ABOUT Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort is a unique vacation destination that is part of the NBCUniversal Comcast family. For more than 25 years, Universal Orlando has been creating epic vacations for the entire family – incredible experiences that place guests in the heart of powerful stories and adventures.
Universal Orlando’s three theme parks, Universal Studios Florida, Universal’s Islands of Adventure and Universal’s Volcano Bay, are home to some of the world’s most exciting and innovative theme park experiences – including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley. Universal Orlando’s on-site hotels are destinations unto themselves and include Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, the Hard Rock Hotel, Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort, Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort, and now open, Universal’s Aventura Hotel. Its entertainment complex, Universal CityWalk, offers immersive dining and entertainment for every member of the family.
Universal Orlando Resort continues to unveil all-new guest experiences, including powerful attractions, incredible dining options and dramatically-themed hotels. Now open is Fast & Furious – Supercharged, where guests can join the Fast family and step into the blockbuster Fast & Furious films at Universal Studios Florida. And at Universal CityWalk, Voodoo Doughnut is now serving more than 50 types of delightfully weird and sinfully delicious doughnuts.
ABOUT Destination America
Destination America is an American pay television channel that is owned by Discovery Inc. The network first launched in 1996 as Discovery Travel & Living Network, as part of a suite of four digital cable networks the company launched that year. From its launch until 2008, the network primarily focused upon home improvement, cooking, and leisure-themed programs. In 2008, the network re-launched as Planet Green, which carried a focus on environmentalism and sustainable living; Discovery spent $50 million on developing programming for the network.
Planet Green was ultimately considered a failure; by 2010, the network had begun adding programming unrelated to ecology, and eventually populated its schedule with reruns of library programming ahead of a future rebranding. In May 2012, the channel re-launched as Destination America, which originally featured programming focused on American culture—including food, lifestyles, and travel (in a similar manner to then-former sister network Travel Channel). In 2016, the channel increased its focus on reality series devoted to paranormal topics and investigations, although it began to reverse course after Discovery re-acquired Travel Channel (which had also shifted to paranormal-themed series) during its purchase of Scripps Networks Interactive.
As of February 2015, approximately 57,238,000 American households (49.2% of households with television) receive Destination America.
CREDITS
Produced by Spectrum Fiel Productions, LLC for Destination America –
Noah Morowitz – Writer
Mocean Melvin – Narrator
Kevin Begley, Courtney Bunch – associate producers
Cathy Garland – executive producer: Destination America
Noah Morowitz – story producer
Guy Nickerson, Elaine Pugliese – executive producers
Shelby Redfield Kilgore – post producer
Johnathan Safford – story producer
Javier Sepulveda – associate producer
Kristen Teraila – associate producer: Destination America
April Vargas – associate producer
Laura Waechter – associate producer (as Laura Scheiber)
Erik “Horse” Hardesty – Cinematography
Erik “Horse” Hardesty, Johnathan Safford – Film Editors
Matt Beharry – Art Direction
Ryan Glidden – production manager
Nicole Hughes – production manager: For Destination America
Jane Latman – general manager: For Destination America
Cyndie Nickerson – business affairs & production accountant
Matt Beharry – graphic designer Sound Department
Tim Alward – field audio
Westend Recording – sound mixer/sound recordist
Brennan Booth – assistant camera
Nick Righi – camera operator
Susan Cuesta – post-production coordinator
Brianne MacNeil – post-production assistant
Randy Mickens – assistant editor Other crew
Rahim Jackson – production specialist: For Destination America
Henry Schleiff – group president: For Destination America
Westend Recordings – sound recordings & mixing
Special Thanks
Mike Aiello – Director of Creative Development, Universal Orlando Entertainment
Thierry Coup – Senior Vice President, Universal Creative
Russ Dagon
Bernadette Everlof
Courtney Hoff
Jackie Maness Jr.
Angie Orth – Travel Blogger
Mike West – Executive Producer, Universal Creative
Mark Woodbury – President, Universal Creative
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