web01.fireside.fm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:26:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Opposite Attractions: A Theme Park Design Show - Episodes Tagged with “Roller Coaster” https://www.opposite-attractions.com/tags/roller%20coaster Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:00:00 -0500 A former Universal Studios Florida employee and a former Walt Disney World cast member challenge each other to imagineer their own theme parks, one attraction at a time, while also discussing the current state of the theme park industry. Hosted by Scottye Moore and Jim Murphy. en-us episodic A comedy design challenge podcast about creating theme parks that are 'technically possible'. Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore A former Universal Studios Florida employee and a former Walt Disney World cast member challenge each other to imagineer their own theme parks, one attraction at a time, while also discussing the current state of the theme park industry. Hosted by Scottye Moore and Jim Murphy. yes imagineering, disney, theme parks, universal studios, comedy, design, architecture, walt disney world, walt disney, epcot, animal kingdom, disneyland Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore oppattshow@gmail.com Coaster vs Bender http://www.opposite-attractions.com/161 9b0ae1a0-2c60-4703-8dae-83bb20be6544 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 10 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim lays down some track. Scottye invokes a rite of passage. 36:37 yes This week, we discuss all the news we missed on our accidental week off (power surges and scheduling conflicts hooray!), have a quick chat about our "favorite" Disney Villains, and then set about giving JimCity and Party Town some seasonal festival style events. First up, Jim gives amateurs a chance to build and test their own thrill rides as he presents Coast-To-Boast, a roller coaster design festival for all ages! Meanwhile, Scottye has opened Party Town to Amish adolescense for his take on the tradition of Rumspringa. Who needs a few years away from the community when Party Town can show you the entire world in a scant three-day weekend?? disney, disney world, universal studios, design, imagineering, engineering, architecture, epcot, roller coaster, festival, seasonal event, disney villains, barney This week, we discuss all the news we missed on our accidental week off (power surges and scheduling conflicts hooray!), have a quick chat about our "favorite" Disney Villains, and then set about giving JimCity and Party Town some seasonal festival style events. First up, Jim gives amateurs a chance to build and test their own thrill rides as he presents Coast-To-Boast, a roller coaster design festival for all ages! Meanwhile, Scottye has opened Party Town to Amish adolescense for his take on the tradition of Rumspringa. Who needs a few years away from the community when Party Town can show you the entire world in a scant three-day weekend??

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]]> This week, we discuss all the news we missed on our accidental week off (power surges and scheduling conflicts hooray!), have a quick chat about our "favorite" Disney Villains, and then set about giving JimCity and Party Town some seasonal festival style events. First up, Jim gives amateurs a chance to build and test their own thrill rides as he presents Coast-To-Boast, a roller coaster design festival for all ages! Meanwhile, Scottye has opened Party Town to Amish adolescense for his take on the tradition of Rumspringa. Who needs a few years away from the community when Party Town can show you the entire world in a scant three-day weekend??

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]]> Fight vs Flight http://www.opposite-attractions.com/158 2eba592c-5e8a-4d50-af78-7bc593135fbb Mon, 18 Jan 2021 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 10 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye just wants to smash. Jim just wants to teach. 34:25 yes This week, we give Party Town and JimCity some exciting robot based attractions after having a goof around a quiz about audio-animatronics. Who knew a sax-playing fish was part of the American Adventure? Anyway, first up, Scottye brings guests on board some jaegers to do some battle Pacific Rim-style. Oh, and you might also be drunk...'cause guess who else is a sponsor? Then, Jim shows his true colors as he forces(???) guests to undergo some ed-jim-ucation, only for them to predictably go on the run from robots. It's just like community college, except slightly better funded. disney, disney world, universal studios, design, imagineering, engineering, architecture, epcot, animatronics, robots, kaiju, roller coaster, simulator This week, we give Party Town and JimCity some exciting robot based attractions after having a goof around a quiz about audio-animatronics. Who knew a sax-playing fish was part of the American Adventure? Anyway, first up, Scottye brings guests on board some jaegers to do some battle Pacific Rim-style. Oh, and you might also be drunk...'cause guess who else is a sponsor? Then, Jim shows his true colors as he forces(???) guests to undergo some ed-jim-ucation, only for them to predictably go on the run from robots. It's just like community college, except slightly better funded.

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]]> This week, we give Party Town and JimCity some exciting robot based attractions after having a goof around a quiz about audio-animatronics. Who knew a sax-playing fish was part of the American Adventure? Anyway, first up, Scottye brings guests on board some jaegers to do some battle Pacific Rim-style. Oh, and you might also be drunk...'cause guess who else is a sponsor? Then, Jim shows his true colors as he forces(???) guests to undergo some ed-jim-ucation, only for them to predictably go on the run from robots. It's just like community college, except slightly better funded.

