Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts

And, uh, so we did that.

We also did the Jellystone Campground.

That is wild.

I love how much stuff is there on property to do at that campground.

hello and welcome to the valley today i am your host jenna michael it is tourism tuesday loray page county edition gina illiard back on the zooms with me she is president of the loray page chamber of commerce and we've got a fun guest today gina from one of my favorite places in page county i've actually stayed at one of the cabins Darren, you've hosted several chamber events at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, so this is a pretty popular place there in Luray.

It is, and I'm excited to have Brian join us.

Jellystone holds near and dear to my heart.

He is their general manager.

Though he told me before we started recording, everyone just calls him Ranger Brian, which I think is outstanding.

So, Brian, for somebody who hasn't heard of Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, you're not only in Luray.

You guys have other locations.

Who are you? What are you? Give me some history.

Hint, they're both treat related.

All that, plus Ian Riccoboni returns to talk Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resorts on today's podcast, The Ride.

[upbeat music] Welcome to podcast, The Ride, a theme park podcast hosted by three bears who feel like most theme parks aren't serving enough porridge.

My name is Michael Carlson.

I'm messing it up.

I apologize.

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resorts.

That's the official name on the website.

Hey, hey, hey, it's Yogi Bear.

It's a bag from Jellystone Park.

Oh, my God.

You're going to love this.

So resale concepts like Uptown Cheapskate and Raylana's children's consignment events, they actually gain customers in an economic downturn.

And ca- campgrounds like KOA or Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park are the drive-to vacation people, that people choose when they cut the flight and resort.

So when they're looking just to travel by car and also save money on hotels, they're gonna look at a Yogi Bear-

Yeah

... or a KOA.