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🎢 The Thrill-Seeking Teachers Are BACK! 🏫

The Thrill-Seeking Teachers are officially back from our Theme Park Extravaganza Vacation at Disney and Universal—and while we were away, the coaster news cycle was absolutely piping hot. Honestly? We took a little time off and felt like we missed an entire year's worth of theme park drama!

Before we officially launch our upcoming Visual Podcast, we couldn’t let this massive news pass us by. We are dropping a special News-Only Audio Podcast to break down the bigges...

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The theme park world is in absolute chaos this week, and we are breaking it all down! 

First up, the unthinkable has happened: Fun Spot America Atlanta is permanently closing, leaving the fate of the legendary RMC hybrid, ArieForce One, totally up in the air. Where do we think this world-class coaster will end up? We make our predictions.

Next, we shift our focus to Texas, where the highly anticipated Universal Kids Resort in Frisco has officially opened its gates—but the initial rev...

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🎢🔥 THRILL SEEKING TEACHERS PODCAST – HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS ROUNDTABLE 🔥🎢
What happens when you put three passionate coaster voices together after one of the most legendary enthusiast events of the year? PURE CHAOS… and some of the BEST theme park discussion you’ll hear all summer.
In this special roundtable episode, Dave & Will are joined by:
🎙️ Nikki J – Theme Park Hipster  @NikkyJThemeParkHipster
🎙️ Danny – Coaster Adventures  @CoasterAdventuresNow  
…and nothing is off limits. From mind-blowing rides to HOT TAKES that might shake the community 👀

🚨 WHAT WE’RE DIVING INTO:
✅ Hollywood Nights 2025 Reactions

The Voyage NIGHT...

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We are hanging out with the ultimate theme park solo travel expert—Nikki J, The Theme Park Hipster! In this massive episode, we are diving deep into the biggest amusement park headlines of 2026, dropping some seriously controversial theme park hot takes, and getting the inside scoop on how Nikki turned her passion into a full-time content creation career.

Plus, we talk about Dave's upcoming first-ever trip to Disney World, a huge Millennium Force recall, and an exciting announcement about Holliwood Nights 2026!

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The Future of Six Flags? 🎢 New Presidents & Closure Predictions!

Welcome back to the Thrill Seeking Teachers Podcast! Your favorite educator-enthusiasts, Will and David, are back at the chalkboard to break down one of the biggest shake-ups in the industry.

In today’s episode, we aren’t just talking stats—we’re diving deep into the massive announcement of the new Six Flags Park Presidents. What does this leadership shift mean for your home park? We’re also pulling out the crystal ball to discuss potential park closures and where Six...

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🎢🔥 BONUS EPISODE: Coaster News, Theme Park Drama & Spicy Hot Takes 🔥🎢

Teachers by day. Coaster critics by night.
Welcome to a bonus episode of the Thrill Seeking Teachers Podcast, where we dive headfirst into the latest coaster news, theme park shake‑ups, ride drama, and the hot takes lighting up theme park social media.

In this episode, we hit Rapid Fire News, including: 🎢 Six Flags shaking things up by bringing back the Park President model at major parks li...

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Is THIS the End of Theme Park Bliss? 🎢 | Coaster News & Epic Universe Updates

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👉 Listen to the Thrill Seeking Teachers on Buzzsprout: https://thrillseekingteacherspodcast.buzzsprout.com 

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Buckle up! In this episode of Thrill Seeking Teachers, we're diving headfirst into the wildest theme park updates and coaster reveals from around the globe. Whether it's record-breaking G-force or the latest park expansions, we've got you covered. 

We are thrilled to welcome our special guest, Zero Bri Roll on YouTube, to help us break down the engineering marvels and industry rumors you need to know. 

In This Episode:
- The Big Reveal: Breaking down the latest coaster announcements.
- Theme Park News: New Foods, food, and te...

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The Thrill Seeking Teachers are telling it like it is as they discuss the latest Thempark and Coaster Gossip and talk about their Epic Weekend, which included trips to both Epic Universe and Universal Studios Florida. 

