About this episode

The episode discusses a Mister Rogers ride that existed at Idlewild Park in Pittsburgh, featuring quirky elements and a unique experience.

Enjoy this unlocked episode from the PTR Patreon!  There was a Mister Rogers ride at Pittsburgh's Idlewild Park for over two decades! Whoa! Clunky, click-clacking robots! A human guide that performs live, stilted dialogue! It all takes place in a weird forest! If you want to watch the ride before you listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3c3s-4L-Uk&t=2s "Marfalump" episode is up at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW PODCAST: THE RIDE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PodcastTheRide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcasttheride⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BUY PODCAST: THE RIDE MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/podcast-the-ride⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PODCAST THE RIDE IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/podcast-the-ride⁠   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• Mister Rogers
• theme park rides
• Idlewild Park
• nostalgia
• children's television
• comedy

Keywords

• Mister Rogers
• Idlewild Park
• theme park
• ride
• comedy podcast
• nostalgia
• children's television

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forever Dog

Books & works: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make Believe, Marfalump

Places: Pittsburgh, Idlewild Park

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