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Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast
Your one-stop shop for the stories, secrets and shenanigans of a popcorn-fueled theme park journalist. Join author, reporter and expert Carlye Wisel for breaking news, unexpected interviews and reported stories about Disney and Universal every week.It’s an audio theme park party — and you’re invited! Have a vacation question, Epcot comment or Galaxy’s Edge hot take your friends no longer wanna listen to? Call us at 747-CHURROS (747-248-7767) and we might play your call on a future episode!
Episodes
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThis Week's Episode Is Dropping on THURSDAY!
...because we have a VERY special crossover with my faves, The Mouselets' Sisters, Sisters!Stay tuned for one of our best yet!!!!!!!!Our Sponsors:* Check out…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast25 D23 Predictions I'm Absolutely Convinced Will Come True
Is it some Reputation: Taylor's Version clownery for theme park news? Or just one journalist's very grounded predictions that have actually business and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA First-Timer's Guide To Halloween Horror Nights (with Universal's Lora Sauls!)
Too scared to experience Halloween Horror Nights? Never fear!! Lora Sauls (Assistant Director of Creative Development and Show Direction for Art and Design…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: July!
Universal's surprise coaster opening, the wildest Broadway production in NYC, popcorn price hikes at Disneyland, a laughable bucket list trip and the return of…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastMuppets At The World Cup?!! ft. Madeline Hill (The Sports Gossip Show)
We had to bring our sportiest friend of the pod on the horn to do a *mini episode* on WHAT THE HECK THE MUPPETS WERE DOING AT THE WORLD CUP!!!!Enter: Madeline…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastI Made It To My Bucket List Dream Museum!!!!!!!!
THE STREETS OF OLD MILWAUKEE ARE MARKED SAFE FROM ME NOT SEEING THEM BEFORE DEMOLITION!!!!I zipped my lips since the second I visited this BRILLIANT…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastMini Guide: Disneyland!
A mini episode with all my essential info about Disneyland and some yapping about my faves! Whether or not you have an imminent trip, this one is as fun to…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastIt's...A Churros Hotline Episode!
YEEEEHAW we’re answering all your questions on this Churros Hotline episode! Overseas Disney theme parks, D23 planning, Wisconsin Dells, French fries!? We’ve…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: June!
It’s…a chaotic gab sesh! Call it a summer solstice or just my entire family wanting to be a part of the action but we got the gabbing done regardless of school…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast18 Of My Freshest Disney World HOT TAKES!
Listennnnn I just spent half a month at Disney World having two very different trips in the same place and boy do I have some THOUGHTS TO SHARE!! The good (how…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastDisney Superlatives! (with Drew Taylor)
It’s the end of the school year…so we’re passing out yearbook-style rankings across all of Walt Disney World with writer, podcaster and a hero of a man, Drew…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastOh, We Got A LOT of Disney World STUFF To Talk About!
**THE ISSUE WITH OUR INTRO HAS BEEN FIXED -- IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE REFRESH YOUR FEED! EXTREME APOLOGIES + THX! - THE MANAGEMENT**My voice is…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastIt's...The Electric Mayhem!!!
We're doing a *mini-episode* this week because I lost my voice screaming about Kermit the Frog (in my defense, who wouldn't!!!) so we are instead going to…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: We're Going To Disney World!!
and I'm literally here!!!! it's 1:30am I should be asleep but instead I'm here so delighted to tell you about all the new things at Disney World that I'm…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast3x3 with Todd Martens!
I am DELIGHTED to welcome LA Times' Todd Martens back onto Very Amusing for a new concept we're calling 3x3, wherein myself and one of my colleagues battle it…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHow Things Work: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
We all have been sleeping on Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade...and that ends today!!! Cross this one off the dream episode bucket list, because we're about to…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: April! (Disneyland, Universal Fan Fest Nights, Lots of Life Stuff!!)
oooh baby we're getting into it this month! Hear my wild and wacky Disneyland routine shift — and an observation I am pretty sure a Disney corporate finance…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastI WENT TO DOLLYWOOD!!!
I FINALLY MADE IT TO DOLLYWOOD AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT!!!!!!!Relevant Links…Spend more time with @CarlyeWisel on...Instagram! Twitter!…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe 7 Disney Planning Rules I Live By!
When I'm asked for Disney World planning advice, it's often the same thing — Lightning Lane approaches and hacks and jamming multiple parks into a day and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe GOOFIEST Things To Happen At Disney World (w/ Scott Gustin!)
It’s APRIL FOOL’S so we’re celebrating the goofiest things that have ever happened while covering Disney World with theme park king…Scott Gustin!Come for the…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: March!
Who's ready to GAB about everything that's gone down this month!!! From the major new Disney Cruise Line announcement to life and schedules and adulthood and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastMy (QUICK!) Trip on the Disney Wonder!
I just sailed for 3 nights on the Disney Wonder out of San Diego and I have...a lot to say!! Some highlights, some lowlights, but most importantly: an episode…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHidden Mickey: Stephanie Styles!
STEPHANIE STYLES IS HERE!!!! Star of stage (Disney's Newsies! Kiss Me Kate!) and screen (Loot! Curb Your Enthusiasm!) is FINALLY on Very Amusing talking about…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA Churros Hotline Episode!
It's time for some churros calls, baby! we're talking...Disneyland Resort! Disney Cruise Line! life with ADHD! amuse-a-palooza, our podcast event! even the…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: February!
or...is it a mish-mosh?! EITHER WAY, this week we are discussing a little bit of everything!like...Disney Stuff We Gotta Discuss! Things I've Done Lately That…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe 13 New-To-Me Things I Did at Disney World!
Even if you've been ten billion times, there is always something new to do at Disney. OKAY, and yes, sometimes it's just something new to ME, but that counts…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAMUSE-A-PALOOZA!!!!!!
I just got home from our FIRST-EVER podcast group trip and I'm bringing you all WITH ME as we discuss it !!!!!!!!!!!NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT MEI…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast...Can We Make Rebecca Serle A Disney Adult?!
No WAY we got the New York Times bestselling author of books like "One Italian Summer" and "In Five Years" to come on the podcast and yap about…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAn INSIDE Look At Disney Cruise Line Entertainment (with Jenny Weinbloom!)
Jenny Weinbloom is the coolest Disney executive around — there, I said it! — and this week, she's on Very Amusing! Our interview aboard the Disney Destiny…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: January!
Oh yeah dude, we have SO much to catch up on so let's gab about Disneyland! and Lunar New Year! and life! and scheduling! and shopping! and television! and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastDisneyland Was Built In JUST ONE YEAR?!?!
HOW DID WALT DO IT?!! That's right we're talking about Disneyland Handcrafted, the new mind-boggling film documenting the year (THE SINGLE! YEAR!) it took to…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastOur 2026 Bucket List!!
We are back for the second year with our bucket list travel episode (!) featuring seven INCREDIBLE sights you (and I!) both need to see. They're theme park-y…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastIt's A Churros Hotline Holiday Special!
okay in fairness it's not entirely holiday themed, but it is our final episode (!!!) of 2025 (!!!) so embrace the virtual icicle lights and gingerbread lattes…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastUniversal Studios Singapore! (with Julia Prescott!)
Writer, director, comedian and friend of the pod Julia Prescott trekked to FAR, FAR AWAY — both literally and figuratively — to experience the SHREK themed…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastSHREK FOREVER AFTER...with DIRECTOR Mike Mitchell!
OH? An absolute GET for our first episode of SHREKCEMBER 2025?! YOU BET!!!Mike Mitchell — director of "Shrek Forever After", "Trolls" and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastWe're Going To STARS HOLLOW (w/Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood!)
It's the most wonderful time of the year…and no, not because of the holidays or whatever. Because the set of "Gilmore Girls" is ALMOST HERE! If you've…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAll Aboard the Disney DESTINY!
I went on Disney Cruise Line's NEWEST cruise ship and have SO much to tell you about it!!!! The Heroes & Villains theme sets this ship apart from the…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastTokyo Disney Resort! (with 'NayNay)
Listen, not only do we have the gift of EXTREME Tokyo Disney Resort TEA, but we also have the glorious gift of having my dear friend Brandon on the pod!! You…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA Silly Little GAB SESH!!
Did I have too much caffeine before recording this one? Was that breakfast Butterfinger a bad idea? Is it possible I mistakenly took a double-dose of my…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastEpcot's World Showcase RANKED!
this one is a doozy! Norway, Japan, UK, France, Morocco, Italy, Mexico, China, Germany, Canada, and the American Adventure all battle it out for top ranking as…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastI Went To Dollywood...But Wound Up At DISNEY WORLD Instead!
yeah, I don't quite know how it happened either BUT I am taking you along on our whirlwind unexpected chaotic girl's trip to Walt Disney World!!!!! (Only…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Very Amusing Guide to Disneyland!