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]]> A Song Of Night And Fever http://www.opposite-attractions.com/132 600ca5d3-7cb6-4bb3-b5aa-dc7a237dad6a Mon, 29 Jun 2020 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 9 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye goes to orbit. Jim goes to a certain town. 29:11 yes This week, we fail at finding a relevant quiz and instead answer questions about A Goofy Movie before giving our music theme park some attractions based on everyone's favorite genre - DISCO. First up, Scottye invites in the funk as he brings guests aboard Earth, Wind, And Fire's Afro Orbiters, an attraction that I assume will eventually be replaced with The Princess And The Frog theming in about 25 years. Then, Jim asks his guests to Escape To Funkytown as he takes this Lipps, Incorporated diddy and does all the genres through a wild roller coaster of a four minute attraction. WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE POSSUM?! disney, disney world, universal studios, design, imagineering, engineering, architecture, disco, music, roller coaster, a goofy movie, goofy, lester's possum park This week, we fail at finding a relevant quiz and instead answer questions about A Goofy Movie before giving our music theme park some attractions based on everyone's favorite genre - DISCO. First up, Scottye invites in the funk as he brings guests aboard Earth, Wind, And Fire's Afro Orbiters, an attraction that I assume will eventually be replaced with The Princess And The Frog theming in about 25 years. Then, Jim asks his guests to Escape To Funkytown as he takes this Lipps, Incorporated diddy and does all the genres through a wild roller coaster of a four minute attraction.

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]]> This week, we fail at finding a relevant quiz and instead answer questions about A Goofy Movie before giving our music theme park some attractions based on everyone's favorite genre - DISCO. First up, Scottye invites in the funk as he brings guests aboard Earth, Wind, And Fire's Afro Orbiters, an attraction that I assume will eventually be replaced with The Princess And The Frog theming in about 25 years. Then, Jim asks his guests to Escape To Funkytown as he takes this Lipps, Incorporated diddy and does all the genres through a wild roller coaster of a four minute attraction.

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]]> A New Dollywood's Blazing Fury http://www.opposite-attractions.com/82 f65da19f-a829-4a9e-b717-e157fc64db42 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 6 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim uses fake fire. Scottye uses real fire. 34:21 yes This week, we talk all about the wonders of Dollywood and the unwonder that is Blazing Fury. Scottye gives everyone his own MST3K recap of the attraction before we try and repair it. Things go about as well as usual when fire and an 8 year old girl trying to steal your man are involved. There's also a quiz. Jim would write more for these notes, but he has encountered a slight RSI issue and isn't currently fond of typing. Enjoy the show, anyway! disney, disney world, universal studios, design, imagineering, engineering, architecture, blazing fury, dollywood, roller coaster, pigeon forge, quiz, dark ride This week, we talk all about the wonders of Dollywood and the unwonder that is Blazing Fury. Scottye gives everyone his own MST3K recap of the attraction before we try and repair it. Things go about as well as usual when fire and an 8 year old girl trying to steal your man are involved. There's also a quiz. Jim would write more for these notes, but he has encountered a slight RSI issue and isn't currently fond of typing. Enjoy the show, anyway!

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]]> This week, we talk all about the wonders of Dollywood and the unwonder that is Blazing Fury. Scottye gives everyone his own MST3K recap of the attraction before we try and repair it. Things go about as well as usual when fire and an 8 year old girl trying to steal your man are involved. There's also a quiz. Jim would write more for these notes, but he has encountered a slight RSI issue and isn't currently fond of typing. Enjoy the show, anyway!

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]]> A New Themed Amusement Park http://www.opposite-attractions.com/77 0cbe1411-cc9c-4198-af44-6eee948f24a6 Mon, 06 May 2019 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 6 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye takes off his hat at Epcot. Jim has a bigger tongue. 32:13 yes It's a brand new season, and that means pitching brand new theme parks! Scottye weaves a tale of coaster shenanigans in New Jersey and then turns the floor over to Jim, who halfheartedly suggests two theme park ideas based on 80% of the Planeteers and one with paths that would make the concrete at Disney's Animal Kingdom seem like foam in comparison. Then, we get to the meat of the season, as Scottye decides we need to forget our usual approach of originality and head into The Asylum. What does that mean? Tune in to find out! disney, disney world, universal studios, design, imagineering, engineering, architecture, ocean city, roller coaster, new, premiere, elements, honey i shrunk the kids It's a brand new season, and that means pitching brand new theme parks! Scottye weaves a tale of coaster shenanigans in New Jersey and then turns the floor over to Jim, who halfheartedly suggests two theme park ideas based on 80% of the Planeteers and one with paths that would make the concrete at Disney's Animal Kingdom seem like foam in comparison. Then, we get to the meat of the season, as Scottye decides we need to forget our usual approach of originality and head into The Asylum. What does that mean? Tune in to find out!

