January, 2005

Want another peek at what might have been? Jim Hill provides a complete listing of all the rides, shows, resorts & attractions that were supposed to built in Orlando during the "Disney Decade." Most of which never made it off the drawing board....

Jim Hill looks back at some very early plans for Disney's Animal Kingdom, California Adventure as well as the "Happiest Place on Earth." Enjoy!...

Jim Hill returns with answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim talks about why Walt Disney World isn't hurrying to re-open "River Country," describes what "Baby Herman's Runaway Buggy Ride" would have been like, discusses future plans for this website as well as revealing the winners of this week's trivia contest....

But people who work with Walt Disney Imagineering do. Which is how JHM first learned about the "Pirates of the Caribbean Water Adventure" park that WDI supposedly has in development....

As in: Legendary Imagineer Tom Scherman, Disney's "*** Tracy" movie as well as noted french author Jules Verne. Yeah, Jim covers a wide gamut with this week's column....

Jim Hill gets it straight from the horse (I.E. Bullseye)'s mouth. Frontierland's getting two new attractions themed around Woody while DCA's due to get its own "Incredibles" themed E-Ticket....

Jim Hill talks about a proposed nighttime-only retheming of Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean." Which is sure NOT to be popular with some theme park fans....

Jim Hill reveals WDI's plans for a revisioned version of that theme park that the Walt Disney Company had wanted to build in Virginia back in the mid-1990s....

... this week, as Jim Hill answers your questions about Disneyland-Paris, Typhoon Lagoon, Epcot and even Westcot. Plus the winners of the first-ever JHM photo caption contest!...

Thanks to D. Grimmitt's great on-set photographs, JHM can now give you an advance look at Walt Disney Pictures' June 2005 release, Herbie: Fully Loaded." ...

Did you miss "Coming Home" 's big debut? Not to worry. JimHillMedia.com starts your new year off right with photos & a transcript of the teaser ad that serves as the kick-off of Disney's 18-month long "Happiest Celebration on Earth." Plus don't miss this week's trivia contest featuring great prizes from Just Plain Joe Coffee....

Last weekend, several JHM staffers returned to NYC's "World of Disney" and found that -- just three months after its grand re-opening -- the Mouse is already fine-tuning its 5th Avenue operation. Plus the latest JHM readers contest!...

Using photos that Jeff Lange took during his recent cruise on the Disney Magic, Jim Hill attempts to recreate what's it like to attend a performance of the Disney Wonder's newest stage show. ...

Jim Hill talks about the new AA figure that's just been approved for installation in WDW's "Pirates of the Caribbean." ...

These days, they say that there's no such thing as bad publicity. Well, if that's really the case, then Jim Hill hopes that -- by airing a little bit of JHM's dirty laundry -- that even more animation fans will be compelled to check out "Dream On Silly Dreamer."...

This week's column takes you from Broadway to Burbank, as Jim Hill reveals the latest scuttlebutt about what's going on with Disney Theatrical and Walt Disney Pictures. Plus a brand-new JHM trivia contest....

Jim Hill reveals how Martin Luther King's memorable words indirectly inspired Randy Bright to write the theme song for Epcot's "American Adventure." ...

WDW's soon-to-be-operating airport bus system may be pleasing some Florida-bound tourists. But Jim Hill wonders: Does all this convenience come at much too high a cost?...