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The Inverted Creative Podcast is here to give you a deep dive into the creativity of theme parks and roller coasters. Join Allison, Bryant, and Jenn as they talk to all sorts of creative personalities in the amusement and hospitality industries - including park professionals, content creators, YouTubers, photographers, designers, and more.
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Happy New Year!! We decided to start the next year of Inverted Creative Podcast with a listener-centric, goals-focused episode. We discuss responses to 2026 coaster, park, and creative goals and resolutions, as well as bucket list coasters, parks, and general travel destinations. Make sure to come back for a another listen at the end of the year to see if Allison, Jenn, and all the listeners accomplished their goals for this year!
Bryant is BACK - he got redemption at Epic Universe, so we can finally dive into all our thoughts on this incredible new park! We go portal by portal to give all of our creative input on the park, as we've each experienced it. And some updates on Jenn's analog photography adventures! (Did you know her x-700 has been—oh nevermind you'll hear all about that)
SPOILERS!! If you have not been to Epic and don't want anything ruined, this may not be the episode for you. If you want to avoid spoilers on the two major rides:
1:01:15 - Monsters Unchained talk begins
1:18:30 - Battle at the Ministry talk begins
Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We can't wait to bring you more creative takes in 2026.
Allison and Jenn bring a very different creative topic to the table this episode, taking a look at station design—how theming and efficiency can have an impact the ride experience. We examine what stations we like best, what some parks could do better, and differences in design choices between Europe and the US. We also talk recent quick trop recaps and go over our Spoitify Wrapped stats for the podcast. IF you're listennig in—you contribute to these stats that we feel so proud of, and we appreciate the support!!
Immersive theme parks are about story — and Netherlands-based Instagrammer @booksandrollercoasters combines the physical stories with roller coasters! We chat about how she comes up with ideas for her photos, our favorite uses of story in theme parks, tons of Efteling things, and a lot about books and writing in our personal lives. We also announce a new "cohost" (aka Allison's new kitten), go through a couple trip recaps (that Jenn and Allison both forgot about), and battle some tech issues (of course).
Go follow her on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/booksandrollercoasters/
Allison's publishing company: https://www.instagram.com/fracturedmirrorpublishing/
And if you're interested in Allison's book: https://www.amazon.com/Pyrokinetic-Allison-Chernutan/dp/1735217190
Our friend Nate joins us once again since there's a KI trip recap involved this week. We talk all things Kings Island, including what coaster we think would fit the lineup best, food options at the park, Haunt, music, and more—including lots of tangents of course. Also Jenn and Nate have thoughts about what is and is not a giga, and Jenn has recaps on her Orlando trip and Six Flags America's last operating day.
Go follow Nate on things!
https://www.youtube.com/@Coaster_Focus
https://www.instagram.com/coaster_focus/
Check out the Inverted YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/@InvertedCreative
This episode, we're once again joined by Allison's fiancé Mike (with the Mullet) to talk about merchandise at the parks. We asked listeners what they love to collect and what will most convince them to buy merchandise, and boy did you all have a lot to say! We also talk about some trip recaps, the new YouTube channel and Allison's vlogging, our own collections, and making fun of Mike for him saying he's "not a big merch person."
Subscribe to the Inverted Creative YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@InvertedCreative
This episode, we're celebrating hitting the one year mark of the podcast! What have been the listeners' favorite guests and episodes? What creative endeavors do we all have coming on the horizon? Who is taking a small step back from podcasting?? All of this and more in this announcement-packed episode!
Subscribe to Inverted Creative on Youtube!! https://www.youtube.com/@InvertedCreative
Coaster365: https://www.youtube.com/@coaster365, https://www.instagram.com/coaster_365/
Jenerally Analog: https://www.instagram.com/jenerally_analog/
Allison's Publishing Company: https://www.instagram.com/fracturedmirrorpublishing/, https://www.fracturedmirrorpublishing.com/
This episode, we're joined by Sara, whose only coaster knowledge comes from the 30 or so coasters she's been on! What does a non-coaster enthusiast focus on when visiting the parks with enthusiast friends? Also, Jenn recaps some recent haunt visits and her park visits from her trip to the Netherlands, and Allison recaps short weekends at Holiday World, Beech Bend, and Cedar Point.
Make sure to check out Sara's content! https://www.tiktok.com/@sargoesthere
This week it's just Allison and her good friend John Mike, who has grown up going to Holiday World, coming at you with another park deep dive! We talk about all the things we love about Holiday World, where it might be headed next, the marketing sensation that is Good Gravy!, the park's holiday theming, and more. Plus, a quick recap of Allison's trip to the Golden Ticket Awards at Carowinds!
Jungle Jike's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junglejikes/
September means it's officially spooky season!! (Unless you're Disney, then it's August.) But, we're joined by our friend Kelli—who knows way more about HHN than all of us combined—to talk all things spooky season at parks! What makes a good park halloween events, what events we've been to, and those little creative touches that make a huge difference in the guest experience. Plus a couple trips recaps, a couple rants, a roast of an opening, and more!
