Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Drew from "In The Loop" joins us to talk about the latest announcements, news and innovations from the 2025 IAAPA Show floor in Orlando!

This week, we invite you to test your theme park knowledge with as we play the fifth and final qualifying round of our season-long game show - THE ULTIMATE. Are you well-versed enough in the parks AND the podcast to get all ten questions right? Are you smarter than your fellow podcast listeners? We'll find out... and so will you.

In this episode of Coaster Radio, Mike and EB both mourn and laud the end of the Vekoma Flying Dutchman era....the final one left standing just closed at Six Flags America. They also have news about Universal's new theme park in the UK, and a rumored B&M dive coaster coming to Texas. They also explore the potential re-theme of Verbolten at Busch Gardens and the extended licensing agreement for Peanuts characters in Six Flags parks. Then, it's time for Round 4 of our interactive game show - THE ULTIMATE!

The Halloween season is one of the best times of the year at the parks. Cooler temperatures, fun events and great haunts make theme parks the place to be. BUT...it's not all perfect. There are some new trends that take some of the fun out of the haunts. We'll talk about them and some possible ways to fix it.

Mike and EB take a look back at some of the classic Halloween skits from the podcast's archive.

Inspired by the "Dueling Dragons" house at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights, the CoasterRadio audience submits their own ideas for haunts inspired by defunct rides.

Plus, Mike and EB talk about more new rides for 2024!

A theme park company is ready to spend 60 billion dollars, a new coaster concept is being unveiled in Europe and a much-anticipated new park will have some cutting-edge tech. Mike and EB will cover these stories, plus setup an interactive contest for next week's show!

Back after a two week hiatus, Mike and EB are here with their takes on all the latest news and rumors. The guys talk about the changes coming to Dollywood's "Lightning Rod" in 2024, the announcements made by Disney Parks at Destination D23 and a full review of the winners of the 2023 Golden Ticket Awards.

It's Labor Day weekend, so Mike and EB are doing two podcasts at once!

Theme park fans have a personal connection to their home parks. They know everything about them... including what is missing. On this week's show, dozens of CoasterRadio.com listeners tell us about what their home park needs to add to make it perfect.