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Ep. 231- Jay’s Excellent Adventure

On this episode Jay talks to Ed about going to talk the parks with all the new safety measures. Later Ed and Jay go over the Fuel Rod law suit. After That Ed and Jay go over the changes to The Epcot Experience and what it means for the future of Epcot.

Recording Date: Jul 15, 2020 at home

Broadcast Date: Jul 17, 2020 at the WPRK Studios in Winter Park, FL

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Ep 161- Planes, Trains, and Cruise Ships (plus a megamall)

Ken and Ed discuss Brightline’s higher speed train and Virgin hyperloop, Then they talk about the latest cruise ship news from Celebrity, Royal Carribean, Canaveral, and Norweigan. Plus they discuss why to watch Miami’s upcoming mega-mall and the super high-tech Island H20 Live! water park reading to open in Kissimmee’s Margaritaville Resort.

Recording Date: 11/30/2018 at WPRK studios in Winter Park, Florida

Important Links

Brightline becoming Virgin Trains USA
Station at WDW
Amendment 11
Virgin Hyperloop plans Orlando to Miami route
Celebrity Edge
Meow Wolf
Royal Caribbean’s Terminal A
RC’s Symphony of the Seas
Norweigan Encore
Canaveral Mardi Gras and Canaveral’s Terminal 3 
Triple Five
Miami megamall

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Ep 132 – March News Round-Up

It’s our monthly news round-up and it’s a doozy! New details on Universal’s Russian plans, the latest on the PeopleMover updates we broke 3 weeks ago, Brightline’s report card, the latest on Disney rumors, and tons of cruise news. It’s been a busy month since our last news round-up so this is a not to be missed episode!

Recording Date: March 9, 2018, in Studio B at WPRK Studios in Winter Park, Florida

Show Notes

New liquor law means more boozy cocktails for Orlando’s restaurant-goers

Brazil’s Senate Approves New Open Skies Agreement With United States

Record number of Brazilians heading to Orlando

Orlando Travel Academy gets an upgrade

NYC’s Cafe D’Avignon opening five outposts in Orlando

Orlando Starflyer to open in May

4DX Review of A Wrinkle in Time

Hard Rock HQ’s Orlando departure to result in 184 layoffs

Sands sells Pennsylvania casino

Universal moving ahead with Beijing, big projects in the works for Orlando

  • Europe park scouting continues, is this the Moscow resort in a new location?

Brightline president: ‘Train ridership is 3 times what we expected’

Queen Latifah named Carnival Horizon godmother

Norwegian Cruise Line getting showcase terminal in Miami

Norwegian rescues woman on Bahamas cruise who fell overboard

Disney releases renderings of its latest cruise ships

New Swan & Dolphin hotel renderings released

Walt Disney World Might be Developing the Old River Country Site According to Permits Just Filed

Bonnet Creek Resorts To Receive New Signs

  • New JW Marriott construction continues, should be visible from I-4 by mid to late-summer

Epcot might be getting a Mary Poppins dark ride

Illuminations update is moving forward

Epcot’s Odyssey to become flex-space

Could Black Panther be coming to Disney World after all?

Could Indiana Jones be moving to DAK?

Tower of Terror updates expected

After more than two years of documentation Google finally unveils Street view from inside Disney parks. 2016 article | 2017 article

Coco won for Best Animated Feature and “Remember Me” won for Best Song.

Susan Arnold Named Lead Independent Director of Disney

Disney shareholders vote against CEO Iger’s pay package

Unions protest outside of Shareholders meeting for better pay

$2B overhaul coming to Disneyland Paris resort

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