Behind the scenes at The Traitors Live Experience - Neil Connolly | Skip the Queue This week on Skip the Queue, we’re stepping into the turret and turning up the tension, as we explore one of the UK’s most talked-about immersive experiences. Our guest is Neil Connolly, Creative Dir...

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@paulmarden.bsky.social is joined by Neil Connolly from Immersive Everywhere to reveal how The Traitors Live went from TV hit to one of the UK’s boldest immersive experiences.

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#Podcast #ImmersiveExperience #TheTraitors

Celebrity The Traitors starts tonight! 🙌

We go behind the scenes at The Traitors Live Experience.

Neil Connolly, Creative Director at The Everywhere Group, who have brought one of the UK’s most talked-about TV shows into a highly immersive live experience
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Leading with Authenticity - Andreas Andersen | Skip the Queue Insights from Day 3 of IAAPA Expo Europe featuring Zoos, Theme Parks and Water Slides

Our final show from #IAAPA Expo Europe is live! 🎙

Andy chats with Andreas Andersen, CEO of #Liseberg, on resilience after the Oceana fire + leadership in uncertain times.

More insights from #IAAPA_EMEA, #ProSlideTech, #Katapult & #MarwellZoo.

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#STQ

Our final show from #IAAPA Expo Europe is live! 🎙

Andy chats with Andreas Andersen, CEO of #Liseberg, on resilience after the Oceana fire + leadership in uncertain times

More insights from #IAAPA_EMEA, #ProSlideTech, #Katapult & #MarwellZoo

🎧 skipthequeue.fm/episodes/and...
#PodcastforAttractions

This week on Skip The Queue 🎧

🌍 Choni Fernández, @portaventuraworld.bsky.social — how they became the first carbon-neutral theme park

🔮 Jakob Wahl, #IAAPAHQ
💡 Elliot Hall
☕ Matt Barton & Melissa Oviedo
🚀 Kevin Murphy
💬 Jacob Thompson

Listen now: skipthequeue.fm/episodes/cho...

#IAAPAExpoEurope

Listen to the latest @skipthequeue.fm episode

Next @skipthequeue.fm episode is live!

Andy Povey chats with Jérôme Giacomoni, co-founder of #AEROPHILE, on turning a dream to “make everybody fly” into a global business🎈

More IAAPA show floor:
Laura Baxter
Thomas Collin
Sohret Pakis
Peter Cliff
Rheanna Sorby

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Magic in the Sky - Jérôme Giacomoni | Skip the Queue In this Episode, Jérôme Giacomoni, co-founder and Chairman of AEROPHILE - tells the story of how a simple idea, to “make everybody fly”, led to being the world leader in tethered gas balloons and imme...

Next @skipthequeue.fm episode is live!

Andy Povey chats with Jérôme Giacomoni, co-founder of AEROPHILE, on turning a dream to “make everybody fly” into a global business🎈

More IAAPA show floor:
Laura Baxter
Thomas Collin
Sohret Pakis
Peter Cliff
Rheanna Sorby

skipthequeue.fm/episodes/jer...

🚨 Our first #IAAPAExpoEurope episode is live! 🚨

We kick off with Andy Hadden of #lostshore on raising £100M to build Scotland’s surf resort 🌊

Plus chats with DOF Robotics, TÜV SÜD, Accesso & Tomorrowland on the future of attractions

🎧 Listen: skipthequeue.fm/episodes/and...
#STQS7

The £100 Million Dream -  Andy Hadden  | Skip the Queue In this episode of Skip the Queue, host Paul Marden speaks with Andy Hadden, founder of the Lost Shore Surf Resort in Scotland. Andy shares the remarkable journey from his sporting background and earl...

🚨 Our first #IAAPAExpoEurope episode is live! 🚨

We kick off with Andy Hadden of #lostshore on raising £100M to build Scotland’s surf resort 🌊.

Plus chats with DOF Robotics, TÜV SÜD, Accesso & Tomorrowland on the future of attractions.

🎧 Listen: skipthequeue.fm/episodes/and...

#STQS7

Hola!

Andy Povey, Claire Furnival and @paulmarden.bsky.social Marden have touched down in sunny Barcelona for #iaapa Expo Europe 2025🌞

The @skipthequeue.fm team have got some fantastic interviews lined up - so stay tuned for our next episode dropping tomorrow

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#IAAPAexpoeurope

🎉 Congrats to all the winners of the #UKThemeParkAwards 2025, hosted at @Wicksteed Park

👏 Proud to present the Best Social Media Content Award w/ Andy Povey on behalf of @rubbercheese.com

🏅 Large Attraction Gold: @altontowers.bsky.social
🏅 Small Attraction Winner: @adventureislands.bsky.social

@rubbercheese.com & MERAC are off to Wicksteed Park this Thursday for the UK Theme Park Awards 2025! 🎢

Joining us: Chief Ticketeer Andy Povey & Clair Furnival.

Proud sponsors of the Best Social Media Content Award 🏆

#UKThemeParkAwards #AttractionsIndustry #RubberCheese #MERAC

We’re going LIVE from @iaapa.bsky.social Expo Europe next week!

Daily episodes with Peter van der Schans (IAAPA), Choni Fernández (Port Aventura), Andreas Andersen (Liseberg), Andy Hadden (Lost Shore Surf), Jerome Giacomoni (AEROPHILE)

Catch Andy Povey & Paul Marden
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#IAAPAExpo2025

🎙️ Trailer episode of @skipthequeue.fm Season 7 is here: “Go Big, or Go Home”

@paulmarden.bsky.social & Andy Povey talk everything from Real Mary King’s Close & Harry Potter to the future of Skip the Queue

And the brand-new Playbook Series, starting with eCommerce

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Season 7 of @skipthequeue.fm is live!