Thrill Chills and Spills Podcast: tinyurl.com/TCASSpotify [https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2FTCASSpotify%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacFYn0UTxvqvT6w_BLjY53YyTxo2VYxUFjp3-0cBW4zd9BFo77gN2RYFeKw8A_aem_ixfw8vIA_sTTegOLl-690A&e=AT1GgnVuVVtRSME1Vl3ayBt--icPO043qFDAtATZHZrLnz5FYNi1deF8l4952rkgMLVhYFOzbKsaK8Ko-1Vmj0OqH9RkH6fgdxduiG5PGw]
We had such a blast talking with our friend Airtime Myke! He has his hands in a bunch of difference creative coaster outlets, and we covered them all in our chat! We have a few trip recaps across the board, Myke talks Japan and his first true international travel experience, and we discuss Myke's YouTube origins, Coaster Cuzzies podcast, his pure love of freespins, and the start of the Blusiast coaster club.
Check Myke out all over the place!
https://www.instagram.com/airtime_myke/
https://www.instagram.com/coastercuzzies
https://www.youtube.com/@ElToroRyan
https://www.instagram.com/theblusiast
Now that we've all been there, we can finally have our first park deep dive on Phantasialand! **Spoilers abound if you don't want to know a lot of Phantasialand details!**
We're joined by our good friend (and favorite British Canadian) Mikhile as we finish up a few Europe recap questions (Great Trip Recap Pt. 3-ish?), have another little trip recap, and then go into all the best parts about that bucket list German park, Phantasialand. Plus, find out why Allison wrote a note of "AKA no glasses and a random Dutch man" in her notes because she definitely doesn't remember why.
Make sure you check out Mikhile on the Chain Dogs Podcast! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChainDogsPodcast
The entire gang is back together again finally, with even more trip recaps! Bryant goes through his full Europe trip, including a stop at Energylandia and a long-awaited visit to the Coaster365 Zadra plaque. Plus he got an extra special surprise at Europa Park—Jenn! Jenn goes over her stops at Emerald Park and Schwaben Park, where she may have a new Talon at Dorney Park? We also answer so many listener questions about all of our European experiences and takes!
Bryant and Allison are both back from their big Europe trips, and there is so much to talk about!! (spoiler alert, Jenn surprised Bryant in Europe as well and she's still there, which is why this episode is only 2/3 of us.) They dive into Bryant's Colorado and Utah trip, Allison's full 10-parks-in-10-days Europe trip, and her NYC/NJ/east coast cred run trip. Oh, and her engagement?!
Stay tuned, because Part Two will be Bryant's full Europe trip, and Jenn's surprise trip!
We were thrilled to talk to Mr. Richard Pretlow for the finale of our accessibility mini-series! Morgan's Wonderland focuses on accessibility and inclusion for individuals from all walks of life to enjoy a day at the theme park. We touch on the Morgan's properties mission, Richard's theme park history, the most rewarding and most challenging parts of a park like Morgan's, innovations and creativity in accessibility, and more.
You can learn more about Morgan's Wonderland—as well as all of the properties on their campus—at https://morganswonderland.org/
We welcome Nate back to help us talk through our Accessibility Deep Dive! He tells us the background for his experience with accessibility at theme parks, and we talk what systems work best, where parks can improve, and what parks are seamlessly tackling creative accessibility so that every guest can enjoy their park as equally as possible.
Check out Nate (and his brother!) on socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@Coaster_Focus
https://www.instagram.com/coaster_focus/
Welcome to the first of three episodes in our Accessibility Series, taking a look at creative, inclusive design at parks! We're joined by Katelyn, founder of Unleashed Access and experience service animal handler in the world of theme parks. Plus, more have-you-been-listening trivia, some trip recaps, and lots of puppy cameos because Allison refused to edit those out this time.
Check out Unleashed Access!
https://www.unleashedaccess.com/
https://www.instagram.com/unleashed_access/
We had a last minute change in plans, so on the fly we decided to talk about our summer trip plans! Bryant and Allison both have big Europe trips coming up, and Jenn just got back from her latest Europe trip. Take a listen to what bucket list parks we'll be able to talk more about later this year!
This interview gets really Inverted as we talk with Australian YouTuber Riley of That's So Mid!! SPOILER WARNING: We will be discussing the Season Finale of Riley's GeoGuessr Tournament!! Skip ahead to 4:19 if you don't want to know the results yet!
Riley is a growing channel in the theme park world, and we have all had a blast watching his Mystery Wheel series and GeoGuessr Tournaments! He shares some of his trip stories, inspirations, and behind the scenes of his channel.
Visit Riley on socials!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THATSSOMID.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatssomid/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatssomid_
We're time traveling, and not just on the extreme spinner trains! This episode's deep dive is all about the good, the bad, and finding the balance in both in terms of train design aesthetics and ergonomics. We battle a lot of tech issues that we hopefully edited out well enough (also Allison's audio kinda sucks for some reason), Allison went on multiple trips recently and talks about those for awhile, Jenn has some thoughts about an unexpected train design, and one listener (hi Alex!) wrote us a novel of a comment that none of us read in advance, naturally.
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