Okay, before we get into today's episode, we do have a special announcement up top.

For the past year, Byron and I have spent our time exhaustively evaluating the world's most popular theme park attractions to determine if they are world class.

And with said year coming to a close, Byron and I have been doing some reflecting.

We sure have.

For the past year,

we've had the great privilege of getting to nerd out

over a subject matter

that not even Ryan or myself could have even dreamed of as kids.

Certainly not having the platform.

No, definitely not.

To talk about something As silly as this.

And when we first started FIA, we felt that if we had a little luck or potentially a lot of luck and, you know, it was some hard work and most importantly an undying love for attractions and experiences,

we would be able to find a community of fellow theme park sickos

who would share in this passion with us and perhaps go along on this ride with us.

Turns out, we underestimated the amount of enthusiasm, stories, insight, and of course, support

that all you viewers and listeners would bring to the table. Honestly, it's that support that

has powered us. It's powered us through every single episode of this show, uh, no matter how

nonsensical or impractical. It's felt at times to keep making this show because you guys are

showing up how you have in the comments messaging us personally. You've basically made it

impossible for us to ever give up on making this or at least to least to empower us to keep trying to make this show

and to continue doing this for you guys, because honestly, we love doing it. And the fact that you

guys are out there, it definitely, you know, lights a fire around us, under us, despite, like I said,

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