Podcast: The Ride
A podcast about theme parks whose original tagline is deeply outdated. Strap in as Mike Carlson, Jason Sheridan and Scott Gairdner share the WAY-too-many things they know about Disney, Universal, and beyond. Produced by the Forever Dog Podcast Network.
Episodes
Some genius decided to spruce up ’90s bowling with lasers, fog, and a ton of blacklight crap. Thank you, whoever you are!
Pat Cassels (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Good Sports) returns to thank this mysterious stranger too!
"Alf's Music Career" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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It’s a jam-packed PTR! We dive into a new(ish) Universal ride, a Disney CEO exit, and a PTR host directing segments for Hollywood’s biggest night.
Three topics. Triple the tangents.
"Alf's Music Career" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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Pre–Animal Kingdom, Disney World threw a bunch of real animals on an island and visitors floated over for a sleepy half-day experience. Years later, the island is closed, the infrastructure is rotting, and urban explorers have made countless island videos.
Instead of parachuting onto the decaying island and making a video, PTR chose to do an audio podcast instead. It's a lot easier than evading Orlando police!
Colt Cabana (AEW) joins Mike and Jason for a lively discussion about Gurnee, Illinois’s number-one amusement park, Six Flags Great America! 🎢 Will there be any talk of the nearby Gurnee Mills? I think there’s a pretty good chance!
"Alf's Music Career" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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Guy Selga (Touring Plans) is back to talk about the future! The near 2026 future! Listen as we breathlessly talk about the three exciting R’s: rides, re-themes, and recently filed permits!
"Chuck's Arcade" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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Griffin Newman (Blank Check) is in The Muppet Show audience. Jason is Unleashed.
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When Islands of Adventure’s Toon Lagoon opened, an “innovative” new show debuted. Rocky and Bullwinkle, Betty Boop, and Beetle Bailey got together to put on a revue filled with razzle-dazzle crap. It was not exactly well received, and it closed within nine months.
Ancient funny-page characters? Hooray-for-Hollywood bullshit? Seems like the perfect PTR and Marissa Strickland topic to me!
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Leslie Iwerks’ new film, packed with newly unearthed footage, spotlights the people who built Disneyland during a stressful twelve-month period.
Can the PTR boys discuss this film without it devolving into lunch-meat talk or some other kind of bizarre PG-13 vulgarity? No. They can’t.
"Chuck's Arcade" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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Zach Reino (Off Book Podcast) returns for a chat about a theme park staple — something exciting that nearly every ride features. Fun? Thrills? NO!
GIFT SHOPS!
We talk types of merch, styles of theming, and what kind of animal plush we prefer.
Plus, Zach recalls his high school days singing in the Candlelight Processional at Disneyland!
"Chuck's Arcade" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide...
We’re barrel-blasting onto the main feed in 2026! Come for the expert analysis of Epic Universe’s Donkey Kong coaster; stay for the discussion of which Kong characters are dating. The year may be new, but PTR is still up to its old tricks!
"Chuck's Arcade" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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Enjoy this sample of P:TR - The Second Gate. Find even more Second Gate episodes at Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
Orlando is/was truly the greatest place on Earth. Where else could you eat atrocious food while watching jacked-up American Gladiators kinda fight.
Orlando is/was truly the greatest place on Earth.
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The reason for the blockbuster season! Avatar is back! And with it, Na'vi food bowl talk, blue horniness and all the PTR boys becoming shamans of song.
Plus, a special appearance by up-and-coming artist Kyle M!
Kyle M's Holiday EP "Winter's Wish" is available on vinyl here:
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"Cotino Preview Center" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide...
J.D. Amato (After Midnight, Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers) brings a sleigh-ful of Santa's Village lore for PTR to comb through, over-analyze and hyper-fixate on.
(Lore from the Santa's Village parks in Dundee, Illinois and Skyforest, California).
"Cotino Preview Center" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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They did it. Disney made a robot of the guy that didn't want to be a robot.
We head to Disneyland and review Walt's robo-eyes and metal limbs.
"Cotino Preview Center" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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Grant O'Brien (Dropout, What Have You Been Drinking? Podcast) drops hard, fast coaster knowledge that makes the PTR boys' heads spin like a spinning wild mouse! Can they handle the g-force of the conversation? Or do they need to wait in the child swap area?
"McGruff 4" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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Ronnie Adrian (Grand Crew, Comedy Bang! Bang!) returns from Japan to talk about a theme park located on top of a mountain that has a bizarre America-themed fun(?) house. Whatever you're imagining, it's weirder than that.
"McGruff 4" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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The TIME has come. Griffin Newman (Blank Check, Completer, Accidental PTR Legend) is back to talk about another sublime theme park experience: The Timekeeper. It was a magical combination of Circle-Vision 360, robot stuff and Robin Williams!
Check out that run-time and see just how much of your precious TIME this episode will steal!
"Haul-O-Ween" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide...
The 8th entry in a series is always the best! Like Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning or Beethoven's Treasure Tail(Direct to Video). They're the most popular entries in their franchise!
What does this year have in store? Harmony? Disharmony? Dis-harmony? (Harmony among Disney fans).
Little Leota's and Hitchhiking Ghosts await...
"Haul-O-Ween" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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SCOLLINS 2: THE RETURN.
Mike Scollins (Late Night with Seth Meyers) reanimates a beloved haunt from his youth: Spooky World! A place that showcased serial killer wax figures and long lines to meet Butch Patrick (The Munsters '64).
The park was in Berlin Massachusetts and billed itself as "America's Original Horror Theme Park."
The documentary discussed in the episode: https://www.spooktacularthemovie.com
Tokyo Disney's Cinderella Castle is full of beautiful whimsy, both outside and insi...FROM 1986 TO 2006 A WEIRD SCARY WALKTHROUGH TERRIFIED GUESTS OF ALL AGES!!
The exterior signs gave guests no warning!!
Landon Zakheim (Overlook Film Festival) helps us unpack this shockingly scary Disney experience!
"Ghost Town Alive! with Eva Anderson" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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