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Orlando is smashing tourism & thrill ride records

This weekend we stopped by a great little hidden gem of a restaurant in small town Florida, and went to see the new Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.   Also, news about Orlando’s record breaking tourist numbers and new attractions on the way. In this Episode: Review of Kafe Kokopelli in Dade … Read more

Disney’s Hollywood Studios Trivia

Disney’s Hollywood Studios celebrated their 30 year anniversary this week, so we thought it would be fun to explore some fun facts and secrets about Disney’s third park in a fun game of trivia.    In this Episode: Welcome to our new listeners from Podcoin! Use referral code “SUNSHINE” for 300 bonus points – https://www.podcoin.com A … Read more

Fantastic Florida Beasts and Where to Find Them

Florida is full of wild places, from the Panhandle to the Keys, with critter encounters and locally famous animals you can see in person.  In this episode we talk about some of the best places around the state to find some of Florida’s favorite fantastic beasts. In this Episode: Historic birth of a baby rhino … Read more

New coaster, new water park, and Disney dining tips

We’re back and with a lot of new stuff on the way to talk about this week.  A new roller coaster, a new waterpark, and a new cruise ship will soon be sailing from Florida.  And then let’s talk about some quick service Disney dining tips. In this Episode: Tigris, the tallest launch coaster in … Read more

Busch Gardens turns 60…so it’s Busch Gardens trivia time!

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay just celebrated their 60th birthday this past week, so let’s learn some history and some things you might not have known about this iconic Florida attraction by playing along with us in game of Busch Gardens trivia.   In this Episode: Summer is back (already) and it’s hot!  Busch Gardens turns 60 … Read more

Spiders, Smoking Bans, and Springtime Scoops

This week Shannon talks about her worst fear in the world, we go pin trading at Magic Kingdom, then we talk about a full week of news coming out of the Central Florida theme park scene.  New stuff at Legoland, Sea World, Busch Gardens, and some controversial rule changes at Disney World. In this Episode: … Read more

Florida Man goes on Spring Break

This week we enjoyed a week of “Staycation” in the Sunshine State for Spring Break.  We rundown and review everything we did this week, and take the Florida Man Challenge for ourselves. In this Episode: The Florida Man Challenge Florida Man headbutted by Alligator Florida Man Dressed as Fred Flintstone Stopped By Deputy Florida man … Read more

Florida Spring Break “Staycation” Ideas

With so much to do aimed at tourists, it turns out Florida is a great place for a “Staycation” for those of us who live here.  This week we run down a list of things to do that you might not have thought of. In this Episode: Florida Spring Break “Staycation” Ideas discussion Contact Us! … Read more

Florida “Wow!” Moments

Every now and then we all have those fleeing moments we’ll never forget that that make us say “wow!”.  In this episode we each list and talk about some of those moments that could only happen in Florida. In this Episode: Busch Gardens announces new coaster for 2020 – the tallest, steepest, and fastest hybrid … Read more

The Best Beach in America?

We talk about some great new stuff that’s on the way to Epcot and Islands of Adventure, then take a look at the new Trip Advisor list that ranks the best beaches in the country.  A lot of them are right here in Florida, but does the their number one beach deserve the top slot? … Read more