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Which 1980s TV favorites almost voiced Ursula the Sea Witch for Disney's "The Little Mermaid"

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01-23-2015

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As you read through the liner notes for Walt Disney Records ' Legacy Collection version of "The Little Mermaid" soundtrack (which is this...

How Walt Disney Animation Studios kept "Feast" from looking like a dog's dinner

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01-13-2015

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Patrick Osborne tried something interesting back in 2012. He set up two 1 Second Everyday accounts. With one, he used this app to capture brief glimpses...
Why "Doctor Who" 's Peter Capaldi didn't make the final cut in Disney's "Maleficent"

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12-29-2014

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Given that Nick Frost already had the beard as well as a Santa Claus-like shape, it probably didn't take all that much behind-the-scenes effort to...
Seth MacFarlane celebrates the classic Christmas albums of the 1940s & 1950s with "Holiday for Swing!"

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12-25-2014

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So how much time does it take to craft a brand-new holiday album that has a timeless sound? To hear Joel McNeely (i.e., the Emmy Award-winning arranger...

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Hoops and hoopla highlight ESPN Wide World of Sports’ grand re-opening

Posted 02-26-2010

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Jim Hill shares some shots from last night’s festivities. When celebrities & sports stars came out to check out WDW’s recently revamped sports 220-acre complex...
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The WDW Resort is looking for a few dozen new Disney Princesses

Posted 02-24-2010

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Jim Hill reports that – as work finally gets underway on the Fantasyland Forest expansion project – Disney World is looking for lots of Character Look-alikes to come staff these new Magic Kingdom attractions...
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Toon Tuesday: Disney’s “Dreams Come True” now drawing to a close at the New Orleans Museum of Art

Posted 02-23-2010

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Jim Hill chats with Lella Smith, Creative Director of the Animation Research Library about this one-of-a-kind exhibition – featuring 600 pieces of rarely seen Disney animation art – which will be ending its run at the NOMA on March 14th...
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Monday Mouse Watch: Will “Rapunzel” ‘s new title translate into higher grosses for Disney’s next animated fairy tale?

Posted 02-22-2010

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Jim Hill reports in on how the Studio & Consumer Products have very different take on how “The Princess and the Frog” did. More importantly, whether “Tangled” will really be the title that convinces young males that it’s okay to come see this Holiday 2010 release...
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An Olympic-sized Why For

Posted 02-19-2010

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Jim Hill returns with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim shares some theme park based tidbits that he learned while attending this year’s Toy Fair, talks about how the Help the Hodges auction will be restarting on February 27th as well as posting an excerpt from an excellent new Blue Parrot article about the 1960 Winter Olympics...
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No matter what Disney Studios winds up calling its Rapunzel animated feature, Mattel still has confidence in this character

Posted 02-17-2010

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Jim Hill reports in from the Mattel showroom at the American International Toy Fair. Where he shares some shots that Nancy Stadler got of the “Tangled” prototypes that were on display there...
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Toy Tuesday: Donny Osmond introduces Dance Star Mickey

Posted 02-16-2010

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Jim Hill is back with even more news from the American International Toy Fair. Where -- yesterday morning -- the reigning "Dancing With the Stars" champion helped showcase Fisher-Price's hot new toy for the 2010 holiday season...
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Monday Mouse Watch : Never mind "Leggo my Eggo." Check out this LEGO John Lasseter

Posted 02-15-2010

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Jim Hill reports in from The American International Toy Fair. Where -- just yesterday -- the Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios was presented with a bust of himself made entirely out of LEGO bricks...
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Muppets add whimsical touch to WDW’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” celebration

Posted 02-12-2010

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There may have been a lot of ABC & Disney Channel stars on property these past few days. But as Jim Hill recalls, it was Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy who really stole the show at this week's “Celebrate Volunteers” press event...
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Electrical Parade” unplugged, sent back East as DCA preps for “Disney’s World of Color”

Posted 02-11-2010

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Jim Hill reveals the role that Steve Davison’s latest extravaganza reportedly played in Mouse House management’s decision to relocate MSEP to WDW for at least a year or two...
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Further info on Fantasyland Forest, additional details on the Disney Dream Home

Posted 02-10-2010

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Jim Hill shares even more stories from last year’s D23 EXPO. Like which popular Hollywood Studios eatery is eventually going to be cloned for Carsland. And which upcoming WDW addition is going to be duplicated for Tokyo Disneyland...
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What happens when things actually do sort-of, kind-of go horribly wrong at a Disney theme park

Posted 02-09-2010

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Jim Hill shares Richard Murphy’s tale about how Disneyland’s maintenance team came to his rescue on Super Bowl Sunday. When the Jungle Cruise boat that Richard was riding in somehow became untethered
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Monday Mouse Watch: Disney’s working to raise Guest awareness of its “365” & “Pirate” makeovers

Posted 02-08-2010

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Jim Hill discusses the many difficulties that Disney Parks & Resorts has been dealing with when it comes to properly launching & promoting these “Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique” follow-ups...
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From “Just Around the Riverbend,” here comes a brand-new Why For column

Posted 02-05-2010

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Jim Hill returns with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. Like why the Imagineers never got to build a “Pocahontas” –themed Friendly Indian Village along the Rivers of America, why "The Snow Queen" just went back into the deep freeze at WDAS and what the future hold for WDW's DisneyQuest...
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Is it possible to experience your favorite Disney Park attraction for the very first time … again?

Posted 02-04-2010

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Jim Hill shares a story from last September. When a chance encounter on “Star Tours” gave him a new appreciation for this soon-to-be-revamped simulator ride...
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Batman follows the Fantastic Mr. Fox at the Cartoon Art Museum

Posted 02-03-2010

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Jim Hill reports in from this San Francisco favorite. Where a display featuring the sets, props & puppets from this 20th Century Fox stop motion film was recently replaced by an exhibit that celebrates the history of this enduring DC character...
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Tune Tuesday: Universal Orlando is counting on major music acts to help boost attendance levels ahead of Harry Potter’s grand opening

Posted 02-02-2010

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Jim Hill talks about the performers that UOR has lined up to appear at its 2010 Mardi Gras celebration. Which Universal officials hope will be enough to lure Guests to their theme parks prior to the opening of The Wizarding World in late Spring / early Summer...
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Monday Mouse Watch: Is Disney getting ready to grow another Golden Oak for Florida?

Posted 02-01-2010

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Jim Hill shares some domain names that The Walt Disney Company registered late last month. Which suggest that the Mouse & Four Seasons officials may have finally settled on a name for that ultra-exclusive residential area they plan on building on property...