Those Happy Places
Those Happy Places

Those Happy Places

Buddy Duquesne and Alice White

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Those Happy Places is a podcast about Theme Park Rides, Attractions, and Lands. We focus on the stories they tell, how they tell them, and why it matters. Those Happy Places is produced by Alice White and edited by Buddy Duquesne. Our theme music is "Golden Gate" by The California Feetwarmers, featuring Phil Alvin.

Recent Episodes

Eyes of Mara Episode 4: It Belongs in a Museum -or- There is Nothing You Can Possess That I Cannot Take Away
OCT 28, 2022
Eyes of Mara Episode 4: It Belongs in a Museum -or- There is Nothing You Can Possess That I Cannot Take Away
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s time for one last dive into the Temple of Mara to answer some big questions about Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure. What does this ride really mean? Where does its core appeal lie? How does it harness both storytelling and atmosphere to earn its status as a classic attraction? What, if anything, can replace it—and will there ever be a need to?</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Join Buddy and Alice as they conclude the adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the last of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoyed the ride!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Be sure to visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thosehappyplaces">Patreon </a>for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our <a href="https://discord.gg/5mr7c9f">Discord Server</a>!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Those Happy Places is Produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/AliceWhiteTHP">Alice White</a> and Edited By <a href="https://twitter.com/buddy_duquesne">Buddy Duquesne</a>. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the <a href="http://www.californiafeetwarmers.com/">California Feetwarmers</a>, Featuring Phil Alvin.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Music for Eyes of Mara comes from <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/">HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive</a>, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Additional music comes from <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/">Kevin Macleod. </a>All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Attribution 4.0 License</a>. Tracks in this Episode: </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-bossa-nova<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Night In Venice by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p>
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Eyes of Mara Episode 3: The Ride Today -or- Eternal Youth and Beauty
OCT 22, 2022
Eyes of Mara Episode 3: The Ride Today -or- Eternal Youth and Beauty
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Over 27 years since its opening day in 1995, Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure remains one of its most popular attractions. That said, it’s also one of the most infamously broken attractions at the resort. How exactly can we categorize the way this now-classic dark ride has aged? Has it had its fill from the Fountain of Youth, or has its influence withered like that of Mara himself? What does the ride need today to truly keep pace with the most advanced attractions in the parks?</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Join Buddy and Alice as they continue the adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the third of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoy the ride!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Be sure to visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thosehappyplaces">Patreon </a>for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our <a href="https://discord.gg/5mr7c9f">Discord Server</a>!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Those Happy Places is Produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/AliceWhiteTHP">Alice White</a> and Edited By <a href="https://twitter.com/buddy_duquesne">Buddy Duquesne</a>. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the <a href="http://www.californiafeetwarmers.com/">California Feetwarmers</a>, Featuring Phil Alvin.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Music for Eyes of Mara comes from <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/">HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive</a>, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Additional music comes from <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/">Kevin Macleod. </a>All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Attribution 4.0 License</a>. Tracks in this Episode: </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Tango de Manzana by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4460-tango-de-manzana<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p>
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Eyes of Mara Episode 2: The Ride as Opened -or- Glittering Gold, it is Yours
OCT 14, 2022
Eyes of Mara Episode 2: The Ride as Opened -or- Glittering Gold, it is Yours
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye opened at Disneyland in 1995 as one of the most advanced Theme Park Attractions of its era. Nearly 30 years later, it remains one of the most popular attractions at the Disneyland resort—despite, in the opinion of some fans, having long since outlived its “glory days.” Was its brilliance as fleeting as the Treasure of Mara itself? What about the queue and ride itself makes this attraction’s opening so legendary? How did it tell its story—and what makes it stand alone as both a thrill ride and a narrative experience?</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Join Buddy and Alice as they continue the adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the second of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoy the ride!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Be sure to visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thosehappyplaces">Patreon </a>for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our <a href="https://discord.gg/5mr7c9f">Discord Server</a>!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Those Happy Places is Produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/AliceWhiteTHP">Alice White</a> and Edited By <a href="https://twitter.com/buddy_duquesne">Buddy Duquesne</a>. