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August 7, 2020 By Jeff DePaoli 1 Comment

An appreciation for on-ride performers – DePaoli on DeParks

I’ve always loved the kind of attraction that mixed my love of theme park rides with live entertainment. I’m talking about the sorts of rides that have live performers on the attraction, guiding the story. These performers can often make or break your ride experience, but I feel they’re often overlooked and under-appreciated. Let’s take a look at some of my favorite on-board ride performer roles.

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Filed Under: Disney, Disneyland Resort, Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood, Walt Disney World Tagged With: depaoli on deparks, featured, great movie ride, jaws, Jaws Ride, Jungle Cruise, on-board ride performers, performers, ride performers, Skippers, studio tour, Theme Parks, tram tour

April 2, 2020 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Universal Creative Senior Director recreates his first role as a Jaws skipper

With stay-at-home orders continuing around the country, many fans have taken to social media to recreate their favorite attractions, including one man who decided to relive his days on Amity Island.

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Filed Under: Slider, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Florida, Video Tagged With: homemade theme park, Homemade Universal, jaws, Jaws Ride, jaws the ride, Michael Aiello, recreation, Universal Creative, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Florida

August 27, 2018 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Set sail with ‘Adventures in Amity: Tales from the Jaws Ride’ book

Travel back to the days of Captain Jake’s Amity Boat Tours at Universal Studios Florida with the new tribute book, “Adventures in Amity: Tales from the Jaws Ride” by Dustin McNeil.

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Exclusive, never-before-seen photo from the book: One of the freshly painted latex shark skins before being installed onto the shark armature for the 1993 version. Photo courtesy of Luke Sawh.

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Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Florida, Video Tagged With: book, captain jake's amity boat tours, featured, j. michael roddy, jaws, Jaws Ride, Movies, Theme Parks, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Florida

December 31, 2017 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Top 10 Attractions YouTube videos of 2017

2017 saw a lot of changes in Central Florida and beyond, and we were there bringing you coverage of it all. Here’s a look back at the top 10 videos from our YouTube channel in 2017. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: attractions magazine, Japan, Jaws Ride, Jurassic Park, Orlando, Star Wars, Tokyo DisneySea, Universal, videos, Walt Disney World, YouTube

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