November, 2002

Jim Hill (that lazy slob) finally gets back to work, filling you in on what he's got in the works for the next six weeks at the site. ...

Why on earth would the Walt Disney Company be showing "Beauty and the Beast" - a film that the Mouse only put up for sale in the DVD format four weeks ago - for free on ABC this coming Sunday night? Jim Hill reveals the method to Mickey's marketing madness....

Do you recall that Thomas-Schumacher-has-been-fired rumor that we ran here last week? Well, how about how Jim Hill tried to do some damage control on that very same story late last Friday? Now - FINALLY - the whole story can be told ... ...

Jim Hill returns with an extra special edition of this site's Q & A column. This week -- in one marathon-length response to a single question -- Jim reveals why a WDW clone of Disneyland's popular "Indiana Jones Adventure" attraction hasn't been built yet, what happened to that faux-wooden roller coaster that was supposed to have part of DAK's Dinoland U.S.A., as well as the bizarre chain of events that lead Hill to find out some of the info that was used in today's column. ...

The King of the Run-on Sentence returns with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim goes on (and on and on ...) about Disneyland's Chinatown, why "Aladdin" won't be going Platinum next year, and why it's Lenny (and not Benny) the Cab. Also: Cast your vote for the series that you want Jim to finish next ......

Jim Hill's back with even more long winded answers to your questions about the Walt Disney Company. This week, we learn all about Tim Burton's dealings with the Mouse House, animated shorts that you didn't get to see, a suspenseful sub-plot that was cut out of "Mulan" as well as an apology....

In the debut of JimHillMedia.com's new book review section, Jim weighs in on Alain Littaye and Didier Ghez's profusely illustrated volume on the Parisian Disney Park. Mind you, Hill loves all the illustrations. He just wishes that the text that accompanied the pictures was a little heftier. ...