Ep 30 – Summer 2015 Outlook with Banks Lee

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On today’s show Banks Lee joins us to discuss the Summer 2015 Outlook. We discuss Legoland, I-Drive 360 and Uncle Lou’s odd Ebay listings. Before Banks joins us Kyle and Ken cover the Punch List with a conversation about area apartments, timeshares and reality shows staring Jackie Siegel.

Show Info

Music

• Song 1 (At beginning)
• Song  2 (Main Event Intro Song)
• Song 3 (Closing Song)

Hosts

• Ken
• Kyle
• Jay
• Special Guest- Banks Lee

Recording Dates

• Punch List – 4-23-2015
• Interview – 4-25-2015

Show Notes

 Punch List

Apartments mentioned on today’s show

• Sea Isle
• Courtney at Universal Blvd
• Integra Cove
• Altis on Sand Lake
• Steelhouse
• The Plaza on University
• NORA
• The Sevens

I-Drive

• McDonalds is moving next door
• SLR/I-Drive pedestrian overpass (none of the stuff Ken said lines up with anything officially announced…)

Other local tourism news

• McDonald’s by UCF gets touch screen ordering
• Kyle Mentions- An indoor event complex with an indoor theme park
• LBV Outlets are adding 110,000sq ft
• Westgate Town Center readies to open
• Siegal’s are going on WifeSwap!
• Marriott Executive condos in Tampa’s Channelside

Main Event

Interview with Banks Lee

5 Takeaways from the interview

1. Even Banks is getting tired of waiting for Universal to announce Kong
2. Banks likes how SeaWorld responded to the coaster rumors and believes Universal could learn from it
3. SeaWorld can become more than a sea life attraction if they build the next coaster properly
4. Gator Spot at Fun Spot might be the breakout attraction this summer
5. Locals are going to I-Drive, now the attractions there need to respond with annual passes for locals