Recent Articles

• What's in a (Disney domain) name? As he gets ready to cover this year's Comic-Con, Jim Hill shares some of the more interesting domain names that the Walt Disney Company has registered over the past month... 07-22-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  8 Comments Filed under: Disneyland Resort, The Walt Disney World Resort, WDW, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Weddings, Disneyland, Disney, Walt Disney World

• Peter David maps out a campaign to save the Adventurers Club Jim Hill talks with this award-winning author, who has come up with a pretty clever plan to get the attention of Disney senior management... 07-21-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  8 Comments Filed under: John Lasseter, Disney CEO, Disney executives, Mr. Toad, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, night club, Cinderella Castle , The Walt Disney World Resort, campaign, cast member, ...MORE TAGS

• 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... 07-20-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  29 Comments Filed under: "A Bug's Life", "Cars", Jim Henson, theme park attraction, thrill ride, Emeryville, "Toy Story Mania", "Toy Story", coaster, animated character, ...MORE TAGS

• Just how spectacular was WDW's Bicentennial spectacular? In this week's Why For column, Jim Hill looks back to July of 1976. To be specific, all of the advance preparation that WDW officials put into that resort's Bicentennial fireworks display... 07-17-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  6 Comments Filed under: January, Jeff Lange, JeffLangeDVD, theme park guest, Epcot, parade, parades, visually stunning , Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort, ...MORE TAGS

• In just one week, the Con is on ! Jim Hill reviews the programming for Comic-Con 2008 and then points out some panels & signings that Disneyana fans should probably seek out while they're down in San Diego... 07-16-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  2 Comments Filed under: "Bolt", Disney / Pixar, Disney Channel, "Prince of Persia", "Up", "The Little Mermaid -- Ariel's Beginning", TV, TV show, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, ...MORE TAGS

• How "One Little Spark" nearly fried the Dreamfinder It's Christmas in July as Ron Schneider recalls the shocking experience that he had back in December of 1982 while shooting a sequence for "Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade" special... 07-15-2008, 9:00 PM by Ron Schneider  |  4 Comments Filed under: Jacob's ladder, Ron Schneider , theme park, theme park attraction , Disney, Disney Company, Ed Sullivan, educational program, electrical charge , electrical spark , ...MORE TAGS

• Look for Mickey to get Shanghai-ed in September Jim Hill shares what he knows about Disney's theme park for Mainland China. Which should be officially announced this Fall... 07-14-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  20 Comments Filed under: Disney / Pixar, theme park, shows, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, 2012, Hong Kong Disneyland, WDI, attraction, attractions, ...MORE TAGS

• Still can't find Nemo? Then try looking inside of your room the next time you stay at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort Jim Hill shares some shots of these newly rethemed rooms, which now feature characters from that 2003 Pixar Animation Studios release... 07-13-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  13 Comments Filed under: Disney / Pixar, Nemo, "Toy Story", "WALL-E" , "Finding Nemo", "The Incredibles", Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, ...MORE TAGS

• Tune Thursday : Looking back at the development of Broadway's "Lion King" Jim Hill chats with Derek Smith, the actor who's now playing Scar in this Tony Award-winning musical. But whose ties to this show actually go all the way back to the costume & mask tests that Julie Taymor did in her workshop... 07-10-2008, 9:00 PM by Jim Hill  |  1 Comments Filed under: Tony Award, Tony Award winner, "The Green Bird", musical, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, New York City, "The Lion King", "The Madness of King Scar", 1997, ...MORE TAGS