September, 2004

Following the olive branch that Roy Disney & Stanley Gold extended to Disney's Board of Directors yesterday afternoon, Jim Hill talks about the various ways this story can now play out....

Thinking of heading to Anaheim in 2005 to check out Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration? Well, if you're a "Carousel of Progress" fan, Jim Hill says that you might also want to think about squeezing in a trip to Orlando next year. For WDW's COP is supposed to take its final turn in early 2006. ...

With "The Timekeeper" and "The Carousel of Progress" no longer even listed in the 2005 edition of Birnbaum's WDW Guide, Jim Hill has to ask: Are Tomorrowland's days as a viable concept at the Disney theme parks numbered? Will WDI ever get the chance to build even more outrageous takes on tomorrow -- Like Tokyo Disneyland's abandoned plans for Sci-Fi City? ...

Jim Hill reviews the second book in Clive Barker's "Abarat" series, a beautifully illustrated volume that features some of the more bizarre characters to ever appear on a page (and -- possibly someday soon -- a movie screen & a theme park). ...

The staff of JimHillMedia.com pays tribute to a member of this website's extended family: John Korkis -- the father of former JHM columnist Jim Korkis -- who passed away early this past Monday morning. ...

Jim Hill checks out two recent releases from Miramax Home Entertainment. Which are sure to provide plenty of entertainment for all you "Snootchie Bootchies" fans out there....

Jim Hill talks about the rough week that Roy Disney & Stanley Gold have just had, then wonders if there's anything that these two can do to turn their increasing tough situation around. ...

After taking the summer off, this JHM favorite make its triumphant return. Today, Jim fills you in on what's been going on with the Disney Store sale, Disneyland's "Finding Nemo" ride as well as announcing all of the winners of our "Ghost in the Shell" contest!...

More of a colorful souvenir than a sit-down-and-actually-read kind of a thing, this new WDW pop-up book is still pretty entertaining. Jim Hill explains why. ...

Thanks to the quick work of one loyal JHM reader (Who attended the very first preview of this new Disney Theatrical musical during its out-of-town try-out at the Bristol Hippodrome), here's a detailed review of what appears to be Disney's next big hit ...

Ever hear about Disney's plans for a theme park in Palm Beach? Or how about that beachfront swimming area that Mickey once wanted to build in Melbourne, FL? Jim Hill fills you on another sad WDW story of what might have been....

Jim Hill checks out two recent releases from Buena Vista Home Entertainment and finds that sometimes you can get a pretty entertaining movie by taking Hollywood's conception of what a western should be and turning it inside out. ...

Jim Hill looks back on the life & career of a real show business legend (NOT just a Disney Legend): Franklin Thomas. ...

Don't break out those party hats just yet. Jim Hill points out the less obvious aspects of today's announcement that Michael Eisner will be stepping down as head of the Walt Disney Company effective September 30, 2006....

Jim Hill really wanted to like this Norman Kagan book, which looked back on the career of Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis. But too many mispellings & misidentifications took the fun -- and most of the believability -- out of this Taylor Trade paperback....

Using these recent DVD releases from Buena Vista Home Entertainment as a jumping-off point, Jim Hill looks back at the career of veteran Disney director Robert Stevenson....

Jim Hill reveals how Fay Wray's death last month robbed Peter Jackson's soon-to-begin-filming "Kong" remake of a rather sweet, entirely appropriate ending. ...

TV. Movies. Radio. Theater. Cartoons. The late, great Hans Conried was a master of them all. Jim Hill reviews Suzanne Gargiulo's new biography -- which offers readers an exhaustively detailed look back at Conried's career....

Jim Hill uses last month's walk of fame ceremony for Donald Duck as a leaping-off point for an update on the Save Disney movement. ...