Thank you for supporting Thrill Seeking Teachers.  Don't forget to download our podcast on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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"Top of the NEW YEAR." We are in 2026, and the Thrill Seeking Teachers are starting off with a BANG!! Will and Dave share their predictions for the New Coaster news coming in 2026. We talk about our plans for Theme Parks and Amusement Parks for 2026, right as we are about to head back to EPIC UNIVERSE for a 2nd time. One time was definitely NOT ENOUGH! We also go over the Latest Coaster Gossip and Tea already starting this new year. Let us know in the comments what you are looking forward to for 2026.<...

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2025 has been the busiest coaster year for the Thrill Seeking Teachers.  Come and share as we reminisce on the great amusement parks and theme parks we visited this year. And take a look at what is coming for the Thrill Seeking teachers in 2026.  We will talk about our favorite parks, favorite rides and our disappointments for the year. Let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree.  

We are also thinking of starting to sell new merch.  Let us know if you would like for us to sell merch.  
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Listen in or watch as we have an Exclusive interview with President Steven A. Miller of the Melanin Coaster Network Coaster Club.  Currently the 2nd largest coaster club in the US.  We go over our fun filled trip to Epic Universe, answer some quick fire questions, learn about the mission and goals of this coaster club, and talk about current coaster and theme park news.

Listen in your car wherever you get your podcast or you can Watch right here on Youtube.  Download or Subscribe and engage with the channel.  This help...

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The Thrill Seeking Teachers go on our first EPIC journey to the Brand New Theme Park  @EpicUniverseOfficial in Orlando Florida. This was truly a thrilling experience.  We got to go to all 5 lands and stayed at the park from opening to closing.  We have lots to show you and tell you about in this Vlog.  This video is truly ONE OF A KIND. 

We went with our coaster friends from MCN Melanin Coaster Network.  The 2nd largest coaster club in the US with almost 3,000 members.  You too can be a part of this...

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The thrill Seeking Teachers just came back from an EPIC trip to the Great Epic Universe at in Orlando Florida  @EpicUniverseOfficial .  We officially have a new #1 Theme Park .  I think we officially also have "Epic Withdrawal". We want to go back so badly.  If you have not booked a trip to this place, YOU NEED TO BOOK IT NOW!!  

PLEASE DO US A FAVOR AND ENGAGE WITH OUR PODCAST!!  WE WANT TO GET MORE ENGAGEMENT!  IF YOU LIKE THIS PODCAST PLEASE GIVE US A FOLLOW.

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Welcome to the Thrill Seeking Teachers Podcast!! The best DAMN Theme Park Podcast around.  

We will get into the coaster and theme park news of the week like:

- Six Flags America Closing its doors

- Another person suing another Theme park.  This time its Sea World Orlando.

- The New Giga-Dive Coaster is being built in Texas!

- Travis Kelce becoming an ambassador and creating buzz for Six Flags.

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The Thrill Seeking Teachers got an EXCLUSIVE interview with the Great "Zero-Bri-Roll" on Saturday November 1st 2025 at Six Flags America closing weekend.  

After over 50 years of service, Six Flags America in Bowie MD is closing its doors forever.  The Thrill Seeking Teachers went to their old stomping grounds for the last time.  While we were in the park feeling the vibes, we ran into "Zero-Bri-Roll and we instantly got to talking and reminiscing about our home park.  

We grew up with this park and we have alot of memories here...

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The Thrill Seeking Teachers give their take on the ever-evolving controversy at  ⁨@UniversalOrlando⁩  and their Golden Ticket Ride, Stardust Racers.  Every week, it seems there is something new or a new lawsuit.  When do you think this ride will open again? 

We also discuss the new 2026 Gig DIVE coaster, "Tormenta," at Six Flags Over Texas (@SixFlagsOverTexasOfficial), and the rumored new Disney Park, "Villains Land," finally breaking ground at Disney World. 

We would love to hear from you about these topics.  

