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• “Disney Prep and Landing” claims the top spot among this year’s holiday specials Jim Hill talks with Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton, the co-directors of this new Christmas show. Which airs again tonight on ABC... 12-16-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  3 Comments Filed under: ABC, Kevin Deters, Prep and Landing, television, television program, television show , WDAS, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Prep & Landing, holiday, ...MORE TAGS

• Universal Orlando picks up the pace with construction of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Jim Hill shares some photos that Nancy Stadler took just yesterday. Which show how just far along this 20-acre addition to Universal's Islands of Adventure has come in the past eight weeks... 12-15-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  3 Comments Filed under: Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Florida , 2009, 2010, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, ...MORE TAGS

• Disney in-jokes add to the fun of “The Princess & The Frog” Jim Hill reports in on how well this new hand-drawn animation feature did over its opening weekend. He also shares some of the hidden Disney references that pop up in this picture... 12-14-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  11 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, WDAS, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Princess and the Frog, Ron Clements, box office, animated film, animation, animation industry, ...MORE TAGS

• Tiny decorations have a huge impact when it comes to the Christmastime version of Disneyland’s Storybook Land Canal Boats Jim Hill talks with David Caranci, manager of Resort Enhancement at the Disneyland Resort about the story-driven decorating decisions that he & his team make while getting this 1955 Original ready for the holidays... 12-11-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  4 Comments Filed under: Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, The Three Little Pigs, The Big Bad Wolf, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, holiday, holiday season , holidays, Holidays at the Disneyland Resort, ...MORE TAGS

• Tune Thursday: “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas” returns to the Goodspeed Opera House Jim Hill talks with director / choreographer Christopher Gattelli about how the new stage musical version of this Jim Henson holiday special actually came together... 12-10-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  1 Comments Filed under: special , The Jim Henson Company, holiday, holiday classic, holiday special, holiday story , holiday treat, holidays, Broadway, 1977, ...MORE TAGS

• Revised version of “Timing for Animation” now features the best of the past & the future Jim Hill reviews the how-to book that many animators consider to be their Bible. Which has recently been revised and updated by animation teacher & historian Tom Sito... 12-09-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  1 Comments Filed under: cartoons, holiday, holiday shopping list, holidays, CG, CG studio , book, animated character, animated film, animation, ...MORE TAGS

• “Disney Prep & Landing” : The making of a modern Christmas classic Jim Hill talks with Dorothy McKim, veteran WDAS producer, about how what-was-originally-supposed-to-have-been-a-theatrical-short grew into Disney’s first-ever holiday special for ABC... 12-08-2009, 12:05 AM by Jim Hill  |  2 Comments Filed under: A Charlie Brown Christmas, ABC, Prep and Landing, WDAS, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Prep & Landing, Lanny, holiday, holiday season , holiday special, ...MORE TAGS

• Wanna get a sneak peek at Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World? Then go conjure up a copy of the “Half-Blood Prince” DVD Jim Hill talks about the 11-minute long featurette that’s found on the just-released Blu-ray & 2-Disc Special Edition of this new Warner Home Video title. Which takes the most detailed look – to date – at this 20-acre addition to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure... 12-08-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  0 Comments Filed under: Warner Bros. , Universal Creative, Universal Creative Studio, Universal Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, theme park attraction, theme park guest, theme park visitor, ...MORE TAGS

• eFX Inc. to begin taking pre-orders on Disney’s Nautilus replicas this Thursday Jim Hill has great news for all you rivet heads out there. That new model of the 20K submarine which causes such a stir at Comic-Con & the D23 Expo earlier this year will soon be yours to own... 12-07-2009, 12:10 AM by Jim Hill  |  3 Comments Filed under: D23, D23 EXPO, Walt Disney, Disneyana, Academy Award winner, Academy Award-winning, 1954, Disney, Walt Disney Productions, Comic-Con , ...MORE TAGS