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

• Owen
• Griffin of Epcod
• Elvenage

Recording Date

• May 30, 2015

Music

• Opening Song
• Background Song
• Closing Song

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 –

• Cobra’s Curse at BGT
• MAKO at SWO
• CFO abruptly resigns

UOR-

• Skull Island: Reign of Kong
• Nintendo & Universal
• Raptor Encounter
• Volcano Bay

Additional Notes

Wisconsin Dells- Noah’s Ark Water Park (with non-tube rides)

Ken’s M&M Star Wars treats

Camden Park

Darien Lake

Little Amerricka in Wisconsin

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

Florida Citrus Tower

Jack Recommends- #OrlandoEye on Instagram

#AskSeaWorld’s utter failure on Twitter

Sir Owen Disney Recommends- Christmas at SeaWorld