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Let George Do It: One-time WDW busboy becomes Disneyland’s newest president

Jim Hill looks back over this Park & Resorts vet's 38-year-long career with the Company. In particular why George Kalogridis was chosen to help guide the Disneyland Resort through its upcoming transitional period Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

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What gloom & doom? It's still "Happy Poly Days" over at Disney's Polynesian Resort

Tired of all the bad news coming out of Orlando these days? Jim Hill uses Jeff Lange's photographs as an excuse to write about WDW's most popular hotel Read More...

Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

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Will Liberty Square bridge repairs actually force the Mouse to reroute the Magic Kingdom's parades?

Jim Hill talks about the contingency plan that WDW officials just put in place, should that theme park suddenly need to close this vital connection to the Hub Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 17 Comments

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The story that Walt didn't want you to hear

Before hitting the road for Orlando, Jim Hill shares an excerpt from a long forgotten Reader's Digest feature condensation: Richard Collier's "Wish Upon a Star: The Magical Kingdoms of Walt Disney" Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 13 Comments

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WDI's X-Scream Makeover of WDW's Haunted Mansion: Part 3

Jim Hill continues his 5-part series on this recently revamped Magic Kingdom classic. This time around, Jim reveals how WDI recycled a creative concept that had originally been proposed for the 1999 redo of Epcot's "Imagination" pavilion. Which now adds a truly surreal touch to this WDW dark ride Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 5 Comments