Theme Park Experts To Headline First Ever “Parks Con”

 by Beth Keating

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DisneyBizJournal.com

April 12, 2021

 

Have you ever dreamed of grabbing a snack with your favorite theme park vloggers and writers, and just immersing yourself in discussions about your most-loved theme park sights and sounds?  This may be your chance. Round up your family, make yourself comfy on the couch, and unwrap a few Mickey Bars or make a faux Dole Whip, and enjoy listening to the men and women who take theme park fandom to new heights.

More than three dozen top theme park experts will be getting together virtually at the very first “Parks Con” from April 26-April 28, 2021, in what is being billed as “the world’s largest virtual gathering of parks fans, like you.” The event will uncover fun behind-the-scenes stories, share hidden secrets of the parks, delve into the best ride strategies, and help you with planning for your next theme park vacation, including figuring out how to find the best food and drinks.  

 

The three day event will begin at 10 AM (Pacific time) each day, and offer a different panel each day of ten or more of “your favorite theme park experts, superfans, and legendary designers.” Each panelist’s presentation will remain up for 24 hours for viewers to enjoy.  

 

“Parks Con ‘21” is free to watch live, but you can also purchase an all-access pass that will give you advance access to the site; lifetime access on a special membership site so you can watch the presentations whenever you’d like; a limited edition Parks Con ’21 t-shirt; a Parks Con SWAG Pack full of goodies including pins, stickers, and lanyards; and more. An early bird, discounted price of $147 is available until the start of Parks Con, with the price going up to $177 during the event, and a $197 price tag to register after the event has aired.  For a special add-on to the all-access pass, you can also grab the $27 PDF file of all the notes, tips and tricks from 15+ hours of presentations so you don’t have to scramble to take notes of your own as you are listening.

 

Kicking off the event will be Disney Legend Tony Baxter, and the three days of panels will be broken up into “Florida Parks” on Monday, “California Parks” on Tuesday, and “International Parks” on Wednesday.  Other experts appearing at Parks Con include Lou Mongello of WDW Radio; Stephanie and Danny Shuster of WDW Magazine; Robert Niles from Theme Park Insider; and Matt Roseboom of Attractions Magazine, among the more than three dozen panelists. The event will be hosted by Jason Klein, the host of Magical Masterclass.

 

For more information about the event, a complete list of the speakers, and to sign up for your free ticket, go to ParksCon21.com.  You can also purchase the all-access pass at the site. Early registrants will get advance emails with fun sneak peeks and contests to help build excitement for the first ever Parks Con as it gets closer.

 

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Beth Keating is a regular contributor to DisneyBizJournal.

 

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