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Toon Thursday: Disney hits the reset button on Winnie the Pooh

Jim Hill talks about that new hand-drawn feature that Walt Disney Animation Studios currently has in development. Which will be done in the style of the "Pooh" featurettes of the 1960s & 1970s Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 12:00 AM | 8 Comments

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Updated “The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” is well worth adding to your Disney booo-k collection

Jim Hill reviews the revised edition of this Disney Editions book. He also talks up Jason Surrell’s appearances at the D23 EXPO as well as tonight's 09-09-09 merchandise event Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments

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Tween favorites draw huge crowds to the 2008 Disney Channel Games

Jim Hill looks back on last week's events at Disney's Wide World of Sports. Which culminated in a concert that sent thousands of Central Florida tweens into a Disney Channel-induced frenzy Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments