November, 2005

As Jim Hill wings his way to Central Florida, he reminds JHM readers about this week's upcoming events...

One of the men who helped turned Walt Disney Productions into an industry giant in the 1950s, 1960s & 1970s passed away this past weekend. JHM shares a studio-prepared obituary about this Disney Legend...

Jim Hill talks up some of the stuff that will be happening here at the website this week as well as the various events that will be held this coming weekend at MouseFest 2005...

With "Spaceship Earth" 's new sponsor declining to fund an ambitious new redo of this Epcot icon, plus the half-completed "Living Seas" pavilion as well as the coming closure of the "Wonders of Life," Jim Hill wonders if there's ever going to be any good news to report about this WDW theme park ...

Jim Hill brings you up-to-date on next Saturday's doings at the Doubletree Suites as well as revealing some of the door prizes that will be given away as part of the festivities...

As Walt Disney Studios gears up to begin production of this new Kevin Lima film, Jim Hill talks about all the various plotlines that have been proposed for this ambitious animated / live action motion picture over the past few years...

As Disney Feature Animation's latest project gets ready to cross the $100 million threshold, Jim Hill offers up some revised projections on this film's eventual performance at the domestic box office. He then suggests that traditional animation fans may want to ease up on their attacks of this Mark Dindal movie...

Got a hole in your dance card for Saturday, December 3rd? Then Jim Hill invites you to join him, Scott Liljenquist & Jim Korkis at the Doubletree Suites for an evening of food, fun and holiday festivities....

It's an ambitious project that will combine live action and animation. It's a Disney Studios production that has already consumed three directors and five different screenwriters. Which is why Jim Hill is wondering: Will Kevin Lima finally be the guy who can turn this romantic fantasy into a reality? ...

A Disneyland Martial Arts Festival? Or -- better yet -- an official Best Kept Disney Secrets website? Jim Hill shares some of the more intriguing domain names that the Walt Disney Company has registered over the past two months...

Jim Hill's been investigating that rumor that was flying around the web last month, about how a new theme park was supposedly already in the works for the Walt Disney World Resort. Sadly, this story didn't really pan out...

The numbers are in on Disney Feature Animation's latest production. And -- as Jim Hill shows you -- "Chicken Little" is proving to be a startlingly strong performer at the box office. ...

With "Tarzan" opening at the Richard Rodgers, "The Lion King" moving to the Minskoff and "Mary Poppins" flying into the New Amsterdam all in a single seven month period, Jim Hill wonders: Has Thomas Schumacher finally bit off more than he can chew?...

You may have heard that Disney Legend Ollie Johnston is to be awarded a National Medal of Arts at the White House today. But did you know about the role that another Disney Legend played in securing this honor for Ollie? Jim Hill fills you in on all the details...

With the formal negotiations between these two entertainment giants just about to get underway, Jim Hill reveals some of the terms & conditions that Steve Jobs is supposedly asking for if Disney wishes to continue doing business with Pixar Animation Studios...

It was the No. 1 film in the country this past weekend. So why isn't Jim Hill celebrating "Chicken Little" 's success? Because -- when you really break down the numbers -- this film's box office performance was solid but not exactly spectacular. ...

Even as "Chicken Little" gets hammered by a seemingly endless series of negative reviews, now news comes that another Disney Feature Animation project may be in trouble. Jim Hill shares what he's recently heard about "Rapunzel Unbraided."...

Hollywood is a town that loves a good rumor. And -- believe you me -- there are some great tales currently flying around about Disney's newest animated feature. Jim Hill tries to sort the fact from the fiction. ...

Jim Hill reviews Alex Wright's new book about the Magic Kingdom, the first of a projected series of guides on WDW's theme parks...

As the box office expectations for WDFA's first fully CG feature continue to slip, Disney insiders are now pinning their hopes on this new 3D projection process to really help boost "Chicken Little" 's box office numbers....