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May 14, 2015

Ep 31 – Building Furniture and Not Dying With Dutch Lombrowski

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Today Dutch Lombrowski of the Mighty Men of Mouse stops by to chat with the guys. He shares his thoughts on recent Disney news, what he would like to see at Walt Disney World and his overall impressions on Orlando. Casinos, lawsuits, Publix and Taco Bell are all brought up (we’ll let you guess who mentioned the last one).

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Recorded on April 28, 2015

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Might Men of Mouse Draft episode

Dutch Wants These at WDW = Coffee Milk, Eataly

Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs

Dutch- “I don’t see a Publix coming to Disney Springs.”

Ken then reminds us he’s a couch surfer. Go ahead, crash on his couch.

Density in Orlando

Wesley M James on Might Men of Mouse

Mystic Aquarium

Ken Recommends- Altamonte Picture Show

Mote Marine Aquarium

Kyle has yet to finish his IKEA furniture

WDW News Today Marvel article

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland’s trashcan

Dutch Recommends- Save Tomorrowland | Ep 202 of MMOM

Hong Kong Political Unrest

Shanghai Disneyland delays

Tokyo Disneyland expansion plans

Miami Wilds Theme Park

Miami Megamall plans

All Aboard Florida

Ken Recommends- OBJ’s recent article with Maglev

Kennedy Space Center

Dutch Recommends- The Yacht and Beach Club

Artegon Marketplace’s Xmas Eve Accident

Boathouse’s Manager Lawsuit

Ken is sad because handkerchiefs weren’t dropped in Tallahassee

Dutch Recommends- Married to the Mouse

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February 3, 2015

OTR – Ep 23 – Diamond Signals and Settling Dirt

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On this grab bag of news Ken and Kyle talk about the latest news from the Disneyland 60th Anniversary with what they expect from it to make its way eastward. Night of Joy and Mardi Gras is discussed. They give an update to Universal’s rumored water park. They touch on some pretty big local hotel rumors and news before finishing out the episode with news on Circus World’s reunion, Enzi at BGT, Aqutica’s $8 tickets and Tin Roof Orlando marketing strategy.

 

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Ken Storey

Kyle

Recorded Jan 29, 2015

 

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UFOs in West Palm Beach

Rick Scott statement from Nov 20 on Florida’s record tourism numbers

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January 27, 2015

OTR – Ep 22 – The 43.7 Million Dollar Question

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In the first episode of 2015 Kyle and Ken are joined by Jay of Orlando Tourist Blog. The guys cover all the news they’ve missed over the past month including Artegon’s Christmas Eve death, Gwazi’s closing, the coaster rumors at SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa, Universal Orlando’s non-stop construction, restaurants at Disney Springs and more before sharing their thoughts on pay at Walt Disney World compared to that of Bob Iger’s.

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Ken Storey

Kyle

Jay

Recorded Jan 22, 2015

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November 12, 2014

OTR – Ep 17 – The Countdown is On

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We’re back with another episode of our hospitality podcast. This week the guys are getting ready for next week’s massive IAAPA convention that’s coming to town.

The OTR crew gets ready for IAAPA with a round-up of all the recent news including: #OtterGate, Construction at SEAS parks, Downtown Disney, Flamingo Crossing, I-Square, I-Drive 360. Kyle’s wardrobe choices are questioned, Ken calls 80% of IAAPA monotonous and then the guys get confused talking about Christmas at the Magic Kingdom.

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Bob from Pixels at the Parks
Ken Storey
Viktor from The BGT Buzz
Kyle (Our host and reporter live on I-Drive)

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Episode Producer- Bob
Recorded- November 9th, 2014

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September 9, 2014

OTR – Ep 12 – Hotels, Motels and DVCs

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On today’s episode the guys start off with talking about the new revelations about DVC that Jim Hill recently mentioned. They then go into a detailed conversation about off-property hotels, local transit options and timeshares.  Downtown growth, Jackie Siegel and (of course) Taco Bell all are mentioned.  Downtown and Winter Park area hotels are discussed before they close out of the conversation with Ken going off on adding hotels to malls….

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Ken Storey
Bob from Pixels at the Parks
Kyle Gary
Richie (But he was busy obsessing over Feld’s new Disney on Ice: Frozen show instead…)

 

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