RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A BIG CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL EVENING. DREW, WE’RE GOING TO GET YOU TO STEP ASIDE TO DO THE BIG REVEAL. THE MAGIC SHOW WITH THIS MAN, DREW THOMAS. HE BRINGS WONDER, AMAZEMENT, AND IT’S APPEARING EVERY WEEK HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE MAGIC SHOW IS PRESENTED BY AMERICA’S GOT TALENT FINALIST AND ILLUSIONIST DREW THOMAS, WHO IS JOINING US IN STUDIO DREW. IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. JASON PLEASURE BEING HERE, SIR. YEAH. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS. YOU’VE GOT SORT OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL A RESIDENCY. IT IS LITERALLY A RESIDENCY. AND WHAT WAS SO EXCITING IS THEY WELCOMED US AND THEY SAID, LOOK, WE WANT YOU HERE FOR ALL OF 2025. EVERY SINGLE WEEK. IT’S A SPECIAL THING THAT HAPPENS EXCLUSIVELY AT GRAND LAKES ORLANDO. WHAT DO YOU THINK SETS THIS SHOW YOURS APART FROM MAYBE SOMETHING THAT WE’VE SEEN IN THE PAST, EITHER FROM YOU OR A MAGIC SHOW IN GENERAL? WELL, I’LL TELL YOU, THAT’S GREAT. YOU BRING IT UP BECAUSE YOU HAD THE PLEASURE OF OF ATTENDING ONE OF OUR SHOWS AT OUR WAREHOUSE MANY YEARS AGO. AND SO WHAT THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO DO IS TO BUILD ON THAT WHERE PEOPLE GET TO EXPERIENCE ILLUSIONS LIKE THIS. CLOSE. YEAH. AND THAT’S WHY PEOPLE LOVE THE INTIMATE ENVIRONMENT OF EXPERIENCING MAGIC ON THIS SCALE. YEAH, IT’S KIND OF MIND BLOWING TO SEE IT THAT CLOSE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. AND YOU’VE GOT PEOPLE YOU BRING IN FROM THE AUDIENCE VERY INTERACTIVE. THAT’S A BIG PART OF WHAT YOU DO. IT’S ALSO SAFE TO SAY THAT MAGIC IS YOUR MINISTRY, AS WE ARE COUNTING DOWN TO UNIVERSAL ORLANDO’S NEWEST THEME PARK OPENING. LOOK AT THIS ON SCREEN IN 55 DAYS AND A FEW HOURS THERE. AND SOME MINUTES. YEAH, WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE OPENING OF EPIC UNIVERSE. AND DREW, TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE. YOU’VE BEEN BROUGHT IN AS MAGIC CONSULTANT FOR UNIVERSAL EPIC UNIVERSE. THAT’S A HIGH HONOR. THERE. IT IS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT I GOT TO BE A PART OF THIS. AND IT’S SPECIFIC, MORE OR LESS, TO THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC. AND WHERE THEY’RE DOING THINGS ON A SCALE THAT THEY HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE. YEAH. I MEAN, THE EXPERIENCE AND HOW IMMERSIVE IT IS, YOU WILL BE TELEPORTED THROUGH THE PORTAL TO AN ENVIRONMENT AND A WORLD UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED, REALLY. ROUNDING OUT THE TRILOGY OF HARRY POTTER EXPERIENCES HERE IN ORLANDO. PHENOMENAL, EPIC. AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME REAL ILLUSIONS THERE. THAT’S WHY, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WORKING ON IT ARE NON-MAGICAL. THEY’RE MUGGLES. SO THEY HAD TO BRING IN, YOU KNOW, A WIZARD, RIGHT? YES. THERE YOU GO. EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT. AND SO WE SEE YOU CONNECTING WITH THE THEME PARKS AND AND THAT CLOSE UP MAGIC WITH YOUR AUDIENCE AND EVEN YOUR FAMILY. WE’VE GOT YOUR SON OVER HERE. YES. MILO IS HERE WITH US THIS MORNING, TAKING SOME PICTURES BEHIND THE SCENES. AND THEN LET’S MOVE OVER THIS WAY, BECAUSE WE’VE GOT. WHAT IS THIS? SOMETHING OVER HERE? YOUR WIFE, REBECCA WAS JOINING US, RIGHT? SHE WAS, I THOUGHT I THOUGHT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, JASON, DO ME A FAVOR. WOULD YOU? GIVE IT A LITTLE KNOCK HERE ON THE TOP FOR ME? JUST GIVE IT A LITTLE KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK. THIS THING RIGHT HERE. WHAT’S THAT? OH MY GOODNESS. WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT. GO AHEAD. TOUCH. MAKE SURE THAT’S REAL. REAL REAL PERSON. THAT IS. THAT’S A REAL PERSON. OKAY, I’M A LITTLE FREAKED OUT BY THIS. TAKE A LOOK. WE’RE SEEING THROUGH THIS. IT’S. IT’S SPLIT LIKE. LIKE DREW RIGHT THROUGH HERE. I’M SEEING I MY MIND IS BLOWN. THERE CAN’T BE A PERSON IN THIS IN THIS BOX. AND YET HERE, LET’S REWIND, SHALL WE? HERE WE GO. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. DO YOU LIKE THAT? YEAH. JUST GIVE US A SECOND, JASON. WE’LL PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER HERE. OKAY? SO IT ALL WORKS OUT. WELL, HE’S TAKING OUT THE PARTS AND PIECES THAT THAT WE SAW HIM COME IN WITH. RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT THE MAGIC AND THE PUZZLE. THIS IS REALLY A PUZZLE HERE, DREW. ALL OF THESE SOLID TUBES THROUGHOUT. WE’VE SEEN THROUGH THE BOXES, THROUGH THE BOXES. AND YET ALSO HERE DON’T FORGET, THIS IS SOLID STEEL PLATE. THAT’S TRUE. I’M NOT READY FOR ALL OF THAT. I KNOW. RIGHT. AND YET, FINALLY, HERE WE GO. JASON. SAM. WHAT? REBECCA. WHAT A GRAND ENTRANCE THAT IS AMAZING, YOU GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. DREW. A PLEASURE, SIR. I MEAN, MIND BLOWING. I WE SAW ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT THIS KIND OF STAGE ILLUSION. BUT BUT YOU DO BIG STUFF AND AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT INTIMATE, CLOSE UP MAGIC THAT BRINGS US RIGHT IN AS THE AUDIENCE IN THE SHOW. DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY COME EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC SHOW EXCLUSIVELY AT GRAND LAKES ORLANDO. IN FACT, I SAY WHERE WE GET TICKETS. YEAH. YES. DREW THOMAS MAGIC.COM HAPPENING EVERY WEEK. AND YOU KNOW, WE’LL DO THIS. WE’LL PUT A LINK TO WESH.COM THAT’S GOING TO MAKE IT EASY FOR FOLKS TO FIND IT BECAUSE YOU’RE THERE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, AND THAT’S THROUGH THE FALL OF THIS YEAR. YOU’VE GOT MAGIC HUMOR, AUDIENCE INTERACTION, ALL OF THAT AT GRAND LAKE ORLANDO EXCLUSIVELY. THANKS, DREW. THANK YOU. YEAH. LOVE IT. GOT TO GET OUT THERE WITH MY FAMILY. REBECCA. THANK YOU. MILO, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. YEAH, WE GOT TO PULL HIM IN. COME ON. GET OUT OF HERE. COME HERE REAL QUICK. JUMP IN THE CAMERA. JUMP IN, JUMP IN. YOU WEREN’T READY TO BE ON TV. LOOK AT THIS. THE