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November 20, 2014

IAAPA 2014 – Day 2 – Exclusive Wanda Group Interview

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Today we begin our Day 2 summary with an exclusive interview with the Wanda Group, the single largest entertainment company in China, then Jen and Bob cover all of Merlin’s activities including the hard hat tour of I-Drive 360. The guys talk about some of the awards given out today and specific booths on the floor that stood out to them. Some info on coming attractions for Orlando, Myrtle Beach and even the Jersey Shore are all shared.

Hosts

Bob from Pixels at the Parks
Ken Storey
Viktor from The BGT Buzz
Kyle (Our host and reporter live on I-Drive)
Jen Vargas from Central Florida Top 5

Production

Episode Producer- Ken
Recorded- November 19th, 2014

November 18, 2014

IAAPA 2014 – Day 1 – Interviews with Vortex & Goddard Group

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IAAPA is here. In our Day 1 of the Trade Show plenty of news came out. We have plenty of coverage with Bob covering the news at I-Drive 360, Kyle getting exclusive interviews with Goddard Group and Vortex, while Ken and Viktor are joined by Jen Vargas who calls in live from the show floor.

Hosts

Bob from Pixels at the Parks
Ken Storey
Viktor from The BGT Buzz
Kyle (Our host and reporter live on I-Drive)
Jen Vargas from Central Florida Top 5

Production

Episode Producer- Ken
Recorded- November 18th, 2014

November 12, 2014

OTR – Ep 17 – The Countdown is On

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We’re back with another episode of our hospitality podcast. This week the guys are getting ready for next week’s massive IAAPA convention that’s coming to town.

The OTR crew gets ready for IAAPA with a round-up of all the recent news including: #OtterGate, Construction at SEAS parks, Downtown Disney, Flamingo Crossing, I-Square, I-Drive 360. Kyle’s wardrobe choices are questioned, Ken calls 80% of IAAPA monotonous and then the guys get confused talking about Christmas at the Magic Kingdom.

Show Info

Hosts

Bob from Pixels at the Parks
Ken Storey
Viktor from The BGT Buzz
Kyle (Our host and reporter live on I-Drive)

Production

Episode Producer- Bob
Recorded- November 9th, 2014

November 4, 2014

OTR – Ep 16 – Pointe Pulling a Phoenix

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On today’s show Kyle and Ken talk about all that has been happening recently in the parks, from mine train fires to Universal 3rd gate rumors. They give new details on what they think is happening with Wanda and SEAS before talking about what the future holds for Pointe Orlando. They get side-tracked a few times with conversations about Tokyo Disneyland’s and Disney Springs recent announcements.

Show Info

Hosts

Bob from Pixels at the Parks
Ken Storey

Viktor from The BGT Buzz
Kyle (Our host and reporter live on I-Drive)

Production

Episode Producer- Ken
Recorded- November 2nd, 2014

September 30, 2014

OTR – Ep 14 – Kyle Phones in Halloween

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On today’s episode Bob, Ken and Viktor continue their Halloween conversation with Kyle joining the conversation for this Part 2 of all things Halloween. The guys also talk special events at Busch Gardens, IP vs Non-IP houses, launch vs drop towers and cell coverage in Orlando theme parks. It’s a grab-bag of topics that includes Ken talking malls, Bob and Viktor talking BGT while Kyle talks about drive-thru safari parks.