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the <a href="http://www.californiafeetwarmers.com/">California Feetwarmers</a>, Featuring Phil Alvin.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Music for Eyes of Mara comes from <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/">HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive</a>, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time, SomeWhere in the Dark</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Additional music comes from <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/">Kevin Macleod. </a>All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Attribution 4.0 License</a>. Tracks in this Episode: </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hep Cats by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3867-hep-cats<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba<br>License : https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hard Boiled by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3857-hard-boiled<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p>
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Eyes of Mara Episode 1: History and Development -or- You Seek The Future
OCT 7, 2022
Eyes of Mara Episode 1: History and Development -or- You Seek The Future
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In March of 1995, Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye opened at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Since then, the attraction has gone from revolutionary in its use of technology and effects to a legacy attraction—the successes of which have been used and re-used in a whole new generation of theme park rides and attractions. In this episode, we dive into the history of the ride’s development—how Lucasfilm and Disney began their in-park collaborations, early concepts for the attraction and its place in Adventureland, its unique design elements, and its unique place as a melding between the analog and digital ages of Theme Park Attractions.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Join Buddy and Alice as they begin a new adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the first of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoy the ride!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Be sure to visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thosehappyplaces">Patreon </a>for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our <a href="https://discord.gg/5mr7c9f">Discord Server</a>!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Those Happy Places is Produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/AliceWhiteTHP">Alice White</a> and Edited By <a href="https://twitter.com/buddy_duquesne">Buddy Duquesne</a>. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the <a href="http://www.californiafeetwarmers.com/">California Feetwarmers</a>, Featuring Phil Alvin.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Music for Eyes of Mara comes from <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/">HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive</a>, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time, SomeWhere in the Dark</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Additional music comes from <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/">Kevin Macleod. </a>All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Attribution 4.0 License</a>. Tracks in this Episode: </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3873-hidden-past<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4331-secret-of-tiki-island<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-bossa-nova<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p>
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Theme Parks 100: What is Literature? Or: Page, Stage, Screen, and Place
AUG 19, 2022
Theme Parks 100: What is Literature? Or: Page, Stage, Screen, and Place
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Welcome back to class for our fifth and final lecture! Join Alice and Buddy as they discuss their relationship with literature as scholars, educators, creators, and fans of theme parks. What are the connections between the worlds of Literature and our favorite theme parks? How and why do we treat Theme Parks like literature? What is the canon of Theme Parks, Rides, and Attractions—and how do we take a medium that uses so much land, labor, and technology to create within and democratize it the way other mediums have in the past few decades?</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s another episode of Theme Parks 100, a Summer School Series from Those Happy Places! This is the fifth and final episode. We’re now officially on a short hiatus, but we’ll be back in your feeds soon! We hope you enjoyed the series.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.podvoices.help">Podvoices Help</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Be sure to visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thosehappyplaces">Patreon </a>for all of the cool Passholder benefits, stretch goals, and an exclusive, long-lost episode of Those Happy Places! Join us on our <a href="https://discord.gg/5mr7c9f">Discord Server</a>!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Those Happy Places is Produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/AliceWhiteTHP">Alice White</a> and Edited By <a href="https://twitter.com/buddy_duquesne">Buddy Duquesne</a>. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the <a href="http://www.californiafeetwarmers.com/">California Feetwarmers</a>, Featuring Phil Alvin.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Music for Theme Parks 100 comes from <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/">HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive</a>, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: Waiting on a Train, Blue Skies, Day Dreams, Sailing Away, NPC Theme, Keeping Cool, Laundry on the Wire, Bikini Bottom, Western Showdown, and Mushrooms</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Additional music comes from <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/">Kevin Macleod. </a>All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Attribution 4.0 License</a>. Tracks in this Episode: </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod<br>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms<br>License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</p>
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