Aug 26, 2021
Orlando Sentinel tourism reporters Dewayne Bevil and Katie Rice dive into the preschool world of “Peppa Pig,” a British animated series. Peppa has landed her own attraction — Peppa Pig Theme Park — currently under construction in the Legoland Florida parking lot. Dewayne donned a pink hard hat for a tour of the...
Aug 20, 2021
“People have complained about Disney World’s FastPass/FastPass+, I’m going to say, for more than 20 years. And now we’re going to have something new to complain about,” Orlando Sentinel theme park reporter Dewayne Bevil summed up the reaction to Disney Genie, a a free planning service launching on the...
Aug 11, 2021
Melissa Valiquette, vice president of Magic Kingdom, discusses “Disney Enchantment,” the 50 golden character statues, Tron and the revamping of Splash Mountain.
- Melissa’s origin story (1:18)
- Defending the cake (5:07)
- ‘Making a 50-year old park look new again’ (8:41)
- Happy places in the Magic...
Aug 4, 2021
Shelby Honea, show producer for Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, joins Orlando Sentinel tourism reporter Dewayne Bevil to discuss ride challenges, creative choices and the revolutionary lockers.
- What is a show producer? (1:12)
- Calculated risks (5:31)
- Location, location,...