March 9, 2017
Ep 96 – Kings Bowl, Florida Sports Expo contest, and James Gray in the closest
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This episode we start off with announcing a new contest we’re running over the next 24 hrs. Then we sit down with Robert Morris of Kings Bowl to discuss bowling in Orlando, managing an attraction on I-Drive, and the future of local tourism. After Morris leaves we have an extended Punch List where we go through a ton of local news including new details on Volcano Bay, info on Avatar, and a State Senator shares the latest on gondolas in Orlando.
Hosts
- Ken Storey
- Robert
- Ed
- Brian of Orlando Park Pass
- Jim of WildGravity Travels
- Andy of Theme Parks and Travels
- Jake of Orlando Park Pass
- Hotel Correspondent – Kyle
- Show Researcher – Jay
- Show Historian – Kevin Yee
Special Guest- Robert Morris, Director of Sales & Guest Systems Development at Kings Bowl
Recording Date- Feb 24, 2017 on WPRK 91.5 Winter Park
Punch List
Universal-
- Mark Woodbury Becomes Vice-Chairman of Universal’s Parks
- Universal Parks and Resorts Launch National Advertising and Brand Campaign
- Halloween Horror Nights 27 Vacation Package On Sale Now
- ProSlide teases new ride, could this be the one Ken announced in May of 2016?
Disney-
- Celebration at the Top with Fireworks Viewing at California Grill
- Shutters, Old Port Royale, and More Closing in 2017 at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- PI Update: Edison Blueprints
- Price increase for the 2017 Disney Dining Plan
- New D-Tech On Demand Station in ESPN Wide World of Sports (more coming to Pandora)
- Walt Disney World adds retro RV food truck to Fort Wilderness Resort with new takes on campground grub
- Dusty on MiceChat brings up the old rumor of $2 billion in new investments in MK/Epcot including Brazil coming to World Showcase
SEAS-
Other Attractions
- KSC to give visitors 6 seconds to Mars…err, weightless
- LEGOLAND Florida to Host Batman Movie Days in March 2017
- Breaking: Skyplex adds another heart-stopping thrill to ride portfolio
- Florida Mall adds 3 first-to-market specialty concepts
News
- American Maglev tells us new news within 90 days
- After last week’s show Florida State Senator told Ken that she “I still like the idea for going east and west hook up to sunrail” (with gondolas).
- After 52 years Cocoa cancels the Easter Day Surf Competition
- Senate pushes gaming deal
- Rick Scott fumes as House tourism bill moves ahead
- Florida’s Siesta Beach named best beach in the U.S. by TripAdvisor
- 138th Silver Spurs Rodeo brings out families, critics (20,000 to 25,000 people showed up)
- Phillips Center’s second phase to break ground next month
- Bank to take over Fashion Square Mall on Thursday
- Orlando to vote on $975M in OIA bonds and debt to build new terminal, more
- Metro Orlando hotels see increase in room rate, slight dip in January occupancy
- National tour operator seeks tax incentives to make Orlando its co-headquarters
- Chicago investor pays $6M for 26-acre resort on W192
- ContraVest buys land on Universal Blvd for second-phase apartments
- Madame Tussauds London getting its own giant-sized King Kong animatronic in new “Skull Island” experience
- Merged economic development/chamber group announces new name
- Jimmy Buffett community coming to Daytona
- iFly reveals opening date for new I-Drive location(two all-glass wind tunnels on April 27) What happened to the Skydiving museum that was announced for next door?
- Bass Pro opens in Daytona, more of the One Daytona project open this year
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