May 17, 2023
Sadly, Theme Park Rangers podcast says goodbye to Orlando Sentinel tourism reporter Katie Rice. Katie is leaving her post covering the business side of Central Florida attractions at the Sentinel. She is off on another adventure that will most definitely include fewer theme parks. But before she leaves, she talks...
Dec 21, 2022
It’s time to honor the highs and lows in 2022 theme parks news. Orlando Sentinel tourism reporters Dewayne Bevil and Katie Rice compiled a list of notable happenings at Central Florida attractions and slotted them into the categories Biggest Head-spinners, Most Meh, and the Incomplete Trophy (aka Too Soon to Say). A...
Jul 29, 2022
Disney's MagicBand+ interactive wristband “talks” to the 50th anniversary statues, creates a personal light show during some spectaculars and enables wearers to play a Star Wars game in Hollywood Studios — but is it worth the price?
- MagicBand+: Statue interaction (1:15)
- MB+: Star Wars game (6:52)
- MB+: Personal...
Feb 23, 2022
When Jason Ginsburg created the Fake Theme Park account on Twitter in July 2010, his aim was to poke fun at all attractions. Now, almost 12 years later, he's saying goodbye to the make-believe world he created.
- The beginning (:55)
- “Building” the park (4:43)
- The art of mocking (7:52)
- Fake Theme Park vs real theme...