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_Focus
https://www.instagram.com/coaster_focus/

Which Parks Stand Out for Their Creative Accessibility?

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/

Ft. Katelyn, Service Animal Handling and Inclusive Design with 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!

Our Summer Trip Plans Reveal!

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_

Ft. Riley, That's So Mid on YouTube

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.

Train Design Deep Dive! Finding a Balance Between Rider Comfort and Visuals

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!

What Makes for a Good Park Layout?

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

Ft. Gina, Watercolor Artist of GC Artwork

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/


We Can't Wait to Talk About Queue Lines! 

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/coaster365
https://www.instagram.com/coaster_365/

Nathaniel's socials:
https://x.com/hawkvandelay
https://www.instagram.com/hawkvandelay/

Behind the Scenes of Coaster Madness, Plus a Bracket Reveal!

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! 

Allison and Bryant Roast Each Others' Top 15s

The Inverted Creative Podcast is here to give you a deep dive into the creativity of theme parks and roller coasters. Join Allison, Bryant, and Jenn as they talk to all sorts of creative personalities in the amusement and hospitality industries - including park professionals, content creators, YouTubers, photographers, designers, and more.

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