Aztec Dancers, Mariachis, Tequila, and Ceremonial Sacrifices?! (Ep. 45)

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🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

n this episode of The Epic Universal Podcast, Jim Hill and Eric Hersey take a wild detour into Universal’s 1960s event history—when guests could watch a ceremonial Aztec princess sacrifice as part of the “Mardi Gras to Mexico” celebration. Yes, really. They also dive into the latest Universal news and rumors leading up to Epic Universe’s debut. Universal’s new Epic Universe Portal Tour and how it’s drawing nationwide attention A full breakdown of Epic Universe’s Express Pass pricing and early reactions The $150 Monster Make-Up Experience—worth the price or a pass? Rumors surrounding Rip Ride Rockit’s removal and what could replace it Drones returning to CineSational: how Universal is reviving nighttime shows The Voladores de Papantla, Aztec dancers, tequila bars, and scripted sacrifices that defined Universal’s wild early festival days Deep-cut park memories like the Jack Benny vault tour and a Creature from the Black Lagoon meet-and-greet Show Notes For links, photos, and more context from this episode, visit: https://jimhillmedia.com/epic-universal-podcast-aztec-dancers-mariachis-tequila-and-ceremonial-sacrifices-ep-45/ Support Our Sponsor: Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Universal vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Book Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the epic universal podcast.
0:18.4	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill, and this is the podcast where we cover
0:22.1	the latest universal news, rumors, and history. And as always, I'm joined by Eric Hersey.
0:29.7	And we are recording this on Tuesday, April 1st, which Eric and I were just talking about off
0:36.2	air. We both hate April Fool's Day.
0:38.8	What's your issue with the day, Eric?
0:40.5	Well, I mean, at the end of the day, I kind of like to scroll through, you know, X, Facebook,
0:46.6	LinkedIn, for that matter, any of them.
0:48.0	I don't mind scrolling through all the platforms.
0:51.3	But what happens is you can't trust anything.
0:53.3	So I kind of just like said to myself, I'm not going to be on the internet today.
0:57.1	I'm just going to stay off.
0:58.6	So if any news has broke, firstly, you like you can't even find out if it's real anymore.
1:04.4	So apologies, if anything really broke today because I don't believe a thing.
1:08.3	I just, I have always felt like April Fool's Day is when people who aren't funny try to be funny or clever, and it's just, ugh.
1:17.6	Though that said, Mr. Testa a few years back, in fact, you can, he actually went so far as to have a concept art, very good concept art made, by the way.
1:31.3	Talking about the replacement for Stitch's Great Escape, I want to say it was Olaf's Frozen Adventure,
1:38.3	and it literally showed that theater space with an Olaf AA figure in the middle of the old alien encounters, which is great.
1:46.8	Yeah, sure.
1:47.6	And it was like, oh, okay.
1:49.4	And Glenn was like, and you'll help me with this, right?
1:52.3	Because if you talk about it, people think it's legit.
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