- We are deep into spooky and Swiftie season.
- Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Jemima!
- Happy birthday to Ann’s dad too!
- Phoenix Register: MinaLima’s pop-up House of MinaLima is open in Paris from October 27 to March 9!
- To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter, and the release of MinaLima’s Prisoner of Azkaban, the Franklin Roosevelt station in Paris has been decorated with huge Harry Potter illustrations. Check out the La Gazette article here.
- No owl post ☹ Tell us why your favorite public transit system should have a stop named after Newt Scamander!
- Main Discussion: theme parks!
- Amy needs immersion in her theme park experiences.
- Could we be getting a Wizarding World in Europe? More information on Universal’s possible acquisition of PortAventura here. (Article by Shannen!)
- How many of us are roller coaster people? (Spoiler: none of us)
- Watch a Hippogriff lesson at Universal Osaka here.
- Shannen tells the story of a sneaky, magical wedding.
- Brief spoilers for Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventures at 00:25:19 - 00:25:30.
- Pro-tip: ride the Hogwarts Express both ways!
- Watch Celestina Warbeck’s Christmas show here.
- Epic Universe discussion, including pretty major spoilers, runs from 00:46:45 – 01:10:45. Specific ride spoilers from 00:53:20 – 1:00:51. Skip if you want to go into Epic Universe unspoiled!
- We get to armchair Imagineer!
- SpeakBeasty meetup in 2025!
- Newtcase: vampires!
- “He was born in 1776, as all Americans were.”
- Some owls have a scientific name of strigoi!
- We discuss our first vampires.
Podcast Question: What do you expect from the Circus Arcanus show in Epic Universe?
