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Marty Sklar honored with Window on Main Street

On the occasion of this Disney Legend’s retirement, Jim Hill uses a Newsreel from 1983 to reflect on the Company’s past, present and future Read More...

Posted Friday, July 17, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments

Filed under: Walt Disney, Imagineering, computer animation, CG, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Pictures, Disneyland, Marty Sklar, Disney Legend, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, Main Street U.S.A., WDI, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, computer, Glen Keane, 2009, Golden Horseshoe , Main Street USA, Where the Wild Things Are, The Brave Little Toaster, retired, 1955, Tron , Tron Sequel, choreography, choreographer, Golden Horseshoe Revue

"Imagineering Legends" is the ideal gift for the Disneyana fan on your Christmas list

Still struggling to come up with the perfect present for your family's Disney dweeb? Jim Hill points you toward Jeff Kurtti's latest book, which looks back at "The Genesis of the Disney Theme Park" Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments

Filed under: book, Walt Disney, Imagineering, WED, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Marc Davis, Country Bear Jamboree, Marty Sklar, The American Adventure, Jeff Kurtti, Disney Editions, Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park, John Hench, it's a small world, WDW, Imagineer, Christmas, 2008, holiday season , Imagineers, Snow White's Scary Adventures

The Adventurers Club that we almost got

Jim Hill talks about how WDI's original plans for Pleasure Island were changed to due to cost concerns. He also reminds JHM readers about Peter David's map-mailing campaign to save the Adventurers Club Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 12 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Imagineering, Bob Iger, Michael Eisner, Walt Disney World, Joe Rohde, Marty Sklar, Tokyo DisneySea, The Haunted Mansion, restaurant, Hong Kong Disneyland, WDI, WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, resort, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, September, Pleasure Island, The Adventurers Club, Adventurers Club, night club complex, night club, Imagineers, night clubs, 1989, 1986, Peter David, Robert Iger, Disney CEO, Save the Adventurers Club, PI

DreamWorks Animation bets big on digital 3-D

Jim Hill shares the latest news from ShoWest 2008. Where Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that, as of March 2010, DA will only be produced digital 3-D films Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 15 Comments

Filed under: animation, DreamWorks, CG, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook, Epcot, Robert Zemeckis, Disney's California Adventure, DreamWorks Animation, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Marty Sklar, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, DCA, digital projection, 2008, Shrek Goes Fourth, animation industry, CG feature, 3D, Chairman, Tales from the Laughing Place, 1984, 3D film , Warner Bros. , Paramount , TRON: Legacy, Comin' at Ya! , Jaws 3-D, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, 3D film format , red-and-blue lenses, digital 3-D , Ultimate 3-D, Montagues & Capulets, Monsters vs. Aliens, 2010, alien, alien spacecraft, digital 3-D production, big figure, Chicken Little , Malibu Hills, 2D CG film, 3-D releases , Disney Studios , 3D digital motion pictures, 2D movie , Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D , digital 3-D conversion, Toy Story 3, Lee Unkrich, digital 3-D project, Disney Pixar , CG studio , digital 3-D format, Robert Coltrin, Kevin Rafferty, Toy Story characters

Do-it-yourself Epcot celebration leads to new fan-based business

Jim Hill reveals how "Celebration 25" led to the creation of "WDWCelebrations." Which will be presenting "A Wild Decade" at Disney's Animal Kingdom this April in honor of that theme park's 10th anniversary Read More...

Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Imagineering, Disneyland, Epcot, promotion, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Innoventions, Marty Sklar, The Walt Disney Company, Epcot Center, concept art, 2719 Hyperion, WDI, Central Florida, the boys: the sherman brothers' story, WDW, Imagineer, Year of a Million Dreams, DAK, Figment, Nathan Rose, MagicalMountain, WDWMagic, tourists, promotional campaign, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2007, merch, Disneyana fans, Disney World vacation, Disneyana community , Deb Wills , AllEars.net , Brad Rex, 25th anniversary , The Happiest Celebration on Earth, 50th anniversary , Central Florida resort , Walt & El Grupo, Waking Sleeping Beauty, tourist , Jenn Waitt , discussion boards , Celebration 25, Adam Roth, Jason Diffendal , get-together , Disney webmasters , John Corigliano , Mouse Times, Lou Mongello , Disney World Trivia , Jeff Pepper , day-long event, history walk , dessert party, rededication ceremony, temporary exhibit , props, models , MC , history talks, Fountain of Nations , Mouse Gear, limited edition , merchandise , commemorative , Figment plush , merchandise location , Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Animal Kingdom , WDWCelebrations , fan-based , signature event , commemorative event, Flashdance, A Wild Decade, guest speaker, registrants , Magical Mountain, The Epcot Thing

Why For were there so few stories on JHM this week?

This time around, Jim explains why JHM has been somewhat erratic over the past seven days, how he blew the Disney Hawaii story as well as why this website is going to continue to post articles about non-Disney films & theme parks Read More...

Posted Friday, October 05, 2007 12:00 AM | 19 Comments

Filed under: Why For, DreamWorks, attraction, Disney Vacation Club, NBC, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Fox, DreamWorks Animation, Marty Sklar, The Walt Disney Company, The Magic Kingdom, Bee Movie, The Haunted Mansion, Kevin Lima, Jerry Seinfeld, Disney Hawaii project, Oahu, Hawaii, Honolulu, DCL, DVC, Disney Cruise Line, E.T., 2719 Hyperion, Blue Sky Disney, Elvis Presley, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Simpsons simulator attraction, Shelly Smith, The Fabulous Disney Babe, Epcot's 25th anniversary celebration, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, Texas

"Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering" looks to be worth the wait

Jim Hill interviews Jeff Kurtti, the author of this long-delayed Disney Editions book. Who explains how expanding the scope of "The Genesis of the Disney Theme Park" wound up putting this eagerly-awaited paperback behind schedule Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:00 AM | 16 Comments

Filed under: book, Disney, theme park, Walt Disney, attraction, Pirates of the Caribbean, Imagineering, Disneyland, Marty Sklar, Walt Disney Productions, Jeff Kurtti, Bruce Gordon, Claude Coats, Harriet Burns, Fred Joerger, Eddie Sotto, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Julie Riehm, Buddy Baker, George Bruns, X Atencio, Plaza Inn Restaurant, Euro Disneyland, Disney Editions, Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park, Herb Ryman, Disneyland Paris, The Matterhorn

Toon Tuesday : Floyd Norman to be named a Disney Legend

JHM proudly announces that one of its own has been singled out for the highest honor that the Walt Disney Company can bestow upon an employee. Jim Hill shares all of the pertinent details Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 21, 2007 12:05 AM | 33 Comments

Filed under: animation, Walt Disney, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook, Marty Sklar, Art Babbitt, Marge Champion, Dick Huemer, Roone Arledge, Carl Bongirno, Disney Legend