October 13, 2015
Ep 49 – The Big Blue Super Long Whale of Show With Eric Davis
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SeaWorld is the focus of today’s main event when Eric Davis stops in to talk about the recent ruling from the California Coastal Commission that might mean an end to breeding in SeaWorld’s original park. The future of the company, orcas in captivity, that bizarre social media day earlier this year and more discussed in the firework filled conversation.
During the Punch List Robert and Ken talk about the recent monorail breakdown at WDW, the abrupt closure of the CSI exhibit, new hotels proposed for 192, OSHA’s rulings on the WDW Speedway accident, and that 400 acres that’s about to go up for sale. Southern cooking, Pitbull, Ferrari World, and I-4’s newest exit ramp are all worked into the conversation.
Show Notes
Hosts
- Ken
- Brian
- Robert of Mickey Updates
- Jay
- Disney – Robert of Mickey Updates
- Events-Lissa and Nicki
- Online Trends Correspondent-Jake of Orlando Park Pass
- Hotel Correspondent-Kyle
- Touring Shows and Media Correspondent- Richie
- Special Guest- Eric Davis
Recording Date: 10-12-15
Eric Davis Speech Song | Speech
Punch List
- Monorail breaks down at WDW
- CSI, 7220 abruptly shuts down
- Jungleland might reopen
- Robert References- Victory Village on 192
- 3 Hotels proposed for Osceola Heritage Sq
- Legoland movie attraction
- OSHA fines Petty Holdings $7,000, cites them in WDW speedway death
- I-4 exit ramp to Disney Springs opens
- New Chocolate shop coming to Disney Springs
- Chef Art Smith opening Florida themed restaurant at Disney Springs
- Club Disney dance party coming to DHS
- Disney announces Port Canaveral as home port for 3 ships in 2017
- Holland Cruises announces new make your own wine program aboard cruises from Port Everglades, Ft. Lauderdale
- Pitbull named Norwegian Escape’s ‘godfather’
- Blackjack agreement about to expire
- Over 400 acres in tourist district is going up to auction
- More details emerge regarding the I-Drive Marriott golf course near SWO
- Residential portion include 260 single family homes, 176 townhomes and 700 apartment homes.
- 423 single family homes/townhomes approved on Oct 8
- UOR confirms Hulk refurb will be done by B&M
- HHN Orl expands Scareactor dining experience
- iSq site work begins, their Twitter becomes active
Things We Loved This Week
- Rare Okapi born at Lowry Park Zoo “yet-to-be-named male calf was born to mom “Betty” on September 24, weighing in at 42 pounds”
- Aardvark born at BGT
- Skift- Samantha Brown talks about the evolution of travel tv programming
- Juice Bikes adds 8 more stations in Orlando
- Ticket prices at Disney parks- WDW Today podcast shares their insights, Motley Fool wonders if Disney went too far
- Len Testa & Laurel stop by ResortLoop to talk about their DCL cruise
- John Kivus stops by MMOM to talk about RopeDrop.net + reactions to Ken’s interview
- UUOP talk team member stories (including Jaws, FFL and HHN) with Stephen of Extended Queue
Not Mentioned But Still Loved-
- Missing cobra captured, reality star owner might lose his license to keep the snake
- Bellamy Young (Scandal) visits UOR
- Austin Mahon visits Orlando, causes lines at HHN, surprises guests at Madame Tussauds
- Derek Burgan shows off his drawing skills. Could he be the next Walt Disney?
Events
Oct 9-31- Underground Vampire Bar at DRIP
Oct 17- African Penguin Awareness Day at BGT
Oct 17- Brian Miser (The Human Fuse) will be fired from bar to bar in a cannon in downtown Orlando to promote Captain Morgan’s Cannon Blast Bar Crawl (at Wall St Plaza)
Oct 17- Orlando Creative City Project
Oct 24- Cows ‘n Cabs in Winter Park
Oct 30-31- Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic
Nov 13-15 Winter Park Concours d’Elegance
Nov 14-22 Festival of the Trees at OMA (tickets on sale now)
Nov 20-22- Latin Baseball Festival at WWOS
Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 Barista Bootcamp at the 4 Seasons Orlando
Main Event
Behind The Thrills – CCC bans breeding at San Diego, what’s next?
SeaWorld announces new position for Matt Rearden (former VP of Business Affairs) as Sr Business Development Officer
SEAS disappeared from the Fla Dept of Education website briefly
SeaWorld Erin Sea McKinney