Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at the October 2015 debut of the first full trailer for “Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” They talk about the most recent episodes of Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+, “Star Wars: Andor” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2022•55 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the heroic death of “Yu-Gi-Oh!” creator Kazuki Takahashi. They then share their opinions of the first trailer for Illuminations’ “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2022•37 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa and Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the price increases that were just announced for the Disneyland and WDW Resorts. They then continue their look at the controversial “Journey into Imagination” redo that went live in October of 1999 Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2022•51 min•Ep 396•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how issues concerning this Mahersha Ali movie are now impacting Marvel Studios’ plans through 2026. They also talk about “Werewolf by Night” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2022•56 min•Ep 150•Transcript available on Metacast While Drew Taylor is away on assignment, Jim Hill shares the latest Warner Bros. Discovery-related news. He also talks about the two Disney Animation-based experiences that will soon be debuting stateside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2022•29 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the entertainment line-up for this year’s International Festival of the Holidays. They also look back at what led up to the ill-fated 1999 update of Future World’s “Journey into Imagination” pavilion. Show Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2022•45 min•Ep 395•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing Marvel Studios decision to change “Armor Wars” from a limited series for Disney+ to a theatrical release. They also talk about the most recent episodes of “She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 07, 2022•48 min•Ep 149•Transcript available on Metacast Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by sharing his impression of the Hyperspace Lounge (the Star Wars-themed bar aboard the Disney Wish). Then he & Brian Gaughan discuss the “Indiana Jones 5” trailer that leaked online earlier this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 05, 2022•38 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show with an update on the Warner Bros Discovery situation. They then talk about Jodie Benson’s new memoir, “Part of My World” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 04, 2022•31 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show with a brief recap of their recent “Disney Dish on the Disney Wish” event. They then take a look at the dark rides that the Imagineers were originally development for WDW’s Magic Kingdom back in the late 1960s Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 03, 2022•38 min•Ep 394•Transcript available on Metacast In a show that suddenly became far more newsworthy than they’d initially intended, Len Testa and Jim Hill talk about how the WDW Cast readies that Resort when a tropical storm is bearing down on Central Florida. Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2022•31 min•Ep 393•Transcript available on Metacast Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at the Star Wars & Indiana Jones-related news that was revealed at the D23 Expo. They then go on to talk about the first three episodes of Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2022•53 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the animation news that was revealed at this year’s D23 Expo. They also offer up a theory about what David Zaslav is really doing over at Warner Bros. Discovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2022•47 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this Journey of Water and Blue Sweek’s show by talking about why the opening of TRON Lightcycle Run has been pushed ‘til the Spring of 2023. They also discuss the Blue Sky Projects that were talked about at the Parks presentation at this year’s D23 Expo Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 19, 2022•59 min•Ep 392•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the latest episode of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” They then look back at all of the Marvel-related news that came out of this year’s D23 Expo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2022•48 min•Ep 148•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing what may turn out to be Universal Orlando’s next big promotional campaign. They then look back at how Michael Eisner started adding celebrities to Disney theme park attractions in the mid-to-late 1980s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 12, 2022•51 min•Ep 391•Transcript available on Metacast Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the two seasons of “Star Wars: Andor” which will cover 5 years of story. They then go on share George Lucas’ theory as to why Star War fans initially rejected Jar Jar Binks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 07, 2022•50 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by musing on when performances of “Fantasmic!” may begin at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They then look back at the Fall of 1995. Which is when Magic Kingdom managers snookered Michael Ovitz, the then-President of The Walt Disney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 05, 2022•43 min•Ep 390•Transcript available on Metacast Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by explaining why he’s doing a solo edition of this podcast. He then goes on to talk about Episode 3 of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 05, 2022•39 min•Ep 147•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the vocal cast for Laika’s new stop motion / CG film, “Wildwood.” They then share which subscription streaming services are thinking about snatching up HBO Max’s “Batman: Caped Crusader” animated series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 30, 2022•40 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing some long-needed changes that were recently made to Disney’s park reservation system. They also take a look back at the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship Restaurant at Disneyland Park Show notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2022•43 min•Ep 389•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how Alan Horn has recently returned to Warner Bros. Studio as a consultant. They also talk about Episode 2 of “She-Hulk: Attorney for Hire.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2022•44 min•Ep 146•Transcript available on Metacast Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the latest episodes of Vice’s “Icons Unearthed: Star Wars.” They discuss Lucasfilm’s original plans for its “A Star Wars Story” series of films Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 24, 2022•54 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about what’s been going on with a number of animated series over on HBO Max. They then talk about the never-completed Chris Farley version of DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 23, 2022•47 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast Jim Hill welcomes Chrissy Harrison from TouringPlans.com. Who then shares her impressions of the latest booths to open at Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival as well as the 2022 edition of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2022•42 min•Ep 388•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by revealing what they know about Season Two of “Marvel’s What If?” They then share their impressions of Marvel Studios’ latest limited series for Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2022•49 min•Ep 145•Transcript available on Metacast Drew Taylor & Jim Hill starts off this week’s episode by talking up the “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio” exhibit which debuts at the MOMA in NYC this December. They also discuss why animation fans might need to go visit a Great Wolf Lodge next month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022•30 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the most recent Disney earnings call. They then wrap up their series about WDW’s Millennium Celebration. Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 15, 2022•45 min•Ep 387•Transcript available on Metacast Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing images that have popped up online from the sets of “Echo” & “Ironheart.” They also preview the Marvel-related panels to be presented at next month’s D23 EXPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 12, 2022•39 min•Ep 144•Transcript available on Metacast Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing “Star Wars: Andor.” They then look back at the production difficulties “Empire Strikes Back” experienced when that crew was shooting the Ice-Planet-of-Hoth sequences in Norway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast