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Podcast: The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
Episode: Mike Aiello on Jaws, Halloween Horror Nights, and 30 Years at Universal
Description: Jim Hill and Eric Hersey welcome Universal Creative’s Mike Aiello for a special episode celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws and his own 30-year journey with the parks. From working as a teenage skipper on the iconic attraction to helping shape Halloween Horror Nights and Epic Universe, Mike shares stories of theme park transformation, Spielberg fandom, and why he always tries to sneak Bruce the Shark into his projects. Plus, Jim and Eric cover the latest on Halloween Horror Nights 34 and the mysterious Vegas haunt getting ready to open.
• Mike Aiello’s origin story—from hard hats at...