In this episode of the Monday Morning Monorail podcast, Justin, Landon and Stephers discuss various topics related to Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld Orlando theme parks. They talk about the latest news, including the retirement of Genie Plus and the launch of Lightning Lane Multi Pass. They also discuss the pricing for Lightning Lane MP and SP and share their thoughts on the costs. During this part of the conversation, the hosts discuss their experiences with Disney's Lightning Lane and the potential for additional charges for park hopping. They also talk about the upcoming Passholder Appreciation Days at Universal Orlando and the new scare zones for Halloween Horror Nights. The hosts express their excitement for the Chucky popcorn bucket and speculate about the possibility of a Blumhouse-themed scare zone. In the final segment, the hosts discuss their individual rankings of the top attractions at Walt Disney World. They also mention attractions that didn't make their lists.

Chapters

00:00 Exciting Updates and Introductions 07:14 Walt Disney World News 07:45 Adorable Animal Arrivals at Disney's Animal Kingdom 15:00 Retirement of Genie Plus and Launch of Lightning Lane 25:35 Disney's Lightning Lane and Park Hopping Implications 39:15 Passholder Appreciation Days at Universal Orlando 36:27 Halloween Horror Nights Scare Zone Announcements 43:35 Chucky Popcorn Bucket and Merchandise 44:45 Halloween Horror Nights Scare Zone Announcements 46:46 Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines Haunted House 52:40 Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld Orlando 54:25 The Monday Morning Monorail Top 25 Walt Disney World Attractions 01:07:00 Picks 5 to 1 01:21:44 Attractions That Didn't Make Our Lists 01:31:05 Upcoming Projects and Call to Action

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In this episode of the Monday Morning Monorail podcast, Justin Monorail and The Doz discuss news from around the Central Florida theme parks, and then discuss the controversial Vulture article that pits Disney parks and resorts vs. Universal park and resorts.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Challenges with Technology 06:29 Reviving the Blog on the Monday Morning Monorail Website 11:02 Updates on Lightning Lane and Extended Evening Hours 15:19 Changes to Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios 22:43 Exciting Updates to the Carousel of Progress Attraction 26:42 Attraction Downtime at the Parks 36:25 Announcement of Scare Zones for Halloween Horror Nights 47:41 Ideas for Future Entertainment at Halloween Horror Nights 49:33 SeaWorld and the Penguin Sipper 51:31 Comparing Disney and Universal Theme Parks 01:06:11 Living with the Landon Fundraiser 01:14:54 Supporting the Podcast

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This week Justin, Landon and Stephers discuss news from the Central Florida theme parks including:

Justin reviews his lunch at The Polite Pig

Landon announces a trip down to WDW for Not So Scary.

Walt Disney World News -

Jungle Cruise refurbishment timeline

Country Bears Musical Jamboree reopening

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance single rider testing

D23 panels to watch

Universal Orlando News -

Epic Universe ticket package leaks

HHNs 9th house will be Insidious: The Further

Frequent Fear with Express tickets are sold out for this year's event

SeaWorld News -

SeaWorld unveils a popcorn bucket and sipper for their 60th anniversary

And in the final segment we hear from the Monorail family as you all share your wishes for announcements from this year's D23 event.

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This week Justin and Landon record in person together for the first time in a forever! Landon welcomes Justin in to the not-so-isolation station of love and the guys discuss news from Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando.

This week Justin, Landon and Stepher discuss news from the Central Florida theme parks including:

Walt Disney World News -

The Foodie Guide for the annual Flavors of Florida Disney Springs event

Sleepy Hollow menu changes

Peter Pan's refurbishment timeline and speculation

Walt Disney World's halfway to the holidays announcements

and the biggest news of the week, the replacement of Genie+ with Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass

Universal Orlando News -

Ghostbusters Frozen Empire coming to HHN

The Mega Movie parade starts this week

SeaWorld News -

The Return of Bands, Brews and Barbeque

And we close out today's show with a super soaker edition of FastPass/Standby/Snack Break

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This week Justin, Landon and Stephers discuss news from all the Central Florida theme parks including:

A Father's Day park visit recap from Justin Monorail, and his experience on Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Walt Disney World's operating schedule and special entertainment plans for the 4th of July

A new souvenir mug at Oga's Cantina

Universal shares details of the Dark Universe land planned for Epic Universe

and we close out today's show with another edition of Fastpass/Standby/Snack Break

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This week Justin and Stephers discuss news from Walt Disney World, Universal and SeaWorld including:

Communicore Hall's Grand Opening

The Completion of Epcot's Overhaul

Summertime Updates for Walt Disney World

and Lion King's 30th Anniversary

Universal's Epic Universe Preview Center Grand Opening

and Universal's Land for Possible Expansion

SeaWorld's Antarctica Room Package

and finally we close out the show by naming our top 5 Disney Dads of all time.

This week Justin, Landon and Stephers discuss:

Walt Disney World news including:

Refurbishment schedules around Walt Disney World

The return of Jollywood Nights

A first look at Island Tower DVC rooms at Disney's Polynesian Resort

New menu items at Docking Bay 7

Universal new including:

Walls are down at the Epic Universe preview center

Universal shares details on Passholder viewing areas for Cinesational and the Mega Movie parade

A Quiet Place is coming to HHN

HHN activities around the Universal Resort

Universal Orlando's Pride Foodie Guide

SeaWorld news including:

Latin festival Viva La Musica

We close out today's show with another edition of M34D. This week we take a look back at Cranium Command in the former Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot.

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