March, 2010

Blog - News

Jim talks about the Disney villains attraction that never was on a Creepy Kingdom podcast - http://CreepyKingdom.com & a Disney Parks Update on MiceChat - http://mousechat.net/?s=jim+hill

Featured ContentEditor In Chief

Ready to let go of "Let It Go" ? Disney isn't. Mouse has five year plan for "Frozen" franchise

Jim Hill

11 hours ago

by Jim Hill

You've no doubt already heard about all of the box office records that " Frozen " has broken over the past eight months (With the most recent...

Disneytoon Studios worked closely with CalFire to make "Planes: Fire & Rescue" as authentic as possible

Jim Hill

07-17-2014

by Jim Hill

"Do your research." That is the lesson that John Lasseter -- Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney & Pixar Animation Studios -- has repeatedly...
Tom Williams, Universal Parks Chairman & CEO, reflects on the Universal Orlando Resort's magical transformation

Jim Hill

07-10-2014

by Jim Hill

With everyone else looking forward to tomorrow's grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley , it might seem kind of strange...
Disney hopes that "7D" 's stellar voice cast will make animation fans Happy, not Grumpy

Jim Hill

07-07-2014

by Jim Hill

So when Disney Television Animation decided to build a show around the Seven Dwarfs, how did they give this new animated series its own identity? Make...

| |

Jim Hill

“Alice in Wonderland: A Visual Companion” will make all other making-of books green (screen) with envy

Posted 03-31-2010

by Jim Hill
- 0 Comments
Jim Hill reviews this terrific new Disney Editions book. WARNING !! This JHM article does contain a few mild spoilers for this Walt Disney Pictures release...
Jim Hill

The Disneyland that You Almost Got: Big Town USA

Posted 03-30-2010

by Jim Hill
- 3 Comments
Jim Hill continues his series of stories about rides, shows and attractions that never made it off of WDI’s drawing board. This time around, he talks about an entire land that the Imagineers originally proposed back in 1976...
Jim Hill

Monday Mouse Watch: Looking over the fence at Ariel's Undersea Adventure

Posted 03-29-2010

by Jim Hill
- 1 Comments
Jim Hill shares some photographs that Noe Valladolid took during a recent trip to Disney's California Adventure. Which reveal the current construction status of DCA's newest dark ride...
Jim Hill

“How to Train Your Dragon” surprises, charms and soars

Posted 03-26-2010

by Jim Hill
- 4 Comments
Jim Hill reviews this new Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois film. Which he hopes will force some animation fans to reconsider their take on DreamWorks Animation...
Jim Hill

“Lion King” ‘s Buyi Zama goes from beauty to baboon in under 25 minutes

Posted 03-25-2010

by Jim Hill
- 0 Comments
Jim Hill takes you backstage at Mandalay Bay so that you can watch Juliet White – the make-up supervisor for the Las Vegas Company of this Tony Award-winning Disney on Broadway musical – work her magic...
Jim Hill

Don Hahn & Peter Schneider to host Q & A sessions this coming weekend during NY and LA screenings of “Waking Sleeping Beauty”

Posted 03-24-2010

by Jim Hill
- 0 Comments
Jim Hill gives animation fans a heads up about a special event. Where the filmmakers behind this award-winning documentary will be taking questions from the audience at specific screenings in New York City, Century City and Burbank...
Jim Hill

Tune Tuesday: Looking back on the creation of "Captain EO"

Posted 03-23-2010

by Jim Hill
- 1 Comments
Jim Hill chats with Rick Rothschild, the former Imagineer who served as the original Show Producer for this landmark 3D film. Which recently re-opened as the “Captain EO Tribute” attraction at Disneyland...
Jim Hill

Monday Mouse Watch: Looking forward to Disney’s “Prince of Persia” and Pixar’s “Day & Night”

Posted 03-22-2010

by Jim Hill
- 0 Comments
Jim Hill finishes up his ShoWest coverage by sharing some of the comments that Jerry Bruckheimer and John Lasseter made while they were meeting with exhibitors last week at the Paris Las Vegas...
Jim Hill

Tune Thursday: Caroline Sheen is fine with flying. But onstage illusions make her nervous

Posted 03-18-2010

by Jim Hill
- 0 Comments
Jim Hill talks with the talented actress who just took over the title role in the North American touring company of “Mary Poppins”...
Jim Hill

John Canemaker pays tribute to a guy named Joe

Posted 03-17-2010

by Jim Hill
- 0 Comments
Jim Hill chats with this Academy Award-winning filmmaker and animation historian about why so many people in the industry still seem to miss Joe Ranft...
Jim Hill

“Toy Story 3” is a triumph, puts exhibitors at ShoWest in tears

Posted 03-16-2010

by Jim Hill
- 2 Comments
Jim Hill reports in from Las Vegas. Where – earlier today – he got to see the work-in-progress version of this long awaited Pixar sequel
...
Jim Hill

Monday Mouse Watch: D23’s Steven Clark looks ahead to 2011 and beyond

Posted 03-15-2010

by Jim Hill
- 3 Comments
Jim Hill talks with the Head of the Official Community for Disney Fans about the various events that are now in the works for that organization. Including September’s DESTINATION D and next year’s D23 EXPO...
Jim Hill

Get your ticket to ride at WDW’s Richard Petty Driving Experience

Posted 03-11-2010

by Jim Hill
- 2 Comments
Jim Hill looks back on the morning he recently spent at the Walt Disney World Speedway. When he actually got the chance to take a NASCAR-style stock car out for a spin...
Jim Hill

The TRON attractions that Disneyland almost got

Posted 03-10-2010

by Jim Hill
- 5 Comments
Jim Hill gives you a peek at 1982 era expansion plans for the Happiest Place on Earth. Back when WED actually toyed with the idea of adding a TRON-themed ride & arcade to Tomorrowland...
Jim Hill

New Orleans-style blowout planned for final weekend of Disney’s “Dreams Come True”

Posted 03-08-2010

by Jim Hill
- 0 Comments
Jim Hill reports that the NOMA will stay open for 30 hours straight and present live jazz concerts as this once-in-a-lifetime display of treasures from Disney’s Animation Research Library draws to a close on March 14th...
Jim Hill

Disney, Tim Burton & Linda Woolverton deliver an “Alice” for the ages

Posted 03-05-2010

by Jim Hill
- 6 Comments
WARNING! There be spoilers a-plenty in Jim Hill’s review of this new Tim Burton film. Which is a “Wonderland” that you’ll want to return to again & again....