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Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast

UUOP #575 - The Rides That Made Me with Blake Braswell

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast

Lee Mallaby

Performing Arts, Arts, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6543 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

On this episode we talk to former Senior Show Director of the Art & Design Department at Universal Orlando, Blake Braswell, about the three attractions that have had the biggest influence on him and his career in the Themed Entertainment Industry.

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0:00.0

Hello, I am Blake Braswell, former senior show director for Universal Orlando Resort of the Art and Design Department,

0:05.8

and I'm going to tell you about the three attractions that have had the biggest impact on me and my career in the themed entertainment industry.

0:12.7

This is episode 575 of the unofficial Universal Orlando podcast.

0:33.9

Hey everyone, welcome to the show.

0:34.9

It is me, Lee.

0:36.4

I am here with Blake, as you've already heard.

0:42.4

We don't normally drop the, the, I can't even think of the word, my brain's not working. Tracy's not here to keep me right. I've no idea what's going on. I'll try to keep you. I'll try to keep you on,

0:47.1

but we are recording this ahead of time because as this episode comes out, Tracy and I will

0:53.4

be in Orlando for Halloween Horror Nights with Michelle and Chris. So yeah, we're recording this well early. So we haven't tried, Minion Land. We haven't seen Minion Land or anything yet. Blake, I don't even think you've seen Minion Land yet, have you? No, no, no. I've not been back. I'm actually looking at making a trip soon here toward the end of summer to go down to Orlando.

1:13.1

And I do.

1:13.8

I'm going to definitely take my daughter over there.

1:15.1

We've got to go see you.

1:15.5

Awesome.

1:16.0

Yes, she will.

1:17.2

She's perfect age for Minionland, absolutely.

1:20.6

Yeah, we were literally walking in the parking lot to go to the grocery store,

1:23.5

and someone had a minion on the back of her car and she went nuts and I was up this awesome right as I said as Blake told you in the beginning this is a rides that made me episode um we haven't done one of these for quite a while but um basically I invite people who've had a creative impact on universal Orlando resort and get them to discuss discuss the three attractions that basically got them

1:45.7

into the industry in the first place.

1:47.8

So if you haven't listened to our previous ones, some names you're going to know here,

1:51.2

Blake, at this point.

1:52.8

Adam Bezach, Justin Martin, Jason Sorrell, Andy Di Genova, Patrick Braillard, Julie Zimmerman,

1:58.7

Rick West, Catherine Cobbs,

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