Epic Universe is coming in four short years.  Christmas is already showing up at Islands of Adventure.  Today Cafe gets a new Al Roker-inspired seasonal dish.  Tuk Tuk has arrived at Royal Pacific Resort.  And Universal announces a new annual-passholder perk (or two).

The 39-year-old franchise that is "Jason Bourne" will be arriving in stunt-show form at Universal Studios Florida next spring, replacing Terminator 2 3D: Battle across Time.  Universal Studios Beijing has been revealed, giving us seven fully-themed lands based on one popular franchise or another.  And registration for the very first Running Universal event has started!

This week, we answer your questions on:  secret areas where ride-shares can drop you off at, just who those pushy salespeople are all throughout CityWalk and the two theme parks, and the utility of pool-view hotel rooms.

This week, we answer your questions on:  tipping bartenders (or not), moving to Orlando, bees at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, and our favorite OI Podcast hashtags.

An explosion of hotels.  The doubling(!) of real estate.  Entirely new theme (water) parks.  These are the biggest macro changes to Universal Orlando Resort since May 2015, when we started doing the Orlando Informer Podcast.

First, Taylor tells us all about fulfilling his nearly lifelong dream of being a scareactor at HHN (thanks to Boo Camp for the media) in the Vanity Ball scare zone.  Then we get just a quick rundown of what the brand-new Stranger Things interactive experience is over at the Cyber Image gift shop.

This week, we answer your questions on:  historical ticket discount data, getting from Universal to Disney cheaply (and quickly), fist-bumping Universal team members, vacations from Ireland (surprise!), and – at long last – the secret story behind Mike's Cabana Bay pool phobia.

Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle is here, along with a slew of Death Eaters who prowl the streets of Hogsmeade.  Running Universal will soon be here, bringing a whole new way to experience the resort.  And we have some small tidbits about what to expect for the various holiday events this year.

This week, we answer your questions on:  HHN Express, Unmasking the Horror Tours, the best things to outside of the rides, a possible maximum height restriction on Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, and how to make the HHN houses less scary.

Taylor sat down to interview Patrick Braillard, Creative Development Show Director, about some of the houses at this year's Halloween Horror Nights.