October 24, 2025 • 24 mins
On this weeks episode of The Theme Park Podcast, its newsaplooza! New meet and greets, Soarin' has a new route and Remy loses a dimension. Plus dates for Mardi Gras and the Festival of the Arts and much more.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
From the theme park capital.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Of the World, Orlando, Florida.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
This is the theme Park.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Podcast Wait.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Station anyway, here's your hosts, Dickerman, Jimmy D and Scott Harris.
Hey there, and welcome to the theme Park Podcast.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Stickerman. Here there is Jimmy D. Good day, sirs, and
Scott Harris.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
What's going on? Happy spooky season everyone?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
You a week left? Right, Yeah, we're literally a week
from today. That's this is it.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Or not from today? No, it's Christmas season. Now.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Scott's got a spooky mask.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I did see Christmas It's no, it's an emo jack
o lantern.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Oh, it's an.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Uh, it's like a plastic one and then plaster on
top of it.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
That's a cool idea.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Fancy fancy. Well, last week on the show, we talked
about our Halloween Hornets experience because we had just gone
we are quickly approaching Halloween, but you know, this is
the time of year where we go from Halloween, Thanksgiving
to Christmas. Lots of things happening, things moving very quickly.
So we've got a very heavy news show this week.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Well, we've got a lot of Jimmy news as well.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Oh my Jimmy news.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Okay, Jingle Cruise is coming back.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
How many I wonder how many years they've been doing
it now, because I know this is your favorite, Jimmy,
and I don't remember them not doing it.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I at least know that it was going on in
twenty nineteen, in twenty twenty, because two members of this
show booked fast passes for three members of the show
or the Jingle Cruise, and one member of the show
was not there.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Yeah, that's true.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Not naming names.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
That was twenty nineteen.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
God, God, do you remember the times twenty nineteen?
Speaker 1 (02:04):
In prior it was we lived in such a wonderful world.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
No, it was. No, that was twenty twenty.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
That was like, right, oh, it's right on the cusp.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
It was right on the cusp.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
It was not twenty twenty.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
It wasn't it was.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
It was twenty nineteen, twenty twenty. I didn't have a
job anymore.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
No, no, No, I was gonna say, like January, I want
to say, I thought, I want to say it was
like the very it was either the very end of
nineteen or the very beginning of twenty.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I don't know when it was.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
When we did.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Our are a group dinner, I remember, and I was like,
are you sure we want to do this dinner? It's
kind of expensive. I don't know, we don't. Everything fell
apart shortly after that dinner.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
But I had to work. That was so stupid of me.
I know.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Cool beginning November third, Jingle Cruise returns.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
That's like a week away. Basically, you didn't go real soon.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
By the way, which is four days before the start
of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
I like it. That makes sense to start that. I don't.
I don't think that's an early start.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
I don't think the Very Merry Chris was probably starting
mid November or early Novembers.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
You know, I don't know if you guys are aware
of this, but Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, like the
first few weeks of next year sold out.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
I believe it. I believe I believe all of it.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
I believe it's sold out through twenty twenty nine.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Okay, you want some other, you want some other? Actually
this is this is like news for both of you guys. Okay,
Doug and Russell evicted? What no, yeah, no, yes.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Wait wait hold on scroll roll it back. What do
you mean evicted? Are they evicted from like the show,
The Bird Show or they all liked it.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
From the Doug in Russell evicted from Wilderness Explorer's Cub Clubhouse.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
No, I got so many great photos from there.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
I mean, Doug hasn't been there in like years, but yeah,
you always had the hope that he would, uh, you know,
come back.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
We went one time with my when my daughter was little,
and we brought a squirrel and Doug was so fun
with that.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Like you caught a squirrel and brought it into the park.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
It was this live squirrel.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
It was a stuffed squirrel, and Juggug was very happy.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
And I caught a live squirrel and stuffed it and
then brought it into the park.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
That's kind of myca man.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
That's really yeah. But they are now being relocated due
to construction in the area.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
All right, that's better, all right now, I hear.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Okay, clickbaittable.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
They are being relocated by the Tree of Life near
the Creature Comforts Starbucks.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Okay, I'll take that.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
That's fine.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
So Doug is there again.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
To go.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Well, this is because they're doing the construction all the
stuff for the a new meet and greet area for Zootopia.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Oh, we're gonna get bumped for Zutopia movie that hasn't
been out in twelve years.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Well, Zutopia two comes out in like a few weeks,
and and there's the Zutopia Better Zoogether Tree of Life
Theater show.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, I get it. I get it.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
I'm just saying, you know what, if Zutopia comes out
and bombs the second time around, like it was twelve
years ago. My daughter was little when that came out.
She's in college now, so I mean, it's a whole
nother generation you're shooting for at this point.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Well, if that happens, then uh, Bob movie Bob Eiger
won't be happy about it. M blaming you specifically.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
I just watched job.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
I just watched Zootopia for the first time, like I
don't know, a year ago, and I couldn't believe how
good it was, and it was like a good movie.
I'm gonna go watch the second one because I'm sure
by now they've made a second one.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
And I'm looking forward on Disney Plus.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Finally look it up on the internet and I'm like, oh,
this movie has not been made yet.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
They made a TV show on Disney Plus. It's called
like Zutopia plus.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Oh I never saw that.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
Yeah, wait wait, I saw there was like, are you
talking about.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Like the shorts?
