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Universal Joint Episode 9: 20 million Butterbeers equals big bucks for Universal Parks & Resorts Oct 26, 2018

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Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill starts off this episode by pointing out that Universal Orlando Resort has been following Walt Disney World's lead when it comes to repeatedly the price to park at their theme parks. After that, Dustin & Jim discuss the huge boost that the sale of Butterbeer has given Universal Parks & Resorts' bottom line. Fuhs & Hill then close out this week's podcast by looking back at the time that MCAUniversal was able to swipe the theme parks to Rocky & Bullwinkle right out from under The Walt Disney Company.

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Universal Joint Episode 8: More magic coming to Hogsmeade in 2019. Universal Orlando just doesn't want to be specific about when Oct 16, 2018

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Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill start off this week's show by talking about how the November 9th release of Illumination Entertainment's "The Grinch" may be impacting Universal Parks & Resorts' holiday plans. Jim then talks about the movie version of "Wicked" that Universal Pictures is readying and the possible impact that this IP could have on the Parks. Fuhs and Hill then close out this podcast by talking about all of the hard lessons that the Universal Orlando Resort learned back in 2009 from the delayed opening of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit

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Universal Joint Episode 7: Universal Orlando's shifting event schedule Sep 25, 2018

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First Jim Hill reports in on "The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad" 's final day of performances at Universal's Islands of Adventure. Then Dustin Fuhs weighs in on whether or not he thinks the Universal Orlando Resort will soon expand its HHN offerings to include a Zombie Run 5K. Finally Jim walks UJ listeners through all 10 houses & 5 scare zones that Universal Creative has brought to life (or should I say life-after-death?) for Halloween Horror Nights 28.

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Universal Joint Episode 6: Everything's expanding - WWOHP, HHN and RTU (Running Through Universal) Sep 14, 2018

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It's that time of year - late August - so of course Jim and Dustin are talking about Halloween in the theme parks. They also discuss Universal Orlando's future expansion and possible running events.

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Universal Joint Episode 5: Comcast's dream of acquiring Fox fades, Universal gears up to expand Fast and Furious franchise Aug 18, 2018

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In their fifth "Universal Joint" podcast, Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill discuss whether Comcast's pursuit of pay-TV giant Sky could possibly lead to the sunseting of Universal Parks & Resort's licensing deal with Marvel Entertainment. They also discuss how the continuing popularity of the "Fast & Furious" films not only led to Universal bringing this IP into their theme parks but also led to the Luke Hobbs & Deckard Shaw characters being spun off into their own series of movies.

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Universal Joint: James Bond vs Kung Fu Panda (Ep. 4) Jul 03, 2018

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Dustin and Jim wonder whether Universal Pictures' recent deal to distribute Bond 25 internationally will eventually lead to a 007 attraction in the parks. They also discuss whether Universal Hollywood's new "Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor's Quest" will pop up someday at Universal Studios Florida.

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Universal Joint: A Night of Joy, Horror and Raptors (Ep. 3) May 25, 2018

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Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill talk about hard ticket events that have been held at the Universal Parks and Resorts. These two also talk about USF's still-under-construction new nighttime lagoon show as well as the changes that are coming to USH's "Jurassic Park -- The Ride".

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Universal Joint: Hooray for (Universal Studios) Hollywood (Ep. 2) Apr 27, 2018

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It's a Hooray for (Universal Studios) Hollywood edition of this new podcast. Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill talk about next month's Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Celebration as well as how this theme park's Upper Lot has been transformed over the past years. Join these two as they explore Universal Plaza, the Animation Studio Store as well as the soon-to-open DreamWorks Theatre.

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Universal Joint: A Look Back at What Was and Forward at What Will Be (Ep. 1) Apr 20, 2018

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In the debut episode of this brand-new podcast series, Jim Hill and Dustin Fuhs discuss Universal Orlando's Endless Summer Resort as well as look back at when the Bates Motel was the only structure you could see out on the Universal Studios Florida construction site.

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