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@thedanheaton.bsky.social

I podcast about the Amazing Race Canada for #RHAP and hosted the Tomorrow Society Podcast about theme parks. Also spend a lot of time on tennis, swimming, Midnight Oil, Survivor, and other competitive reality TV. He/him.

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The Amazing Race Canada: Season 11 Ep 4 Recap โ€“ RobHasAwebsite.com This week, Jess Liese (@haymakerhattie) and Dan Heaton (@thedanheaton) discuss Season 10 Episode 4 of TARCAN.

The #AmazingRaceCanada traveled further north last week than any iteration of the show, including the US version! @jessliese.bsky.social and I are back to talk about everything that happened, including stolen cabs, killer fatigue, and more. robhasawebsite.com/the-amazing-... #RHAP

02.08.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you pumped about this week's episode of the #AmazingRaceCanada? Send your questions and comments about Episode 4 to @jessliese.bsky.social and me, and we'll answer them on tomorrow night's big podcast! #RHAP

31.07.2025 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Amazing Race Canada: Season 11 Ep 3 Recap โ€“ RobHasAwebsite.com Ten teams of racers are on the journey of a lifetime, and your TARCan experts are hot on their heels to recap each and every episode! This week, Jess Liese (@haymakerhattie) and Dan Heaton (@thedanhea...

We're back to talk about Episode 3 of the #AmazingRaceCanada! It's time for @jessliese.bsky.social and me to talk about team's singing (sort of), facing off in hockey, Express Pass "strategy", and a lot of silly ailments. Give it a watch or listen! robhasawebsite.com/the-amazing-... #RHAP

25.07.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Looking for all the answers about Episode 3 of the #AmazingRaceCanada? Send your questions to @jessliese.bsky.social and me, and we'll answer them on tomorrow night's big podcast!

24.07.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Amazing Race Canada: Season 11 Ep 2 Recap โ€“ RobHasAwebsite.com This week, Jess Liese (@haymakerhattie) and Dan Heaton (@thedanheaton) discuss Season 10 Episode 2 of TARCAN.

We're back to talk about Episode 2 of the #AmazingRaceCanada! I chatted with @jessliese.bsky.social on Smurfs, lassos, packing a sled, Express Passes, the Short Kings becoming the Comeback Kings, and more! robhasawebsite.com/the-amazing-... #RHAP

18.07.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's time to lasso up your questions about Episode 2 of the Amazing Race Canada! Send your questions and comments to @jessliese.bsky.social and me, and we'll answer them on tomorrow night's podcast! #RHAP

17.07.2025 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Amazing Race Canada: Season 11 Premiere Recap โ€“ RobHasAwebsite.com Ten teams of racers are on the journey of a lifetime, and your TARCan experts are hot on their heels to recap each and every episode! This week, Jess Liese (@haymakerhattie) and Dan Heaton (@thedanhea...

Weโ€™re not on the fence: @thedanheaton.bsky.social
and I loved this weekโ€™s #AmazingRaceCanada premiere! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Check out our Season 11 Ep. 1 recap pod: robhasawebsite.com/the-amazing-... #RHAP

11.07.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The case of Amazing Race Canada season 11

The case of Amazing Race Canada season 11

Itโ€™s #AmazingRaceCanada time again, and @thedanheaton.bsky.social & I would love to take your questions about the Season 11 premiere for the pod! (Donโ€™t worry: since weโ€™re pretending to be Canadian ourselves, we wonโ€™t be checking IDs.) #RHAP

09.07.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Adventure Express is a lot of fun! It reminds me a lot of Thunderation at Silver Dollar City, but with better theming. It also has the ridiculous fake-out ending, which was fun to do with my daughter this time. Thunderation has another drop at the end.

04.07.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It could have just been our rides this time, but Blue was so much smoother than Red! I'd heard they re-tracked some of it, but I wonder if it was mostly on the Blue side. It was really cool to have both sides open, as it was just Red operating when I went last time.

04.07.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We still haven't ridden Banshee (power outage this time) and Invertigo (I just can't do an inverted boomerang). Also hoped to do Great Pumpkin Coaster, but the line of parents and little kids was too long. We also missed Woodstock's Air Rail, but I've heard bad things. Getting there!