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Yeah, that's what I mean.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Okay, Yeah, I've watched the shorts.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
It's just basically takes scenes from the movie and they
just they take you away from the main character and
extend scenes.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Yes, I'll watch that. I haven't seen the movie in forever.
Like yeah, Like when that movie came out, I had, like.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
You dressed up as Judy Hops.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Well, I'd got my my daughter this super cute little hoodie.
It was a Judy Hops and it had ears and
had a little badge, and I got it and I asked,
my oh my god, is this too little for hers?
Like she is she getting too old for this? And
I was like concerned that my child was growing up
too much. But it turned out she still loved the
hoodie and uh it was fine. We had another year
of that, so it was okay, do.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
You wear it now?
Speaker 1 (06:51):
I don't think we own the hoodie any further now,
I don't.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Oh, should we get you one for Zutopia two with
the little ears and the little badge?
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Yeah, because you're a bunny detective? Yeah maybe ye?
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Okay, next time I go to next time I go,
I'll find it for you.
Speaker 4 (07:08):
Okay, yeah, but in a new movie, she's like a
plain clothes cop.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
She's like a oh she's even yeah, like I'm more
of a detective. She doesn't even have to walk around
and like her.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Elsewhere. We're gonna have some new meet and greets for
Jollywood Knights. This is the Christmas event at Hollywood Studios.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
They're breaking out some good stuff for this because you're
paying extra.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
All right, Phineas and Ferb that's a weird one, right,
Max Goof has power line.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Oh man, that's a good one.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Chippendale Rescue Rangers.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
See they know how to get money out of people.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Stitch Stitch dressed as Santa okay, all right, Balloe and
King Louis. Oh look the guy that evicted the Muppets,
Mike was Alski.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Mike was Elski.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
I'm waiting for the big one. I know who the
headliner is. I'm waiting for it.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Edna Mode Frozen from The Incredibles, Joy from Inside Out.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Is she like, is she Christmas stuped or something? No,
it is just Christmas Joy, just Joy. Okay, I spits
the season.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Jose and Poncito from the Three Caballeros.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
It's good.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
Where's Donald though.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Yeah, exactly, Well that's I mean, that's the whole pot,
that's the whole point of the ride.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Oh okay, I guess you're right.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Uh Miguel from Coco.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Which one's Miguel?
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Just the kid? It's the kid, okay.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Uh, Donald and Daisy they're in a different area. That's
what it is. Uh Duffy dressed as Santa.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
Duffy the Disney Bear. Just a money grab if there
ever was one.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
Lots of from Toy Story three, which one's lots of
the villain of Toy Story three.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Oh okay, smells like strawberries. Smell like strawberries.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
So when you get there getting close and you like, dude,
smells like strawberries.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Party Saurus Rex.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
That's cool.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Wait what party sourus Rex? You don't know that? Uh
the Toy.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Story short, No, apparently not.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
I guess you should check that one out. That one's fun. Okay,
Goofy and Pluto bing bong from inside out.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
There they're gonna do bing bong Yep, No, they aren't
going to do it. They have done it. I've seen
the pictures.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Really it's Mickey and Mini.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
And now there are two there there are two more,
all right, the Mandalorian.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
And krugu mm hmmm, that's two.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
And one more.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
One is Chewbacca in his Life Day out. Yes, oh my.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
God, Chewbacca celebrating Life Day. Wait, yep, here's Perry like
from Phineas and ferb. Yeah, well, isn't that what they
always say? Where's Perry?
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Like?
Speaker 2 (10:08):
It's like, correct, yes, because he's all a mission against smarts.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
Are they gonna have like a full on like Life
Day kind of setup for you to take the picture in?
Speaker 1 (10:18):
That's kind of what I felt like.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Well, they do usually have like a themed area where
a lot of the characters are yeah.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
To get you out there, to uh to pay the
extra for a ticket for this.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
Yeah, I think so. Wait. Wait, if they're gonna do
Life Day, they gotta do Jefferson Starship.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
So okay about going to Jollywood Knights.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
That would be fun if they played like an Epcot.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
First night of Jollywood Night's already sold out?
Speaker 1 (10:53):
Okay, all right, that's fine, it's the first night. That's cool.
Five six Okay, so there's there's quite a few.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Yeah, It's like it's like two nights every week.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Uh, you know every week. Yeah, I got it.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
And uh annual passoldiers ranges from one.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
From one night for like four hours.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Right it's a couple hours. Yeah, but you get, you get.
This is what you get. You get fun, meet and greets,
different foodsert.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
Any food included.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
No, oh boy, they can like throwing something like hot chocolate.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Come on, man.
Speaker 4 (11:43):
At the Villain's Night, they were giving away like the
entire Yeah, they give them the whole park away.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
You walked away with one of the horses from the carousel,
that's true.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
He also walked away with his diet ruined, as he
always likes to remind us.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
At the Harry Potter opening.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Yeah, it was a Harry Potter opening. And and also
when I stayed out at uh the New Orleans one.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
You can't blame all of these on, like the theme parks.
At some point you need to look in the mirror.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
I am a weak person, all right, I am a
weak person. I'm a drug addict.
