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This is episode 658 of the unofficial Universal Orlando podcast for April 15th, 2025, and it is 37 days until Epic Universe opens.

All right, I am here. I am your host, Michelle. I'm kind of here. I'm here in body. I don't know if my mind is here. So I apologize in advance. It's been a rough couple weeks. But thank God I've got people with me. So I've got Tracy, Anne Lee, and the fabulous, the magnificent Jillian. Oh shoot girl, yes. And I also have the wonderful and beautiful

Zandra. Hello, I'm very happy to be here.

Welcome aboard.

I can't believe after all this time this time this is the first time we've had you on,

but I will preface this thing.

Honestly, I thought that Zandra had been on before.

It's crazy.

This is not the last time you will hear Zandra on this podcast for definite.

I'm so excited.

This is so cool for me having been listening to the podcast for six years now.

And going from a longtime listener to a fan to a friend to now being a guest host is just a really cool moment for me.

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Shameless blood.

Yeah, so let's get going because we got a lot to talk about.

We do.

So, 10 years ago,

Universal Orlando Resort was only home to four on-site hotels.

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