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• Monday Mouse Watch : Mickey, Minnie ... and Michael ?!

  Jim Hill got an advance look at the list of honorees for this year's Disney Legends awards. And he predicts that at least one of this year's picks is going to tick off the fan community Read More... Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 12:00 AM | 21 Comments Filed under: Michael Eisner, Disney Legend, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, Mickey Mouse, Burbank, Walt Disney Studios, 2008, award, Disney lot, 1984, CEO

• Toon Thursday: GAME OVER for TRON's first director

  Jim Hill's back with even more news about this eagerly awaited sequel. Including who's replaced Steve Lisberger as the new creative lead on the "TR2N" project Read More... Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, "Toy Story", film, movie, Disney / Pixar, 2010, "Toy Story 3" , motion picture, TR2N, Tron , 1982, Tron 2, Steve Lisberger, Tron Sequel

• Tune Tuesday : "Hello, WALL-E! Well, Hello, WALL-E ..."

  Forget about Pixar's latest production. Jim Hill talks about the many other ways that Jerry Herman's Tony Award-winning musical has popped up at the Mouse House Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: movies, Pixar, musical, Imagineering, CG, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, 20th Century Fox, Magic Kingdom, James Bond, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, The Magic Kingdom, New York City, Main Street U.S.A., Eddie Sotto, Euro Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, television, The Haunted Mansion, Rotten Tomatoes, Tony Award winner, WDI, WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, film, movie, 2008, 1970s , opening weekend grosses, opening weekend, Disneyana fans, Main Street USA, Tony Award, Andrew Stanton, Tony Award-winner , CG feature, 1970 , Imagineers, Disney Pixar , "Kung Fu Panda", "WALL-E" , New York, domestic release, 1969, Jerry Herman, showtunes , futuristic fable , "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" , "It Only Takes a Moment" , CHUD, robot, "Elegance" , "Before the Parade Passes By" , area music , E.J. Peaker , "Disneyland Showtime" , "The Wonderful World of Disney" , Donny Osmond, Merrill Osmond , introduction, Miss Molloy, dress shop , Minnie Fay , movie star, Love Bug Parade , "Condorman" , spoof , 1981, Woody Wilkins , Michael Crawford , Barbara Carrera , Cornelius Hackl , original Broadway production, "Phantom of the Opera", Dolly Levi , extras , 14th Street , senior Vice President of Creative Development , Tony Baxter , turn-of-the-century , Gene Kelly , Barbara Streisand , price tag , "Hello, Dolly!"

• "Is there something you want to tell me, Roy?"

  As he tours Cypress Gardens, Jim Hill examines the Walt Disney Company's ties to "Florida's first theme park" Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:00 AM | 12 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney, attraction, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, Bay Lake, Florida tourism, Central Florida, Florida, WDW, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, attractions, shows, rides, ride, show, Disney World vacation, Roy O Disney , WDW vacations, Dick Pope, Julie Pope, Cypress Gardens, 1948, 1936, Florida's first theme park, Polk County, Lake Eloise, Disneyland East, Project Florida, wooden coaster, sunshine, Sunshine State, Raz Island, Florida heritage, Panama City, Miracle Strip Amusement Park, cypress swamp, botanical garden, water skiing, Starliner, roller coaster, Edna Disney, parking lot, belles, Southern Belles, Southern Belle, topiary, topiaries, grandparent, grandparents, botanical gardens

• Toon Tuesday : Are you ready for the walkaround versions of the Disney Fairies ?

  As the Disney theme parks get ready for the Fall arrival of Tink & her pals, Jim Hill shares some shots that he's received of these new face characters Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: Disney, fireworks, Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Disney Fairies, "Peter Pan", Tinker Bell, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, WDW, Ariel's Grotto, Ariel, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2008, 2009, 2005, home premiere, 2011, Disney franchise, face character , 2010, Disney characters, "Tinker Bell", 1951, animated version, pixie, fireworks display, fireworks displays , Disney's Character Programs & Development , Character Programs & Development, walkaround version, CG version , walkaround face character , Iridessa, Rosetta, Silvermist , Fawn, Tink , Judge's Tent, Mickey's Toontown Fair , "Pixie Hollow", Pixie Hollow, virtual world , Internet-connected toys , Clickables, "Tinker Bell: North of Never Land" , "Tinker Bell: A Midsummer Storm" , "Tinker Bell: A Winter Story", remote control , WowWee , FlyTech , faith hope and pixie dust

• Remembering Ollie Johnston (1912 - 2008)

  Jim Hill asks you to remember this remarkable individual. Who passed away in Washington State earlier today Read More... Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 8:00 PM | 14 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Productions, Walt Disney Studios, animated feature, animation fan, Ollie Johnston

• Remembering Charlton Heston (1924 - 2008)

  Jim Hill looks back on the career of this 83-year-old Academy Award winner and his rather unique ties to the Walt Disney Company Read More... Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 18 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, "Hercules", Walt Disney Studios, film, Academy Award winner

• Toon Tuesday: Disney's "The Aristocats" ... The Animated Series ?!

