• We are deep into spooky and Swiftie season.
• Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Jemima!
• Happy birthday to Ann’s dad too!
• Phoenix Register: MinaLima’s pop-up House of MinaLima is open in Paris from October 27 to March 9!
• To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter, and the release of MinaLima’s Prisoner of Azkaban, the Franklin Roosevelt station in Paris has been decorated with huge Harry Potter illustrations. Check out the La Gazette article here.
• No owl post ☹ Tell us why your favorite public transit system should have a stop named after Newt Scamander!
• Main Discussion: theme parks!
• Amy needs immersion in her theme park experiences.
• Could we be getting a Wizarding World in Europe? More information on Universal’s possible acquisition of PortAventura here. (Article by Shannen!)
• How many of us are roller coaster people? (Spoiler: none of us)
• Watch a Hippogriff lesson at Universal Osaka here.
• Shannen tells the story of a sneaky, magical wedding.
• Brief spoilers for Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventures at 00:25:19 - 00:25:30.
• Pro-tip: ride the Hogwarts Express both ways!
• Watch Celestina Warbeck’s Christmas show here.
• Epic Universe discussion, including pretty major spoilers, runs from 00:46:45 – 01:10:45. Specific ride spoilers from 00:53:20 – 1:00:51. Skip if you want to go into Epic Universe unspoiled!
• We get to armchair Imagineer!
• SpeakBeasty meetup in 2025!
• Newtcase: vampires!
• “He was born in 1776, as all Americans were.”
• Some owls have a scientific name of strigoi!
• We discuss our first vampires.

Podcast Question: What do you expect from the Circus Arcanus show in Epic Universe?

• Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Colleen S.! Congratulations on the baby!
• Phoenix Register: David Yates did an interview with Deadline where he spoke shooting Secrets of Dumbledore during the pandemic, and the future of the franchise. Read it here. 
• What does the future of Harry Potter look like without David Yates?
• A book of Wizarding World piano music was released, featuring music from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. Give it a look here (US) or here (worldwide EXCEPT the US).
• Jerri writes in with her thoughts about the beasts' ranking. 
• Main Discussion: Hogwarts Legacy and its beasts!
• This discussion is PLOT spoiler-free, but if you want to go in completely unspoiled, come back after you've played.
• Were the hype and community hurt by the staggered rollout?
• You = Newt 
• If you're yelling at your phone "IT'S 1890," you're not alone.
• This was the first result on YouTube for "cozy vivarium tour." Enjoy! 
• "You have the Dugbog … nice… I hate them."
• Carolyn, Marjolaine, and Shannen discuss their dream Wizarding World video games.
• Battle of the Beasts: Carolyn! vs! Shannen!

Podcast Question: What is your dream Fantastic Beasts video game, or other kind of game?

• Happy birthday, Carolyn!!
• Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Alex L.! We appreciate your support!
• Phoenix Register: no news ☹
• Owl Post: Jerri writes in with her thoughts about Credence, and Liz suggests a new face for Credence.
• Main Discussion: We rank the beasts!
• “Bunty could have just been Dougal.”
• We need the Pastries and Pickett buddy comedy now.
• Antonio lives in our hearts.
• You can tell Ann was not on this episode because of where thestrals ended up ranking.
• Liz on the Augurey: “Is that what I look like all the time?”
• We find out the surprising contender for the worst beast.
• Check out the full ranking list here.
• Time-Turner: service dogs!
• You can listen to the Shmanners episode Shannen references here.

Podcast Question: What do you think of our ranking? What would you have done differently?