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• Monday Mouse Watch: What to make of Mickey’s mixed signals

  Jim Hill talks about all of the recent changes at the Mouse House. More importantly, what Bob Iger will be looking for from Rich Ross, the new Chairman of Walt Disney Studios Read More... Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: D23, D23 EXPO, 5th Avenue, soundtrack, cell phone, cell phone user, cell phone users, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Pixar campus, Pixar expansion plans, plan, prestige picture, prestige pictures, production slate, fiscal year, flagship store, World of Disney, WDI, WDW, virtual world , tradition, Tim Burton, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, The Queen, The Walt Disney Company, superhero, superheroes, taking it in the shorts, stable of characters, Rich Ross , quality content, music, Nancy Lasseter, Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, long term, long term strategy, Lasseter Family Winery, HSM3, Inc., High School Musical 3, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Hannah Montana , Fall, Fantasyland, Emeryville, Emeryville campus, Enchanted Adventures Parade, division, divisions, Disney Channel, Disney Channels Worldwide, Disney Double Dare You, Dick Cook, content, corporate headquarters, Chairman, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Camp Rock , Andrew Stanton, animated feature, animated features, animated film, animated films, acquisition, 2009, 2010, 2011, Tom Staggs, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Carter of Mars, John Lasseter, Utah, Vancouver, Verizon, TV show, TV shows, instant-messaging, Steven Spielberg, storefront, strategy, Robert Zemeckis, live action, live-action, Magic Kingdom, business initiative, business initiatives, Disney, DVD, DVD sales, Blu-ray, Bob Iger, heritage, High School Musical, Mouse House, The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, Shanghai, Shanghai Disneyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Disney Mobile, Disney Music Group, Disney Theatrical, widget, widgets, Miramax, Miramax Films , mobile, mobile storefront

• Disney World postpones Fantasyland's facelift

  Citing concerns over the economy, Mouse House managers have quietly pushed back a project that was to have revitalized the most popular section at WDW's oldest theme park. Jim Hill has the details Read More... Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 17 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, The Magic Kingdom, Great Depression, 2014, 2015, Space Mountain, Central Florida tourism, Alice Comedies, fiscal year, World of Disney, WDI, WDW, Wall Street, tough times, thrill ride, The Princess and the Frog, The Great Depression, The Hall of Presidents, spinner, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Snow White's Scary Adventures, retail area, revitalization, revitalization plan, queue, queue area, Playhouse Disney, overhaul, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, hitting the brakes, Hollywood, gift shop, Glendale, facelift, Fantasyland, economic downturn, economy, DCA, Dick Cook, Beauty and the Beast, attractions, 2012, 2013, Times Square, stock price, rides, Little Mermaid, Little Mermaid attraction, Little Mermaid ride, Magic Kingdom, Burbank, Disney, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, East Coast, Hollywood history, rehab, show building, shows, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Princess, Disney Studios , Disney theme park, Disney Vacation Club, Disney World, motion picture

• Toon Tuesday: Wanna see what the first few minutes of "Enchanted" looks like?

  Jim Hill shares some images from the animated portion of this new Kevin Lima film. Which the Mouse hopes will get today's audiences excited about the idea of seeing Walt Disney Studios do traditional animation again Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:00 AM | 24 Comments Filed under: The Pacifier, Kevin Lima, Alan Menken, Patrick Dempsey, Vin Diesel, Walt Disney Animation Studios, traditional animation, Three Men and a Baby, Susan Sarandon, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rotten Tomatoes, Oren Aviv, Nina Jacobson, movies, James Baxter, James Baxter Animation, James Marsden, Jason Reed, Dick Cook, Beauty and the Beast, Amy Adams, Andreas Deja, Andy Fickman, Stephen Schwartz, Chris Chase, Cinderella, Disney, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Barry Josephson, Bill Kelly, The Game Plan, Walt Disney Pictures, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

• 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 Filed under: ABC, Pixar, traditional animation, music, musical, Disney Channel, Dick Cook, CG, Broadway, attraction, animation, TV, Michael Eisner, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney, DVD / Video, Epcot, Walt Disney Pictures, theater, theme park, Why For, computer animation

• Why For did Disney struggle to come up with a marketing campaign for Pixar's latest picture ? Because the Mouse wasn't originally supposed to release "Ratatouille"

  Jim Hill takes you behind-the-scenes on the creation of this new Brad Bird film. Which actually wasn't ever intended to be a Walt Disney Pictures release. But -- rather -- Pixar's first film for another studio after their co-production deal with the Mouse expired in 2005 Read More... Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:00 AM | 68 Comments Filed under: Pixar, Dick Cook, CG, animation, Jim Hill Media, John Lasseter, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney, DVD / Video, Walt Disney Pictures, computer animation

• Depp Perception : Why For did Johnny really want to work for Walt Disney Studios ?

  Jim Hill finally wraps up that story that he started last Friday. Where Mouse House execs struggle to get a handle on the movie version of "Pirates of the Caribbean." As in: Who they should cast as Capt. Jack Sparrow, whether this project should be a theatrical release or just a video premiere, etc. Read More... Posted Friday, May 25, 2007 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: Pirates of the Caribbean, movies, Johnny Depp, Dick Cook, attraction, Jerry Bruckheimer, Disney, Walt Disney Pictures

• Why For did Michael Eisner try and shut down production of "The Curse of the Black Pearl" back in 2002 ?

  Jim Hill shares some stories about the first film in the "Pirates" trilogy. In particular how Disney's former CEO -- because he genuinely believed that teenagers would think that a movie that was based on a theme park attraction was totally lame -- repeatedly tried to pull the plug on this project (WARNING : This article does contain some mild "At World's End" spoilers) Read More... Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: Gore Verbinski, Pirates of the Caribbean, Visual Effects, movies, Dick Cook, attraction, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Eisner, Disney, DVD / Video, Walt Disney Pictures, theme park, Why For