Speaker 1 (12:21):
Dickman.
Speaker 4 (12:22):
I want to give you another way to look at it.
And then they're gonna people love to call me an enabler.
If you're going to lose a foot to diabetes.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
That's kind of the best way to go go on happy.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
But oh, guys, the thing you're you're going out, you're
you're enjoying it happy. By the way, Uh, there is Glisten,
a skating show. Uh. There is name of for Christmas
sing along. Uh is a fireworks show. Jingle Bell Jingle Bam,
one hundred.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
And fifty bucks ahead times. However many people they put
in there, they're gonna make. They're gonna make a pretty
decentmount of money just by doing this, especially ticketed event,
and not just keeping the park open for the day.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Yeah, but it's also limited capacity though, I wonder.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
What that limited? What do you what do you think
the limit is? Honestly because I couldn't even venture a guess.
It's like, I don't know what the limit for the
park is in more.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
Than twenty okay people, Yeah, because I've seen pictures like
that's probably like thirty.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
I'm going to look up the park capacity and try
and determine this. I'll see if I can get an insider.
I'm just gonna ask ai.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
I love it when it's got.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
Other news. Rebby's Ratitude Adventure. It's losing a dimension.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Now, what is this is like a trend now to
go from three D to two D.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Why is this?
Speaker 4 (13:56):
It speeds up the ride times more inclusive for folks
that can see three D.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
I couldn't see three D for most of my life,
and I never felt like I was being excluded.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
And then when I could see three D, I was
very excited.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
It was nice.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
I was like one of those babies when it hears
for the first time.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
I just cried.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Apparently it's driven by feedback at Disneyland Paris, where the
guests said they preferred the TD two D version over
the three D version.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
Okay, I don't know what the difference is, but okay.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
Well three demands it's three dimensions.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
K yeah, okay, you know what the difference is. I'm
just saying, like, like, what would make me go? You know,
I like this better because there wasn't stuff popping out
and hitting me in the face.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Well, they they're gonna be adding some new props within
the ride itself, but I mean, it's.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
It's you know, I loved Inions too.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
They did this to the minions. I love the Spider
Man ride, but it's just like you, sometimes it feels
nice to not be you know, cumbered with wearing something
while you're riding a ride.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Yeah, I mean that's part of the experience for me.
But you know.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
That's fine.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
It's their park. They can do what they want with it.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
I don't even remember the three D portions of ratitude,
it's been so long since I wrote it.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
So the ride will be closed from November tenth to
the thirteenth while they make the changes.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
That's a record, Okay, that's a record. Only going to
be closed for three days to make a change at
the park. Normally they're like, oh, we got to make
a change, we got to move of trashman.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
That'll be four weeks and we can open the park
back up again.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
Scott, I will have a report for you right after
it reopens, because on the fourteenth I'm going to the
brunch in France with the Bottomless Moments.
Speaker 2 (15:36):
Right there, right there, yep, while you're doing that.
Speaker 1 (15:39):
Yep. Who's your designated driver? Do I need to come
pick you up? It's possible, Okay, just call. I'm just
gonna take the monorail home. It'll be funny.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
Just get me home eventually, just order a minivan to
take you home.
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Hey, I know a guy that drives a minivan. I can.
I can not get you a deal, but I can
get your ride.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Elsewhere. At Epcot, we'll be getting the Soaring across America
for the semi quin Centennial Celebration of America.
Speaker 3 (16:13):
This temporary thing is it gonna be a temporary sour setup.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
It's gonna be till like the I think through twenty
twenty six when we celebrate the two hundred and fifty
sixth year of or twenty and fiftieth year of the
United States. And they did, they did a whole like
video with Patrick Warburton, and it was it was phenomenal.
Like when I first saw it, I was like, I
was like stunned for a second. And of course he
(16:38):
looks a little different because it's been like twenty five
years and he's got a broom.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
You're gonna need what's that You're gonna need?
Speaker 1 (16:45):
These? Yeah, So.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Are they gonna like do like all new scenes? Have
they revealed what the new scenes are gonna be they
are doing. They haven't revealed what the scenes are.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
You can guess as some of the things, but they
showed like the helicopters with the cameras, so they are
filming all new scenes.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Okay, So definitely Statue.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
Of Liberty, right if we're gonna if we're gonna speculate
Statue of Liberty.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Uh, probably the arch in Saint Louis, okay. Uh, Grand
Grand Canyon.
Speaker 3 (17:15):
Oh yeah, definitely do the Grand Canyon.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Hawaiian Islands, Denali in Alaska.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
The world's largest thermonitor.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Rushmore is a good one. Rushmore is a good one too, Yes.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
World world's largest McDonald's raight down the street.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Yeah, I mean that's an easy one. You just go
there with your iPhone.
Speaker 4 (17:35):
Is it the world's largest McDonald's because I thought it
was the large world's largest McDonald play place?
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Possibly? I mean, why not do both?
Speaker 3 (17:45):
Why not that McDonald's by Disney is pretty big too,
go over and.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Get go over that to go over that as well.
