In Novemeber 2013, the Season Pass team traveled down to Orlando Florida to cover the biggest theme park exposition in the world–IAAPA (aka: The International Association of Amusement Parks).  Here’s Part 1 of multiple covering the massive event: Interviews with Tom Burnet (CEO of Accesso), Lee Cockerell (Former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World), Marty Sklar (Former head of Walt Disney Imagineering), Paul Noland (President and CEO of IAAPA) and Mario Mamon (Chairman of the IAAPA Board/Chairman and President of Enchanted Kingdom Park).  If you want to know the people behind the industry and find out the newest trends, take a listen.

Doug Barnes
Doug Barnes is a Life Long Fan of Theme Parks and Roller Coasters as well as a fan of Podcasting. Doug has spent his entire life living and meandering under the California sky; regularly attending many parks including Disneyland, DCA, Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (AKA-Marine World), California's Great America (AKA-PGA), and more. Doug has toured all over the country in search of Great Themed Recreational Fun including Florida, Ohio, Texas, Nevada, Indiana, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Missouri & more. Aside from his duties as master of ceremonies for the MiceChat Podcast, Doug owns the critically acclaimed Season Pass Podcast: http://www.seasonpasspodcast.com/