VTPM264: Discovery Cove for Mother’s Day, Lost Continent Closing, New Disney Ferryboat & Theme Park Earnings

In this episode of the Vacationeers Theme Parks & More Podcast, Tom is joined by Jon to catch up on recent theme park visits, livestreams, food reviews, and a packed round of theme park news. We start in The Queue with updates from SeaWorld Orlando’s Seven Seas Food Festival, Universal Orlando’s UOAP Bonus Benefits, EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival livestreams, House of Blues, Gideon’s Bakehouse, Chicken Guy, Busch Gardens Tampa, and Discovery Cove. Then we move into the news, including the latest quarterly results from Disney, Universal/Comcast, United Parks & Resorts, and Six Flags, plus major updates from around the theme park industry. Stories discussed include: Universal Orlando confirming the phased closure of The Lost Continent at Islands of Adventure Universal’s Horror Make-Up Show temporarily closing for a reimagined version Universal replacing Thunder Falls Terrace with a new full-service dining concept Disney World reopening Big Thunder Mountain Railroad after refurbishment Disney Springs adding Level99 and Six Ravens this summer Walt Disney World adding its first new Magic Kingdom ferryboat since 1976 SeaWorld Orlando’s Electric Ocean returning with a new drone show Six Flags bringing Holiday in the Park back to Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Great Adventure From earnings reports to ferryboats, closing lands, returning festivals, drone shows, cookies, and theme park food, this episode covers a little bit of everything. So until the next vlog, podcast or livestream, keep making memories.

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This episode is 47:58 long.

This episode was published on May 15, 2026.

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