Midnight seances, glow-in-the-dark ghosts, and a gorilla that always breaks loose—our journey into haunted-house history starts where theater met sideshow and never looked back. We trace the first British walkthroughs of the 1930s, the packed spook shows that turned movie palaces into after-hours carnivals, and the scrappy showmen who transformed empty storefronts into seasonal scream factories. From the U.K. to postwar Japan, if you love theme parks, horror design, or the mechanics of...
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Midnight seances, glow-in-the-dark ghosts, and a gorilla that always breaks loose—our journey into haunted-house history starts where theater met sideshow and never looked back. We trace the first British walkthroughs of the 1930s, the packed spook shows that turned movie palaces into after-hours carnivals, and the scrappy showmen who transformed empty storefronts into seasonal scream factories. From the U.K. to postwar Japan, if you love theme parks, horror design, or the mechanics of...
Minisode: What's coming and Disney's Zoning Magic Trick
The Lowdown on the Plus-up - A Theme Park Podcast
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3 months ago
Minisode: What's coming and Disney's Zoning Magic Trick
It's a brief, Mid-summer (Don't get in the bear!) minisode. Ever wondered what's really happening with Disneyland Forward? Dive into this revealing mini-episode where we crack open the truth behind Disney's highly publicized expansion plans in Anaheim. https://boardwalktimes.net/disneylandforward-what-exactly-is-it-3f4c79bf93c4 A new full episode in a few weeks! Thanks for listening! We'd love it if you would give us a review on your podcast platform of choice. They're really helpful...
The Lowdown on the Plus-up - A Theme Park Podcast
Midnight seances, glow-in-the-dark ghosts, and a gorilla that always breaks loose—our journey into haunted-house history starts where theater met sideshow and never looked back. We trace the first British walkthroughs of the 1930s, the packed spook shows that turned movie palaces into after-hours carnivals, and the scrappy showmen who transformed empty storefronts into seasonal scream factories. From the U.K. to postwar Japan, if you love theme parks, horror design, or the mechanics of...
