
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A podcast about theme parks whose original tagline is deeply outdated.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.
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Jun 6, 2025 • 1h 53min
Baseball X Theme Parks with Hal Rudnick (Main Feed)
Hal Rudnick(Screen Junkies) laces up his cleats and The Good Boys double knot their comfortable, arch-supported shoes to examine the intersection of baseball and theme parks!
"More Fantasmic!" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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May 30, 2025 • 2h 4min
Jellyrolls with Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano
For almost 30 years, Jellyrolls rocked Disney World guests with it's dueling piano magic.
But now? High energy piano versions of popular music will be sung no more. Jellyrolls has closed.
Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano return to Podcast: The Ride to unpack their feelings about this historic place. Will they side with Jellyrolls lover Mike or Jellyrolls disliker Scott?
And where does Jason stand on this important matter?
The stakes have never been higher.
"Breastaurants" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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May 23, 2025 • 1h 36min
Unlocked: Super Mario Ice Capades with Mr. Belvedere
Enjoy this sample of P:TR - The Second Gate. Find even more Second Gate episodes at Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
This one time at the Ice Capades, Mr. Belvedere actor Christopher Hewett played King Koopa. With appearances from Jason Bateman, Alyssa Milano, and Princess Toadstool by way of Mae West.
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May 16, 2025 • 1h 50min
A Perfectly Cromulent Simpsons Episode with Alan Siegel
Alan Siegel, author of "Stupid TV, Be More Funny", brings tales from the Simpsons writers' room, Disney jail and Moe's Tavern (the one at Universal).
"Unlicensed Theme Park Scented Candles (Club 3)" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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May 9, 2025 • 2h 42min
Area Loops with Kevin Tully
Some people call area loops: "theme park background music." Others refer to area loops as: "the noise coming out of a speaker that emotionally corresponds to the type of themed space where the speaker is located."
Regardless, theme park lands wouldn't be the same without area loops!
Kevin Tully returns in a non Avatar-related scenario, to chill and jam out with this eclectic selection of area loops.
"American Gladiators Dinner Theater" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide
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May 2, 2025 • 1h 41min
Universal Fan Fest Nights with Paul Scheer
Paul Scheer returns to discuss the first ever Universal Studios "Fan Fest Nights," a non scary Halloween Horror Nights-type event.
Fan Fest Nights offers immersive experiences like walking on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise or getting yelled at by any number of Back to the Future characters (even obscure ones)!
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Apr 25, 2025 • 1h 52min
The Teacups
The Disneyland 70th anniversary celebration continues with discussion of this iconic attraction! *We know it's technically called Mad Tea Party, we don't care!"Unlicensed Theme Park Scented Candles (Club 3)" episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRideFOLLOW PODCAST: THE RIDE:https://twitter.com/PodcastTheRidehttps://www.instagram.com/podcasttherideBUY PODCAST: THE RIDE MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/podcast-the-ridePODCAST THE RIDE IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/podcast-the-ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 2025 • 2h 9min
Doug Live! + Mr. Sheridan’s Wedding Ride with Jayne Claire
Jayne Claire returns to talk about her two LOVES: Jason Sheridan and Doug Funnie. (The Doug Funnie that appeared in a short-lived Disney's Hollywood Studios live show)."The Rules: Fake Office Final Four " episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRideFOLLOW PODCAST: THE RIDE:https://twitter.com/PodcastTheRidehttps://www.instagram.com/podcasttherideBUY PODCAST: THE RIDE MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/podcast-the-ridePODCAST THE RIDE IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/podcast-the-ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 2025 • 2h 13min
Epic Universe First Look
Mike and Scott flew to Orlando and took a little look-see at Universal's newest, portal-based theme park: Epic Universe! Whoa!"The Rules: Fake Office Final Four " episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRideFOLLOW PODCAST: THE RIDE:https://twitter.com/PodcastTheRidehttps://www.instagram.com/podcasttherideBUY PODCAST: THE RIDE MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/podcast-the-ridePODCAST THE RIDE IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/podcast-the-ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 4, 2025 • 2h 38min
Fake Office Final Four
The office. A work area. A room to get things done.A place to look at before you get on a ride? YES. Think about it. As you walk in fits and starts through the queue of your favorite attraction, there will often be an office. A place where the ride characters do paperwork, pay bills and store a lot of their shit. What makes a good one? Which fake office is best? And which office would help make doing taxes a little more tolerable because there’s something dumb on the wall.Today on Podcast The Ride, we roll up our sleeves, sit down at our desks and decide once and for all, which fake offices deserve to be crumpled up and thrown in a wastebasket and which deserve elite Dunder Mifflin esque status."The Rules: Fake Office Final Four " episode is up at: Patreon.com/PodcastTheRideFOLLOW PODCAST: THE RIDE:https://twitter.com/PodcastTheRidehttps://www.instagram.com/podcasttherideBUY PODCAST: THE RIDE MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/podcast-the-ridePODCAST THE RIDE IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/podcast-the-ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices