Why was there a Potato Chip Theme Park?

What’s in a name?

I present a deep dive nobody asked for into the Irish crisp (potato chip) theme park: ‘Tayto Park’. Tayto is an Irish institution and for years I’ve been fascinated that there was a theme park based on it. My obsession reached new heights when in February 2022 they announced the park would be changing its name, prompting national outrage. But why is it happening? Why does it matter? Why did I fly all the way to Ireland for the day just for this dumb video? Find out in this extremely niche but very thorough video essay.

Come join the afterparty:
Instagram:   / mikefromtheparty  
Twitter:   / mikefromtheprty  

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Special thanks to Iain O’Connor for making a cameo as the voice of Tayto PR, Sinéad Hammond for her camerawork and supervision of dangerous candle-lighting, as well as Sally Ní Thuama, Emily O’Keeffe, Harry Robertson and Molly Parker for their wonderful feedback.

This is obviously a very niche topic so any engagement (likes, comments, subscribez) would be greatly appreciated.

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Music Used:


Overdose and B-Side by Jahzzar: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ja...


Roads that burned our boots, Magic Mountain and Driver by Jahzzar: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ja...


So far So Close by Jahzzar: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ja...


Frozen Egg by Lame Drivers:
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/La...

License for Jahzzar tracks here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
License for Lame Drivers track here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...


All tracks have been adapted to sound like they’re at a party.


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Media Used:


AmusementInsider    / @amusementinsider  
Bord Bia    / @bordbia  
Clisare    / @clisare  
Cormaction    / @cormaction  
CoasterForce    / @coasterforce  
Dara Coyne    / @daracoyne  
Discover Ireland    / @discoverireland  
DoDublin Tours    / @dodublintours  
EOY Ireland   / @eoyireland  
Expedia    / @expedia  
FailteIrelandTV    / @failteirelandtv  
i-D    / @i-d  
Ireland AM    / @irelandamvmtv  
JOE.ie    / @joedotie  
Kevin Horgan    / @kevinhorgan123  
Kantar    / @officialkantar  
Kavaleer Productions    / @kavaleerproductions  
Knowledge Fable    / @knowledgefable2732  
LADbible TV    / @ladbible  
Martin Varghese    / @chrymartin  
McCannDublin    / @mccanndublin2663  
Mr Big Mac    / @corkypayne  
Mr. Tayto    / @user-rq9dn4iy7q  
Napalm69    / @napalm69  
Ride Review    / @ridereview  
RTÉ Late Late Show    / @rtelatelateshow  
Tadhg Fleming   / tadhgfleming  
Tayto Northern Ireland    / @taytonorthernireland1736  
Tayto Park    / @taytopark  
Things and tings    / @thingsandtings  
ThoughtCatalyst    / @thoughtcatalyst  
Trinity College Dublin    / @trinitycollegedublin  
Vekoma    / @vekomaridesmanufacturing3048  
Verve Showrunner    / @verveshowrunner  
Visit London    / @visitlondonofficial  
Wjzima    / @wjzima  
www.ukrides.info    / @ukridesinfo  


Other misc sources:
https://www.irishnews.com/news/northe...
https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/tayto-sal...
https://www.igarykelly.com/work/tayto...
https://www.thejournal.ie/tayto-park-...
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irela...
https://www.rte.ie/news/special-repor...
https://www.interlink-lg.com/case-stu...



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Sections:
00:00 Intro
02:38 Part 1: Tayto History 101
11:34 Part 2: Tayto as a brand
20:39 Part 3: Tayto’s presence in Tayto Park
41:39 Part 4: A Taytoless Future


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