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This is episode 653 of the Unofficial Universal Orlando podcast for March 11, 2025.

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Kiora people.

I am your host, Lee.

I am here with Tracy, Michelle and Chris.

This week we continue our countdown to the opening of Epic Universe by taking a look at Volcano Bay.

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For those who don't know, here's the backstory of Volcano Bay.

It all began with the fiery god Cracketau.

Though his wrath and fury dominated the land, he couldn't contain the adventurous spirit of his daughter, Tai Nui.

She fell in love with a native youth named Carla.

And when her fiercely protective father learned of the romance, he flew into a rage and he banished Carla forever to the sky, where he became the moon. Overcome with grief, Tyneui's

tears became the sea. Cracketow then realized he had only succeeded in destroying what mattered

most to him, his daughter's happiness. Determined to reunite the young lovers, he reached into the earth and pulled it to the sky,

creating the volcano of Volcano Bay.

Cracketal trapped the remains of his anger and jealousy in the form of the fire spirit,

VAL, whom he imprisoned deep within the volcano.

This is how the sky, sea, and earth imprisoned deep within the volcano.

This is how the sky, sea, and earth united to form the paradise of Volcano Bay. And the backstory of its people. So before they came to volcano bay, the Waturi

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