web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:44:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Opposite Attractions: A Theme Park Design Show - Episodes Tagged with “Superhero” https://www.opposite-attractions.com/tags/superhero Thu, 28 Dec 2017 09:00:00 -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 Challenge: What Stays And What Goes (Season Finale) http://www.opposite-attractions.com/15 c14f5516-9b02-4196-9356-e43a4b3ebec0 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 09:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye and Jim kill their babies. Or at least, Scottye says that is what Jim is doing. Jim doesn't not agree as they decide what attractions will live on forever in the annals of Apex and which should never have been thought up in the first place. 32:34 yes This week, we finish season one by figuring out the fifteen attractions that will become the core of Apex, The Peak Of Themed Entertainment. While Jim is more than happy to explain how dumb some of his ideas are, it becomes an issue of placement as they try to find five good attractions for the Hero, Villain, and Battle areas of their park. It's harder than it sounds. This week, we finish season one by figuring out the fifteen attractions that will become the core of Apex, The Peak Of Themed Entertainment. While Jim is more than happy to explain how dumb some of his ideas are, it becomes an issue of placement as they try to find five good attractions for the Hero, Villain, and Battle areas of their park. It's harder than it sounds.

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]]> Challenge: Sponsored Attraction http://www.opposite-attractions.com/14 bb7bccf1-103a-444f-81e8-499374e1968c Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim goes Clean. Scottye stays Golden. 32:29 yes This week, we find ourselves in a pickle to find some kind of sponsorship for an attraction at our park. While Jim is happy with his first choice, Scottye fields somewhere in the neighborhood of 741 phone calls with various corporations and other assorted odds and ends before going with his gut instincts and creating an attraction for the ages, or at least the old ages. Please note that this week's episode and next week's episode will both be dropping on Wednesdays before a two week layoff before the beginning of SEASON 2~ This week, we find ourselves in a pickle to find some kind of sponsorship for an attraction at our park. While Jim is happy with his first choice, Scottye fields somewhere in the neighborhood of 741 phone calls with various corporations and other assorted odds and ends before going with his gut instincts and creating an attraction for the ages, or at least the old ages.

Please note that this week's episode and next week's episode will both be dropping on Wednesdays before a two week layoff before the beginning of SEASON 2~

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]]> This week, we find ourselves in a pickle to find some kind of sponsorship for an attraction at our park. While Jim is happy with his first choice, Scottye fields somewhere in the neighborhood of 741 phone calls with various corporations and other assorted odds and ends before going with his gut instincts and creating an attraction for the ages, or at least the old ages.

Please note that this week's episode and next week's episode will both be dropping on Wednesdays before a two week layoff before the beginning of SEASON 2~

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]]> Challenge: Music-Based Attraction http://www.opposite-attractions.com/12 3737a823-afa8-4704-93d0-fd69e6e45a3c Mon, 04 Dec 2017 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye and Jim bring music to the world of Apex. This episode might just be the peak of themed entertainment. Scottye plays the guitar. Jim cries. 35:27 yes This week, it's all about the music! After a somewhat brief discussion of Scottye's plan to bring a slight agoraphobe to Orlando, we bring forth our creations for this week's challenge. Jim puts all his marbles into the Wallflowers while Scottye is visited from space by the alien Kavinbacahn. The villainous Milo Strange will never be the same again, that's for sure. This week, it's all about the music! After a somewhat brief discussion of Scottye's plan to bring a slight agoraphobe to Orlando, we bring forth our creations for this week's challenge. Jim puts all his marbles into the Wallflowers while Scottye is visited from space by the alien Kavinbacahn. The villainous Milo Strange will never be the same again, that's for sure.

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]]> This week, it's all about the music! After a somewhat brief discussion of Scottye's plan to bring a slight agoraphobe to Orlando, we bring forth our creations for this week's challenge. Jim puts all his marbles into the Wallflowers while Scottye is visited from space by the alien Kavinbacahn. The villainous Milo Strange will never be the same again, that's for sure.

