The Worst Theme Park Clickbait (Ep. 21)

About this episode

Lauren and Eric discuss the fears of getting stuck on theme park rides and the impact of clickbait news in the theme park community.

Lauren and Eric talk through the nightmare scenario every theme park fan secretly worries about: getting stuck high above the ground on a ride. From a real-world roller coaster evacuation in Galveston to Disney attractions like the Skyliner, Space Mountain, Incredicoaster, and the monorail, they weigh which breakdowns would be terrifying and which might actually be kind of cool. Then they pivot to another theme park hazard: clickbait Disney news sites, including Hersheypark’s online clapback and the outlets fans trust most. HIGHLIGHTS A Galveston roller coaster evacuation sparks a bigger conversation about the scariest possible ride breakdowns. Eric shares what it was like being evacuated from Space Mountain with the lights on. Lauren and Eric debate whether attractions like the Skyliner, monorail, Incredicoaster, and Pixar Pal-A-Round are worse in theory than in practice. Disney ride evacuations can feel more like behind-the-scenes adventures than disasters, depending on the attraction. Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, and Living with the Land all land on the “wouldn’t mind getting stuck there” list. Hersheypark calls out a misleading theme park news post, kicking off…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Her

Guest: Lauren

Topics covered

• theme parks
• ride evacuations
• Disney news
• clickbait
• roller coasters
• fan community

Keywords

• theme park
• ride breakdown
• Disney
• clickbait
• Hersheypark
• roller coaster evacuation
• trusted news sources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney, Hersheypark, Disney Tourist Blog, BlogMickey, WDWMagic

Books & works: Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Living with the Land, Space Mountain, Incredicoaster, Skyliner, monorail, Pixar Pal-A-Round

Places: Galveston

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