So that's coming, that's coming next year.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Did they say when, like just like January? Sometimes some
time in the early part of the year.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
They did not say when, but it'll be sometime.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
And I gotta believe with the way technology is advanced,
it's so much easier for them to swap out those
videos now because you can get like a super high
deft drone and fly it. You know as long as
you have clearance basically wherever.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
Yeah, and hire you as the drone pilot.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
If you want me to crush into statue of Liberty's Crown,
sure go for it.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
No, we flew drones in the office and you were
really good at not breaking them.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Yeah, finger Chopper lived. None of our fingers did.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
That was a bad idea. Speaking of next year, the
dates for Festival of the Arts, January sixteenth is when
it kicks off for thirty nine days, thirty nine days
of art. My guy, no, my guy figment, call it
what it.
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Is now, he gets he gets a big festival. I'm
not gonna I'm not going to deny this fact. I'm
still miffed. What are you miffed about a myth that
duck doesn't get something more?
Speaker 1 (19:06):
He doesn't.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
He doesn't even have a ride.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
I know that's the problem. We need a ride.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
But you only have a bathroom for your Tangled movie.
So whatever, this is true. Yeah, but the Tangle that
you have in at Disney c is OMG. The Tangled
bathrooms are nice though.
Speaker 3 (19:24):
I will say that.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Also next year, Switching parks February seventh through April fourth,
it's the Universal Mardi Gras festival.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
Always a good time, always bring in. They bring an
artists for that, right, there'll be bands.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
Yes, there will be bands.
Speaker 1 (19:42):
It's against bands, beads and fun.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Bands, beads and fun.
Speaker 4 (19:46):
And if you're an annual pass holder, sign up to
throw beads while you were out there.
Speaker 1 (19:50):
It is really fun.
Speaker 3 (19:52):
You can try and chuck them in people's beers. You
can try and play like a hula hoop over the
head situation. There's lots of things you can do as
a beard, a bead talk. I'd like to aim for
people's lit cigarettes. Oh dude, who smokes cigarettes anymore? People?
Speaker 1 (20:06):
It happens.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
Can I say something speaking of bands in Universal studios,
because you know they perform at MPs as we.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
All know, yes, music Clau stage.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
There used to be a roller coaster behind MPs the music.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Yes, Ripride Rocket, I don't recall.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
It took sixty four days and it's completely gone and
they've already started building whatever the new ride is going
to be.
Speaker 3 (20:30):
They work fast over there. They're not as fast as SeaWorld,
but they work fast SeaWorld. You just show up one
day and there's a new ride.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
Yeah, we're talking about removing and adding at the same time.
Speaker 1 (20:43):
I know they're moving quick. Don't get me wrong, I'm
not I'm not saying they aren't fast.
Speaker 3 (20:47):
They are fast. SeaWorld just is sneaky with their rides,
just like hey, new roller coaster, guys, if you want
to finally get out at jump on.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
And lastly, and this is a disappointment for annual passolders
of Universal Studios.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Uh oh, you're one of those.
Speaker 2 (21:04):
I am one of those. Promo code Scott. The tickets
passholder tickets for Epic Universe are available through twenty twenty six,
so the hope that there would be some kind of
something for annual pass holders and Epic Universe, at least
for now, is not a thing yet.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
So you're you're looking at twenty twenty seven, potentially at
the earliest to be able to go there and add
as a pass, correct, I mean it kind of makes sense.
Speaker 1 (21:38):
Do you think they'll start with an annual pass that's
only Epic Universe first?
Speaker 2 (21:46):
No, I think it would be an add on, like
a premium thing that you could add on to your pass,
like an existing path, like they're gonna want you to
already have a pass and then a couple hundred bucks
more you can get Epic Universe folded in.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
I mean, how how expensive are these gonna get? Right now?
Speaker 3 (22:06):
Like, say, like the mid tier annual pass at at
at Universal, say two parks, not three covers, you're parking,
You're you're up around five six hundred bucks, right.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
I just renewed, I downgraded. I got rid of one park,
but I uped to include the prime parking in the
one night of Halloween horrnits in renewing at that was
like seven hundred dollars.
Speaker 1 (22:32):
Yeah, so seven hundred.
Speaker 3 (22:33):
So if you're going to add like say three hundred
more to Epic, you're talking about one thousand dollars annual pass.
Speaker 1 (22:39):
But here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (22:41):
I would love to just go. Like the reason I
went for my birthday is it's open later. I want
to go see that park at night.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
That's been my that's been my thing the whole time.
Let's open all the parks later. Universal States start saying
open later, I might consider them. I'll put them over Disney.
Speaker 2 (22:58):
I mean it's it's closer.
Speaker 4 (23:00):
Yeah, Expressway ends right there, really, it legitimately does.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
Yeah, and it's closer.
Speaker 1 (23:09):
Just to keep it.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
It also kind of goes you right over to Epic
Universe as well. It really diverts you.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
Let's go nine, ten o'clock at night, maybe, uh, maybe eleven. Sometimes,
let's get crazy, stay up until midnight, let's go.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
My guess is the reason behind this is they just
want to dial the park in more. They want to
get all of their rides as reliable as as they
possibly can.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
Yeah, and they want to get the money while they can,
you know, soak in that new money while you can.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Why not. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Epic Universes open until open until ten through most of
the most of the year.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Yeah, yeah, so what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Oh in the yeah, yeah, and yeah in most of December,
all of the parks are up until ten, even Universal
even that's Universal Islands Adventure.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Okay, all right, well maybe I'll do that after that.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
Yeah, I will factor that in.