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]]> It's a brand new season, and that means pitching brand new theme parks! Scottye weaves a tale of coaster shenanigans in New Jersey and then turns the floor over to Jim, who halfheartedly suggests two theme park ideas based on 80% of the Planeteers and one with paths that would make the concrete at Disney's Animal Kingdom seem like foam in comparison. Then, we get to the meat of the season, as Scottye decides we need to forget our usual approach of originality and head into The Asylum. What does that mean? Tune in to find out!

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]]> The Quest For The Hydra http://www.opposite-attractions.com/71 5f41b2ea-b1be-49cd-9c4b-7560272e0ff1 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 5 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye stops world hunger. Jim reunites a family. 33:17 yes This week, Scottye regales us with the splendor and the horror of his recent central Florida theme park vacation, then both try thier hands at creating attractions based off the mythical Hydra. First up, Scottye follows the "technically possible" show tag down a strange path as he invites sixty four guests at a time to become a part of the Hydra itself on a megacoaster inside The Hydra's Cave. Hold on to your necks for that one. Then, Jim puts his neck on the line as he pitches the tale of Mystical Martin and Mechanical Maddox, two estranged brothers with different ideas on how to explore the underwater caves near their home. Guests can join Martin's Magical Caravan or Maddox's Super Submersible and embark on their tours, ending with a (not at all surprising given the theme of this episode) confrontation with the Hydra among the rocks. Also, hydrangeas. Aren't they swell? disney, disney world, universal studios, design, imagineering, engineering, architecture, D&D, hydra, myth, legend, submarine, roller coaster, vacation This week, Scottye regales us with the splendor and the horror of his recent central Florida theme park vacation, then both try thier hands at creating attractions based off the mythical Hydra. First up, Scottye follows the "technically possible" show tag down a strange path as he invites sixty four guests at a time to become a part of the Hydra itself on a megacoaster inside The Hydra's Cave. Hold on to your necks for that one. Then, Jim puts his neck on the line as he pitches the tale of Mystical Martin and Mechanical Maddox, two estranged brothers with different ideas on how to explore the underwater caves near their home. Guests can join Martin's Magical Caravan or Maddox's Super Submersible and embark on their tours, ending with a (not at all surprising given the theme of this episode) confrontation with the Hydra among the rocks. Also, hydrangeas. Aren't they swell?

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]]> This week, Scottye regales us with the splendor and the horror of his recent central Florida theme park vacation, then both try thier hands at creating attractions based off the mythical Hydra. First up, Scottye follows the "technically possible" show tag down a strange path as he invites sixty four guests at a time to become a part of the Hydra itself on a megacoaster inside The Hydra's Cave. Hold on to your necks for that one. Then, Jim puts his neck on the line as he pitches the tale of Mystical Martin and Mechanical Maddox, two estranged brothers with different ideas on how to explore the underwater caves near their home. Guests can join Martin's Magical Caravan or Maddox's Super Submersible and embark on their tours, ending with a (not at all surprising given the theme of this episode) confrontation with the Hydra among the rocks. Also, hydrangeas. Aren't they swell?

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]]> The Quest For Goblins http://www.opposite-attractions.com/65 404e117a-7b56-4be6-8190-10193193d338 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 5 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim commits regicide. Scottye has a vision. 32:09 yes This week, we discuss Scottye's vision board and a massively expensive VIP experience at WDW. Following that, we continue our quest of designing the Mysterious Kingdom by introducing some goblins into the mix. Mines continue to play a fun role in our theme park as Scottye sends guests into a bit of a kerfuffle between a village of dwarves and a village of goblins. Manage to sneak past some pesky dwarf gaurds and find yourself on a wild ride through, ahem, Tugnut's Shaft Drop, a cart coaster and drop attraction that'll have you holding onto your gorbins with all your might. Meanwhile, Jim put his guests through some anti-goblin training and into The Cave Of The Goblin King, where through the use of might, magic, and special effects you put an end to the nefarious Goblin King as well as some (probably cheaply made) puppets all in the search for treasure and probably another cheap keychain or mass-produced pin! disney, disney world, universal studios, design, imagineering, engineering, architecture, dungeons and dragons, quest, adventure, goblins, roller coaster, drop tower, magic This week, we discuss Scottye's vision board and a massively expensive VIP experience at WDW. Following that, we continue our quest of designing the Mysterious Kingdom by introducing some goblins into the mix. Mines continue to play a fun role in our theme park as Scottye sends guests into a bit of a kerfuffle between a village of dwarves and a village of goblins. Manage to sneak past some pesky dwarf gaurds and find yourself on a wild ride through, ahem, Tugnut's Shaft Drop, a cart coaster and drop attraction that'll have you holding onto your gorbins with all your might. Meanwhile, Jim put his guests through some anti-goblin training and into The Cave Of The Goblin King, where through the use of might, magic, and special effects you put an end to the nefarious Goblin King as well as some (probably cheaply made) puppets all in the search for treasure and probably another cheap keychain or mass-produced pin!

