{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The Mighty Aviktas - launch day chat","description":"The UK's newest, and in my opinion best, flat ride opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach on May 21st. Aviktas - the huge Intamin gyroswing - has been eagerly anticipated since the ride was announced early last year.\n\nI was lucky enough to be invited to the media launch and in this episode I'm joined by my two companions at the event - Glenn Robertson aka The Notable Stranger who did the ride soundtrack and Alex Brindley who was the MC on the day. But did it live up to our expectations and what's it really like to attend a media day? This episode also features interviews with Amanda Thompson OBE and Peter van der Schans - Vice President and Executive Director IAAPA EMMEA.","author_name":"Parkcast - The UK’s Original Theme Park Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4991193-parkcast-the-uk-s-original-theme-park-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43682177/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}