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Tube Tuesday: Gary Trousdale tries to "Shrek the Halls" without first wrecking DreamWorks Animation's most important franchise

Jim Hill chats with this WDAS vet about many of the ogre-sized challenges he faced while directing this new holiday special. Which airs tomorrow night on ABC Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments

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What was it like to be at Disneyland and/or Walt Disney World six years ago today?

In honor of the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Jim Hill Media reprises a piece from 2006. Where the site's readers remember what it was like to be vacationing at and/or working in Anaheim & Orlando as this tragedy unfolded Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:00 AM | 12 Comments

Filed under: theme park, attraction, ABC, resorts, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Disney's California Adventure, The Jungle Cruise, Tony's Town Square, Anaheim, Orlando, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, The Walt Disney Company, Disney's Polynesian Resort, The Magic Kingdom, New York City, Washington D.C., Shanksville PA, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Cinderella's Golden Carousel, The Rainforest Cafe, Disney's Blizzard Beach, Disney's Yacht Club Resort, Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel, Spaceship Earth, Anaheim Convention Center, Disneyland Resort, the Inn Between, Main Street U.S.A.

Monday Mouse Watch : The reel / real story behind Disney-MGM Studios' upcoming name change

Jim Hill reports on how the lack of film & television production at WDW's 3rd theme park may lead to one more name change in the not-so-distant future Read More...

Posted Monday, August 13, 2007 12:00 AM | 38 Comments

Filed under: movies, theme park, Why For, Muppets, attraction, Imagineering, ABC, Michael Eisner, Muppet Studios, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Orlando, George Lucas, Florida Film Commission, Innoventions, Communicore, Epcot 94

Monday Mouse Watch : Wanna peek at Bob Iger's vision for the future of the Walt Disney Company? And is "Ratatouille" really starting to fade in the Hollywood rat race?

Jim Hill has noticed something interesting about the title sequence for ABC's new "Wonderful World of Disney" movie anthology series. He also sees some disturbing trends in the new box office numbers for Brad Bird's latest film Read More...

Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 59 Comments

Filed under: Disney, movies, TV, Pixar, fireworks, Pirates of the Caribbean, ABC, CG, Bob Iger, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, NBC, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios theme park

As "Tarzan" swings off Broadway, is Beyoncé getting ready to play Aida in Disney's next big movie musical?

Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related question. In this week's "Why For," he talks about how the Wiggles wound up at Six Flags, shares the latest news on the "Song of the South" DVD, sounds off about "Soarin'" & "Der Glockner Von Notre Dame" and ... Oh, yeah ... Reveals the latest rumors surrounding the studio's upcoming big screen adaptation of "Aida" Read More...

Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 15 Comments