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• New Disney patent application reveals that FASTPASS-for-pay is not so far away

  Jim Hill shares some info about changes that appear to be in the works for the Mouse's virtual queuing system. Some that are pretty good, and some that are sure to upset right-to-privacy fans Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:00 AM | 58 Comments Filed under: Disney, attraction, Imagineering, resorts, Magic Kingdom, Anaheim, Orlando, The Walt Disney Company, FastPass, patent application, The Magic Kingdom, handheld device, cell phone, right-to-privacy, digital television, DTVs

• Why For didn't the Walt Disney Company go forward with construction of the Port Disney project ?

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim first takes you on a tour of the Disney Sea theme park. Then he explains why this proposed $2 billion revitalization of Long Beach's waterfront area sank without a trace Read More... Posted Friday, August 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: theme park, Why For, Pirates of the Caribbean, Imagineering, resorts, Disneyland, Epcot, Anaheim, Long Beach, Queen Mary, California Coastal Commission, Port of Long Beach, Disney Sea, Mysterious Island, Sindbad, The Pike, Oceania

• Third edition of "Hidden Mickeys" field guide is three times the fun

  Jim Hill reviews the newest version of Steven M. Barrett's "Hidden Mickeys" book. Which will take a lot of the mystery & misery out of searching for those most elusive mice during your next WDW vacation Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: book, theme park, attraction, Imagineering, resorts, Downtown Disney, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Hidden Mickey, Expedition Everest : Legend of the Forbidden Mountain

• 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

• David Koenig's "Realityland" is a very entertaining Disney World exposé

  Jim Hill reviews the latest behind-the-Mouse-ears volume from the author of "Mouse Tales" and "Mouse Under Glass," who will be signing & selling advance copies of his new book this coming Sunday at the N.F.F.C.'s Show & Sale Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: book, theme park, Imagineering, resorts, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Dick Nunis, Magic Kingdom

• Monday Mouse Watch : Walt Disney Imagineering imagines itself a brand-new management team

  Tom Fitzgerald is out and Bruce Vaughn & Craig Russell are in after 1401 Flower Street did some spring cleaning last week. Jim Hill shares what he knows about this bold new plan that will (hopefully) restore WDI's reputation for creating innovative theme park attractions that exceed guests expectations Read More... Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 12:00 AM | 19 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, attraction, Imagineering, resorts, John Lasseter, Bob Iger, Michael Eisner

• Mouse in MO? JHM says "No" : Why the latest round of Disney-in-Branson rumors aren't true

  Would Mouse House officials really be so stupid as to use the actual address of Disney's corporate headquarters on a "Registration of Fictitious Name" form? Jim Hill doesn't think so. Which is why he now points out all of the other problems with this new Mickey's-coming-to-Missouri story Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, Imagineering, resorts

• Why For did WDW's Asian, Venetian and Persian resorts never get built?

  Following up on last week's column, Jim Hill talks about those highly themed hotels that were supposedly to be built during WDW's "Phase Two." Only to have those plans scuttled by the Oil Embargo of 1973 Read More... Posted Friday, April 20, 2007 12:00 AM | 12 Comments Filed under: Disney, Why For, Imagineering, resorts

• Why For would Walt Disney Productions ever want to build a "Vacation Kingdom" right in the middle of the swamps of Central Florida ?

  Jim Hill shares some excerpts from the "Preview Edition" of the "Walt Disney World: The Vacation Kingdom of the World" guide. Which will give you an in-depth look at "Phase One" of WDW's master plan circa 1969 / 1970 Read More... Posted Friday, April 13, 2007 12:00 AM | 21 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, Why For, Walt Disney, fireworks, attraction, Imagineering, resorts