The Notable Stranger aka Glenn Robertson is BACK on Parkcast. Having joined us at the start of the year to talk about his work on the Icon and Big One soundtracks, this week we’re talking about Valhalla, Launch Pad AND the huge Aviktas project for 2026. The level of detail that has gone into these scores is outstanding and any theme park fan will be fascinated to hear how Glenn created what we know and love today.
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S3 Ep31: Epic USA Theme Park Road Trips Pt 2
In this episode we’re back with our friend Mark Rosenzweig from the USA to plan out some more totally doable theme park road trips. This time we’re looking at itineraries in the SE, Central and Texas regions and landing on some truly bucket list parks.
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S3 Ep30: Talking to Paultons Park with Lawrence Mancey
This is an episode we’ve been wanting to record for a while! Paultons Park has built itself a reputation as THE place to be for theme park enthusiasts. With immaculately kept grounds, fantastic operations and a ride line-up that is perfect for families - it’s so much more than just Peppa Pig World. Lawrence Mancey from the park and the family who still run Paultons joins us to talk about how it manages to keep going from strength to strength.
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S3 Ep29: Building the Magic - Theme Park Project Management
Our guest on this week’s episode is the brilliant Benedikt Schikora from BSK Projects. He’s got years of experience in the theme park and themed attractions world, and spent years at Merlin, but you’ve probably never heard his name before. Benedikt is one of those people quietly in the background pulling all the strings to get the attractions we know and love off the ground. A master plan maker and visionary - he’s telling us exactly what goes on behind the scenes.
You can find out more about BSK projects here http://www.bskprojects.com.au/ and Benedikt’s other work here http://www.i-zacs.com/
Or you’ll find him on LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/benediktschikora/en
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S3 Ep28: Universal UK - The SDO Update
It’s all getting VERY exciting in Bedford. As you may have heard, Universal have submitted their SDO (special development order) for permission to build Universal UK. Lawrence from Universally Bedford is back for this episode where we look at what we’ve found out from the documents submitted and what it could mean for the UK’s most eagerly anticipated theme park….
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