The Inverted Creative Podcast

We got our girl married!! Allison had a very coaster wedding over the weekend, and we have the bride and groom with the Nate of Honor and the Best Man to talk all about it while on the road to Cedar Point! (Sorry for the audio on that, btw!) We recap the whole wedding and reception, with lots of focus on creative and coaster details throughout. And just overall shenanigans. It was a perfect day!!We totally forgot to mention anything about the Patreon, but a BIG shoutout to our Patrons! Much love to Chris, Chad, and Adam for the support! Check out https://www.patreon.com/c/InvertedCreative if you want to learn more!

We're joined this week by our friend Kelli once again, who is big into running and themed events! Last week, Allison and Kelli participated in the inaugural Run Dollywood Weekend, with Allison completing the 10K and Kelli completing the Half Marathon. Plus, lots of talk about RunDisney events (which Jenn and Allison have both done), other parks getting into the running weekend fun, and even some international events.Go listen to Kelli's podcast! Thrills, Chills, and Spills PodcastA big THANK YOU to our Patreon supporters!! Much love to Chris, Chad, and Adam! Check out https://www.patreon.com/c/InvertedCreative if you want to learn more!

Chris has been a longtime supporter of the podcast, and fresh off his PR Boston Marathon finish, we wanted to have him on to talk all things running! We go in-depth on the Disney Marathon, the Boston Marathon, running content creation, and more! Go follow Chris!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoesthedistance/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisGoesTheDistanceThank you to our Patreon supporters! Much love to Chris, Chad, Adam! Join at https://www.patreon.com/c/InvertedCreative if you're interested! 

This week is a girl power episode as we welcome Nessa, aka @infuriatedplum! She's been going hard on reels lately, and we had a fun chat about her inspiration and process. We're a little unfocused in our interview because we were all a little hyped up, but that's just part of the fun of the episode!Also, we have a Patreon now!! Learn more and sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/c/InvertedCreativeGo follow Nessa!!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/infuriatedplum/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@WickedAirtime

6 hours of Europa content later...we finally have covered all aspects of the park we wanted to cover! We talk about Rulantica and how incredible of a waterpark it is, and go through the best parts of all of the resorts from our own experiences. Jenn also has updates from Great Adventure, and she actually finally recorded her Patreon videos!!

"The nature of PR? Fast turns, high stakes, constant motion. What matters is keeping the story on track and the outcome on point.” In this episode, we dive into creativity in public relations with Ryan Eldredge, Regional PR Manager for Six Flags Great Adventure, Dorney Park, and more. We talk about the strategy of bringing in content creators, teaser campaigns for new rides and areas, the development of a ride theme, his history with parks and content creation, and of course....lots of discussion on Project Purple coming to Great Adventure!

You've been blowing us up for missing our release day on Monday...but we had so much fun working on this extra special April Fool's episode for you! You have to listen to find out more, but just know that we also are joined once again by Mikhile (who had zero idea about the topic when we started recording), we talk a couple trip recaps from Jenn and Mike, and you'll learn more than you ever thought you could about one of Allison's biggest fears.

Allison is joined by her friend Braden to talk about all kinds of stuff! Braden's first coaster experience with a little push from an IOA team member, his time working at Disney, editing videos for Buzzed Bars, and more! Plus Allison goes into some of her Sky High obsession that you might now have known about...Follow Braden on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mightyfineairtime/

So much to talk about, we have a part two! (And inevitably, a part three at some point...) Jenn and Joey finish going through all of the themed areas, we talk a few other creative things about the park, and we finally get to all of our listener comments - and you all had so much to say!!Follow Joey for some occasional Europa content lol: https://www.instagram.com/joeyschadenberg/

So much to talk about, you're gonna get multiple episodes about it! In this one, Jenn (whose home park is basically Europa) and Joey (Jenn's Voltron ride op bf) go through a majority of the themed areas in the park, talking about immersion, rides, food offerings, vibes, and more. Allison contributes where she can because she's only spent two days at the park lol. Also an quick Orlando recap and Coaster Madness update!

We are officially weekly!! In this Conversations episode, Allison chats with her friend Ethan, who shares stories of a how he got into coasters during college, his time working operations at Cedar Point, a former attempt at vlogging, his love of coaster trivia (inspired by Bryant!), and lots more. And we didn't even get into our trip to Great Adventure for final rides on Kingda Ka!Ethan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boilercoasters/

Welcome to the first edition of Coaster Enthusiast Conversations, featuring Allison's good friend Alex! We talk about how he got into the hobby, what some of his hot takes are, what creative aspects he's driven to, and some coaster and park goals (plus Allison tries to convince him to book flights for a trip live on air...multiple times). Bear with us as we get used to this new format lol but let us know what you think, and if you'd be interested in coming on with us sometime!Alex's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arrowsandaristocrats/

This is Bryant's 9th year running a Coaster Madness tournament, and he decided to switch things up—a fully randomized bracket, with matchups determined live during the episode. We had to bring back Nathaniel (hawkvandelay), our official Coaster Madness historian to go over all of the matchups as they happen. Plus, Bryant talks Coaster Cruise, and Allison has a mini-announcement for the future of the podcast!Voting starts later this month at https://www.instagram.com/coaster_365/ so make sure to go give Bryant a follow!

This episode, we tackle a deep dive on a very important but often overlooked aspect of theme parks...entrances and entry plazas! What makes a good park entrance—due to theming, ride interactions, or something else—or what parks are lacking a great entry? Our listeners are in pretty close agreement on the standouts! Hear about Jenn's recent Florida trip based on more vibes than coasters, and find out about Allison's (misplaced) issues with Dorney Park.

