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• Universal Orlando shares new concept art, video for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

  Jim Hill compares & contrasts two construction projects that will hopefully compel tourists to return to Central Florida: The Magic Kingdom’s Enchanted Forest as well as Islands of Adventure’s new Harry Potter-themed “land” Read More... Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 12:00 AM | 16 Comments Filed under: Universal Studios, Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast, The Magic Kingdom, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios Orlando, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, Universal Orlando Resort, Mickey, Belle, 2012, 2010, 2013, Universal Pictures

• 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: Disney, Imagineering, Disney Vacation Club, Dick Cook, Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Beauty and the Beast, Playhouse Disney, The Magic Kingdom, Space Mountain, The Hall of Presidents, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Disney Princess, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hollywood, Disney Parks & Resorts, WDI, Glendale, Burbank, Times Square, WDW, Imagineer, Fantasyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, DCA, show building, World of Disney, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, attractions, shows, rides, Hollywood history, Imagineers, 2012, Disney Studios , thrill ride, queue, motion picture, The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Disney theme park, Wall Street, The Great Depression, Great Depression, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, economic downturn, facelift, revitalization, revitalization plan, queue area, gift shop, hitting the brakes, tough times, spinner, East Coast, stock price, Alice Comedies, Central Florida tourism, 2013, 2014, 2015, economy, rehab, overhaul, fiscal year, retail area, Little Mermaid, Little Mermaid ride, Little Mermaid attraction

• How Mickey Mouse almost got to play Christopher Columbus

  Jim Hill talks about the featurette that Walt Disney Animation Studios almost made back in the late 1980s. Which would have celebrated the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage to the New World Read More... Posted Monday, October 08, 2007 12:00 AM | 12 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, Disney Consumer Products, traditional animation, Walt Disney World, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Beauty and the Beast, Ron Clements, John Musker, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Magic Kingdom, Mickey Mouse, featurette, Gilligan's Island, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus, Swabbies, The Prince and the Pauper, Disney Feature Animation Florida, the New World