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• As "Tarzan" swings off Broadway, is Beyoncé getting ready to play Aida in Disney's next big movie musical?

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related question. In this week's "Why For," he talks about how the Wiggles wound up at Six Flags, shares the latest news on the "Song of the South" DVD, sounds off about "Soarin'" & "Der Glockner Von Notre Dame" and ... Oh, yeah ... Reveals the latest rumors surrounding the studio's upcoming big screen adaptation of "Aida" Read More... Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 15 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, music, theater, theme park, TV, Why For, Pixar, Broadway, musical, attraction, ABC, Disney Channel, traditional animation, computer animation, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Epcot

• Why For do the Imagineers keep adding new characters to Disney's classic theme park attractions?

  Jim Hill returns with even more answers to your Mouse-related questions. This time around, Jim addresses Disneyana fans' concerns with the growing number of Pixar-related rides & shows that are being added to the Disney theme parks Read More... Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 12:00 AM | 63 Comments Filed under: animation, DVD / Video, movies, theater, theme park, Why For, Pixar, attraction, Pirates of the Caribbean, Imagineering, traditional animation, computer animation, CG, "Shrek", WED, Disneyland, Walt Disney World

• Monday MouseWatch : Will the third time be the charm with Disney's Muppet revival project ?

  Jim Hill walks us through the recent history of the Muppet Holding Company / Muppet Studios LLC. Which has blown through a trio of seasoned Disney VPs in the past three years. So now the question is: Does Lylle Breier really have what it takes to restore Jim Henson's once-beloved set of characters to their former glory? Read More... Posted Monday, April 30, 2007 12:00 AM | 32 Comments Filed under: Disney, Save Disney, theater, TV, Muppets, Jim Henson, attraction, Imagineering, toys, Disney Consumer Products, ABC, Disney Channel

• Do you think that Disney invented the in-park movie premiere ? Think again

  Jim Hill takes you back to June of 1971. When the Duke moseyed on over to Knott's Berry Farm for the world premiere of his latest motion picture, "Big Jake" as well as to take part in the dedication of the John Wayne Theatre Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: DVD / Video, movies, theater, theme park, attraction