Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how Viacom is teaming with Mike Judge to revive “Beavis & Butthead.” They then pay tribute to an animation legend who showed incredible grace & courage in the face of serious health challenges and films that struggled at the box office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how the Walt Disney World Resort is getting ready for the NBA. Jim then reveals how the recent redo of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean Ride” opened the door for retheming “Splash Mountain” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In an extra-special episode, the voice of Olaf / host of “Reunited Apart” comes in to chat with Drew Taylor & Jim Hill. Over a half hour long interview, Josh reveals that everyone’s favorite snowman once had some pretty dark dialogue in “Frozen II.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa recounts his visit to the recently re-opened Disney Vacation Club properties that are located around WDW’s Seven Seas Lagoon. Then Jim Hill looks back at the history of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jim Hill starts off this week’s episode by praising those weekly “Teaching with Star Wars” columns that Dan Zehr has been writing for StarWars.com. They then discuss George Lucas’ skill when it came to story structuring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drew Taylor starts off this week’s episode by explaining why he ranked “Toy Story 4” as the very best film in that Pixar franchise. Then Jim Hill looks back at the early days of Disney-MGM’s walk-thru animation exhibit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa starts off this episode by talking about some of the hiccups WDW’s new Park Pass reservation system experienced during its first morning of operation. Jim Hill talks about ESPN’s report -- keying off of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Florida -- which has some NBA players saying that they’re reluctant to begin training in Orlando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa starts off this week’s episode by talking about his first visit to Universal Studios Florida since that theme park began practicing social distancing. Then Jim Hill looks back at when a successful Frontierland restaurant resulted in Quaker Oats being on the wrong side of the Civil Rights movement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa & Jim Hill share late-breaking news coming out of Orlando. Including how Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has been canceled for all of 2020 and how Epcot is getting a super-sized version of its International Food & Wine Festival this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this episode by talking about the “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” sequel that Walt Disney Animation Studios had in development. They look back at when 100,000 people crowded onto the Great Lawn of NYC’s Central Park to catch the world premiere of Disney’s 33rd full-length animated feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by drilling down into a new annual passholder survey, as Disney World tries to get a handle on what Guests expectations are out ahead of next month’s re-opening of that Resort. Then Jim Hill talks about how changing “Splash Mountain” over to a “Princess & the Frog” theme would be a lot tougher than it looks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how the phased opening of the Disneyland Resort may impact this year’s Star Wars Celebration as well as Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite. They then look back at how 20th Century Fox’s market research almost tripped up George Lucas’ chance to make “A New Hope” at that Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing a survey that the Disneyland Resort recently sent out seeking input regarding when it seemed right to re-open the Company’s theme parks in Southern California. Then Jim shines a spotlight on how -- back in the 1960s & 1970s -- Disneyland used to turn a blind eye when it came to in-park weddings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing what Marvel Entertainment Tweeted out in response to all the upheaval the Country has been expressing. Then they share Clark Gregg’s thoughts as Season Seven of Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” gets underway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
82First Drew Taylor shines a spotlight on Apple TV’s “Central Park” and HBO Max’s “Looney Tunes” cartoons. Then Jim Hill talks about how the success of “Toy Story” made Universal Pictures decide to go in a very different direction when it came to that Studio’s very first attempt at creating a feature-length CG film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing Disney World’s recently-announced plans to re-open its theme parks in July. Jim then goes on to reveal the hidden history of Epcot’s Millennium Icon Tower AKA the Mickey arm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a special Disney Dish mini-sode Len Testa & Jim Hill discuss WDW's decision to cancel all FastPasses dining reservations & dining plans out ahead of the Resort's mid-June re-opening Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about “Jedi Temple Challenge,” the new game show that will be debuting on StarWarsKids.com & the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel on June 3rd. They then talked about why Lucasfilm Animation most likely isn’t pursuing a revival of “Star Wars Rebels” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by congratulating Disney Channel & Disney Junior for scoring 44 Daytime Emmy nominations for their animated programming. These two then talk up how much they enjoyed Disney+’s new “Zenimation” series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing some listener suggestions when it comes to keeping costs down when vacationing at the WDW Resort. Then Jim Hill looks back at some of the seasonal events that Disneyland staged back in the mid-to-late 1980s to get Southern Californians to visit that theme park during the slower times of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by debunking the rumor that Chloe Bennett’s Quake character from “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” will soon be showcased in a “Secret Warriors” series for Disney+. They also ask for listeners help when it comes to identifying all of the Marvel characters that are on display in Universal’s Islands of Adventure’s Super Hero Island section Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by paying tribute to Nancy Kanter, who’s stepping away from the Disney Channel in January. They then interview Tony Cervone, the director of Warner Animation Group’s latest feature, about how “Scoob!” pays tribute to the world of Hanna-Barbera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa starts off this week’s episode by sharing some patents that are sure to impact Guests’ experiences at WDW’s still-under-construction “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” resort. Then Jim Hill looks back at all of the shows that have been presented at the “Monster Sound Show” theater over the past 30+ years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this episode by talking about how they’ve been enjoying the “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian” docu-series. Dan & Jim then look back at the many challenges George Lucas faced while he was trying to mount a sequel to the original “Star Wars” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how much they’ve been enjoying Dan Lanigan’s “Prop Culture” on Disney+. They then talk about “Monkeys of Mumbai,” the ambitious animated musical that got canceled when NBCUniversal bought DreamWorks back in April of 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing how the phased re-opening of Shanghai Disneyland might impact the Company’s stateside parks. Jim then reveals how Mr. Toad -- a character that Walt didn’t much like -- got his own ride at Disneyland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shelly Valladolid & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the challenge of chasing down merchandise associated with Epcot’s Land pavilion. They also discuss why those Joe Rohde-designed Mickey Ears wound up on eBay selling for upwards of $350 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about what exhibitors are now threatening to do with Universal Pictures’ upcoming releases. They then talk about a survey that Universal Orlando recently sent out to annual passholders seeking their input on a new Halloween Horror Night-like event that this resort might now have in the works Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the very best way to get started watching the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in chronological order. They then discuss what Disney’s most recent earnings call revealed about the future of this film franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
