Want to ride the hippest, funniest theme park ride that Jim Hill has been on in years? Then forget about heading to Disney and instead make plans now to visit Universal Studios Florida and check out this recently revamped attraction ......

If you're not a regular on the Jim Hill Media message boards, you missed this fine tale of something we all take very much for granted -- sugar, and where it comes from. So thanks to Instidude, with additional comments from Roger Colton, here we go......

Or "the secret of how to save WDW summer season with one simple announcement." Yes, Andrea Monti - AKA MickeyFantasmic - returns to entertain JHM readers (in his imitable writing style) with a look at the recent announcements of what's opening down in Orlando......

In today's column, Roger Colton turns the dial and looks back at some classic radio....

Jim Hill returns with even more answers to your Disney related questions. This time around, Jim explains the math behind Disney's decision to axe "Lizzie McGuire" after only 65 episodes as well as debunks rumors about the Walt Disney Company building a theme park in Texas. ...

Okay. So the books that Jim's reviewing today aren't exactly Disney-related. But "My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir" and "Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon ... and Beyond" are still worth a look-see....

As Jim Hill prepares for his next attempt to drive down to Central Florida, he offers up three short stories: Why he's still up in New Hampshire, what's the deal with the aggressive new sales tactics at the Disney Store, and how David Stainton better learn from Bob Weis' mistakes....

Jim Hill wraps up yesterday's story, which details what happened when "VES 2002" attendees got the chance to explore Pixar's new headquarters, including the tale of the hacksaw blade as well as revealing what's in Pixar's trophy case....

In this first installment of a new series for JHM -- which details unique experiences that Jim Hill has had while attending various Visual Effects Society events -- Jim recreates a highlight from "VES 2002," which was when festival attendees got to spend a night noshing and nosing around Pixar Animation's new Emeryville digs....

In today's column, Roger Colton goes all over the proverbial map and returns with ... CRANKY PANTS!...

Jim Hill reviews Mark Cotta Vaz's great new book, which features hundreds of amazing images from Pixar Animation Studio's upcoming release. ...

A.K. returns with even more info about this upcoming Walt Disney Pictures' release ... including where to look in the film to find the Hidden Mickey!...

A.K. returns with even more info about this upcoming Walt Disney Pictures' release ... including where to look in the film to find the Hidden Mickey!...

Don't you wish that you could dress up in a period costume and appear in the ballroom sequence of Disney's forthcoming "Haunted Mansion" movie? Well, one of our readers got that chance and here's the scoop from the set ......

In the (perhaps) final installment of his excellent series of Hayao Miyazaki's animated masterpiece, JHM guest columnist Michael Howe details how "Spirited Away" became the upset winner for this year's Academy Award for Best Animated Feature....

Don't you wish that you could dress up in a period costume and appear in the ballroom sequence of Disney's forthcoming "Haunted Mansion" movie? Well, one of our readers got that chance and here's the scoop from the set ......

Michael Howe's excellent series on the North American release of this Hayao Miyazaki animation classic continues. In today's installment, Michael details how Disney dropped the ball ... only to be nudged by one promiment film critic to do right by "Spirited Away."...

In today's column, Roger Colton looks at a true San Francisco treasure who was always the one to remind us of the many pleasures and perils of living along the northern end of the San Andreas Fault......

Michael Howe's new series on this year's Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature continues. In today's installment, Michael details the distribution deal that Disney put in place for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's films....

Michael Howe's new series on this year's Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature continues. In today's installment, Michael details the distribution deal that Disney put in place for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's films....

To coincide with today's video and DVD release of this year's recipient of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, JHM proudly presents Michael Howe's new series on Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning masterpiece....

As WDI tries to regroup from Friday's startling announcement, Jim Hill sifts through the clues and tries to figure out what comes next for the "Superstar Limo" redo. PLUS an update on the inaugural run of JimHillMedia.com's WDW tours....

Jim Hill says that Alan Menken's songs for "Home on the Range" features some of the funniest lyrics in a Disney film in years. All thanks to Alan's new lyricist, Glenn Slater....

Why For? Better late than never, Jim Hill returns with even more answers to your Disney related questions. This time around, Jim offers up an apology, brings us some sad news about "Miss Piggy's Superstar Limo," reveals Tinker Bell's X-rated past, then points you toward a great couple of articles over at FilmForce. ...

Roger Colton is lucky to have finished his column this week as his master is becoming more and more demanding of his time ......