Browse by Tags

• "100 Years of Magic"
• "A Wild Decade"
• "Aida"
• "Celebration 25"
• "Dinosaur"
• "Dragon's Tower"
• "Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain"
• "It's Tough to Be a Bug"
• "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• "Pocahontas and her Forest Friends"
• "Quest for the Unicorn"
• "Rafiki's Planet Watch"
• "Rivers of Light"
• "ROL"
• "Shadow Land"
• "The Circle of Life"
• "The Epcot Thing"
• "The Happiest Celebration on Earth"
• "The King of Pop"
• "The Lion King"
• "TLK"
• "Year of a Million Dreams"
• 100th birthday
• 1997
• 9/11
• Animal Kingdom
• attraction
• attractions
• Broadway
• Cipriani 42
• commemorative
• commemorative event
• concept art
• DAK
• Dan Haskett
• day-long event
• Deb Wills
• Denver
• dessert party
• Detroit
• Dick Nunis
• discussion boards
• Disney
• Disney / Pixar
• Disney brand
• Disney characters
• Disney Legend
• Disney Parks & Resorts
• Disney Theatrical
• Disney webmasters
• Disney World
• Disney World Trivia
• Disney World vacation
• Disneyana community
• Disneyana fans
• Disneyland
• Disney's Animal Kingdom
• Disney's Hollywood Studios
• Disney's Night Kingdom
• DNK
• Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square
• effects
• Epcot
• Epcot Center
• Expedition Everest
• Expedition Everest : Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
• family
• fan-based
• Figment
• Figment plush
• Floral City
• Florida
• gala performance
• Imagineer
• Imagineering
• international production
• Julie Taymor
• Magic Kingdom
• Minskoff Theatre
• music
• musical
• New York City
• NYC
• ride
• rides
• show
• Simba
• The Magic Kingdom
• The Walt Disney World Resort
• theater
• theme park
• theme park attraction
• theme park guest
• theme park visitor
• Tony Award winner
• tourists
• Walt Disney World
• WDI
• WDW
• WDWCelebrations

• Mist Direction or How DAK Operations just slipped Joe Rohde a Mickey

  Jim Hill talks about "Expedition Everest" 's faltering effects. More importantly, WDW's long-standing tradition of bamboozling senior Disney officials whenever they come on property Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, Pixar, Walt Disney, attraction, John Lasseter, Michael Eisner, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Dick Nunis, Joe Rohde, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, The Jungle Cruise, Expedition Everest : Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, Disney Legend, The Magic Kingdom, Disney Parks & Resorts, WDI, 10th anniversary, WDW, Expedition Everest, DAK, "Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain", Operations, Disney World, Disney / Pixar, effects, guests, attractions, shows, rides, ride, show, theme park attraction, Food Service, Chairman, Liberty Tree Tavern

• Forget about giving a Mouse a cookie. Never feed a Gator a turkey leg

  As he gets ready to return to New England, Jim Hill shares one of the more bizarre stories that he's ever heard about the Walt Disney World Resort. Which involved actual alligator wrestling right in the middle of the Magic Kingdom Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:00 AM | 27 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, Walt Disney World, Disney's Animal Kingdom, The Magic Kingdom, Disney Parks & Resorts, 10th anniversary, WDW, tourists, theme park visitor, theme park guest, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Frontierland

• Monday Mouse Watch : It's lights out for DAK's "Rivers of Light" parade, while Beastly Kingdomme makes a character-based comeback

  Jim Hill brings you the latest news on Disney's Animal Kingdom. Including how WDW has been meeting with DAK curators to see who'd be willing to go take care of the animals that will soon be on display over at Disney's Night Kingdom Read More... Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 36 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, parade, attraction, Imagineering, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, "Dinosaur", The Magic Kingdom, Disney Parks & Resorts, WDI, "it's a small world", 10th anniversary, WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, Beastly Kingdomme, DAK, "Finding Nemo -- The Musical", "Rivers of Light", Dan Haskett, theme park visitor, theme park guest, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park fans, attractions, rides, ride, show, theme park attraction, Animal Kingdom , WDWCelebrations , "A Wild Decade" , Pleasure Island, night club, Disney's Night Kingdom, DNK, Imagineers, Steve Davison, "It's Tough to Be a Bug", Japanese Lantern Parade, "ROL", "Pocahontas and her Forest Friends", "Festival of the Lion King", "Rafiki's Planet Watch", Camp Minnie-Mickey, character greeting area, "Quest for the Unicorn", "Dragon's Tower", horticulture, nighttime parade, after-hours extravaganza, character-friendly addition, pathway, night clubs, parades, Disney characters, Disney brand

