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Ep. 288- Ken’s Scary Adventure

On this episode Ken gives his review of the inaugural year for Howl-O-Scream in Orlando SeaWorld. before that Ed Gives a review of everything in the new France area at Epcot. Later Ed and Ken talk about talk about Petrified Forest.

Recording Date: SEP 14, 2021 at home

Broadcast Date: SEP 17, 2021 at the WPRK Studios in Winter Park, FL

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Ep. 268- Rachel Hill

On this episode Ed is joined with Ken and Rachel Hill to talk about Rachel being a travel influencer. After Ed, Rachel, and Ken talk about demystifying black travel. Later Ed, Rachel, and ken go over the changes to the Disney Look.

Recording Date: APR 13, 2021 at home

Broadcast Date: APR 16, 2021 at the WPRK Studios in Winter Park, FL

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Ep 137 – Holly V Kapherr talks the future of travel agents, Marineland, and Florida tourism

Tourism writer Holly V. Kapherr talks about her recent Marineland article in Travel Weekly, her work with boutique hotels, and the future of casinos in Florida.

Recording Date- April 20, 2018 in Studio B at WPRK Studios in Winter Park, FL

Show Notes

Holly V Hapherr’s Travel Weekly | Orlando Weekly | Twitter

Marineland

Travel Weekly’s Marineland coverage

 

St Augustine Aquarium

Jeff Vahle has officially been named as president of Disney Signature Experiences.

Casino pact gets an extension

  • 2010 pact, the Tribe is bound to make monthly payments for the exclusive right to offer certain games, including blackjack

Air travel safety

  • The last time there was an uncontained engine failure in a U.S. plane was in Sioux City, Iowa in 1989. That accident killed 111 of the plane’s 296 passengers
  • almost 29,000 commercial flights a day in US
  • Asiana in 2013 in San Fran last major incident
  • 40 deaths worldwide in 2017
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Ep 99 – The Seth Kubersky Dinner Show

Seth Kubersky stops by the studio and tells stories of his years working in the local dinner theater scene. He talks about how those early years in local dinner theaters helped shape his views of Orlando today.

Then in the second hour we talk about the latest news including new details on OPD’s new headquarters, the Panda Express on I-Drive closing, and a nighttime show at USJ.

Hosts

Special Guest- Seth Kubersky

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

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