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• WDW's Galaxy Palace Theater to be replaced with ... Cast Member parking ?!

  Jim Hill shares what he knows about this upcoming Magic Kingdom demolition project. Which involves leveling this Tomorrowland performance venue to make room for additional employee parking out behind Main Street U.S.A. Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, dance troupe, dance troupes, dancer, dancers , 20th anniversary, cast member, cast members, Galaxy Palace Theater, piano, piano crate, piano crates, Thanksgiving, Paradise, parking, parking area, parking lot, paved, Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress, WDW, performance, performance space, performances , performers, Mickey's Birthdayland, Mickey's Toontown Fair , Mickey's Twas the Night Before Christmas, Joni Mitchell, January, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, holiday season , employee parking, demolition, demolition project, cheerleader, cheerleaders, cheerleading, attractions, Admin Office, Admin Offices, 1988, 1989, 2009, Tomorrowland, Tomorrowland venue, start date, choir, choirs, rides, Rockettower Plaza, Magic Kingdom stage, Main Street U.S.A., Main Street USA, Buzz Lightyear, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, E Ticket, Backlot Theater, high school, high school band, high school bands, Disney's Hollywood Studios, real estate, shows, Walt Disney World, Disney World

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

• Monday Mouse Watch : Has WDI solved all of "Toy Story Mania" 's problems? Not Yeti

  Jim Hill talks about Pixar's on-going frustration with the Imagineers. Who seem far more interested in protecting their own jobs than they do with delivering a quality product for the theme parks Read More... Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: DAK, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Pixar Place, WDI, WDW, theme park fans, theme park guest, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain, Disneyland Paris, Disney / Pixar, attraction, attractions, 2006, 2008, ride, rides, Disney, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, show, show building, shows, Walt Disney Imagineering, theme park, Disney Parks & Resorts

• Monday Mouse Watch : It's lights out for DAK's "Rivers of Light" parade, while Beastly Kingdomme makes a character-based comeback

  Jim Hill brings you the latest news on Disney's Animal Kingdom. Including how WDW has been meeting with DAK curators to see who'd be willing to go take care of the animals that will soon be on display over at Disney's Night Kingdom Read More... Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 36 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, DAK, Dan Haskett, A Wild Decade, after-hours extravaganza, parade, parades, pathway, Festival of the Lion King, Finding Nemo -- The Musical, WDI, WDW, WDWCelebrations , theme park attraction, theme park fans, theme park guest, theme park visitor, the boys: the sherman brothers' story, ROL, Quest for the Unicorn, Rafiki's Planet Watch, Pleasure Island, Pocahontas and her Forest Friends, night club, night clubs, nighttime parade, It's Tough to Be a Bug, Japanese Lantern Parade, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, DNK, Dragon's Tower, Disneyland, Disney brand, Disney characters, character greeting area, character-friendly addition, Camp Minnie-Mickey, attraction, attractions, Animal Kingdom , it's a small world, Steve Davison, ride, rides, Rivers of Light, Magic Kingdom, Dinosaur, Disney, Beastly Kingdomme, horticulture, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Night Kingdom, show, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney World