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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 PodcastInside Tokyo's NEW Toy Story Hotel!
Tokyo Disney Resort opened a bonkers cool new hotel earlier this month and Chris Nilghe of TDRExplorer is here to walk us through every detail of his recent…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAll About Disney Genie+ With Brooke McDonald!
Disney Genie+ is the most confusing thing to happen at Disney World in years — and we've got you covered! Whether you're a FastPass pro trying to learn the…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastYour 747-CHURROS Calls, Answered!
We heard opportunity ringing...and we answered the call!RELATED LINKS:Fireworks Cruise…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastCarlye's (Unexpected!) Favorite Disneyland Snackies
This week, we're back with a mini-sode (semi-sode?) about my 5 favorite Disneyland snacks under $6!!Wear your VERY AMUSING pride on your sleeve in our new…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastMerch! Merch! Merch!
Very Amusing podcast merchandise is arriving!!!! SO, this week, I wanted to tell you a bit about what we’re making, why we’re making it this way, and how we…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastKristin Chirico Loves Napa Rose, Hates Disney Hotels and Has A Major Celebrity Sighting to Share With You
We are BEYOND thrilled to welcome writer, YouTuber and Disney fanatic Kristin Chirico to Very Amusing! Best known for their work on Buzzfeed and with the…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA Free Ride Aboard Galactic Starcruiser!
We've put together an AUDIO JOURNEY for you that'll transport you directly inside Disney's new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser without stepping foot on board…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastStar Wars: Galactic Starcruiser!
We're BACK and we're giving you our first of two Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser episodes! This week, we answer your most burning question: is it worth…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast2021: A Year In Review!
SHREKCEMBER is coming to a close and to bid it adieu in style, we look back on some of the best moments from our favorite episodes of Very Amusing in 2021!We…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHow To Build A Shrek Waterpark
What does an ogre in swim trunks, a shopping mall and a conversation with Jeffrey Katzenberg about bathrooms have in common? This episode!!! Y E S, we're…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA PhD from Shrek University
We're getting academic this week, baby!! Please welcome Dr. Sam Summers, PhD, animation expert, lecturer at Middlesex University, and self-proclaimed…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA Shrekcember Celebration: SHREKBOX!
It's the most ogre-ful time of the year here at Very Amusing!That's right: Shrekcember has OFFICIALLY arrived, and our month-long celebration of the arguably…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastParkeology!
Come along as we learn the storied history of the one and only Parkeology Challenge!https://www.parkeology.com/parkeology-challenge-all-disney-world-disneyland-…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastWelcome aboard Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser!
IT'S REAL! I secretly flew to Florida to step foot inside Disney's forthcoming Star Wars hotel (!!) and I'm giving you ALL the details first-hand, from one of…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHidden Mickeys: Robin Lopez!
That's right, we've got NBA basketball superstar and Twitter's most distinguished theme park fan ROBIN LOPEZ on the show this week! You won't wanna miss this…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastIt's KiteTails Time!
oh yeah we're talking about Disney World's latest and greatest show in this episode — and it's a high-flying delight (heh). Soar through the details behind how…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastGet In, We're Going to Disney World's 50th Anniversary!
yesssssss! the long-awaited episode recounting the stories, secrets and shenanigans of this month's Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration is HERE and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastPLEASE WELCOME MISS PIGGY!!!!!
YES we got MISS PIGGY on the podcast to chit-chat about Muppets Haunted Mansion, out 10/8 on Disney+!WATCH IT OR GONZO WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME!! Hosted on Acast…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA MARVEL MINI-SODE!
We will be back in full force next week with a mega dispatch from Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary, but until then, we've got a lil' roundup of everything…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHello from Disneyland Paris!
YUP!!! Come along on Very Amusing's first (and EXTREMELY safe!!) international journey, where I discuss what it was like to visit a foreign theme park that…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastDUFFY RETURNS WITH AN ALL-NEW FRIEND!
DUFFY THE DISNEY BEAR IS ADDING A NEW PAL — LinaBell —TO HIS GANG AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT HER!!!!!! I'm ONCE AGAIN joined by MY gaggle of…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHow Things Work: Soarin' Around The World
Our HOW THINGS WORK series is back with Marie Colabelli, Senior Producer of Large Format Experiential Media & Installations who gives us the inside scoop (and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAll About Aulani's Luau!
Can you hear the distant music? Smell the ocean breeze? That's because we're going on a *virtual vacation* to Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa!Join…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastMalcolm Gladwell Has Entered The Chat
Malcolm Gladwell: not a Hidden Mickey. Quite the opposite, in fact. As you’ll soon hear, the famed journalist, author and host of podcast Revisionist History…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastIt's A Churros Hotline Episode!
oh yeah, baby! we're answering a bucketful of your phone calls on this week's ALL CHURROS HOTLINE EPISOOOODE!related links:Bloomberg story about Tokyo Disney…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastDisneyland at Home, Revisited
A Disneyland at Home episode? In July 2021? Yep. Trust me, this one's worth it.Relevant Links:Mark's Star Tours…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Magic & Mystery of Club 33!
Come along as we talk about Club 33’s Salon Nouveau, the famed Disneyland bar...in a secret place...that no one can really talk about. Thanks to our special…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Disney Legacy of Bob Baker Marionette Theatre!
Join Alex Evans and Winona Bechtle as we dive into the storied Disney packed theme park legacy of the historic Bob Baker Marionette Theatre in Los Angeles…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastInside Shanghai Disneyland's Opening!
It's Shanghai Disney Resort's fifth anniversary, so we're taking it back to their Grand Opening celebration — and discussing everything you never saw.Reporters…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAll About Velocicoaster!
Ever wondered how a Jurassic Park themed coaster is designed and built?! Universal Creative's Shelby Honea is here to tell us *everything* about Universal…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastA Backstage Look at Avengers Campus!
I took a hard-hat tour of Disney California Adventure's new Marvel themed Avengers Campus land last March. Then came the pandemic.For fourteen months, I've had…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHidden Mickey: Taran Killam!
It's the triumphant return of HIDDEN MICKEYS, our series where we speak with a noteworthy celebrity who also happens to be a major theme park fan, and this…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastAll About Duffy & Friends!
Have you ever asked yourself, “who is Duffy the Disney Bear?” “how come Gelatoni paints with his tail?” Or “why is everyone, including the host of this…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Happiest Place on Minecraft!
Disneyland and all its rides, characters and unexpected magic now exists online on Minecraft. To all who come to this happy digital online game space…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Creatures, Code Names and Concept Art of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!
We're discussing all things Batuu with Walt Disney Imagineering's Scott Trowbridge — a two-time guest! — and author Amy Ratcliffe.The Art of Star Wars…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastShrek Retold!
Believe it or not, there is a version of Shrek that is entirely remade, frame by frame, independently by artists. Here's their story!RELEVANT LINKS:Watch Shrek…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastWe're Going To Shrekfest!
Every year in Madison, Wisconsin, hundreds of people gather to competitively eat onions, rock out to Smash Mouth, roar as loud as they can and celebrate our…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Sun Never Sets On Shrek's Global Attractions!
Think Shrek's global footprint is limited to a film franchise!? Think again!!!!From an animatronic marionette show in Dubai to a waterpark in New Jersey, we're…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe First Shrekcember!
In which we explore once and for all if a beloved theme park character, Shrek, celebrates Hanukkah or not.A delightfully unhinged holiday episode for you and…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastBiden Drones! (Yes! Really!)
YES YES Y'ALL WE GOT THE GUY WHO DID THE JAW-DROPPING DRONE SHOW FOR PRESIDENT ELECT BIDEN!!!!! OKAY I'LL STOP YELLING AT YOU IN CAPS, BUT WE GOT THE BIG…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastChurros Hotline: Secret Scents and Plastic Cheese!!
Yes yes y'all, tuck in for some listener questions & a wide range of answers, along with a ton of Disney news and call-ins about what little parts of rides you…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastRatatouille: The Musical!
Bonjour! Come one, come all, to a feast for the senses! And hear the wild story of how a bunch of strangers created a five-star musical themed to Pixar's film…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastWhat It Takes To Create Castle Shows and Nighttime Spectaculars!
Hello hello hello! Join Daren Ulmer, Founder and Chief Creative at Mousetrappe, who teaches us how projection mapping works and how your favorite theme park…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Secrets Of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge! (with Scott Trowbridge)
Join Scott Trowbridge, Portfolio Creative Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, as he gives us a crash course on why new Audio-Animatronics are so impressive…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastStep Inside Universal's Bourne Stuntacular (And Learn How Costumed Characters Are Created!)
Welcome to our interview-packed exploration into how the best parts of your favorite theme parks are created!This week's episode explores the three-year…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastWhat Theme Park Reporting Is REALLY Like!
Everything you’ve ever, ever, EVER wanted to know about what it’s like to write about theme parks, from the people who do it. We're giving you a VIP tour of…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastInside NBA's Secret Disney World Coffee Shop, Dole Whip Surprises and More Food Reveals!
Welcome to week two of our theme park food bonanza! This week focuses on solving your long-held Disney and Universal food mysteries. Take a look inside…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHow Butterbeer Was Created, Halloween Treats and a Peek Inside Disney's Secret Food Lab!
Take a peek inside Disney World's top-secret food laboratory! Find out how Magic Kingdom dreams up their incredible Halloween snacks! Discover how Universal…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe Great Soda Mystery!
In April 2020, hundreds of Disney Parks exclusive Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Coca Cola sodas mysteriously appeared at an Alabama supermarket.How did they make…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastChurros Hotline: Do Rides Have Ghosts? Is Goofy A Cow?!
Welcome to a bonanza of haunts, surprises and (somewhat) solved mysteries: yes, it's our very first Mailbag episode, and these calls are ANYTHING but…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastThe "Must Do Disney Stacey" Documentary That's Lost To Time!
The never-before-heard story of how Stacey J. Aswad, famed host of Walt Disney World Resort TV in-room programming, once hosted a documentary inside a…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastHidden Mickey: Paul Scheer!
It's the first episode of HIDDEN MICKEYS, our series where we occasionally abandon the entire format of the podcast to speak with a noteworthy celebrity who…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastInside Cinderella Castle, Disney World Utilidors, 21 Royal and Other Secret Spaces at Disney Parks!
Take a walk through the underground tunnels, castle turrets, tucked-away supper clubs and legendary theme park locales while discovering some things you never…
Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park PodcastWelcome to VERY AMUSING, a Theme Park Podcast!
Your one-stop shop for the stories, secrets and shenanigans of a popcorn-fueled theme park journalist. Call us at 747-CHURROS (747-248-7767) and we might play…