Amusement Sparks

Amusement Sparks


Latest Episodes

Over the Garden Wall
January 25, 2021

Over the Garden Wall gets the Amusement Sparks treatment! Shout out to Justine and Larisa from Starship Therapise for all the design work and excellent conversation. Check out their podcast and book coming out in May! Preorder here :)  -

Ace Attorney Theme Park
January 04, 2021

Maddie Copp (@othatsraspberry) joins to design an Ace Attorney Theme Park! The Law has never been so fun!! - Music in this episode: - 12:03 Time For a Great Turnabout--Capcom Sound Team (From The Great Ace Attorney: The Adventure of Ryūnosuke Naruhod...

Wes Anderson Theme Park
December 14, 2020

The one and only Alan Denton joins for a quaint and quirky journey through the Wes Anderson oeuvre as we weave together a dream theme park! -   - Music in this episode: - 4:09 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard--Paul Simon (From The Royal Tenenbaum...

Tokusatsu: The Japanese Special Effects Theme Park!
November 23, 2020

Kihp from Kamen Ride With Me joins to design our Tokusatsu Theme Park! Tokusatsu is a Japanese term for special effects--this tree of genres includes basically anything with a lot of special effects, from Godzilla to Power Rangers and far beyond.

GiantLands: Introducing Ernie Gygax
November 16, 2020

Andrew got the chance to meet Ernie Gygax (Creative Supervisor of GiantLands) to discuss his lifelong connection with "old school" RPGs. Ernie is a delight and has TONS of great stories about Dungeons & Dragons and how it's evolved over the decades.

4 Year Anniversary Episode!
November 07, 2020

4 years ago today was the debut of our first episode

Horror Theme Park feat. Scream Scene
October 31, 2020

Ben and Sarah from the Scream Scene podcast join the show! Together, we imagine an immersive Horror Theme Park. This is an all ages show, but in this episode, we definitely reference movies that are not for all ages. Happy Halloween! -   -

Universal Monsters Theme Park
October 12, 2020

Zack Sokol joins to design a Universal Monsters Theme Park! -   - Here are the songs featured on today's episode: - 9:24 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor -- Johann Sebastian Bach - 16:15 Imhotep -- Jerry Goldsmith -

1980s Theme Park
September 21, 2020

Jonathan Anslow from Geeks Like Us joins to celebrate one of the most iconic decades!  -   - Featured Music: - 10:10 Eurythmics--Sweet Dreams  - 12:33 Simple Minds--Don’t You Forget About Me  - 14:50 Bon Jovi--Livin’ On A Prayer  -

Doctor Who Theme Park
August 31, 2020

The amazing and long-running time travel series gets the Amusement Sparks treatment! - Gavin Verhey, Senior Designer of Magic: The Gathering, brings his passion and love for theme parks into this fantastic episode!