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• Mickey & Minnie say "Farewell" to Toontown Fair, "Hello" to the Town Square Exhibition Hall

  Jim Hill brings the latest news of the Fantasy Forest project. Which involves the Toontown crew packing up and moving to new digs down on Main Street USA Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:00 AM | 18 Comments Filed under: D23, D23 EXPO, Goofy , Goofy's Wiseacre Farm, kiddie coaster, Casey Jr., Casey Jr. Circus Train, Casey Jr. Jr., friend-of-Mickey, friends-of-Mickey, pies, air conditioning, Zoo Crew, WDI, WDW, Town Square, Town Square Exposition Hall, The Barnstormer, The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm, smokestack, seltzer, photographs, Mickey Mouse, Mickey's Toontown Fair , Minnie, Minnie Mouse, humidity, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, guest, guests, Fantasy Forest, Disneyana fan, Disneyana fans, Disney characters, Disney Fairies, country home, country house, country mouse, circus train, city mouse, clearance issues, coaster, character , characters , Big Cheese, autographs, animated feature, 2001, Toontown Fair, USA, 100 Years of Magic, 1401 Flower Street, 1941, Magic Kingdom, Magic Kingdom expansion, Main Street USA, Duckburg, Duckburg USA, Dumbo, Dumbo Circus, Barnstormer, homeless, heat, expansion, off the table, Operational, Operational standpoint, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Wiseacre Farm, motion picture industry

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

• Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready for WDW's monstrous new coaster

  WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead as Jim Hill shares what he knows about the family-friendly attraction that will be opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Fall of 2011 Read More... Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 31 Comments Filed under: A Bug's Life, soundstage , Cars, Cars Land, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Pixar campus, WDI, WDW, Toy Story, theme park attraction, thrill ride, Pete Docter, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, Emeryville, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, DCA, DHS, coaster, attraction, animated character, animated feature, animation, 2011, Jim Henson, Disney, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, theme park, Disney Pixar , Disney Princess, Disney World, Monsters Inc.

• Monday Mouse Watch : Why WDI is looking for a few good freelancers

  Jim Hill takes a look at why the start of the DCA revamp keeps getting pushed back. Which has a lot to do with how most of the top talent in the themed entertainment industry is now working on Dubailand Read More... Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: WDI, WDI R & D, Jay Rasulo, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, DCA, DCA revamp, Tokyo DisneySea, Disney, Disney's California Adventure, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Disney Parks & Resorts

• What a doll ! Remembering Joyce Carlson (1923 - 2008)

  Jim Hill pays tribute to this Disney Legend, who passed away this past Tuesday following a long bout with cancer Read More... Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Altamonte Springs, Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress, WDI, WDW, WED, theme park attraction, The Walt Disney Company, Sleeping Beauty, retired, project development, Peter Pan, Mary Blair, LaughingPlace, legacy, Joyce Carlson, humble, Imagineer, Imagineering, Fantasyland, doll, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disney Feature Animation, design phase, detailed model, attraction, Anaheim, animated feature, 1964 New York World Fair, 2003, Tokyo Disney Resort, Tokyo Disneyland, Jim Korkis, John Hench, it's a small world, Cinderella, ride, Marc Davis, dimensional figure, Disney, Hong Kong Disneyland, Hospice of the Comforter, obituary, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney Legend, Disney Netpal, Disney Parks & Resorts, New York World's Fair, compliment, concept phase, condolences

• A special "How suite it is !" edition of Why For

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim talks about the "Little Mermaid" attraction that's reportedly in the works for WDW's Magic Kingdom, the fate of the "Year of a Million Dreams" suites as well as why Beastly Kingdomme just got put on the backburner. Again Read More... Posted Friday, October 19, 2007 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, The Mouse Factory, D Ticket, DAK, Finding Nemo -- The Musical, Year of a Million Dreams, WDI, WDW, wdwnewstoday, The Tree of Life, The Haunted Mansion, Pooh's Playful Spot, Mickey Mouse Penthouse, Lucky the Dinosaur, Las Vegas, Imagineer, Imagineering, Forbidden Mountain, Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, Fantasyland, Disneyland Dream Suite, Disneyland Hotel, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, DCA, autonomous walking platform, Anaheim, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Joe Rohde, Steve Jobs, Steve Martin, Cinderella's Castle Suite, Rivers of Light, Little Leota, Living Character Initiative, Burbank, Disney, Beastly Kingdomme, Ariel, Ariel's Grotto, Expedition Everest, Expedition Everest : Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood , Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, The Yak & Yeti, Disney Parks & Resorts