July 14, 2015
Ep 36 – Coloring A Whole New Mall
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Today Mark of Orlando Mall Guide stops by to talk about the new Crayola Experience attraction and the new Dining Pavilion at the Florida Mall. He also gives his thoughts on Artegon, the new I-Drive megamall and Disney Springs. During the Punch List Richie, Ken and Jake talk about religious freedom in the workplace, the future of camping at Disney World and the general public’s lack of interest in space travel.
Show Notes
Hosts
- Ken
- Lissa
- Jake of Orlando Park Pass
- The ghost known as Richie
- Special Guest- Orlando Mall Guide Mark
Recording Dates: Punch List – July 12, 2015 | Main Event – July 10, 2015
Punch List
Bill Cosby column now DHS’s newest photo-op
Ken on Resort Ears Part One | Part Two
Fort Wilderness cabins getting remodeled
Ken thinks FW will be closing sooner than later.
Disney Family Culinary Experience at The Contemporary
Sikh Cast Member wins lawsuit against WDW
Shanghai Disneyland information released July 15
Is Magic Kingdom getting updates? Richie expects so.
Richie- “I’ll be excited when Disney builds another ride; that’s when I’ll be excited for Magic Kingdom.”
Disney Anaheim announces $1.1 Billion expansion
Richie recommends: Variety for TWDC news
LA Times report on Star Wars at DL
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Dies At 55
McDonald’s on SLR/I-Drive breaks ground on July 20
The Chew tv show comes to Epcot, Food & Wine booths coming to Future World
New memorial exhibit opens at KSC dedicated to Challenger and Columbia
Do you know about tourism in Cuba? We’d love to talk with you on the show! Message us for more information.
Main Event
Crayola Experience at The Florida Mall
The Florida Mall’s new Dining Pavilion
July 7, 2015
Ep 35 – HUGE Rumors, Big Fire and Tall Tower
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On today’s show we have a full Punch List with a hotel fire, Skyplex gets FAA approval, The Orlando Eye gets evacuated, more bad news at Artegon and rumors say Fun Spot is about to open their checkbook. Then Kyle and Ken share recent trip reports of when they hosted out-of-town guests. Kyle gives details on touring at DHS and DAK with pregnant guests then Ken talks about I-Drive 360, Artegon and Port Canaveral’s Exploration Tower. Richie, Jay, Jake and Griffin throw in their hot takes during The Punch List and everyone leaves hoping the NBC Media Center is just a bad dream.
Show Notes
Hosts
- Griffin – @_Epcod
- Ken
- Kyle
- Jay
- Jake of Orlando Park Pass
- The ghost known as Richie
Recording Dates- Punch List – July 5, 2015 | Main Event – July 1, 2015
Punch List
Skyscraper at Skyplex gets FAA approval
Toby Keith’s at Artegon closes
Where were the crowds on the 4th at UOR?
Main Event
June 7, 2015
OTR Special – Happy 25th Anniversary to Universal Orlando
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In this special episode dedicated to Universal Orlando’s 25th Anniversary we are joined by an old JAWS skipper, a guest who took in family throughout the 1990s, a local who spent much of their free time there in the ’90s and a current fan boy. Jake hosts this round-table discussion on what makes Universal Studios Florida so special. Jaws, Kongfrontation, Hitchcock, Hanna-Barbara, and more are discussed in the special edition of the Orlando Tourism Report.
Show Info
Recorded- June 3, 2015
Hosts & Guests
- Ken
- Jake of Orlando Park Pass
- Brian – @MrBrianOrl of Orlando Park Pass
- Bill – @MrCoaster1
- Griffin – @_Epcod
- How Bowers – @GoAwayGreen | Retro WDW Podcast
Today we’re talking about old school Universal. If you aren’t familiar with 1990s Universal check out this cool videos from 1990
Also check out this great collection of interviews and details from the gone but not forgotten attractions of Universal Studios that Orlando Park Pass recently published.
June 2, 2015
Ep 33 – May’s Big Rewind with Epcod, Elvenage and Sir Owen Disney
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After a whirlwind month of announcements and news we gather some theme parks fan to break it all down. Sir Owen Disney, Epcod and Elvenage join Jake, Richie and Ken to discuss their takes on all of this past month’s news. The future of SeaWorld, the chances of Skyplex actually ever happening and the role of Value Resorts at the modern Walt Disney Role all come up. Hot takes on the latest news, reviews of Tomorrowland, gambling’s impact on Florida, and a lot more in the news round-up episode.
Show Info
Hosts
- Ken
- Jake of JakeOrl
- The ghost known as Richie
Special Guests
Recording Date
- May 30, 2015
Music
Show Notes
News Round-Up from May
I-Drive and Surrounding Area-
- Opening of I-Drive 360
- GatorSpot at FunSpot
- Pedestrian bridge moved forward
- Skyplex announcing a hotel, Universal and local businesses file complaints against the project and it announces a new Atlantic City mini version, Orlando being the ‘flagship’
- Megamall now two buildings
- Legoland Florida opens its first hotel
- Water park proposed south of Tampa Bay
- A judge ruling that counties can vote to put slots at gambling spots like dog tracks, horse tracks.
- Orlando City Soccer Club refusing tourist development tax funds, fully private stadium. Adding 9,000 extra seats, now at 28,000 seats. Changing the dynamic with the Citrus Bowl and Amway. Nearly $30 million in tax dollars saved.
- Magic got a new head coach, a former player
Disney-
- Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
- Numerous other stores announced for DS,
- Annual 24 hr event on both coasts,
- Star Wars Weekends
- Tomorrowland tank, Tron 3 cancelled,
- Harambe Market open DAK,
SEAS –
UOR-
Additional Notes
Wisconsin Dells- Noah’s Ark Water Park (with non-tube rides)
Epcod’s Tomorrowland rampage One | Two | Three | Four | Five
OTR’s tweet regarding Volcano Bay stucco work
Mr Brian in Orlando’s sad trip to I-Drive 360 (Broken exhibits at SEALife One | Views from The Orlando Eye One, Two)
Ken Recommends- Tin Roof at I-Drive 360
Jack Recommends- #OrlandoEye on Instagram
#AskSeaWorld’s utter failure on Twitter
Sir Owen Disney Recommends- Christmas at SeaWorld
May 26, 2015
Ep 32 – Rich News of Sharks, Snakes and Giant Apes
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Today we play catch up on all the recent news. Richie stops by and surprises everyone by showing excitement over theme park news. Jay talks about Thursday’s BGT announcement and Jake joins the call right before everyone hangs up. Las Vegas, Atlanta, New York and Miami are all mentioned…oh yeah, and Orlando.
Show Info
Hosts
- Ken
- Kyle
- Jay
- Jake of Orlando Park Pass
- The ghost known as Richie
Recording Date
- May 24, 2015
Music
Show Notes
SEAS
Universal
Ken’s shameless plug to his Marvel summary article
UUOP Top 5 Worst Attractions podcast
WDW
Tomorrowland’s box office results
Pandora (Avatarland) at DAK visible from surrounding roads now
I-Drive and Surrounding Tourism
Mr Brian in Orlando’s sad trip to I-Drive 360 (Broken exhibits at SEALife One | Views from The Orlando Eye One, Two)
Orlando Eye shuts down and NO ONE was aboard at the time
Water park proposed south of Tampa Bay
Ken- “I wouldn’t be surprised to see a megamall project being a partnership with Universal.”