Epic Universal with Eric Hersey Ep 48-2: What’s next for Nintendo and Universal Parks & Experiences

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🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Eric Hersey & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the Universal-related trailers that aired during Super Bowl LVIII. They then pivot to talking about that 7-minute-long Epic Universe video that debuted online last week Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about: Which Universal theme park offered its Guests the opportunity to view a trimmed down version of the Broadway musical, “Wicked” Why are fans of the Harry Potter films really going to want to check out the “House of Minalima” at Universal CityWalk Where in the still-under-construction Dreamworks Land at Universal Studios Florida can you find an over-sized spider Which two attractions were previously staged in the USF show building that currently houses “Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon” How could Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games potentially impact the Universal theme parks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the Welcome back to the Epic Universal Podcast. I'm Entertainment Writer Jim Hill and I'm joined this
0:22.4	evening by my co-host Eric Hersy and he and I are
0:26.0	recording this week's episode on Monday, February 12th, the day after the Super Bowl.
0:32.4	So got to be a lot of happy chiefs fans out there, but also
0:36.4	some happy universal fans as well given the trailers that ran during that broadcast so now Eric you were confessing while we
0:47.1	were pre- Gaming that you did not intact watch the Super Bowl. No no I did watch
0:52.2	the first half.
0:53.1	I made it to halftime.
0:54.2	That was kind of the thing.
0:55.6	So I did get to see, I believe, a couple of the trailers that were referenced here today.
1:00.6	But yes, I found myself with a wonderful nasty cold and I can make it about
1:05.0	half time and I said we'll we'll tap out from there okay we got what three or
1:09.3	four or 17 different shots of Taylor Swift and so my daughter was super happy.
1:14.3	So we, you know.
1:15.9	Yeah, you know, that I forget who it was today, you know, who said,
1:20.3	yeah, you know, I was intrigued. That's the first time, you know, was intrigued that's the first time you know Taylor
1:24.4	Swift won the Super Bowl go figure well our local news station put out the big
1:29.5	listing as you know Taylor Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl champions
1:35.8	and triggered everyone online which was fun enjoy us but with my household
1:40.5	full of Swifties we were we were happy well good good too here now I if
1:45.4	I'm being honest here as well I Eric physically watched half the game I was
1:51.3	actually working you you know, so, but Nancy was watching the game, so I would periodically
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