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]]> Challenge: Motion Simulator http://www.opposite-attractions.com/11 0c30e3b8-06ee-4a28-a488-eef6cdb5b155 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye and Jim discuss the life and death of DisneyQuest for far too long, then ramble a bit about their superhero motion simulators. Pardon the slightly messy audio quality. Jim apologizes profusely. 32:48 yes This week, DisneyQuest is officially a flat plane of land. Your hosts discuss their various visits to the indoor "amusement park" and then answer the challenge of the motion simulator Jim put up last week. Scottye spends most of his time running into a wall with a monkey, while Jim tries, and fails quickly, to create a potential new cartoon franchise for the park. Audio quality took a slight hit, once again due to Jim's shortcomings and scheduling conflicts. He's still a beast on Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam, may it rest in peace. This week, DisneyQuest is officially a flat plane of land. Your hosts discuss their various visits to the indoor "amusement park" and then answer the challenge of the motion simulator Jim put up last week. Scottye spends most of his time running into a wall with a monkey, while Jim tries, and fails quickly, to create a potential new cartoon franchise for the park. Audio quality took a slight hit, once again due to Jim's shortcomings and scheduling conflicts. He's still a beast on Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam, may it rest in peace.

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]]> This week, DisneyQuest is officially a flat plane of land. Your hosts discuss their various visits to the indoor "amusement park" and then answer the challenge of the motion simulator Jim put up last week. Scottye spends most of his time running into a wall with a monkey, while Jim tries, and fails quickly, to create a potential new cartoon franchise for the park. Audio quality took a slight hit, once again due to Jim's shortcomings and scheduling conflicts. He's still a beast on Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam, may it rest in peace.

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]]> Challenge: On-Site Hotel http://www.opposite-attractions.com/10 c11a4476-cbbf-48db-806f-9ffaf7187c9c Mon, 13 Nov 2017 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye and Jim give Apex its very own hotel. Scottye goes for a skewed Grand Californian vibe and Jim builds a Stanford Prison. Talk about being off-brand. 36:40 yes This week it's all about giving our theme park a hotel for guests to sleep their money away in. What started out as something Jim wasn't even concerned about quickly went totally sideways, proving not every idea he has ever come up with is a good one. While Scottye builds an immersive asylum full of paid actors, Jim decides what his theme park experience really needs is some good old class warfare and overt power struggles. This was not intentional. Also, duct tape toilets, just because. This week it's all about giving our theme park a hotel for guests to sleep their money away in. What started out as something Jim wasn't even concerned about quickly went totally sideways, proving not every idea he has ever come up with is a good one. While Scottye builds an immersive asylum full of paid actors, Jim decides what his theme park experience really needs is some good old class warfare and overt power struggles. This was not intentional. Also, duct tape toilets, just because.

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]]> This week it's all about giving our theme park a hotel for guests to sleep their money away in. What started out as something Jim wasn't even concerned about quickly went totally sideways, proving not every idea he has ever come up with is a good one. While Scottye builds an immersive asylum full of paid actors, Jim decides what his theme park experience really needs is some good old class warfare and overt power struggles. This was not intentional. Also, duct tape toilets, just because.

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]]> Challenge: Halloween Hard Ticket Special Event http://www.opposite-attractions.com/9 957cf966-8b4e-455a-a83d-5034a31d7885 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 02:00:00 -0500 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim and Scottye apparently join the cast of RENT and share with you their ideas for Apex's Halloween special event! Scottye wants you to join the Alliance, and Jim just wants you to have a nice nap and battle for your freedom. 34:43 yes This week, we take all the Not-So-Scary and Horror Night hullaballoo and try to give Apex its very own super special Halloween event for kids and parents with tons of money of all ages. Scottye doesn't much prepare but still mainly outdoes Jim, who desperately wants people to feel like they are getting their money's worth out of a (expletive-deleted) nine hour event that will surely not make any children (or park employees) cranky whatsoever. This week, we take all the Not-So-Scary and Horror Night hullaballoo and try to give Apex its very own super special Halloween event for kids and parents with tons of money of all ages. Scottye doesn't much prepare but still mainly outdoes Jim, who desperately wants people to feel like they are getting their money's worth out of a (expletive-deleted) nine hour event that will surely not make any children (or park employees) cranky whatsoever.

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]]> This week, we take all the Not-So-Scary and Horror Night hullaballoo and try to give Apex its very own super special Halloween event for kids and parents with tons of money of all ages. Scottye doesn't much prepare but still mainly outdoes Jim, who desperately wants people to feel like they are getting their money's worth out of a (expletive-deleted) nine hour event that will surely not make any children (or park employees) cranky whatsoever.

