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August 3, 2017

Ep 117 – Margaritaville plus 5,000 more hotel rooms

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Ed and Ken go through a run down of the latest hotel news from around Central Florida. From Sanford, to UCF, to Apopka, to 192 there’s plenty of new hotels going up. One of the biggest projects is the new $750 million Margaritaville Resort on 192. Jim Bagley, the Project Manager of Margaritaville Resort Orlando, calls in and talks about all the huge projects that are a part of the new Margaritaville Resort, including a massive new water park.

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Recording Date- July 28, 2017, on WPRK 91.5 Winter Park (10AM-Noon)

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Hard Rock’s Reverb vs Red Lion’s Hotel RL

Margaritaville Orlando

Ken’s definitive Margaritaville Orlando Resort article

 

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August 2, 2017

Ep 116 – Breaking into Blogging and Podcasting, Plus a Spouse’s Response

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On this very special episode of OTR we’re joined in studio with Nick (Dad on Disney), our biggest fan Jenny (JLBNerdy), and Jenny’s husband Loss. The trio discusses the ins and outs of breaking into theme park social media, lessons they’ve learned from blogging, podcasting, and tweeting. Loss tells stories of what it’s like to be married to a Disney nerd who blogs and podcasts about the parks.

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Recording Date- July 14, 2017, on WPRK 91.5 Winter Park (10AM-Noon)

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Nick Illasi

Jenny B

Loss B

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Tom Morrow’s Mouse

Jenny’s column on DisKingdom

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July 10, 2017

Ep 115 – D23 Predictions with Nick Ilasi

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Nick Ilasi, better known as the Dad on Disney, joins Ed and Ken for a discussion on all the latest WDW rumors and what we might hear from each at this week’s D23 event. Jenny calls in for a some small talk and we finally announce the winner of our June giveaway!

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Recording Date- July 7, 2017, on WPRK 91.5 Winter Park (10AM-Noon)

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Ken’s D23 predictions article

 

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July 9, 2017

Ep 114 – Jim Deberry of Arihant talks water parks

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Jim Deberry, Senior Manager of North America for Arihant Water Park Equipment talks about the future of water parks, the evolution of the industry up to this point, and even shares some details of what to expect at this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo.

At the end, a few news stories are touched on during the quick hits. Ed and Ken weigh in on the Pirates controversy, a Disney blogger’s shocking news story, and the hot new beach bar headed to Daytona Beach.

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Recording Date- June 30, 2017, on WPRK 91.5 Winter Park (10AM-Noon)

 

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Arihant Water Park Equipment

Jimmy Buffett’s LandShark Bar & Grill is coming to Daytona Beach

Disney finally scrubs human trafficking from Pirates of the Caribbean ride

Port Canaveral shares more on new terminal, cargo crane update

I-4 Ultimate Landscaping Efforts Kick Off

ABC’s ‘The Chew’ Returns for 22nd Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Oct. 4-6

Trump lawyer’s firm steered millions in donations to family members, files show

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July 1, 2017

Ep 113 – SoFlo Energy Talks Florida

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The twin brothers behind Central Florida’s hottest new energy drink sit down to talk about the difficulties of opening a new business, the lessons they’ve learned, and why they decided to make their drink so Florida themed.

We also do a quick run down on the news.

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Recording Date- June 9, 2017, on WPRK 91.5 Winter Park (10AM-Noon)

Special Guest: SoFlo Energy

 

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