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Hey there, and welcome to the theme Park Podcast.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Stickerman. Here there is Jimmy D. Good day, sirs, and
Scott Harris.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
What's going on? Happy spooky season everyone?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
You a week left? Right, Yeah, we're literally a week
from today. That's this is it.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Or not from today? No, it's Christmas season. Now.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Scott's got a spooky mask.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I did see Christmas It's no, it's an emo jack
o lantern.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Oh, it's an.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Uh, it's like a plastic one and then plaster on
top of it.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
That's a cool idea.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Fancy fancy. Well, last week on the show, we talked
about our Halloween Hornets experience because we had just gone
we are quickly approaching Halloween, but you know, this is
the time of year where we go from Halloween, Thanksgiving
to Christmas. Lots of things happening, things moving very quickly.
So we've got a very heavy news show this week.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Well, we've got a lot of Jimmy news as well.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Oh my Jimmy news.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Okay, Jingle Cruise is coming back.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
How many I wonder how many years they've been doing
it now, because I know this is your favorite, Jimmy,
and I don't remember them not doing it.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I at least know that it was going on in
twenty nineteen, in twenty twenty, because two members of this
show booked fast passes for three members of the show
or the Jingle Cruise, and one member of the show
was not there.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Yeah, that's true.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Not naming names.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
That was twenty nineteen.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
God, God, do you remember the times twenty nineteen?
Speaker 1 (02:04):
In prior it was we lived in such a wonderful world.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
No, it was. No, that was twenty twenty.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
That was like, right, oh, it's right on the cusp.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
It was right on the cusp.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
It was not twenty twenty.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
It wasn't it was.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
It was twenty nineteen, twenty twenty. I didn't have a
job anymore.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
No, no, No, I was gonna say, like January, I want
to say, I thought, I want to say it was
like the very it was either the very end of
nineteen or the very beginning of twenty.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I don't know when it was.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
When we did.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Our are a group dinner, I remember, and I was like,
are you sure we want to do this dinner? It's
kind of expensive. I don't know, we don't. Everything fell
apart shortly after that dinner.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
But I had to work. That was so stupid of me.
I know.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Cool beginning November third, Jingle Cruise returns.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
That's like a week away. Basically, you didn't go real soon.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
By the way, which is four days before the start
of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
I like it. That makes sense to start that. I don't.
I don't think that's an early start.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
I don't think the Very Merry Chris was probably starting
mid November or early Novembers.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
You know, I don't know if you guys are aware
of this, but Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, like the
first few weeks of next year sold out.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
I believe it. I believe I believe all of it.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
I believe it's sold out through twenty twenty nine.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Okay, you want some other, you want some other? Actually
this is this is like news for both of you guys. Okay,
Doug and Russell evicted? What no, yeah, no, yes.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Wait wait hold on scroll roll it back. What do
you mean evicted? Are they evicted from like the show,
The Bird Show or they all liked it.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
From the Doug in Russell evicted from Wilderness Explorer's Cub Clubhouse.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
No, I got so many great photos from there.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
I mean, Doug hasn't been there in like years, but yeah,
you always had the hope that he would, uh, you know,
come back.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
We went one time with my when my daughter was little,
and we brought a squirrel and Doug was so fun
with that.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Like you caught a squirrel and brought it into the park.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
It was this live squirrel.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
It was a stuffed squirrel, and Juggug was very happy.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
And I caught a live squirrel and stuffed it and
then brought it into the park.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
That's kind of myca man.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
That's really yeah. But they are now being relocated due
to construction in the area.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
All right, that's better, all right now, I hear.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Okay, clickbaittable.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
They are being relocated by the Tree of Life near
the Creature Comforts Starbucks.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Okay, I'll take that.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
That's fine.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
So Doug is there again.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
To go.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Well, this is because they're doing the construction all the
stuff for the a new meet and greet area for Zootopia.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Oh, we're gonna get bumped for Zutopia movie that hasn't
been out in twelve years.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Well, Zutopia two comes out in like a few weeks,
and and there's the Zutopia Better Zoogether Tree of Life
Theater show.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, I get it. I get it.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
I'm just saying, you know what, if Zutopia comes out
and bombs the second time around, like it was twelve
years ago. My daughter was little when that came out.
She's in college now, so I mean, it's a whole
nother generation you're shooting for at this point.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Well, if that happens, then uh, Bob movie Bob Eiger
won't be happy about it. M blaming you specifically.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
I just watched job.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
I just watched Zootopia for the first time, like I
don't know, a year ago, and I couldn't believe how
good it was, and it was like a good movie.
I'm gonna go watch the second one because I'm sure
by now they've made a second one.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
And I'm looking forward on Disney Plus.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Finally look it up on the internet and I'm like, oh,
this movie has not been made yet.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
They made a TV show on Disney Plus. It's called
like Zutopia plus.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Oh I never saw that.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
Yeah, wait wait, I saw there was like, are you
talking about.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Like the shorts?
