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June 7, 2015

OTR Special – Happy 25th Anniversary to Universal Orlando

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In this special episode dedicated to Universal Orlando’s 25^th Anniversary we are joined by an old JAWS skipper, a guest who took in family throughout the 1990s, a local who spent much of their free time there in the ’90s and a current fan boy. Jake hosts this round-table discussion on what makes Universal Studios Florida so special. Jaws, Kongfrontation, Hitchcock, Hanna-Barbara, and more are discussed in the special edition of the Orlando Tourism Report.

Show Info

Recorded- June 3, 2015

Opening Song

Hosts & Guests

Ken
Jake of Orlando Park Pass
Brian – @MrBrianOrl of Orlando Park Pass
Bill – @MrCoaster1
Griffin – @_Epcod
How Bowers – @GoAwayGreen | Retro WDW Podcast

Today we’re talking about old school Universal. If you aren’t familiar with 1990s Universal check out this cool videos from 1990

Grand Opening Special
Commercials One Two
Home Videos One Two Three

Also check out this great collection of interviews and details from the gone but not forgotten attractions of Universal Studios that Orlando Park Pass recently published.

June 2, 2015

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

Recording Date

May 30, 2015

Music

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 –

UOR-

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

May 26, 2015

Ep 32 – Rich News of Sharks, Snakes and Giant Apes

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Today we play catch up on all the recent news. Richie stops by and surprises everyone by showing excitement over theme park news. Jay talks about Thursday’s BGT announcement and Jake joins the call right before everyone hangs up. Las Vegas, Atlanta, New York and Miami are all mentioned…oh yeah, and Orlando.

Show Info

Hosts

Ken
Kyle
Jay
Jake of Orlando Park Pass
The ghost known as Richie

Recording Date

May 24, 2015

Music

Show Notes

Pandora (Avatarland) at DAK visible from surrounding roads now

I-Drive and Surrounding Tourism

Mr Brian in Orlando’s sad trip to I-Drive 360 (Broken exhibits at SEALife One | Views from The Orlando Eye One, Two)

Orlando Eye shuts down and NO ONE was aboard at the time

Megamall now two buildings

Miami Wilds megamall

Water park proposed south of Tampa Bay

Ken- “I wouldn’t be surprised to see a megamall project being a partnership with Universal.”

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April 27, 2015

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

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

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

April 24, 2015

Ep 29 – Mid-Atlantic Fender Bender with a Big Pile of Dirt

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On today’s show we have an incredible interview with a Dawn Sabato of 7220 I-Drive (Home of CSI: The Exhibit, Consumed by Art and the new Leonardo da Vinci exhibit). She shares the latest details on the new da Vinci exhibit plus what it took to get the exhibit here all the way from Austria. She also shares her experiences with being one of the local attractions in the shadow of the Big 3.

On the Punch List today Ken and Kyle talk about the latest SWO rumors, give new details on the Sand Lake Road McDonalds that just announced a major update and give insights what they think of the latest Disney rumors. The cruise industry, scuba diving and the I-4 Ultimate Project are all included as well.