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]]> Challenge: Gift Shop Ride! http://www.opposite-attractions.com/8 da17425a-999b-4927-ad10-24ecc8d28e90 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim and Scottye try their hand at something that has probably never been done - a ride/attraction themed around a gift shop. Eat it, Disney! 38:04 yes This week, it's all about that consumerism and a little bit of fun as Jim and Scottye do their best to give APEX a gift show themed attraction. While Jim sets out to reinvent the entirety of Apex's theme, at least a little, Scottye in turn uses the power of the multiple choice questionnaire to put everyone in their place whether they like it or not. In the end, both do remarkable similar things and both go trackless and, eventually, get their park visitors to open their wallets and dump them into our coffers, which is really all any theme park has as a goal. This week, it's all about that consumerism and a little bit of fun as Jim and Scottye do their best to give APEX a gift show themed attraction. While Jim sets out to reinvent the entirety of Apex's theme, at least a little, Scottye in turn uses the power of the multiple choice questionnaire to put everyone in their place whether they like it or not. In the end, both do remarkable similar things and both go trackless and, eventually, get their park visitors to open their wallets and dump them into our coffers, which is really all any theme park has as a goal.

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]]> This week, it's all about that consumerism and a little bit of fun as Jim and Scottye do their best to give APEX a gift show themed attraction. While Jim sets out to reinvent the entirety of Apex's theme, at least a little, Scottye in turn uses the power of the multiple choice questionnaire to put everyone in their place whether they like it or not. In the end, both do remarkable similar things and both go trackless and, eventually, get their park visitors to open their wallets and dump them into our coffers, which is really all any theme park has as a goal.

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]]> Challenge: Night-time Spectacular! http://www.opposite-attractions.com/7 84619487-b139-4e9f-9f7f-511fe051caf9 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Jim shoves Scottye's layout changes straight out of the way en route to a brand new arena show for Apex. Scottye isn't all that upset by any of it. 37:55 yes This week, it's all about the night time shows. Scottye and Jim spend some time mocking Universal's paltry attempt and both have varying opinions of Disney World's various outings. Scottye hates the rain, and Jim hates having to go to a theater, which makes his choice to use a theater for Apex's grand finale of a show a little suspect. Things turn into a real slobberknocker, however, and the main known as Craig (or maybe that's Greg, or something) Apex is born. This is a real turning point, folks. This week, it's all about the night time shows. Scottye and Jim spend some time mocking Universal's paltry attempt and both have varying opinions of Disney World's various outings. Scottye hates the rain, and Jim hates having to go to a theater, which makes his choice to use a theater for Apex's grand finale of a show a little suspect. Things turn into a real slobberknocker, however, and the main known as Craig (or maybe that's Greg, or something) Apex is born.

This is a real turning point, folks.

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]]> This week, it's all about the night time shows. Scottye and Jim spend some time mocking Universal's paltry attempt and both have varying opinions of Disney World's various outings. Scottye hates the rain, and Jim hates having to go to a theater, which makes his choice to use a theater for Apex's grand finale of a show a little suspect. Things turn into a real slobberknocker, however, and the main known as Craig (or maybe that's Greg, or something) Apex is born.

This is a real turning point, folks.

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]]> Challenge: Dead Person Audio-Animatronic Attraction http://www.opposite-attractions.com/6 83fd2fa1-4b4f-4807-9a09-51ffcd7602a0 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye and Jim forever cement the legacy of some dead celebrities as animatronics! Scottye goes for the easy out, sort of, and Jim boldly goes bang-zoom to the moooooooooon! 34:18 yes After a week neck-deep in the world of Disney, Jim returns with visions of astronauts dancing through his head and viruses dancing through his lungs and throat. Scottye, meanwhile, goes the more obvious route of combining "dead guy" and "superhero" and gives us.........an evil Theodore Logan? Well, it's worse than that. Things get pretty weird all around in this one, folks. After a week neck-deep in the world of Disney, Jim returns with visions of astronauts dancing through his head and viruses dancing through his lungs and throat. Scottye, meanwhile, goes the more obvious route of combining "dead guy" and "superhero" and gives us.........an evil Theodore Logan? Well, it's worse than that. Things get pretty weird all around in this one, folks.

