OTR – Episode 6 – Do You Want To Build a Podcast?

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On today’s show Ken, Kyle and Richie discuss the future of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Frozen Summer Fun, former dance party success stories and Pixar.  The guys close out the podcast with a discussion on the future of ESPN Wide World of Sports.

Show Info

Hosts-

Ken Storey
Bob from Pixels at the Parks
Jay 
Kyle Gary and Richie

 Show Notes

• #OlafSummerVacation
• Two Weeks = time from first dance party announcement to launch of different dance party at DHS

• Kyle- points to Diagon Alley’s less than Hogsmeade opening
• Richie Recommends- Following Banks Lee on Twitter
• Banks Lee and Attractions Magazine coverage of Frozen Summer Fun including the Sing-Along
• Inside The Magic’s coverage of DHS 25th
• Frozen’s Release Date – US Nov 27, 2013
• TEA attendance numbers Ken references
• Ken and Richie Recommend- Patrick being hired as Kristoff
• Kyle references Rock Your Disney Side (see point 2)
• ElecTRONica at Disney California Adventure
• Mad T Party Dance Party
• Villains Unleashed Party at DHS
• Ken Recommends – His recent story of rumors regarding DHS on CFLTop5
• Richie Recommends – Plan ahead when getting Toy Story Mania Fastpasses
• Kyle – “Just like at Hollywood Studios at SeaWorld Journey to Atlantis one of the few attractions that they have and a lot of went on it that normally…wouldn’t have risked the big drop but they so desperately wanted a ride the whole family can go on. That’s the same thing with Toy Story Mania.”
• Pal Mickey interactive doll
• Ken- “Randomization with be an expected thing for theme parks in the next few years.”
• Kyle Recommends – Checking out Dynamic Attractions
• Disney Research’s interactive plant
• Kyle and Richie Recommend – Disney Research | Youtube
• ESPN The Weekend Stopped in 2011
• ESPN growth – BusinessWeek in 2012 | Deadline in 2014
• Jon Busdeker on WWE Performance Center
• NBC’s Golf Channel
• Ken- “Orlando- They focused on tourism, they focused on education, they focused on health care and the next big thing they are focusing on is sports.”
• Orlando’s role in the 1994 World Cup
• ESPN’s Wide World of Sports
• Braves could leave WWOS in 2017
• Yankees in Orlando controversy
• Ken- New DHS entrance might cut through Beauty and the Beast
• Disney Tourist Blog reviews Carthay Circle
• Kyle Recommends – Checking out the Dubai Disneyland Plans
• Insights and Sounds post Ken references
• Check out our SideChat coming next week for our discussion into Star Wars and Disney

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