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]]> This week, we discuss Scottye's vision board and a massively expensive VIP experience at WDW. Following that, we continue our quest of designing the Mysterious Kingdom by introducing some goblins into the mix. Mines continue to play a fun role in our theme park as Scottye sends guests into a bit of a kerfuffle between a village of dwarves and a village of goblins. Manage to sneak past some pesky dwarf gaurds and find yourself on a wild ride through, ahem, Tugnut's Shaft Drop, a cart coaster and drop attraction that'll have you holding onto your gorbins with all your might. Meanwhile, Jim put his guests through some anti-goblin training and into The Cave Of The Goblin King, where through the use of might, magic, and special effects you put an end to the nefarious Goblin King as well as some (probably cheaply made) puppets all in the search for treasure and probably another cheap keychain or mass-produced pin!

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]]> Challenge: God Help The Outcasts (Meme-Based Attraction) http://www.opposite-attractions.com/25 9e36df98-0114-4f9c-8ee0-3d12c61164fb Mon, 26 Mar 2018 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 2 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim remembers memes from long, long ago. Scottye questions the statute of limitations. 31:24 yes This week, Scottye and Jim discuss theme park employee wear, minor and sometimes accidental acts of theft, and memes! Jim signs up a fifth day dad (tm) to be a Star Wars Kid, while Scottye dabs his way to internet fame and invents some kind of nyan cat dance-based rollercoaster complete with plenty of exposition as to what exactly the crap is going on. Pretty normal show, all in all. This week, Scottye and Jim discuss theme park employee wear, minor and sometimes accidental acts of theft, and memes! Jim signs up a fifth day dad (tm) to be a Star Wars Kid, while Scottye dabs his way to internet fame and invents some kind of nyan cat dance-based rollercoaster complete with plenty of exposition as to what exactly the crap is going on. Pretty normal show, all in all.

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]]> This week, Scottye and Jim discuss theme park employee wear, minor and sometimes accidental acts of theft, and memes! Jim signs up a fifth day dad (tm) to be a Star Wars Kid, while Scottye dabs his way to internet fame and invents some kind of nyan cat dance-based rollercoaster complete with plenty of exposition as to what exactly the crap is going on. Pretty normal show, all in all.

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]]> Challenge: Two Worlds One Family (All Ages/Family Attraction) http://www.opposite-attractions.com/21 c34b6716-8152-4be8-b1f3-1eb1dec804d1 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 2 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim goes to the spin zone. Scottye has an intervention. 37:31 yes We took a week off due to Valentine's Day being our recording day and the two hosts being a little under the weather. We return with some family style fun in our quest to not have crotches be part of every attraction. Jim's attraction reworks the classic tea cup aesthetic while Scottye decides the even a family ride needs some darkness and goes full A&E Channel on our theme park. Also, this episode was recorded live on Twitch, which we invite you to check out by going to link provided below. New episodes are usually recorded Wednesday nights around 9:30 PM EST, so you'll be able to watch us flail and anger any potential Twitch viewers by mocking things like Dragonball Z. Jim apologizes again for that. He has no idea what he is talking about. We took a week off due to Valentine's Day being our recording day and the two hosts being a little under the weather. We return with some family style fun in our quest to not have crotches be part of every attraction. Jim's attraction reworks the classic tea cup aesthetic while Scottye decides the even a family ride needs some darkness and goes full A&E Channel on our theme park.

Also, this episode was recorded live on Twitch, which we invite you to check out by going to link provided below. New episodes are usually recorded Wednesday nights around 9:30 PM EST, so you'll be able to watch us flail and anger any potential Twitch viewers by mocking things like Dragonball Z. Jim apologizes again for that. He has no idea what he is talking about.

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]]> We took a week off due to Valentine's Day being our recording day and the two hosts being a little under the weather. We return with some family style fun in our quest to not have crotches be part of every attraction. Jim's attraction reworks the classic tea cup aesthetic while Scottye decides the even a family ride needs some darkness and goes full A&E Channel on our theme park.

Also, this episode was recorded live on Twitch, which we invite you to check out by going to link provided below. New episodes are usually recorded Wednesday nights around 9:30 PM EST, so you'll be able to watch us flail and anger any potential Twitch viewers by mocking things like Dragonball Z. Jim apologizes again for that. He has no idea what he is talking about.

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