Drew Taylor starts off this week’s episode by talking about what it was like to attend the world premiere of Pixar Animation Studios’ latest at the El Capitan Theater. Then Jim Hill takes a look at one of the weirder promotional events ever staged at a Disney theme park, “Pooh for President.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2020•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this week’s show by talking about how all of the construction that’s been going on towards the front of Future World has been negatively impacting Epcot’s “The Seas with Nemo & Friends” pavilion. Then Jim Hill does a deep dive on the development of “Ratatouille: L’Adventure” for Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2020•44 min•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by offering an update on the Universal Studios Beijing project. They then talk about how Kenan Thompson is the perfect choice to serve as a spokesperson for Universal Parks & Resorts’ new “Let Yourself Woah” promotional campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this week’s episode by talking about the very best way to plan out your FastPasses while visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Jim Hill then talks about why Epcot’s Liberty Inn was recently transformed into the Regal Eagle Smokehouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2020•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episodes with a quick recap of the 92 nd Academy Awards. They then talk about how Winnie-the-Pooh went from a literary property that Walt pursued for decades to Disney’s most profitable IP next to Mickey Mouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 14, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by reviewing some of the patents that The Walt Disney Company has recently filed (Including one or two that soon may be in use as part of the Avenger Campus). Then Jim talks about Michael Eisner’s decade-long effort to get a Chautauqua-inspired resort built at Walt Disney World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2020•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the two Marvel Studios-related commercials that aired during this year’s Superbowl broadcast. They then reveal what Disney+ has to do with Scott Derrickson’s decision to step down as the director of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 07, 2020•46 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how the success of “The Mandalorian” is supposedly impacted Lucasfilm’s plans for that “Obi-Wan” limited series it’s producing for Disney+. They also talk about how Indiana Jones fans will be wanting to pay close attention to what Harrison Ford has to say about his next project as he’s out doing publicity later this month for “Call of the Wild” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 06, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off by discussing how Emma Watts’ decision to step down as head of 20th Century could potentially impact Blue Sky Studios. They also talk about how the series finale of “Bojack Horseman” sort of syncs up perfectly with everything that’s going on in & Around LA right at this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 05, 2020•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how the Imagineers are using survey results to help them determine how scary Epcot’s “Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind” ride should be. They then review some of the more short-lived rides, shows & attraction at the Disney theme parks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 03, 2020•50 min•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how Skydance Animation’s decision to hire Peggy Holmes to replace Alessandro Carloni as the director of “Luck” could actually be a lucky break for that animated feature. They then rate all 14 films from the first round of Disney Short Circuit productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 01, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about this year’s Star Wars Celebration (which will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center August 27th – 30th). They then look back at Lucasfilm’s efforts in the late Summer of 1977 to keep “A New Hope” front-of-mind by arranging for the Star Wars characters to appear on NBC’s “Richard Pryor Show” and ABC’s “Donny & Marie” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this week’s show by talking about the FastPass-related changes that will be coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios starting on February 19th. Then Jim Hill looks back at the history of what was once considered the gateway to Future World, Epcot’s Communicore / Innoventions area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this episode by talking about what that music video Universal Studios Japan released last week does – and, more importantly, does not – reveal about Super Nintendo World. Then Jim does a deep dive on the history of the Doctor Dolittle film franchise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing his thoughts about “Awesome Planet,” “Canada: Far and Wide” as well as the “Beauty & the Beast Sing-along.” Jim Hill then talks about the carousel theater show that was originally supposed to be the centerpiece attraction at World Showcase’s Japan pavilion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2020•50 min•Ep 253•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how 2020 may finally be the year that Laika gets to take home an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. They then do an in-depth look at animated features that Walt Disney Pictures released theatrically that drew their inspiration from animated TV series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2020•46 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how Disneyland Park is prepping for the January 17th opening of “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.” They then discuss in depth the final installment of the Skywalker saga. WARNING ! There will be spoilers ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 15, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts out this week’s show by revealing how Disney World is using an upcoming Free Dining promotion to deliberately steer people away from visiting that Resort over the long Fourth of July Weekend. Then Jim Hill talks about the Imagineers kept circling back on a certain set of ideas when it came to Epcot’s long-in-development Space pavilion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2020•45 min•Ep 252•Transcript available on Metacast Michelle Valladolid & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking up some of the great artists who will be showcasing their work at this year’s edition of the Epcot International Festival of the Arts. They then talk about why Jon Favreau deliberately prevented Disney Consumer Products from okaying production of The Child toys out ahead of the November 12th debut of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the name the Imagineers chose for those Marvel-themed lands that are being built at California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. They then discuss how Marvel Studios may be rearranging the release schedule that it previously announced for the Marvel Cinematic Universe & Disney+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2020•45 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk about “Coyote vs Acme,” “Space Jam 2” and some of the other projects that Warner Bros. Feature Animation has in production. Then Jim wraps up the convoluted history of Disney’s “The Aristocats.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing some surveys that Disney Dish listeners have recently received. Then Jim Hill looks ahead to the coming year and talks about what 2020 will bring to the Disney Parks & Resorts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep 251•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Zehr recounts his recent trip to Hollywood where he walked down the blue carpet at the premiere of “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.” Then Jim Hill talks about the Imagineers got those 20,000-pound passenger cabins for “Star Tours” from WDI Headquarters in Glendale, CA to Disneyland Park in Anaheim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 01, 2020•58 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this week’s episode by revealing how TouringPlans actually cracked Priceline’s code when it came to unnamed WDW resorts. Then Jim Hill talks about the living nativity that used to be a holiday highpoint at the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2019•29 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor starts off this week’s episode by talking up “Harley Quinn,” that adult animated series that recently debuted on DC Universe. Then Jim Hill talks about how “Sleeping Beauty” seriously under-performing at the box office in 1959 severely impacted Walt Disney Animation Studios in the 1960s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2019•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing his impressions of the latest Disney Vacation Club property to open at Walt Disney World. Then Jim Hill shares the history of the hotel that shares this space with WDW’s Riviera Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2019•58 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast Given that there are only a few shopping days left ‘til Christmas, Aaron Adams & Jim Hill serve up an abbreviated “Marvel Us Disney” episode. During which they share some of their favorite suggestions when it comes to seasonal gift giving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2019•31 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa starts off this show by talking about the challenges that WDW Guests still face if they want to experience DHS’ “Star Wars: The Rise of the Resistance” attraction in the coming weeks. Then Jim Hill does a deep dive on the history of CircleVision 360 at the Disney theme parks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2019•44 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the CW’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event. They then pivot to talking about how “Joker” blowing through the billion-dollar box office barrier has been impacting DC’s plan to build its own version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by starting a story about how two New Hampshire communities came together to make a Star Wars fan’s dying wish come through. Then Dan Zehr talks about his favorite aspects of Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ ambitious new attraction, “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2019•51 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast