The Inside Universal Podcast

It's the last podcast of 2018. Brian & Drew welcome Vince from VincentVision, who'll now be a permanent fixture on the podcast, to discuss the ups, downs, highs, and lows of the past year; including the opening of Fast & Furious: Supercharged, Aventura Hotel, and record-breaking Halloween Horror Nights 28. As always, we end the show by answering your questions.

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Chris Lord, Chris Glass, and Sydney Newman are back to talk some more Holidays & Grinchmas, as well as wrap up 2018 and discuss their favorite moments of the past year. We also talk about Universal Studios Hollywood's future, with the upcoming Jurassic World attraction, Super Nintendo World construction, and if we'll ever get that hotel.

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This episode is all about the Holidays! We discuss the Holiday Season at Universal Orlando, and talk with Lora Sauls, Manager of Entertainment Creative Development and Show Direction for Universal Orlando, about this year's event. We also interview Tyler Reddick, 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion, who was at Universal Orlando to celebrate his victory courtesy of Comcast and talk about how he got into racing and what he was looking forward to experiencing at the Resort.

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Chris Lord, Chris Glass, and Sydney Newman are back for more Universal Studios Hollywood talk; discussing the transition between 2 Holidays, with our final thoughts on Halloween Horror Nights, and what we're looking forward to this Holiday season at the parks, with Grinchmas and the Wizarding World Holidays.

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It's that time of year where we reflect on all the good and not-so-good of the past haunt season; it's the Halloween Horror Nights 28 wrap-up episode! Drew and Brian welcome Vincent from VincentVision to recap the past year, and speculate about next year's Halloween Horror Nights 29. As always, we end the show by answering your questions!

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Chris Lord, Chris Glass, and Sydney Newman are back to discuss the latest around Universal Studios Hollywood; including our last meet-up, a Horror Nights washout, Secret Life of Pets/Globe Theater talk, Super Nintendo World talk, and more! As always, we answer your questions.

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In this special episode, Brian goes solo as he interviews Patrick Braillard, Creative Development Show Director at Universal Orlando, to discuss Halloween Horror Nights 28 at Universal Orlando, including the creative process of bringing this year's event to life.

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Drew and Brian get together to discuss & review this year's Halloween Horror Nights 28 event at Universal Studios Florida; including discussing all the houses, zones, and more. We also answer your questions about the event.

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Chris Glass and Sydney Newman get together to discuss & review this year's Halloween Horror Nights 2018 event at Universal Studios Hollywood; including trying to answer some frequently asked questions you may have concerning this year's event.

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Chris Lord, Chris Glass, and Sydney discuss the final maze announcements for Halloween Horror Nights 2018 - including Halloween 4, Horrors of Blumhouse, and Universal Monsters. In addition, we reflect on the upcoming closure of Jurassic Park: The Ride before its transition to Jurassic World.

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In this episode, Drew and Brian welcome Vincent from VincentVision and Joe from Parkscope to discuss the last 2 Halloween Horror Nights house announcements - Horrors of Blumhouse and Scary Tales: Deadly Ever After. We also discuss our hype and anticipations for this year's event, houses, zones, merchandise, etc. before we answer your questions.

Check out Vincent's YouTube Channel, VincentVision, and make sure to subscribe!

You can find Joe on Twitter, and also over at Parkscope.net.

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In this episode, Drew and Brian catch-up with the latest Halloween Horror Nights house announcements, including Seeds of Extinction, Poltergeist, and Halloween 4. In addition, we discuss our experience at the newly-opened at Universal's latest hotel, Aventura.

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In this episode, Drew and Brian are joined by Vincent, from VincentVision, to discuss the new Halloween Horror Nights 28 house, Carnival Graveyard: Rust In Pieces. We also discuss the news of Universal Orlando "officially" looking into more theme parks, the Disney/Fox merger, and we play our Mike Aiello interview about the new Cinematic Celebration night show at Universal Studios Florida.

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Chris Lord and Chris Glass are joined by Inside Universal's newest contributor, Sydney Newman, to discuss the latest around Universal Studios Hollywood; including the Globe Theater's demolition and future of the area, the Lower Lot's future, Halloween Horror Nights 2018, and how the Fox/Disney merger could impact Universal Parks going forward.

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In this episode, Drew and Brian discuss the Halloween Horror Nights 28 scarezone announcements of Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Revenge of Chucky. We also review Universal's new Cinematic Celebration Nighttime show, and discuss a little Disney with our review of Toy Story Land. 

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Drew and Brian return to discuss all the Halloween Horror Nights 28 announcements; including Trick 'r Treat, scarezones, ticket prices, and the recently announced Slaughter Sinema. We also talk about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and our thoughts on the franchise overtaking Jurassic Park at Islands of Adventure; and wrap up with some news about Universal's new Cinematic Celebration Nighttime show.

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After an extended break, Brian, Chris Glass, and Chris Lord discuss the latest news and happenings around Universal Studios Hollywood that have transpired over the past several months; including Halloween Horror Nights 2018, DreamWorks Theatre starring Kung Fu Panda, Jurassic World re-do, the Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary event, and answering your questions!

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Drew and Brian return to discuss the barrage of news and happenings that have occurred at Universal Orlando over the course of the past several months; including our reviews of Voodoo Doughnuts and Fast & Furious: Supercharged. In addition, we discuss the closing of Emeril's Orlando and the Halloween Horror Nights 28 announcements of Stranger Things and Dead Exposure houses.

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Drew and Brian catch up on all the latest Universal Orlando news, including the recent announcements of Voodoo Doughnut coming to CityWalk, Mardi Gras 2018 line-up and event, Celebration of Harry Potter, the new Fast & Furious gift shop. As always, we cap off the show by answering your questions. 

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Jonathan and Chris are joined by guest Chris Lord to talk the latest news and happenings around Universal Studios Hollywood; including the Universal Hilton expansion and NBCUniversal's possible hotel plans around the area, Lunar New Year 2018, CityWalk Hollywood updates, and answering your questions!

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