RideTheTeacups.com Content
Content for this website comes primarily from a curated list of YouTube content creators. As the website administrator, I make the final decision on which channels are most appropriate for the website.
In order to be added, channels must have a track record of always being family friendly. This includes items like no cursing, no adult jokes, no adult situations, etc.
Some channels may include other content not related to theme parks. We have attempted to automatically filter out this content to the best of our ability.
A Word To Creators
This website uses YouTube's official APIs in accordance with YouTube's publicly posted documentation and policies. This provides you, as a creator, with several perks:
- All of the watchtime that happens from this website counts towards your channel's watch time
- All "LIKE" ratings count towards your video's metrics and add engagement
- All comments and replies are added to your actual video, further boosting your engagement
- All subscriptions are actually YouTube subscriptions, which will count towards your channel's metrics
- All ads that would normally run on your videos will continue to do so, and you will receive 100% of the ad revenue you would normally receive
Since videos are embedded using YouTube's official video player, RideTheTeacups.com operates as a giant SHARE button for both your channel and your content.
Exclusive Bonus Perks
In addition to all of the normal YouTube functionality you would normally find on the official YouTube app or website, we also offer additional benefits. Many of these are available now; some are upcoming based on our product road map.
- Better Social Media Visibility
- We will post your social channels, merch links, and payment links directly on every video, as well as prominently your main channel page. This makes it much easier for viewers to find and support you.
- Deep Back Catalogs
- One of the reasons we created this website was because older videos tend to get buried and forgotten. But so many of these videos still hold value to viewers looking for tips & tricks or specific theme park content! RideTheTeacups.com lifts up these older videos and gives them longer lifespans over time.
- Better Live Awareness
- Another issue YouTube struggles with is showing relevant live content. If I want to find out who is live in a theme park RIGHT NOW, it's a struggle to discover on YouTube.
- RideTheTeacups.com has a dedicated page for that, as well as LIVE indicators on channels that are currently live, even if it's being viewed from a different video.
- Tube It Up Mode
- Engagement matters! The YouTube algorithm seems to promote content which has higher engagement. Users can optionally enable "Tube It Up" mode to automatically Like, Subscribe, and/or Comment on every video they watch, increasing your engagement score.
- PLEASE NOTE: This feature will never be enabled by default; users need to opt-in. RideTheTeacups.com will never perform any action from your channel without your explicit knowledge.
- Encouraging Engagement & Watch Time
- Viewers can earn badges based on their activity on RideTheTeacups.com. If someone watches every minute of every video you create, they might just be recognized as your biggest fan! If someone LIKES 100 videos, they might be recognized as a Thumbs Up Wizard!
- We don't want to pay for engagement or falsify any metrics. Instead, we can educate viewers on the importance these actions have on creators and their channels in the hope that engagement increases.
We're Passing It Forward
Frankly, RideTheTeacups is a hobby. No one in our family has any desire to be YouTube famous. Our family's metric for success is if this project pays for itself - including online hosting costs, an Adobe annual subscription, and things of that nature.
We began our website and YouTube channel because we found it was difficult to find resources for families who wanted to take their young kids to Disneyland. So we wanted to create that content and fill the gap.
As we've learned over the years, there are a lot of you also making that kind of content! So instead of trying to copy what you're already doing, we prefer to lift you up and create visibility to your content. And we want to do it in a way that doesn't take anything away from you, provides additional benefits to you, and doesn't cost anything to anyone (except us).
Creating web applications and visiting theme parks are hobbies of mine. They are my passions. Being able to create something like this is a reward in itself! So there's no "gotchas" here. There's no catch. We simply love you, and we want others to love you, too.