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.
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!
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.
SeaWorld Orlando goes all in on Virtual Reality and EDM to bring back the fans. We have interviews with Steve Welch, Creative Director for Entertainment Productions at SeaWorld Orlando; Erik Essig, Experience Design Manager @ SeaWorld’s Deep Blue Creative Studio; and Bryan Nadeau, Vice President of Operations at SeaWorld Orlando.
On this special extended episode of #OTRonFM we celebrate our 3rd birthday with a new intro and a massive timeline of all the news that has happened in Central Florida tourism since we launched in 2014. This look back at the last three years is mixed with personal stories and inside jokes. Jake calls in to discuss a new double-decker bus tour that’s opening in Orlando then Kevin Brewer calls in to discuss his recent foodie adventures.
