Episode 112 - The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic!

Hello there, listeners! SurferClock here, along with TAP-G, to bring you the latest episode of "What's the Attraction?"

We realize that, lately, the show has been doing a lot of side segments and editorials. Seems we've had a lot on our mind, but now we're gonna go ahead and get things back on track with attraction reviews!

Today's review brings us to Disney's Animal Kingdom, where the park has been hard at work bringing about new nighttime entertainment as part of its bid to stretch beyond half-day territory, thanks in no small part to next year's opening of the land based on James Cameron's Avatar film. We were promised Rivers of Light, truly gorgeous nighttime show in concept, but because that's not ready for reasons Disney doesn't want to discuss, we got Jungle Book: Alive with Magic! This isn't the first limited time only experience we've discussed on the show, but the show does take place each evening, bringing the 2016 Jungle Book live-action film to life with music, dancing, and a distinct Bollywood feel! Is it unique enough to woo our critics? Find out by clicking the link below!

 Episode 112 - The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic! on YouTube

Episode 111 - Top Ten "Some Jerk with a Camera" Episodes

To all who come to this synergistic podcast, welcome! We're SurferClock and TAP-G…and if you can't tell by this introduction to the blog post, today we're coming together with a fellow theme park  critic who's quite a bit more well known and 108 times more hilarious than we…featured on Geekvision, That Fellow in the Coat, YouTube, and Channel Awesome, it's Some Jerk with a Camera! His videos reviewing theme park attractions, shows, and related films have garnered tens of thousands of views, his style is unique, and because he's such an inspiration to us and our show (though we try and keep joke theft to a minimum, we swear!), today we want to celebrate his legacy by counting down the Top 10 Some Jerk with a Camera episodes! Why celebrate his legacy?

Um…well…It seemed like a good idea at the time and is in NO WAY related to the various clothing-based video producer wars you may or may not have heard about. Something something Bolivian mice, just go watch the episode already.

Episode 111 - Top Ten "Some Jerk with a Camera" Episodes 

Episode 110 - Are Theme Parks Art? (A WTA Editorial)

Greetings and salutations to you all! SurferClock here, along with TAP-G, to bring you the latest episode of "What's the Attraction?"

Today's episode takes a moment to go a little deeper than the show normally goes...and yes, we are aware that this is a review show, not WatchMojo or Theme Park Theory, but with "What's the Attraction?", we like to go beyond the boundaries of rides, shows, and attractions...we are a guidebook with character, after all, and sometimes, even audiobooks have to make you think now and then. This week's topic is one spurred on by a number of sources and inspirations, but the way TAP-G puts it is this: in an entertainment medium mired by commercialism and escapism, can theme parks as a whole truly be considered fine art?

Catch our discussion and feel free to contribute your thoughts to the comments section by checking out the podcast right here: Episode 110 - Are Theme Parks Art? (A WTA Editorial) on YouTube

As always, thanks for watching!

Episode 109 - Top 6 Reasons We Won't Review "Escape From Tomorrow"

Hello, folks. SurferClock here, along with TAP-G, to bring you the latest episode of "What's the Attraction?"

There aren't many films that come along about the theme park industry, so when they happen along, you'd expect us to review them…and while this isn't a bad notion, we've received a surprising amount of requests to review a little film called "Escape from Tomorrow", a 2013 movie that was filmed at the Disney parks incognito.

We watched it, and after much debate, we decided this movie is not worthy of a Theme Park Reel-view. "No, but why?!" you ask. We compiled 6 good reasons that it's just not worth our time, and we hope you'll understand. Might you be able to cobble a review out of it? Never mind that…listen in and you'll find out why we've opted out of giving it a full review.

Episode 109 - Top 6 Reasons We Won't Review "Escape From Tomorrow" on YouTube 

Episode 108 - Festival of the Lion King

Greetings, listeners! SurferClock here, along with TAP-G (and a special guest!) to bring you the latest episode of "What's the Attraction?"

Today's episode marks a true first for us...while we've employed cameos and guest spots from a range of folks spanning both Channel Awesome (Some Jerk with a Camera) and our YouTube partners at Those Dudes with a Hat, we've never done a true crossover review until today! Lion King/Lion Guard aficionado Brandon the Bambi Man, host of Golden Ticket Reviews on YouTube, joins forces with SurferClock and TAP-G to review a marquee attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom: Festival of the Lion King! Since its debut way back in 1998, it's drawn crowds for every show. A recent change in venue thanks to Pandora: The World of Avatar (a new land currently under construction as of the time of this blog post) brought it to a new building...does this new venue wow? And what of the show itself? Join the three of us for this review...you won't regret it!

Episode 108 - Festival of the Lion King on YouTube

Thanks again to Brandon for joining us in this review! If you like how he sounds and want to both see and hear more from him, check out his channel by clicking here (let's make this link bigger... GOLDEN TICKET REVIEWS!)

~SurferClock

Episode 107 - Doctor Doom's Fearfall

Greetings, listeners! SurferClock here, along with TAP-G, to bring you the latest episode of "What's the Attraction?"

We're finally finishing off Marvel Superhero Island's attractions over at Universal's Islands of Adventure with today's review of Doctor Doom's Fearfall! This attraction features a drop tower designed by the titular Doctor Victor Von Doom to extract the very fear from your body, in the hopes of using that fear to defeat the Fantastic 4! Does the plan succeed, and more importantly, is it worth going through that fear extraction process? Find out by checking out our review by clicking the link below!

Episode 107 - Doctor Doom's Fearfall on YouTube

*Special thanks to Matt Timmy Creamer over at moviepilot.com, who provided us some key information about the Doctor Doom character. You can find his blog here.

~SurferClock

Episode 106 - Versus! Men in Black Alien Attack vs. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin

Ding ding ding! Get ready to watch SurferClock and TAP-G put up their dukes as What's the Attraction? brings you another episode of Versus!

In the red corner, dapperly dressed in black and ready to fight the worst scum of the universe, it's Men in Black: Alien Attack from Universal Studios Florida, represented by SurferClock!

And in the blue corner, straight out of Star Command, it's Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin from Magic Kingdom Park, ready to reclaim those crystallic fusion cells with the assistance of TAP-G.

Two attractions enter, two attractions leave (because we can't realistically have attraction grudge matches…yet!) But which of them is worth a good, long wait? Find out as the attractions go head to head on Versus!

Episode 106 - Versus! MIB vs Buzz on YouTube