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December 3, 2017
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Ken, Ed, and Kevin discuss the locally produced film The Florida Project. Ed talks about some of the backgrounds of the actors and Ken goes on a rant against Disney.
Recording Date- November 7, 2017
November 17, 2017
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The IAAPA Attractions Expo has wrapped up its 2017 run. Ed and Ken discuss what they were most impressed with over the last week. VR industry pioneer Thomas Wagner of VR Coasters discusses their new project with Legoland and what the future of VR attractions in theme parks are. Saham Ali of Falcon’s Creative Group discuss project mapping, how to keep high-tech attractions relevant with age, and how they deal with clients who might not have the biggest budgets. Then the episode wraps up with an interview with Gravity Group co-founder and lead engineer Chad Miller. Miller discusses Mine Blower at Fun Spot, Oscar’s Wild Taxi at Sesame Place, and the role of roller coasters at local parks and FECs.
Recording Time Stamp: 7PM November, 17 2017
Thomas Wagner- Co-Founder and Managing Partner / CEO, VR Coasters GmbH & Co. KG
Saham Ali- Director of Technology, Falcon’s Creative Group
Chad Miller- Engineer and Principal, The Gravity Group
November 16, 2017
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Seth Kubersky joins Ed and Ken to review the VR on display at the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017. Seth and Ken review MediaMation’s new 180-degree motion theater. Seth shares his thoughts on what makes a great VR experience and talks about some of his highlights from this year’s expo.
Recording Time Stamp: 7PM November, 16 2017
Guest Co-Host- Seth Kubersky
November 16, 2017
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Day 3 of the IAAPA Attractions Expo. With the expo now just halfway done Ken and Kevin and joined by Michael Muldoon to discuss this year’s big trends. The big trend is one that Ken says Skyline Attractions kicked off last year so we grab an interview with Skyline. Then we speak with a local company that’s worked on tons of high profile Central Florida projects including Pandora, Volcano Bay, and Mango’s Orlando. Finally, we discuss the water park trends at this year’s event before wrapping up the show with an interview at the Sub Sea Systems booth where we discuss their brand new underwater theme park ride.
Guest Co-Host– Michael Muldoon
November 15, 2017
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With the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017 Trade Show Floor opening this morning we have tons of news to talk about plus interviews with Guy Nelson of Dynamic Attractions, Brian Marrow of SeaWorld, and our first reactions to this year’s event.
Recording Date– 11/14/2017 7:30PM
Brian Marrow- VP Theme Park Experience Design, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
Guy Nelson- CEO, Dynamic Attractions