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]]> After a week neck-deep in the world of Disney, Jim returns with visions of astronauts dancing through his head and viruses dancing through his lungs and throat. Scottye, meanwhile, goes the more obvious route of combining "dead guy" and "superhero" and gives us.........an evil Theodore Logan? Well, it's worse than that. Things get pretty weird all around in this one, folks.

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]]> Challenge: Spooooooky http://www.opposite-attractions.com/4 052e51b7-4478-4cf4-ba12-ab2ad196950e Mon, 25 Sep 2017 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye and Jim try their best to be spooky and scary. Jim ruins a family and Scottye commits simulated murder for fun. 34:22 yes This week, the challenge of building a spooky attraction tries to be answered. Jim goes the non-obvious hero route while Scottye drags us all kicking and screaming to a villainous demise. Somehow both use the scariest attraction of all, Journey Into Imagination With Figment, as their starting point. This week, the challenge of building a spooky attraction tries to be answered. Jim goes the non-obvious hero route while Scottye drags us all kicking and screaming to a villainous demise. Somehow both use the scariest attraction of all, Journey Into Imagination With Figment, as their starting point.

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]]> This week, the challenge of building a spooky attraction tries to be answered. Jim goes the non-obvious hero route while Scottye drags us all kicking and screaming to a villainous demise. Somehow both use the scariest attraction of all, Journey Into Imagination With Figment, as their starting point.

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]]> Challenge: The "Weenie" http://www.opposite-attractions.com/3 850a7a95-a361-4faa-9d15-2823a74eaeb9 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore Scottye and Jim do their best to design something that may be considered a "weenie" in the mind of Walt Disney. 35:31 yes What's a weenie? It's something that draws you to a location in a theme park. Think of Cinderella Castle, or the Tower of Terror. They beckon you to a place with their grandeur or their other adjective I can't think of right now. Scottye and Jim have weenies to share with you, and yes we absolutely know how that sounds when spoken out loud. In this episode, a keystone villain is introduced, a potential epic hero is created, and both hosts slam multiple theme park attractions together in the bizarre mating ritual known as "almost no good ideas". Also, bunny ran away. BUNNY! What's a weenie? It's something that draws you to a location in a theme park. Think of Cinderella Castle, or the Tower of Terror. They beckon you to a place with their grandeur or their other adjective I can't think of right now. Scottye and Jim have weenies to share with you, and yes we absolutely know how that sounds when spoken out loud. In this episode, a keystone villain is introduced, a potential epic hero is created, and both hosts slam multiple theme park attractions together in the bizarre mating ritual known as "almost no good ideas". Also, bunny ran away.

BUNNY!

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]]> What's a weenie? It's something that draws you to a location in a theme park. Think of Cinderella Castle, or the Tower of Terror. They beckon you to a place with their grandeur or their other adjective I can't think of right now. Scottye and Jim have weenies to share with you, and yes we absolutely know how that sounds when spoken out loud. In this episode, a keystone villain is introduced, a potential epic hero is created, and both hosts slam multiple theme park attractions together in the bizarre mating ritual known as "almost no good ideas". Also, bunny ran away.

BUNNY!

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]]> Challenge: Hyperion http://www.opposite-attractions.com/2 dc890477-80c5-4096-812a-978c4b925a1f Mon, 11 Sep 2017 02:00:00 -0400 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore full 1 Jim Murphy & Scottye Moore The hosts give their ideas on how to use one of the Disney company's favorite names - Hyperion - as the basis for an attraction. 39:17 yes After some follow-up from the pilot episode about theme park naming, Jim hunkers down in an old military installation to give his version of a super-villain attraction known as "Hyperion: Window To The Future" while Scottye also jumps onto that superhero train and shares his vision for a wacky team-based shoot-em-up that pits guest against guest while locked in incredibly specific branding combat. After some follow-up from the pilot episode about theme park naming, Jim hunkers down in an old military installation to give his version of a super-villain attraction known as "Hyperion: _Wind_ow To The Future" while Scottye also jumps onto that superhero train and shares his vision for a wacky team-based shoot-em-up that pits guest against guest while locked in incredibly specific branding combat.

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]]> After some follow-up from the pilot episode about theme park naming, Jim hunkers down in an old military installation to give his version of a super-villain attraction known as "Hyperion: _Wind_ow To The Future" while Scottye also jumps onto that superhero train and shares his vision for a wacky team-based shoot-em-up that pits guest against guest while locked in incredibly specific branding combat.

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