the report, Scott and Philip take key findings and apply them to the attractions industry.

Join a small panel of Expo attendees as you journey through the dramatic Japan pavilion experience at Expo 2020 Dubai. Guests include Tina Kreitlow, Paul Williams, Yabunaka Aiko, Secretary General, Japan Pavilion, and Ishihara Kenichi, Director General, Trade Fair & Expo, Japan External Trade Organization. Watch a highlight video of the Japan pavilion experience here.  Experience the Japan pavilion virtually here. Music: FUJI by tubebackr. Music promoted by  Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0).

This week's episode comprises of rough, largely unedited audio from a panel of professionals involved in the creation of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, held at a media preview in advance of the interactive experience's opening. Panelists: Scott Trowbridge [Portfolio Creative Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering], Brian Piasecki [Culinary Director, Disney Parks], Matt Martin [Senior Creative Executive, Lucasfilm Story Group], Brad Schoeneberg [Vice President, Brand Merchandising, Disney Parks], Ann Morrow Johnson [Executive Producer & Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering], Jerome Smith [General Manager, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser], Wendy Anderson [Executive Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering], Doug Chiang [Vice President/Creative Director, Lucasfilm Creative].  Read InPark's review here. Grab your InPark Magazine subscription here.

InPark's Martin Palicki rides Busch Gardens Tampa's newest roller coaster and speaks with the park's director of design and engineering, Andrew Schaffer. Watch a video of InPark at Busch Gardens Tampa here. Grab your InPark Magazine subscription here.

In 2030, Shedd Aquarium will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Over the next 8 years leading up to the anniversary, they’re investing half a billion dollars. The multi-faceted Centennial Commitment is a transformational investment in Chicago communities and aquatic ecosystems around the world. In this episode of InPark tracks, we’ll dive into the details of the development. Grab your InPark Magazine subscription here.

Disney Executive Producer and Executive Creative Director for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Ann Morrow Johnson shares insight on what the three-day, two-night experience at the Walt Disney World resort will be like when it opens on March 1, 2022.  Grab your InPark Magazine subscription here.