Heya friends, I spent the summer of 2025 recharging my creative batteries, and working on side projects. One of which was to continue the podcast series featuring the missus. This podcast is designed for Disney fans, amusement park visitors, and history buffs. You’ll learn the roots of the multi-billion dollar theme park industry from ancient history all the way to today. The missus, and I worked hard putting these episodes together through 2024, until we had a family emergency and had to stop working on it for 7 months. We are back on it through 2026. Click on the picture or link to visit our streaming page hosted on Jim Hill Media. I hope you get a chance to listen, subscribe, and leave a review so we can climb the theme park podcast rankings!
The Pink Monorail Podcast Manufacturing the Magic Ep 26: The Beginnings of Busch Gardens
In the 26th installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid takes us back to Tampa, Florida in 1959. Which is where a bird sanctuary built next to a brewery hospitality center eventually turned into thrill ride central.
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:
- Where was the first Busch Gardens located?
- How did Busch Gardens in Tampa react to the opening of Walt Disney World?
- What happened to the wooden coaster Gwazi?
- What American dynasty backed Colonial Williamsburg?
- What became of Busch Gardens Houston’s Orient Express railroad?
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