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Is everything on display in DCA's "Blue Sky Cellar" actually going to get built? Maybe. Maybe not

In this week's "Why For," Jim Hill looks back over the history of the Disney Parks & Resorts at the rides, shows and attraction (some of them announced by Walt Disney himself) that ultimately didn't get built Read More...

Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments

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Monday Mouse Watch : Disney World's new grim grinning gracious ghosts

Forget about fright. Now it's all about being polite. Or so says Jim Hill as he talks about the new spiel that cast members are expected to recite whenever they work at this Magic Kingdom attraction Read More...

Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 12:00 AM | 14 Comments

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Indiana Jones and the ... JHM Podcast ?!

Mouseketrips presents Jim Hill & Max Schilling , as they discuss perky but annoying Disney theme park hosts, attractions that desperately need updating as well as various other Mouse-related topics Read More...

Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 12 Comments

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Hard Rock ain't your Daddy's theme park

JHM just got a sneak peek at Myrtle Beach's newest attraction. Which offered some pretty unique challenges to the Hard Rock's design team Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments

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Tween favorites draw huge crowds to the 2008 Disney Channel Games

Jim Hill looks back on last week's events at Disney's Wide World of Sports. Which culminated in a concert that sent thousands of Central Florida tweens into a Disney Channel-induced frenzy Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments