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  • Jim Hill

    Top Toontown talents gathers to pay tribute to Daws Butler

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    Jim Hill shares a story about an ASIFA-Hollywood event that was held back in July which honored the late, great vocal performer and teacher, Daws Butler....
  • Jim Korkis

    Bob Hope and the World of Disney

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    Today, JimHillMedia.com pays tribute to two giants of the entertainment industry. First up, it's Jim Korkis with a very informative piece about Bob Hope's various connections to the vast Disney empire ......
  • Chuck Oberleitner

    Got Lucky?

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    Get in step for September by reading Chuck Oberleitner's latest column. Which tells JHM readers all about the awe and wonder that an artificial walking dinosaur can inspire in even the most jaded of Disneyana fans ......
  • Paul Schnebelen

    You're going to do WHAT!? Starting down the Road to the WDW Marathon

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    There's definitely "some walking involved" in writer Paul Schnebelen's latest story for JimHillMedia.com. So let's let Paul bring you up to speed about all the preparations that he's made for the 2005 WDW Marathon....
  • Jim Korkis

    Setting Sail with Walt

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    From Steamboat Willie right up to the Disney Wonder. Jim Korkis returns with a wonderful new column about the enormous role that ships and the sea have played in Disney Company history. ...
  • Roger Colton

    Ruminations

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    Roger is back this week with another episode in the series of "Things You Always Wanted To Do, But Never Knew You Could." So Saddle Up! We're burning daylight!...
  • Jim Hill

    Why For?

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    Jim Hill answers even more of your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim advises extreme patience when it comes to Disney-MGM getting a Roger Rabbit ride, asks for JHM readers' help when it comes to solving the origins of "Applecore ... Baltimore" as well as the mystery surrounding those mysterious "Wuzzle" costumes that keep popping up all over the tube. Plus a photo that shows where the entrance to Epcot's Rhine River ride was supposed to have been....
  • Jim Hill

    "The Art and Flair of Mary Blair" is a must-own for Disneyana fans

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    Jim Hill reviews John Canemaker's latest book, which is a colorful appreciation of this Disney conceptual artist. Though slight in size, this Disney Editions publication packs quite an artistic punch....
  • Jim Korkis

    Flying High with Walt

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    JimHillMedia.com takes flight today ... as Jim Korkis returns with a great new column about the Walt Disney Company's corporate planes ......
  • Jim Hill

    Does Blue Bunny ice cream leave you with light green intestines?

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    Jim Hill holds a taste test for several of the new Disney-branded products that Blue Bunny has recently begun selling ... then notices a somewhat disgusting side effect to consuming too much of the company's Rainbow Sherbet....
  • Jim Korkis

    The Man Behind the Mouse

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    Jim Korkis returns with the tale of Paul Castle, the very small man who filled some very big shoes. Mickey Mouse's, to be exact....
  • Roger Colton

    Ruminations

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    If there are two topics you can depend on Roger to give you more information about, they are Disney and railroading. This week, he puts them together in a look at just some of the Disney movies that have featured trains....
  • Jim Hill

    Why For?

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    This time around, Jim answers your Disney-related questions about Epcot's latest additions, the disappearance of the highly detailed queue as well as what could have been done with the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights this year....
  • Jim Hill

    "The Disney Treasures" is a book to be treasured

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    What can turn a lousy week around? How about a brand new book from Disney Editions which includes facsimiles of authentic memorabilia from the Disney Archives?...
  • Jim Korkis

    Second Cousin of Jim Korkis' "Animation Anecdotes"

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    Our six-day-long Jim Korkis marathon concludes with the return of his popular "Animation Anecdotes" column. This time around, Jim spills some secrets about what Marlene Dietrich really thought of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," why Dickie Jones almost drowned while doing voice work on "Pinocchio" and where animator Andreas Deja found his inspiration for Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast."...
  • Jim Korkis

    Dirty Disney and Jessica Rabbit Tales

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    Our Jim Korkis festival continues with an article about unauthorized uses of Disney's cartoon characters, particularly Roger Rabbit's lovely -- and ever-lovin' -- wife, the curvaceous Jessica Rabbit....
  • Jim Korkis

    Walt Disney and the Communist Threat

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    If you're a Disney history buff, you've probably seen this story referred to -- albeit briefly -- in various authorized Walt Disney biographies. But Jim Korkis now delivers a full-blown account of the events leading up to Walt's controversial October 1497 appearance in front of the House Committee on Un-American Activities....
  • Roger Colton

    Ruminations

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    This week, it's "Anchors Aweigh" as Roger takes us on a cruise of a different kind. We promise its not a three-hour tour ... but you might want to wear a life jacket anyway ......
  • Jim Korkis

    Where in the World is Walt?

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    Looking for something special to do the next time you're visiting Walt Disney World? Then take along this challenging quiz crafted by JHM's own kwazy quizmaster, Jim Korkis....
  • Jim Hill

    Why For?

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    Jim Hill's back with a semi-coherent answer to this week's big question on the Net: Has the Walt Disney Company actually "wrapped up" the theme park rights to the Harry Potter characters? ...
  • Jim Hill

    "The Pirates and the Mouse" provides an entertaining look back at the 1960s

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    Jim Hill returns with a review of Bob Levin's great new book about Dan O'Neill and the Air Pirates, a counterculture crew of cartoonists who attempted to get Disney's goat by churning out adults-only comic books of Mickey and the gang....
  • Jim Korkis

    Sherlock Holmes Lives!

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    Following up on his "Hound of the Baskerville" story, Jim Korkis offers up another column about Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective in literary history and his more more artistic representations....
  • Jim Hill

    Is Disney's newest breakfast cereal a Sugar Smash? Or a Snap, Crackle, Flop?

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    With the able assistance of his darling daughter, Alice, Jim Hill puts the Walt Disney Company & Kellogg Co.'s latest creation -- Chocolate Mud & Bugs -- to the taste test....
  • Jim Korkis

    The True Story behind "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

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    No, this isn't a story about "The Great Mouse Detective." Jim Korkis returns with a great new column about what many consider to be the very best of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel-length Sherlock Holmes adventures....
  • Seth Kubersky

    To Hurl or Not to Hurl: A Second Opinion on "Mission: Space" -- Part I

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    Today, JimHillMedia.com introduces yet another new columnist: Orlando-based theme park fan and raconteur Seth Kubersky. Who -- with today's article -- starts a three part series that will take a somewhat serious look at whether or not Epcot's soon-to-be-officially-opening Future World thrill ride is actually capable of making WDW visitors sick....
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