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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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Is the Anaheim City Council now sticking it to Mickey because too few tourist dollars are making it off property these days ?

Jim Hill talks with an Anaheim insider about his concerns with the Disneyland Resort. Which this unnamed official now compares to a walled city that doesn't make it all that easy for tourists and their dollars to make it out onto Harbor & Katella Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:00 AM | 40 Comments

Filed under: Downtown Disney, Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, Mickey & Friends parking structure, Anaheim City Council, Disneyland tram, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Katella Avenue, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Harbor Boulevard

Why For the DCA renewal project may be a lot more difficult (more importantly, a lot more expensive) than you might think

Jim Hill returns with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, he follows up on last week's "Why For" column. Offering additional information as to why the coming overhaul of California Adventure may be one incredibly complicated construction project Read More...

Posted Friday, August 03, 2007 12:00 AM | 21 Comments

Filed under: theme park, Why For, attraction, Imagineering, resorts, Downtown Disney, Disneyland, Bob Weis, Disney's California Adventure

Testing ... One ... Two ... Three ... A JHM Podcast ?!

Consider this a trial run for a possible new feature here at JimHillMedia.com. Would you be interested in listening to a weekly version of a show like this ? Read More...

Posted Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:00 AM | 28 Comments

Filed under: Jim Hill Media, theme park, podcast, Downtown Disney, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Dick Nunis