An entire generation turned off surfing and maybe even two!
When was the last time you were on a proper family vacation and by “proper” I mean Chevy Chase-style “National Lampoon’s Vacation” family vacation? Oh it’s been far, far too long for me but a notice this morning made we want to rush out, pack the station wagon, toss Russ and Audrey in the backseat and head off to Wallyworld. I mean Universal Orlando Resort’s newest surf-themed budget hotel “The Endless Summer Resort – Surfside Inn.”
First, a question about licensing. Do you think Universal must pay a licensing fee to the Bruce Brown family in order to use the name “Endless Summer” or is just a phrase in the parlance?
And now on to the meat and potatoes. “The Endless Summer Resort – Surfside Inn”… introduces extra affordability to your Universal vacation, with the lowest rates of any Universal Orlando Resort™ hotel. The feeling here is relaxed and easy, with a fun surf vibe woven throughout. In addition to sunny, beach-themed rooms, Surfside Inn and Suites features spacious, two-bedroom suites that sleep six, making it the perfect spot for families of any size to base their Universal Orlando Resort™ vacation. A sister hotel, Dockside Inn and Suites, will open in March 2020. Both hotels will be part of Universal’s Endless Summer Resort, a vibrant and sunny retreat.
Would you like to know what thrills me about this new extra affordable family hotel? It is going to turn an entire generation off of surfing. Imagine being a young child and brought to the extra affordable suite with six other people, cheap surf-themed finishes falling apart, Russ and Audrey kicking you underneath a cheap surf-themed comforter. Imagine going into the lobby and seeing this brown “wave” crashing into your living nightmare:
Imagine walking up after a long, hot day in Orlando, Florida… Orlando, Florida… to this melange:
Yeah. An entire generation turned off and maybe even two entire generations. Mark my words, between wave tanks featuring brain-eating amoeba and surf-themed budget resorts you and I will be the last few standing.
To us!
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Would rather stay there than at a Disney hotel covered in mouse shit.
it is true.
Jeff Crawford was a great surfer
74 Pipe Master .
🤞🏽
Unless your Cuban …. ?
Surf Baroque or Neo non Classic
wow harsh on the hotel Chas…didnt they left you the Jonny Utah picture on the pillow..?
I read that as “cheap surf-themed fetishes”. Figuring that was a very eloquent description of VAL ambition. I think it might be one of the few occasions my brain farts have genuinely improved upon anyone’s work.
Recent Surf Splendor podcast guest alleged that Terrence, the South African Cape St Francis van driving guy liked to have his way with boys. Will that be a feature of this hotel ?
The Backdoor Shootout , or the Endless Bummer … ?
Surfing !
It’s for …. everyone !
when’s the last time you saw a windsurfer?
A dozen of them tried to run us over in March this year while we were taking my goddaughter to surf at beginner beach in Sally Land , Gerroa
Easy fix Chas, just broker the WSL X Universal intro. This is right up Elo’s alley. WSL can add the authentic element of the worlds best surfers. I can see Kolohe’s Korner and Lakey’s Peak plastered across the lobby..
Don’t forget the exotic Funky Cold Medina
medina
/mɛˈdiːnə/
noun
the old walled part of a North African town.
Of course, endless possibilities as long as it pencils out.
What an epic looking place. Everyone looks so happy as well. Sign me up for a burger
In keeping with the value nature of the hotel, every single item on the menu is under $10, which ranges from breakfast pizza to paninis to a Pipeline Burger, the latter of which is topped with bacon jam, caramelized onion, and provolone.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
I’ll ‘ave one of dem Pipe burgers and a Wolfpak of fries …. tell em to go left and knock …… they are not coming in my Backdoor for 10 bucks ?
I have bacon jam too But hoping antibiotics will clear it up.
Go to check in and a snarling hell hound comes to the desk with quills in his face.
Oooooh Hotel California meets Hellraiser … ?
Just the Great Outdoors
Gotta love that gaudy windsurfer graphique. I find so much joy in such horrible shit others think is “fun surf vibe”. I’d love to get lobby pitted observing the Sparky’s of the world and their bangin’ Beverly D’Angelo lookalike wives try and sort out Audrey and Russ’s fights. The joy of imagining this has driven me to distraction, mostly now thinking of 80’s Bev D’Ange
Oh 80’s Bev….. an icon!