• Do-it-yourself Epcot celebration leads to new fan-based business

  Jim Hill reveals how "Celebration 25" led to the creation of "WDWCelebrations." Which will be presenting "A Wild Decade" at Disney's Animal Kingdom this April in honor of that theme park's 10th anniversary Read More... Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Disney, Imagineering, Disneyland, Epcot, promotion, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Innoventions, Marty Sklar, The Walt Disney Company, Epcot Center, concept art, 2719 Hyperion, WDI, Central Florida, 10th anniversary, WDW, Imagineer, "Year of a Million Dreams", DAK, Figment, Nathan Rose, MagicalMountain, WDWMagic, tourists, promotional campaign, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2007, merch, Disneyana fans, Disney World vacation, Disneyana community , Deb Wills , AllEars.net , Brad Rex, 25th anniversary , "The Happiest Celebration on Earth" , 50th anniversary , Central Florida resort , 100th birthday , "100 Years of Magic" , tourist , Jenn Waitt , discussion boards , "Celebration 25" , Adam Roth, Jason Diffendal , get-together , Disney webmasters , John Corigliano , Mouse Times, Lou Mongello , Disney World Trivia , Jeff Pepper , day-long event, history walk , dessert party, rededication ceremony, temporary exhibit , props, models , MC , history talks, Fountain of Nations , Mouse Gear, limited edition , merchandise , commemorative , Figment plush , merchandise location , manager , Animal Kingdom , WDWCelebrations , fan-based , signature event , commemorative event, April 22 1998, "A Wild Decade" , guest speaker, registrants , Magical Mountain, "The Epcot Thing"

• Broadway comes roaring back to life, and so does Disney's "The Lion King"

  Jim Hill brings you an update on the 10th anniversary celebration for this Tony Award-winning musical. Which was kind of thrown off-schedule by last month's stagehands strike Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 04, 2007 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: Disney, theater, Broadway, musical, The Lion King, Disney Theatrical, New York City, "The Lion King", Julie Taymor, New Amsterdam Theatre, Minskoff Theatre, Tony Award winner, NYC, 10th anniversary, gala performance, international production, Local One, stagehands union, The League of American Theatres and Producers, stagehands, road company, Broadway musical, canapé, caterer, after-party, Cipriani 42, original cast, Thomas Schumacher, Tony Award, South Africa, The Montecasino Teatro, Johannesburg, The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, celebration, scenery, picket line, reunion, TLK, "TLK", Mexico, Young Nala, Young Simba, Ron Kunene, family, unsung heroes, unsung hero, opening night, 1997, Broadway production

• Stage version of Disney's "The Lion King" is an international success, but ...

  ... in an interview with Jim Hill, production supervisor Doc Zorthian reveals how this long-running musical receives a somewhat different reception in every new country it's presented in Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: music, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, New York City, Japan, "The Lion King", Julie Taymor, Minskoff Theatre, Tony Award winner, NYC, 10th anniversary, gala performance, Steve "Doc" Zorthian, Tshidi Manye, puppetry, Scar, Rafiki, Germany, Paris, Joan Marcus, "The Circle of Life", production supervisor, international production

• Tune Thursday: Broadway's "Lion King" balances spectacle with intimate storytelling

  As this Tony Award-winning musical gets ready to celebrate its 10th anniversary in NYC, Jim Hill chats with Nathaniel Stampley. Who talks about how the sacrifices that his own father made as well as the recent birth of his daughter informs Stampley's performance of Mufasa Read More... Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Disney, music, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, New York City, Chicago, "The Lion King", Julie Taymor, Minskoff Theatre, 9/11, Simba, NYC, 10th anniversary, gala performance, Nathaniel Stampley, Detroit

• Tune Thursday: Sorry, but Kissy Simmons won't kiss-and-tell about her time in Broadway's "The Lion King"

  In honor of the upcoming 10th anniversary of this Disney Theatrical production, Jim Hill chats with Kissy Simmons, the actress who's now playing Nala in this long-running musical spectacular Read More... Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:05 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, New York City, "The Lion King", Minskoff Theatre, Tony Award winner, 9/11, Michael Jackson, "The King of Pop", Nala, Simba, Show Palace Dinner Theatre, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, "Aida", Apollo Theater, NYC, Kissy Simmons, Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square, Floral City, Florida, Audrey II, Denver, "Shadow Land", Times Square, 10th anniversary, gala performance