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How Busch Gardens Williamsburg made InvadR, this theme park’s first-ever wooden roller coaster, seem like it had always been part of the terrain
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It's sometimes been said that a person can't see the forest for the trees. Or the forest THROUGH the trees. But as Larry Giles - Busch Gardens'...
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According to the folks at Phrase Finder , when one is said to be " ... putting on the dog, " that then means that they are " ... dressing...
Did the original version of "Star Tours" predict how the Star Wars Saga would play out in "The Force Awakens" & "The Last Jedi" ?
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The original version of Star Tours (which - because the initial iteration of this thrill ride opened at Disneyland Park back on January 9, 1987 - is celebrating...
Pixar's "Road to the Races" tour allows event attendees to get an up-close look at how "Cars 3" characters were designed
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This past weekend, thousands of " Cars " fans made their way to Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park in Somerville, MA. Eager to get a peek at Pixar...
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Monday Mouse Watch : Lights out at Pleasure Island
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03-30-2008
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The future of WDW's nighttime entertainment district suddenly looks a whole lot darker, now that Disney has sold off PI's signature system of outdoor spotlights
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"The Art of Cars" rolls into LA's Petersen Automotive Museum this Saturday
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03-26-2008
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Pixar & car culture fans rejoice ! That Emeryville-based animation studio & LA's preeminent auto museum are teaming up to mount an exhibition that celebrates the artistry of this 2006 John Lasseter film
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Will the Liberty Square bridge repairs lead to an abridged version of Disney's "Dreams Come True" parade ?
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03-25-2008
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Jim Hill brings you the latest news on this Magic Kingdom construction project. Which could result in a pretty intriguing parade route at that theme park for a few weeks this summer
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Monday Mouse Watch : It's lights out for DAK's "Rivers of Light" parade, while Beastly Kingdomme makes a character-based comeback
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03-23-2008
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Jim Hill brings you the latest news on Disney's Animal Kingdom. Including how WDW has been meeting with DAK curators to see who'd be willing to go take care of the animals that will soon be on display over at Disney's Night Kingdom
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Why For springs back into action, then ends with a bang
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03-20-2008
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JHM's Q & A column returns after a long winter nap with answers to your questions about the Muppets, "Beauty and the Beast," the Disney Stores as well as revealing where a Dick Cheney joke can be found in "Ratatouille"
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Why do Pirate & Princess Happy Meals make McDonald's managers want to walk the plank?
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03-17-2008
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Jim Hill talks about the hyper-sensitive times that we live in. Where mothers lecture fast food employees about gender identification and people puzzle at WDW's motives for changing its "Pirate & Princess" promotional art
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As Disney begins to get nervous about "Narnia," Pixar now sets its sights on "Mars"
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03-16-2008
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Jim Hill brings you the latest buzz from Burbank. Which suggests that -- unless "Prince Caspian" does huge business when it's released to theaters in May -- Disney may opt to pull the plug on the "Narnia" series. Replacing that film franchise with a trio of Pixar-produced "John Carter of Mars" movies
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The winter that won't quit really makes me want to split
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03-13-2008
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Sick of shoveling snow, Jim Hill considers his options. Touching on several Disney-related events that are being held around the country in the coming weeks that could possibly take him away from ice-encrusted New Hampshire
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"WALL * E" trailer soft-pedals the more controversial aspects of this new Pixar film
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03-12-2008
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Jim Hill points out the stuff in this trailer that the Mouse's marketing department was hoping you'd overlook. WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead !
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DreamWorks Animation bets big on digital 3-D
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03-11-2008
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Jim Hill shares the latest news from ShoWest 2008. Where Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that, as of March 2010, DA will only be produced digital 3-D films
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"Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!" includes a tribute to a certain well-known website? Well, ain't that cool?
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03-10-2008
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In honor of the recent re-opening of this DCA dark ride, Jim Hill points out some unique recycling that the Imagineers did with this Hollywood Pictures Backlot attraction. Not to mention an internet-based in-joke that's really pretty "Cool"
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Does WDI plan on gagging our next Commander-in-Chief as part of the 2009 redo of WDW's "Hall of Presidents" ?
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03-03-2008
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Jim Hill shares what he's heard about the upcoming revamp of this Magic Kingdom attraction. To be specific, how the Imagineers are looking to shave a few minutes off of the running time of this 36-year-old Liberty Square show
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Monday Mouse Watch : Will a new name really be enough to boost ticket sales for WDW's "Pirate & Princess Party" ?
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03-02-2008
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Jim Hill brings you a pile of "Pirates of the Caribbean" -related news. Including the tabling of the "Tortuga" restaurant project
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