  Jim Hill takes a look at a show that was proposed for the Disney Channel back in 2003. One that would have ditched Duchess & O'Malley and made Marie, Berlioz & Toulouse teenagers Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 24 Comments Filed under: theme park, Pixar, Walt Disney, Disney Channel, John Lasseter, Michael Eisner, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Toon Disney, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Glen Hanson, "The Aristocats", Marie, Disney Feature Animation Florida, teen, teenager, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, WDSHE, DVD, movie, Mouse, animated feature, franchise, merch, Walt Disney Feature Animation, 2003, merchandise , animated series , "The Aristocats: Special Edition", 1970 , single disc edition, Duchess, Thomas O'Malley , alley cat , Toulouse, Berlioz, bonus material , Richard M Sherman, Robert B Sherman, Zzzz, Sherman Brothers , DisneyToon Studios , "The Aristocats 2" , home premiere, "Disney’s Aristocats: The Animated Series" , O'Malley , teenagers, Delancey, Justin Timberlake , Usher, Street Cats , classic Disney characters , Flash, unnecessary sequel business, unnecessary sequel, unnecessary sequels, "The Aristocats II" , "Chicken Little 2", "Meet the Robinsons 2" , "Aristocats: The Animated Series" , Frank Wells building, Dick Sherman , Maurice Chevalier

• Dorks save the day in Disney Channel's "Minutemen"

  Jim Hill reviews this charming new TV movie, where teens use a time machine to try & erase the embarrassing mistakes their peers have made in the past Read More... Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney Channel, Walt Disney Productions, "Sky High", "Cory in the House", "Bratz", movie, Disney Channel Original, 2008, Mouse House, 1970s , tween, Saturday , Sunday, space - time continuum, TV movie, TV movies , cable channel, cable channels, tweens, tween demographic , target demographic, 7 to 13 year-olds, "Minutemen" , sci-fi comedy , baby boomer, baby boomers , "The Absent-Minded Professor" , "Son of Flubber" , Dexter Riley , "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" , "The Strongest Man in the World", special effects, time travel , Jason Dolley , high school, Luke Benward , "How to Eat Fried Worms", Nicholas Braun , Snowsuit Guys, The Snowsuit Guys , Chelsea Staub , Steven R McQueen , "Everwood" , black hole , rocket-powered car, John Killoran , teleplay , David Diamond , David Weissman , Lev L Spiro , "Ugly Betty" , "Everybody Hates Chris", production values , Salty Pictures Inc, basic cable, basic cable channel , Now You Don't", "Now You See Him

• Remembering Suzanne Pleshette (1937 - 2008)

  Jim Hill looks back on the Disney-related portion of this Emmy nominated actress's career as well as commenting on the role that smoking may have played in her untimely demise Read More... Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney, TV, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, ABC, Disneyland, Walt Disney Productions, television, Burbank, film, movie, TV show, Disneyana fans, condolences, Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette , Emily Hartley, Bob Hartley , "The Bob Newhart Show" , Dean Jones, 1966 , "The Ugly Dachshund" , 1968, "Blackbeard's Ghost" , 1975, "The Shaggy DA" , Roddy McDowell , 1967, "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin" , "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" , English language version, Hayao Miyazaki, "Spirited Away" , Tony Curtis , "40 Pounds of Trouble" , 1962 , Norman Jewison , Damon Runyon, "Little Miss Marker" , St. Joseph's Hospital , studio , Roy O Disney , Peter Ustinov , Disney lot, James Garner, Laura Hennessy , 2002 - 2005 , ABC sitcom, sitcom , "8 Simple Rules'', smoker, lung cancer, smoking-related illnesses , Emmy-nominated

• "Walt Disney's Cinderella" is a picture-perfect picture book

  Jim Hill reviews this new hardcover from Disney Press. Which features a spectacular selection of Mary Blair's concept art for Walt Disney Productions' 1950 release Read More... Posted Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, Walt Disney, traditional animation, Disney Press, "Peter Pan", Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, "Walt Disney's Cinderella", "Cinderella", "Alice in Wonderland", Mary Blair, concept art, Newbury Medal, Cynthia Rylant, Animation Research Library, ARL, Jon Scieszka, WDAS

• Monday Mouse Watch : Down Under Disney Style

  Does a Kissimmee-based company hold the key to an Australian pavilion possibly being added to World Showcase? Jim Hill directs your attention to Lionsgate International LLC, a corporation that's now trying to insert itself in the negotiations that Disney typically holds with countries that are interested in sponsoring new Epcot pavilions Read More... Posted Monday, September 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 21 Comments Filed under: theme park, Imagineering, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, World Showcase, World Showcase Lagoon, Brazil, Spain , Sweden, Lionsgate International LLC, Tutto Italia Ristorante, L'Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante, Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Ulura, Ayers Rock, Russia, Fortune 500, Australia, Kissimmee

• Why For aren't there more countries in Epcot's World Showcase area?

  As Jim Hill recounts, it wasn't for lack of trying on Walt Disney Productions' part. Jim talks about the lavish four-day-long party that the Mouse threw back in 1975 in an effort to convince more nations to become part of the project Read More... Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 12:00 AM | 12 Comments Filed under: theme park, Why For, WED, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Anaheim, Walt Disney Productions, Epcot Center, Disney's Contemporary Resort, World Showcase, Card Walker, The Magic Kingdom, Washington D.C., The Matterhorn, "Eyes & Ears", "Hoop de Doo Revue", "The Walt Disney Story", Bay Lake, Belgium, Buena Vista Club, Brazil, Canada, Donn Tatum, Egypt, France, Future World Theme Center, Goebel, Greece, Guest Relations, Gulf Hospitality House, Hummel, Indonesia, International Street, International Land, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, McCoy Airfield, Morocco, Orlando International Airport, Pakistan, Pioneer Hall, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain , Sweden, The Middle East, Ticket & Transportation Center, Top of the World, Venezuela, Zaire

• "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

• Remembering Epcot Center's very first visitors

  Jim Hill looks back at Labor Day 1982. When Walt Disney Productions invited the construction workers who'd actually built Disney World's second theme park to be among the first to sample its selection of rides, shows and attractions Read More... Posted Monday, September 03, 2007 12:00 AM | 9 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney, attraction, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Walt Disney Productions, Epcot Center, Richard M. Nixon, Hayden Burns, Claude Kirk, Reuben Asken, Bob Graham, World Showcase, World Showcase Lagoon, Card Walker