Bold new look, 2 new hosts (Andy Povey & Sinead Kimberly), weekly episodes + the biggest voices in attractions. 🎢

🎙️ Ep1: Go Big, or Go Home – out now
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📅 Ep2 w/ IAAPA Chair Massimiliano Freddi drops Sept 19

#STQS7 #SkipTheQueue

@paulmarden.bsky.social is at Day 2 of #ASDC25 @sciencecentres.bsky.social at the newly reopened @mediamuseum.bsky.social, Bradford (9–10 Sept)! 🎉

He’s diving into talks & workshops on the future of science engagement.

Catch him at the conference 👋

#MERAC #CrowdConvert

🙌 Voting is closed for the #UKThemeParkAwards!

Winners revealed 🎉 Thurs 18 Sept at Wicksteed Park + live stream 10:30am.

@rubbercheese.com is proud to present Best Social Media Content — good luck to all nominees! 🏆

👉 legacy.rubbercheese.com/insights/uk-...

#SocialMediaExcellence #RubberCheese

Voting is now open for the UK Theme Park Awards 2025 - Rubber Cheese The public vote for the UK Theme Park Awards 2025 is now open. RubberCheese is sponsoring the Best Social Media Content Award this year.

🙌 Voting is closed for the #UKThemeParkAwards!

Winners revealed 🎉 Thurs 18 Sept at Wicksteed Park + live stream 10:30am.

@rubbercheese.com is proud to present Best Social Media Content — good luck to all nominees! 🏆

👉 legacy.rubbercheese.com/insights/uk-...

#SocialMediaExcellence #RubberCheese

Best Social Media Content for #UKThemeParkAwards 2025

AdvEnture Island
@altontowers.bsky.social
@cwoar.bsky.social
@draytonmanorresort.bsky.social
LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
Paultons Park
Pleasure Beach Resort
@thorpepark.bsky.social
West Midlands Safari Park
Wicksteed Park

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It's not pipes and slippers at SS Great Britain with Sam Mullins - Rubber Cheese Paul Marden is joined by Sam Mullins. Sam gives Paul a tour of the SS Great Britain, while talking about the value that trustees bring to the charities and CEOs.

NEW IN THE BLOG 💻

It’s not pipes and slippers at SS Great Britain with Sam Mullins

@paulmarden.bsky.social is joined by Sam Mullins, a historian, museum trustee and author. Sam gives Paul a tour of the @ssgreatbritain.bsky.social

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#skipthequeue

🙌 Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2025 Rubber Cheese Website Survey!

We’re incredibly grateful to the museums, heritage sites, theme parks, and cultural destinations who submitted their data and shared their insights.

We can’t wait to dive into the results 🙌

⏰ LAST DAY! ⏰

The 2025 @rubbercheese.com Website Survey closes tonight – 31st July!

Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of digital in the attractions industry. 🏛️📲

👉 Take the survey now: rubbercheese.com/survey/

#AttractionsSurvey2025 #VisitorAttractions #DigitalBenchmark #RubberCheese

🚨 Last chance! 🚨

Be part of the 2025 Visitor Attraction Website Survey – the industry’s first digital benchmark. 🏛️📲

🗓️ Deadline: 31st July
✅ Benchmark your site
✅ Improve UX
✅ Shape future insights

Take part now 👉 rubbercheese.com/survey/

#AttractionsSurvey2025

Merac Launches Experience Engineers to Redefine Client Support - Rubber Cheese Discover how Merac’s new Experience Engineers team is transforming client support with strategic insights and hands on guidance for visitor attractions.

🎉 Merac has launched Experience Engineers – a new support team comprised of former attraction professionals.

They offer real-world, strategic help that goes way beyond ticket fixes

Think: smarter decisions, better guest experiences, stronger results
👉 legacy.rubbercheese.com/insights/mer...

It's not pipes and slippers at SS Great Britain with Sam Mullins | Season Finale | Skip the Queue YouTube video by Rubber Cheese

🎬 Watch the interview for the Season finale of
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🙌 It's not pipes and slippers with Sam Mullins,
@ssgreatbritain.bsky.social

Sam gives @paulmarden.bsky.social a tour, while talking about the value that trustees bring to the charities & CEOs

Watch: youtu.be/dotmz6NiE_c?..

🎉 Good news! The deadline for the 2025 Visitor Attractions Website Survey has been extended to 31st July 🙌

This is your chance to:
✅ Benchmark your site
✅ Understand visitor behaviour
✅ Measure mobile + sustainability

🗳 Take part now 👉 rubbercheese.com/survey/

#VisitorAttractions #WebsiteSurvey

Introducing MERAC’s Experience Engineers
#MERAC has launched a new kind of support team, made up of former operators, marketers, and guest experience professionals

They deliver strategic advice to help teams move faster & smarter
👉 blooloop.com/technology/n...
#ExperienceEngineers

Merac launches Experience Engineers to provide next-level support Merac, part of the Crowd Convert group, has revealed a new service model that reimagines the support available to visitor attractions.

Introducing MERAC’s Experience Engineers
#MERAC has launched a new kind of support team, made up of former operators, marketers, and guest experience professionals

They deliver strategic advice to help teams move faster & smarter
👉 blooloop.com/technology/n...
#ExperienceEngineers

Big thanks to @dominicjonesuk.bsky.social , CEO of The @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social, for this feedback:

"The Rubber Cheese Survey has helped us improve so much—fewer clicks, better website optimisation. It’s the best survey for visitor attractions."

Have your say: rubbercheese.com/survey/