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 begins1:18:30 - Battle at the Ministry talk beginsHappy 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_Focushttps://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/@InvertedCreativeCoaster365: 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

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/coastercuzzieshttps://www.youtube.com/@ElToroRyanhttps://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_Focushttps://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.

Who knew park layouts could be considered creative? We talk about some of the best and worst park layouts we've experienced, and why they left an impact on us. Lots of listener comments, plus Flash Vertical Velocity recaps from Jenn and Allison, Jenn's massive rant on a coaster she hasn't been on yet, Bryant's recovery milestone, and more!

It's been a while since we've had an interview, but this one was worth the wait because Gina's watercolor artwork is absolutely incredible!! Literally we spent half of the interview just scrolling through her art in awe. We talk with Gina about her artistic process and inspirations, how she got into using watercolor and expanding her craft, her exciting upcoming coaster trip, and seriously just go look at her Instagram page and see for yourself. Also - a few minor podcast tweaks, Bryant's ridiculous Sabrina Carpenter trivia revealed, a Coaster Madness update, and Allison did a whoopsie and now has a trip report.Go support Gina!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gcartwork/Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GCArtWork

Queue lines are a necessary evil of this hobby...so we break down the best and worst ride queues, plus ways to make the experience better! What are the most innovative ways to improve the time spent in queue lines? We're also joined by our friend Ethan, who calls himself the Queuemeister. We're clearly opinionated on this topic because it's our longest episode yet...oops.Ethan's Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/boilercoasters/

It's Allison and Bryant's favorite time of year to collab...Coaster Madness is upon us! We're joined by Nathaniel (aka hawkvandelay), our new official Coaster Madness historian, to give a behind the scenes look at Bryant's annual Coaster Madness tournament. How does seeding work? What's the graphics process and how far behind is Allison on graphics this year?? (spoiler alert...she's very behind.) But more importantly...Bryant reveals every matchup of the 2025 bracket, with analysis and predictions from Nathaniel. Plus, Jenn is back, we have a couple extra cameos, finally some new trivia, and more! Coaster Madness starts on March 1 on Coaster365 socials!https://x.com/coaster365https://www.instagram.com/coaster_365/Nathaniel's socials:https://x.com/hawkvandelayhttps://www.instagram.com/hawkvandelay/

Jenn was busy in Orlando and Bryant was about to board a cruise, so we recorded a quick episode centered on roasting each others' Top 15 lists—blind! We didn't know each others' official rankings before getting into this, and we quickly learned...Allison is not good at roasting. We're joined by Mike with the Mullet to help give some (questionable) opinions on our lists! 

We have a surprise first international guest for our latest deep dive! We're joined by our friend Joey, a Voltron ride op from Germany (and also Jenn's bf) to talk about color schemes on roller coasters! Bryant blindly gives us his Top Ten coaster paint jobs to discuss, and we go through SO many listener comments on what is everyone's favorite color scheme, what doesn't quite work, and what people would want to change. 

Bring your appetite for this one! We are joined by our friend Alex (aka Rides and Bites) to talk about culinary experiences in the parks. We discuss creativity in culinary, some of the best meals we've ever had on a park visit, how food quality versus immersion and theming can impact a dining experience, and a quick trip recap from Alex!Go follow Alex on socials! X: https://x.com/ridesandbitesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridesandbites_/

We're joined by analog coaster photographer Laurel for a talk about her unique theme park photography methods! And if you know Laurel, of course we talk a ton about Magnum XL-200. Plus recent trip recaps, more trivia, and of course our usual shenanigans!Follow Laurel on social media! https://www.instagram.com/thrills_on_film/https://x.com/laurelxl200

Allison and Jenn are joined by our friend Nate to recap their recent trips to Europe, including lots of fangirling over Europa Park and Phantasialand, which Bryant skipped because of... SPOILERS!! Yes, spoiler warning, because we talk in-depth about rides at these two parks that you may not want to know if you haven't been there yet! And 'tis the season, as we talk about holiday events at the parks! Are rides or holiday ambiance most important? What are the top events in the US and some of the worldwide events we want to attend? What are the best park events we've been to? Go follow Nate!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Coaster_FocusInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaster_focus

Ever wondered what it takes to do social media and content production for a family theme park? Gabriel Darretta joins us to talk about his experiences working at Sesame Place! Follow Sesame Place on socials and check out some of the content discussed in the episode!https://www.instagram.com/sesameplacehttps://www.tiktok.com/channel/sesame-place

Our first "deep dive" episode is all about music at parks and on rides! We touch on psychology of music on memory, IMAscore and their prevalence in the industry, music helping with theme immersion, and a bunch of listener comments on favorite park music. Also, Allison and Jenn recap their visits to Six Flags Great Adventure! 

We have our first guest!! We have a chat about with Gary of Coasting With Culture about his creative process for his YouTube channel, and some of his unique travel experiences. We also recap our weekend together In Cincinnati, where Jenn has some thoughts on her first visit to Kings Island!Coasting With Culture Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoastingwithCulture

In our very first episode of the Inverted Creative Podcast, we introduce ourselves and a little about our lives as coaster enthusiasts, and answer a plethora of questions submitted by listeners!

The Inverted Creative Podcast is here!! We’ll be talking to all sorts of creative personalities in the theme park and roller coaster world - including park professionals, content creators, YouTubers, photographers, designers, and more to get a deep dive into theme park creativity.Stay tuned - this should be a fun ride!-Allison, Bryant, and Jenn