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This park has been voted "Best Theme Park Food" by Golden Ticket numerous times.  The thrill-seeking teachers have had plenty of theme park food, and we came here to ride the rides, but also take a closer TASTE TEST of the food at Knoebel's in Pennsylvania. We wanted to see all the hype about the food here, and we left VERY STUFFED.  We could not eat another bite. 

Let us know what your favorite food is at Knoebel's.

Is this food the BEST???  What are your thoughts?
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The Academy Awards for Theme Parks just finished over the weekend!  The Golden Ticket Awards wrapped up, and the Trill Seeking Teachers will take you through all the winners and losers and give our takes on these awards.  This year, it was held at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina.  All the top theme park executives were in attendance, but surprisingly, NO patrons or coaster enthusiasts were invited to share in the festivities.......hmmmmm, very interesting. You know the Thrill Seeking Teachers won't hold back as we DIVE DEEP!   

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HAVE WE GOT SOME COASTER TEA!! 

The Thrill Seeking Teachers are back for another fantastic episode where we dive DEEP into some current Coaster News that is rocking our community. Fights, an abandoned child, price gouging, and the best themepark fine dining food are some of the juicy topics. 

We also talk about the upcoming Golden Ticket Awards at Carowinds this year.  The Golden Ticket Awards are like the Academy Awards for Coasters.  We go over some predictions and talk about the fairness of the awards.  

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WE FINALLY MADE A LIST!!!  In the tradition of coaster channels everywhere, we decided to post our "Tier list" of the Top 30 most visited parks, other than Disney and Universal, and rank them based on if they are "Super Elite" parks to the "Bad" parks to the "We have not gone, but we want to visit." 

We want to preface this by saying that this is OUR OPINION of the rankings of parks.  You can have a totally different opinion, and that's ok.  Just let us know in the comments which of y...

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Oooo, the tea is Piping Hot for this SPECIAL Bonus Episode of Thrill Seeking Teachers.  We are discussing the recent article of the FORMER President of Cedar Fair, Matt Ouimet, and his "discontent" with the new merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair that happened this past year.   He is "Not pleased" with the present Board Members and how they are running the new Six Flags Entertainment Company into the ground and effectively DESTROYING what he took years to build.  

We examine some of...

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Welcome to another great episode of the Thrill Seeking Teachers Podcast.  The podcast is comprised of Thrill Seekers Will and Dave, who happen to be teachers. We love to talk about everything theme park and coaster-related. So if that is your cup of tea, then we are the channel for you.

In this episode, we talk about our recent adventure at Canada's Wonderland and share some of our favorite moments of our whirlwind summer theme park tour.  Which of our visits was our favorite, and which one could we have done wi...

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The Thrill-Seeking Teachers just came back from a trip to Canada's Wonderland.  We wanted to review our experience at this fantastic park: the highs and the lows. We met some fellow coaster enthusiasts there as well.   If you have ever visited Canada's Wonderland, tell us about your experience. We would love to hear from you and shout you out on our next episode.     Don't forget to hit the like button and follow our Podcast. 

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We have some STUFF to get off of our chest in this Episode!!  Here we are discussing some of the SHADY things that are going on with the new merger of the Six Flags Cooperation.  Including what in the HECK is going on with the opening, or lack thereof, of Pantherian!!!  Patrons have been waiting for so long for a ride that is already there to finally open.  This combined with the announced delay of a new ride at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey and you have some Coaster Enthusiasts that are...

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We just came back from our two day adventure trip to Two different Theme Parks.  We spent a day at Kings Island in Mason Ohio and a day at Holiday World in Santa Claus Indiana.  

We go over our highs and our lows on this adventure.  We got some great rides and some awesome surprises.  Check out our Video Vlog when it comes out.  Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments and tell us your favorite ride at these parks.  

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In this episode, we talk INTRODUCE OURSELVES!! We are very brief however LOL.  We then dive into the controversial issues surrounding the use of "Skip The Line" passes at parks and the implementation of how "Elite" they are to the overall experience at amusement parks. 

We also get into the highly controversial topic of the use of "ADA" (Americans Disability Act) to "skip the line" and if there should be more regulations so people that may not necessarily have a disability does not take advantage of the system used by people wh...