The Sweet Origins of Toothsome Chocolate Emporium: A Universal Creation (Ep. 20)

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🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Epic Universal Podcast, Jim Hill and Eric Hersey kick things off by discussing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles touring show and the impact of Hurricane Milton on theme parks. But the main feature of this episode dives into the origins of one of Universal’s most beloved dining experiences—Toothsome Chocolate Emporium. Highlights include: The latest Epic Universe Construction Photo Drop by @bioreconstruct The Harry Potter-themed Hershey Chocolate Collection How the closure of NBA City paved the way for Toothsome Chocolate Emporium. The fascinating backstory of how Universal almost created a Willy Wonka-themed restaurant. Whether you're curious about theme park history or just love chocolate, tune in to discover the story behind The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen. 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 this is
0:20.9	the podcast where we cover the latest universal news rumors and
0:25.2	history and as always I'm joined by my co-host Eric Hersy.
0:30.3	And Jim last week we actually kind of left a show with a bit of a cliffhanger with the Ninja Turtles at Universal Studios Hollywood.
0:38.0	So I was listening into this week's Disney Unpacked and it looks like you actually have an answer.
0:42.0	Yes, yeah, but before we show... Disney Unpacked and it looks like you actually have an answer.
0:42.6	Yes, yeah, but before we share what got uncovered, let's first thank our sponsor, which of course,
0:50.9	the Epic Universal Podcast is sponsored by Turing Plans.com.
0:55.0	Touring Plans helps you save time and money in theme parks like, well, Universal
1:00.0	and the Walt Disney World, so please check them out at Turing plans.com
1:06.0	okay now back to the Ninja Turtles at Universal Hollywood.
1:13.0	And again, just to sort of recap here,
1:17.0	when we did the initial story,
1:20.0	we had nice folks like Bio Reconstruct a friend of the show reach out and talk about how he had seen
1:29.4	Not just the Ninja Turtles at Universal, but he had also he'd done a meet and greet with them.
1:37.8	Did you hear about this?
1:38.8	Right, the one, like a sewer kind of deal?
1:41.2	Yeah, yeah, well now what's kind of interesting about this is that the Ninja Turtle, where this all came from, was a touring show, the
1:51.0	teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles out of their shell.
1:55.0	This is actually an arena show.
1:57.3	It started out Radio City Music Hall in September of 1990
2:02.3	and ran for a full year across the country.
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