04.07.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After last week's Kings Island return, my updated coaster rankings:
12. Woodstock Express
11. Racer (Red)
10. Queen City Stunt Coaster (no effects!)
9. Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
8. Bat
7. Racer (Blue)
6. Flight of Fear (not bad!)
5. Adventure Express
4. Diamondback
3. Beast
2. Orion
1. Mystic Timbers

04.07.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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184. Ethan Reed on Santa Stops at Disneyland - Tomorrow Society Ethan Reed returns to the Tomorrow Society Podcast to talk with Dan Heaton about his new Little Golden Book Santa Stops at Disneyland.

I've continued to add transcripts of my podcast interviews with Disney Imagineers. I just added my 3rd show with Ethan Reed on Episode 184. We talked about his Little Golden Book, Santa Stops at Disneyland, Alice Davis, and more. It's worth a read (or listen!). tomorrowsociety.com/santa-stops-...

05.06.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ranking the Rollercoasters at Six Flags St. Louis - Tomorrow Society Dan Heaton ranks the nine rollercoasters at Six Flags St. Louis, including The Boss, American Thunder, Mr. Freeze, and the Screamin' Eagle.

We returned to Six Flags St. Louis last week, so I took the opportunity to update my coaster rankings for that park. The Boss is SO ROUGH, so I had to drop it down three spots. Hope the park survives, even with its challenges as it gets older. It needs help! tomorrowsociety.com/rollercoaste...

02.06.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, the way Brad speaks is just so weird at times! But at least he's not like Sweeney, who constantly talks about "the little things", or basically "productive outs". John Rooney seems worse lately than I remember when he started. Too many catchphrases and a strange folksy accent. Not good.

27.05.2025 01:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I sometimes have to mute Chip and Brad (or Mark); I can only take so much. I feel like I've been transported back 15 years. Even the Apple+ announcers were much better on Friday.

26.05.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People are so amazed that Domino's has never had stuffed crust pizza before!

22.05.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! It's been slow going but is still fun.

21.05.2025 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ranking the Roller Coasters at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure - Tomorrow Society Dan Heaton ranks all the roller coasters at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, including the VelociCoaster and Hagrid's.

Four months after my Universal Orlando trip, I finally ranked all eight coasters at the two original parks. The bottom and top picks were easy, but the middle was more challenging. It will be interesting to see where the coasters at Epic Universe fit in this list. tomorrowsociety.com/ranking-univ...

20.05.2025 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Thrill Ride โ€” AMY RATCLIFFE

I don't read a lot of romance novels, but I really enjoyed THRILL RIDE from Amy Ratcliffe. It's a book for theme park nerds with the massive "DreamUs" and the regional gem "Lands of Legend" having many real-life connections. It's a fun read that's perfect for summer! www.amyratcliffe.com/thrill-ride

02.05.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Top Ten Roller Coasters - Tomorrow Society Dan Heaton ranks his top 10 roller coasters, which include rides from Disneyland, Kings Island, Six Flags Great America, and Holiday World.

Over three months later, I finally updated my Top 10 Coasters rankings to include the VelociCoaster. It may have done okay on my list! tomorrowsociety.com/top-roller-c...

25.04.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you haven't listened to the Effectively Wild series on Ella Black, the first female national baseball writer, you really should. @benlindbergh.bsky.social's devotion to uncovering her identity & bringing her into the light is intellectually impressive AND moved me to shed an actual tear.

21.04.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay, now I'm jealous of those prices too!

11.04.2025 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's awesome and I think it will be worth it. Honestly, $150 per person per day is basically the going rate even with multi-day passes at WDW or Universal lately (setting aside APs). I'm jealous!

11.04.2025 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haven't talked theme parks lately, so a quick summary:
- Epic Universe looks awesome with theming on par with Diagon Alley but in five lands. Avoiding POVs but looks great.
- Cool to see WDW Buzz Lightyear update (finally)
- Happy for two new shows at DHS soon
- Resort Airline Check-in - Let's go!

10.04.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had the realization last night that she's become one of my favorites. Her edit early on was pretty typical of an early boot in the New Era with the six-person tribes, and now she's so down to earth and relatable. The way she connected with Eva (and stuck by her this week) was really cool to see.

04.04.2025 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YES! I was planning to get the free trial for the Cards and see how it was, but I'm hesitating because the commercial is just that bad.

02.04.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If David wins $12 million, will there be a season 3 of #DONDI? This is insane.

26.03.2025 01:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is amazing, BTW.

26.03.2025 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

David, TAKE THE DEAL!!! I can't take this any longer. #DONDI

26.03.2025 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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