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Yeah, that's what I mean.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Okay, Yeah, I've watched the shorts.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
It's just basically takes scenes from the movie and they
just they take you away from the main character and
extend scenes.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Yes, I'll watch that. I haven't seen the movie in forever.
Like yeah, Like when that movie came out, I had, like.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
You dressed up as Judy Hops.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Well, I'd got my my daughter this super cute little hoodie.
It was a Judy Hops and it had ears and
had a little badge, and I got it and I asked,
my oh my god, is this too little for hers?
Like she is she getting too old for this? And
I was like concerned that my child was growing up
too much. But it turned out she still loved the
hoodie and uh it was fine. We had another year
of that, so it was okay, do.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
You wear it now?
Speaker 1 (06:51):
I don't think we own the hoodie any further now,
I don't.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Oh, should we get you one for Zutopia two with
the little ears and the little badge?
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Yeah, because you're a bunny detective? Yeah maybe ye?
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Okay, next time I go to next time I go,
I'll find it for you.
Speaker 4 (07:08):
Okay, yeah, but in a new movie, she's like a
plain clothes cop.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
She's like a oh she's even yeah, like I'm more
of a detective. She doesn't even have to walk around
and like her.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Elsewhere. We're gonna have some new meet and greets for
Jollywood Knights. This is the Christmas event at Hollywood Studios.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
They're breaking out some good stuff for this because you're
paying extra.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
All right, Phineas and Ferb that's a weird one, right,
Max Goof has power line.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Oh man, that's a good one.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Chippendale Rescue Rangers.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
See they know how to get money out of people.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Stitch Stitch dressed as Santa okay, all right, Balloe and
King Louis. Oh look the guy that evicted the Muppets,
Mike was Alski.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Mike was Elski.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
I'm waiting for the big one. I know who the
headliner is. I'm waiting for it.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Edna Mode Frozen from The Incredibles, Joy from Inside Out.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Is she like, is she Christmas stuped or something? No,
it is just Christmas Joy, just Joy. Okay, I spits
the season.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Jose and Poncito from the Three Caballeros.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
It's good.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
Where's Donald though.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Yeah, exactly, Well that's I mean, that's the whole pot,
that's the whole point of the ride.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Oh okay, I guess you're right.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Uh Miguel from Coco.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Which one's Miguel?
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Just the kid? It's the kid, okay.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Uh, Donald and Daisy they're in a different area. That's
what it is. Uh Duffy dressed as Santa.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
Duffy the Disney Bear. Just a money grab if there
ever was one.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
Lots of from Toy Story three, which one's lots of
the villain of Toy Story three.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Oh okay, smells like strawberries. Smell like strawberries.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
So when you get there getting close and you like, dude,
smells like strawberries.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Party Saurus Rex.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
That's cool.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Wait what party sourus Rex? You don't know that? Uh
the Toy.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Story short, No, apparently not.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
I guess you should check that one out. That one's fun. Okay,
Goofy and Pluto bing bong from inside out.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
There they're gonna do bing bong Yep, No, they aren't
going to do it. They have done it. I've seen
the pictures.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Really it's Mickey and Mini.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
And now there are two there there are two more,
all right, the Mandalorian.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
And krugu mm hmmm, that's two.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
And one more.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
One is Chewbacca in his Life Day out. Yes, oh my.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
God, Chewbacca celebrating Life Day. Wait, yep, here's Perry like
from Phineas and ferb. Yeah, well, isn't that what they
always say? Where's Perry?
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Like?
Speaker 2 (10:08):
It's like, correct, yes, because he's all a mission against smarts.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
Are they gonna have like a full on like Life
Day kind of setup for you to take the picture in?
Speaker 1 (10:18):
That's kind of what I felt like.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Well, they do usually have like a themed area where
a lot of the characters are yeah.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
To get you out there, to uh to pay the
extra for a ticket for this.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
Yeah, I think so. Wait. Wait, if they're gonna do
Life Day, they gotta do Jefferson Starship.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
So okay about going to Jollywood Knights.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
That would be fun if they played like an Epcot.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
First night of Jollywood Night's already sold out?
Speaker 1 (10:53):
Okay, all right, that's fine, it's the first night. That's cool.
Five six Okay, so there's there's quite a few.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Yeah, It's like it's like two nights every week.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Uh, you know every week. Yeah, I got it.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
And uh annual passoldiers ranges from one.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
From one night for like four hours.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Right it's a couple hours. Yeah, but you get, you get.
This is what you get. You get fun, meet and greets,
different foodsert.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
Any food included.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
No, oh boy, they can like throwing something like hot chocolate.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Come on, man.
Speaker 4 (11:43):
At the Villain's Night, they were giving away like the
entire Yeah, they give them the whole park away.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
You walked away with one of the horses from the carousel,
that's true.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
He also walked away with his diet ruined, as he
always likes to remind us.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
At the Harry Potter opening.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Yeah, it was a Harry Potter opening. And and also
when I stayed out at uh the New Orleans one.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
You can't blame all of these on, like the theme parks.
At some point you need to look in the mirror.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
I am a weak person, all right, I am a
weak person. I'm a drug addict.
Speaker 1 (12:21):
Dickman.
Speaker 4 (12:22):
I want to give you another way to look at it.
And then they're gonna people love to call me an enabler.
