Episode 45: Immersive Theater and Theme Parks

Those Happy Places

In this contemplative episode, join Buddy and Alice as they attempt to draw the line between the wildly popular trend of Immersive Theater and Theme Parks, Rides, and Attractions. Can we really say that Theme Parks are a form of immersive theater? What qualities do the two entertainment forms share? What, if anything, separates them?

Special thanks to listener Joe W. for the email that inspired this episode!

Talking Points include: Sleep No More, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Sweeny Todd, Melodrama Theater, Dinner Theater, Galaxy’s Edge, Ghost Town: Alive, Rise of the Resistance, Flashmobs, The Jungle Cruise, Shrek 4-D, Muppetvision 3-D, Terminator 2: 3-D, and many, many other attractions.

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Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.

Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode: Bummin on Tremolo, Midnight Tale, Danse Morialta, Deliberate Thought, Organ Filler, Maple Leaf Rag, Covert Affair, Long Stroll, Celtic Impulse, Five Card Shuffle, Casa Bossa Nova, Blippy Trance, Folk Round, In Your Arms