Ep. 395 - Bonus - It's Going to be Epic: Why You Might Want to Visit Universal Before or After a Disney Cruise with Unofficial Guide Author Seth Kubersky

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Society & Culture, Leisure, Places & Travel, Hobbies

4.9 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Seth Kubersky, author of The Unofficial Guide to Universal 2024, joins us this week to discuss why you might want to visit Universal before or after your next Disney Cruise Line (or Disney parks vacation). Universal is currently building the first theme park of the 21st Century - Epic Universe. Slated to open in Summer 2025, Epic Universe will bring together Super Mario Land, Harry Potter and the Ministry of Magic, How to Train Your Dragon, and Dark Universe. It will also see Universal open three new hotels, including the new Helios hotel that will connect directly into Epic Universe. With its two current parks (Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure) as well as multiple hotels, and it's Volcano Bay waterpark - Universal Orlando is already a compelling destination for families and thrill seekers. Come find out why you might want to check it out the next time you're in Orlando for a DCL adenture. Connect with Seth over at The Unofficial Guides, where you can also be your next copy of the guides which cover Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, an Universal Orlando, among other destinations. If you want to join the DCL Duo Inaugural Podcast Cruise aboard the Disney Magic for her three-night sailing on June 19, 2024 from Ft. Lauderdale to Nassau and Lookout Cay, you can head over our to our booking page at My Path Unwinding Travel to secure your room today!! If you are looking to book your next Disney Cruise, then head over to My Path Unwinding Travel so Karen and her team of expert travel professionals can help you find the perfect vacation for you and your family. If you use Sea Bands to prevent motion sickness, then you need to check out Blisslets (via our affiliate link), a stylish alternative to traditional sea sickness bands. Would you like a little downtime for date night or just some time to reconnect as adults on your next Disney vacation, check out Nanny Land and use affiliate Crown Code: KING85 to get a discount. Would you like to send us a question or a comment call our Google Voicemail line at (402) 413-5590 or email us at info@dclduo.com. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. You can also like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @DCLDuo, or on Instagram @dcl_duo; join our Facebook Group; subscribe to our YouTube channel; or become a supporter of the show over at Patreon. If you want to see even more ways to connect with us just hit up our LinkTree or browse to our website. The views in this podcast are our own, and are not those of the Walt Disney family of companies, Disney Cruise Li...

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0:00.0	It opens, when Nintendo opens in Florida,
0:03.1	it will be the biggest and most complete Nintendo land
0:06.7	to open anywhere in the world.
0:08.3	As you mentioned, more Harry Potter.
0:10.6	If you don't have enough Harry Potter already.
0:32.0	Thank you. Welcome back, everybody to this week's bonus episode of the DCL duo podcast brought to you by my path unwinding travel.
0:38.3	And no Sam today. She had to take our son over to his religious school. He's getting ready for his bar mitzvah. So she is doing that this morning, but I am joined by a fabulous guest. Let me start
0:43.3	by welcoming Seth Kobersky to our show, the author of the unofficial guide for Universal
0:49.0	Orlando. And so, Seth, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me on. It's great to talk to you and Mazel Tov. Thank you. Thank you. Well, I was trying to remember this morning, Seth. You were on some of our very, very earliest episodes. It's been a minute. Yes. It's been a while, yes. A lot has changed in the world since then. So it's great to get to talk to you again. Yes, exactly. Exactly.
1:11.9	Well, Seth, we wanted to have you on to talk a little bit about like why a Disney Cruise Line fan might want to visit Universal Orlando before or after a cruise. I have lots of reasons potentially why. But you're the expert. You write the book on it.
1:24.1	Why don't we start actually there with, tell folks a little bit about
1:28.2	the unofficial guide you write and just your breadth of experience, I think with all themes,
1:33.9	things theme park in Orlando, but especially universal. Absolutely. Thanks. So me personally,
1:40.6	I did not start the unofficial guide series. The unofficial guide books date back to the 80s, created by Bob Selinger, who is our original
1:51.8	author and still with us as our publisher.
1:55.0	And then he was joined by Lentesta.
1:56.9	And together over the years, they did the unofficial guide to Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
2:01.9	And I came in a little more than 10 years ago and came in first to start helping with the
2:09.3	Disneyland book.
2:10.3	And eventually I helped create our unofficial guide to Universal Orlando.
2:16.0	And so now I do the Disneyland book, the unofficial guide to Universal Orlando. And so now I do the Disneyland book,
2:18.4	the unofficial guide to Universal Orlando.
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