If you're going to lose a foot to diabetes.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
That's kind of the best way to go go on happy.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
But oh, guys, the thing you're you're going out, you're
you're enjoying it happy. By the way, Uh, there is Glisten,
a skating show. Uh. There is name of for Christmas
sing along. Uh is a fireworks show. Jingle Bell Jingle Bam,
one hundred.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
And fifty bucks ahead times. However many people they put
in there, they're gonna make. They're gonna make a pretty
decentmount of money just by doing this, especially ticketed event,
and not just keeping the park open for the day.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Yeah, but it's also limited capacity though, I wonder.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
What that limited? What do you what do you think
the limit is? Honestly because I couldn't even venture a guess.
It's like, I don't know what the limit for the
park is in more.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
Than twenty okay people, Yeah, because I've seen pictures like
that's probably like thirty.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
I'm going to look up the park capacity and try
and determine this. I'll see if I can get an insider.
I'm just gonna ask ai.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
I love it when it's got.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
Other news. Rebby's Ratitude Adventure. It's losing a dimension.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Now, what is this is like a trend now to
go from three D to two D.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Why is this?
Speaker 4 (13:56):
It speeds up the ride times more inclusive for folks
that can see three D.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
I couldn't see three D for most of my life,
and I never felt like I was being excluded.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
And then when I could see three D, I was
very excited.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
It was nice.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
I was like one of those babies when it hears
for the first time.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
I just cried.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Apparently it's driven by feedback at Disneyland Paris, where the
guests said they preferred the TD two D version over
the three D version.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
Okay, I don't know what the difference is, but okay.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
Well three demands it's three dimensions.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
K yeah, okay, you know what the difference is. I'm
just saying, like, like, what would make me go? You know,
I like this better because there wasn't stuff popping out
and hitting me in the face.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Well, they they're gonna be adding some new props within
the ride itself, but I mean, it's.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
It's you know, I loved Inions too.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
They did this to the minions. I love the Spider
Man ride, but it's just like you, sometimes it feels
nice to not be you know, cumbered with wearing something
while you're riding a ride.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Yeah, I mean that's part of the experience for me.
But you know.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
That's fine.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
It's their park. They can do what they want with it.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
I don't even remember the three D portions of ratitude,
it's been so long since I wrote it.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
So the ride will be closed from November tenth to
the thirteenth while they make the changes.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
That's a record, Okay, that's a record. Only going to
be closed for three days to make a change at
the park. Normally they're like, oh, we got to make
a change, we got to move of trashman.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
That'll be four weeks and we can open the park
back up again.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
Scott, I will have a report for you right after
it reopens, because on the fourteenth I'm going to the
brunch in France with the Bottomless Moments.
Speaker 2 (15:36):
Right there, right there, yep, while you're doing that.
Speaker 1 (15:39):
Yep. Who's your designated driver? Do I need to come
pick you up? It's possible, Okay, just call. I'm just
gonna take the monorail home. It'll be funny.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
Just get me home eventually, just order a minivan to
take you home.
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Hey, I know a guy that drives a minivan. I can.
I can not get you a deal, but I can
get your ride.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Elsewhere. At Epcot, we'll be getting the Soaring across America
for the semi quin Centennial Celebration of America.
Speaker 3 (16:13):
This temporary thing is it gonna be a temporary sour setup.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
It's gonna be till like the I think through twenty
twenty six when we celebrate the two hundred and fifty
sixth year of or twenty and fiftieth year of the
United States. And they did, they did a whole like
video with Patrick Warburton, and it was it was phenomenal.
Like when I first saw it, I was like, I
was like stunned for a second. And of course he
(16:38):
looks a little different because it's been like twenty five
years and he's got a broom.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
You're gonna need what's that You're gonna need?
Speaker 1 (16:45):
These? Yeah, So.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Are they gonna like do like all new scenes? Have
they revealed what the new scenes are gonna be they
are doing. They haven't revealed what the scenes are.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
You can guess as some of the things, but they
showed like the helicopters with the cameras, so they are
filming all new scenes.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Okay, So definitely Statue.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
Of Liberty, right if we're gonna if we're gonna speculate
Statue of Liberty.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Uh, probably the arch in Saint Louis, okay. Uh, Grand
Grand Canyon.
Speaker 3 (17:15):
Oh yeah, definitely do the Grand Canyon.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Hawaiian Islands, Denali in Alaska.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
The world's largest thermonitor.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Rushmore is a good one. Rushmore is a good one too, Yes.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
World world's largest McDonald's raight down the street.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Yeah, I mean that's an easy one. You just go
there with your iPhone.
Speaker 4 (17:35):
Is it the world's largest McDonald's because I thought it
was the large world's largest McDonald play place?
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Possibly? I mean, why not do both?
Speaker 3 (17:45):
Why not that McDonald's by Disney is pretty big too,
go over and.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Get go over that to go over that as well.
