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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.