About Our Show

At the Gold Key Adventurers Society Podcast, we believe travel isn't something you should be doing just once a year when the boss says you can get away for a week. Travel helps you learn about yourself, and your place in the world. Travel renews the soul. Travel is life!

Whether you're interested in theme park thrills, or purple mountains majesty, we're your one stop shop for travel news, tips, and great conversation with friends about the adventures of our lives, both big and small. 

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We have a special place in our hearts for the magical worlds created at the Disney and Universal theme parks, but also have a deep love of exploration that drives us to experience as much of our world as we can. 

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Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!

Meet The Hosts

Jess Evans

Host, Theme Parks Specialist

Jess is a theme park fanatic, blog writer, movie prop replica maker, Dad, Travel Planner at Key to the World Travel®, and all-around nerd. When he’s not touring theme parks or relaxing on a tropical beach with a drink in hand, you can find him watching reruns of the Golden Girls or in his garage working on a 3D printer project. He’s also Managing Editor at ThemeParkProfessor.com where you can check out all of his musings on Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and Universal.

Dan Leonard

Host, Producer, Engineer

Dan prefers forests and mountains to sun and sand, but he’s game to try anything in his quest to see as much of our wide world as he can. You’re most likely to find him shepherding his little flock of children around Walt Disney World, or behind the wheel of his trust Dodge Grand Caravan, named Blue Steel, navigating the roads of the Midwest on epic road trip quests to find the finest weird and wonderful roadside attractions available. When he’s not out exploring or talking about travel on the show, he’s a travel planner with Key to the World Travel, where he helps people plan and execute their own real life adventures.

Heather Straight

Host, Travel Guru

Heather caught the travel bug at a young age, and has traveled the globe in pursuit of her Bucket List. She's backpacked over sand dunes, ridden a camel on the Giza Plateau, explored the ruins of the Acropolis, snorkeled with sting rays and sipped champagne on the Champs-Elysees. Most days you can find her keeping busy as the CEO of Key to the World Travel and one of the Editors-in-Chief of ThemeParkProfessor.com, and regularly kicking around the parks at Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

Contact Us

Do you have questions for the Gold Key Adventurers society? Want to share your own travel story? Have some feedback for us? Send us an email with this handy form, or use one of these other methods to contact us, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

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