So that's coming, that's coming next year.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Did they say when, like just like January? Sometimes some
time in the early part of the year.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
They did not say when, but it'll be sometime.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
And I gotta believe with the way technology is advanced,
it's so much easier for them to swap out those
videos now because you can get like a super high
deft drone and fly it. You know as long as
you have clearance basically wherever.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
Yeah, and hire you as the drone pilot.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
If you want me to crush into statue of Liberty's Crown,
sure go for it.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
No, we flew drones in the office and you were
really good at not breaking them.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Yeah, finger Chopper lived. None of our fingers did.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
That was a bad idea. Speaking of next year, the
dates for Festival of the Arts, January sixteenth is when
it kicks off for thirty nine days, thirty nine days
of art. My guy, no, my guy figment, call it
what it.
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Is now, he gets he gets a big festival. I'm
not gonna I'm not going to deny this fact. I'm
still miffed. What are you miffed about a myth that
duck doesn't get something more?
Speaker 1 (19:06):
He doesn't.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
He doesn't even have a ride.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
I know that's the problem. We need a ride.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
But you only have a bathroom for your Tangled movie.
So whatever, this is true. Yeah, but the Tangle that
you have in at Disney c is OMG. The Tangled
bathrooms are nice though.
Speaker 3 (19:24):
I will say that.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Also next year, Switching parks February seventh through April fourth,
it's the Universal Mardi Gras festival.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
Always a good time, always bring in. They bring an
artists for that, right, there'll be bands.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
Yes, there will be bands.
Speaker 1 (19:42):
It's against bands, beads and fun.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Bands, beads and fun.
Speaker 4 (19:46):
And if you're an annual pass holder, sign up to
throw beads while you were out there.
Speaker 1 (19:50):
It is really fun.
Speaker 3 (19:52):
You can try and chuck them in people's beers. You
can try and play like a hula hoop over the
head situation. There's lots of things you can do as
a beard, a bead talk. I'd like to aim for
people's lit cigarettes. Oh dude, who smokes cigarettes anymore? People?
Speaker 1 (20:06):
It happens.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
Can I say something speaking of bands in Universal studios,
because you know they perform at MPs as we.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
All know, yes, music Clau stage.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
There used to be a roller coaster behind MPs the music.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Yes, Ripride Rocket, I don't recall.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
It took sixty four days and it's completely gone and
they've already started building whatever the new ride is going
to be.
Speaker 3 (20:30):
They work fast over there. They're not as fast as SeaWorld,
but they work fast SeaWorld. You just show up one
day and there's a new ride.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
Yeah, we're talking about removing and adding at the same time.
Speaker 1 (20:43):
I know they're moving quick. Don't get me wrong, I'm
not I'm not saying they aren't fast.
Speaker 3 (20:47):
They are fast. SeaWorld just is sneaky with their rides,
just like hey, new roller coaster, guys, if you want
to finally get out at jump on.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
And lastly, and this is a disappointment for annual passolders
of Universal Studios.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Uh oh, you're one of those.
Speaker 2 (21:04):
I am one of those. Promo code Scott. The tickets
passholder tickets for Epic Universe are available through twenty twenty six,
so the hope that there would be some kind of
something for annual pass holders and Epic Universe, at least
for now, is not a thing yet.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
So you're you're looking at twenty twenty seven, potentially at
the earliest to be able to go there and add
as a pass, correct, I mean it kind of makes sense.
Speaker 1 (21:38):
Do you think they'll start with an annual pass that's
only Epic Universe first?
Speaker 2 (21:46):
No, I think it would be an add on, like
a premium thing that you could add on to your pass,
like an existing path, like they're gonna want you to
already have a pass and then a couple hundred bucks
more you can get Epic Universe folded in.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
I mean, how how expensive are these gonna get? Right now?
Speaker 3 (22:06):
Like, say, like the mid tier annual pass at at
at Universal, say two parks, not three covers, you're parking,
You're you're up around five six hundred bucks, right.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
I just renewed, I downgraded. I got rid of one park,
but I uped to include the prime parking in the
one night of Halloween horrnits in renewing at that was
like seven hundred dollars.
Speaker 1 (22:32):
Yeah, so seven hundred.
Speaker 3 (22:33):
So if you're going to add like say three hundred
more to Epic, you're talking about one thousand dollars annual pass.
Speaker 1 (22:39):
But here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (22:41):
I would love to just go. Like the reason I
went for my birthday is it's open later. I want
to go see that park at night.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
That's been my that's been my thing the whole time.
Let's open all the parks later. Universal States start saying
open later, I might consider them. I'll put them over Disney.
Speaker 2 (22:58):
I mean it's it's closer.
Speaker 4 (23:00):
Yeah, Expressway ends right there, really, it legitimately does.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
Yeah, and it's closer.
Speaker 1 (23:09):
Just to keep it.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
It also kind of goes you right over to Epic
Universe as well. It really diverts you.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
Let's go nine, ten o'clock at night, maybe, uh, maybe eleven. Sometimes,
let's get crazy, stay up until midnight, let's go.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
My guess is the reason behind this is they just
want to dial the park in more. They want to
get all of their rides as reliable as as they
possibly can.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
Yeah, and they want to get the money while they can,
you know, soak in that new money while you can.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Why not. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Epic Universes open until open until ten through most of
the most of the year.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Yeah, yeah, so what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Oh in the yeah, yeah, and yeah in most of December,
all of the parks are up until ten, even Universal
even that's Universal Islands Adventure.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Okay, all right, well maybe I'll do that after that.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
Yeah, I will factor that in.
Speaker 3 (24:00):
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