March 15, 2018
Ep 132 – March News Round-Up
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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
- Baxter’s Mary Poppins dark ride D23 video from 2016
- Brave was in the running for a dark ride
- Different than last year’s plans
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