Consider this our one-stop shop (heh) for EVERYTHING you need to know about Disneyland’s two theme parks here in California. My favorite foods to eat, can’t…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA WHIRLWIND Trip to Epic Universe + Disney World (with Caribe Royale!)
Y'ALL!! I flew to Florida and jammed in everything I wanted to do at Disney AND Universal during a wild three nights at Caribe Royale Orlando hotel! 70…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAll Of Disney's Theme Parks...Ranked!!
BUT JUST THE AMERICAN PARKS!!! (yes, that is a Muppets Present Great Moments In History pun IYKYK!!!) Anywhoooo, buckle up for some CHAOS because we are…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHow Things Work: Disney Woodcarving!
Our “How Things Work” series is BACK! This week we’re talking to Raymond Kinman, Master Woodcarver and Former Disney Imagineer! Ray is the artistic force…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastMish-Mosh: HHN Hollywood, What I'm Watching and Churros Calls!
If this episode doesn’t feel like a 73 minute voice note from your friend, I have failed!!! We're keeping it loosey goosey today, talking ALL about my favorite…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGab Sesh: All The Big Disney News!
Trying to keep up with all the recent Disney news announcements from Destination D23? Look no further! We're chit-chatting about all the recent Epcot, Magic…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastI Sailed On The BIGGEST Cruise Ship In The WORLD!
I just got back from Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas — the biggest friggin' cruise ship on the planet, supposedly! — and I have soOoOo much to tell you…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastI Went To Disney World TWICE in one WEEK!
I went to Disney World TWICE last week and I can't wait to tell you about it!!! Also I know you know the from the title of the episode but I saw Carly Rae…
- Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast
The BEST Things To Do At Disney WITHOUT Planning!
Lighting Lane this, Lightning Lane that — yeah, doing a ton of thrill rides in a day is fun, but your daily vacation itinerary looking like your high school AP…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA Churros Hotline Episode!
We have been STOCKED with calls and are finally opening the faucet (is that the phrase? releasing the tap? you know what I'm saying I dunno it's early) and…
- Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast
Disney Adults with AJ Wolfe (Disney Food Blog)!
THE VOICE OF DISNEY FOOD BLOG (literally and figuratively) is on Very Amusing this week and we ARE THRILLED!! Yes, the foremost expert in all things Disney…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastEvery Walt Disney World Hotel, Ranked!
I woke up today and chose chaos!!!!! But really, this ranking of every Disney World hotel has it all — unexpected surprises, hot takes that will absolutely…
- Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast
Your Disney Cruise Line Questions, Answered!
If you’ve ever been curious about Disney Cruise Line…this one will answer all of your questions, while helping you determine which cruise is right for…
- Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast
Gab Sesh: Group Trip, Tom Sawyer Island and A Perfect Disneyland Day!
We're chit-chatting this week about a BUNCH (life! theme parks! travel!) of stuff and it's so nice to digitally plop down on the couch with y'all and catch up…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHidden Mickey: Ashley Eckstein!
IT’S FINALLY HERE…Ashley Eckstein on Very Amusing!!! Our beloved actress, performer, clothing designer, entrepreneur, professional encourager, and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastWhat A Disney Cruise To Alaska Is REALLY Like!
Disney Cruise Line's Alaska itineraries are heating up — they're sending TWO Disney cruise ships to Alaska in 2026! — so if you're thinking about sailing to…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastRIP MUPPETVISION 3D (with Andrew Barth Feldman!)
ANDREW BARTH FELDMAN (No Hard Feelings, Dear Evan Hansen, multiple appearances on this glorious theme park podcast) RETURNS to Very Amusing to give a proper…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastIt's a TEAM COCO Crossover Special!!
Did you know the cool kids who work over at Team Coco are as obsessed with Disney Parks as we are?! Neither did I, until one by one the staffers at Conan…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastEpic Universe is INCREDIBLE — Even If I Don't Love All The Rides!
I am BACK from the media preview of Epic Universe with SO much to tell you about the rides, attractions, and phenomenal theme park lands at this brand new…