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Blog Post: Disney World unveils its more boy-friendly plans for the Fantasyland expansion project

Jim Hill

There's this story which dates back to the Fall of 1984. About how Michael Eisner - right after he'd been installed as the new head of Walt Disney Productions - brought his son, Breck along when Eisner did his very first walk-through of WED. And based on this then-14-year-old boy's enthusiastic...

on18 Jan 2011
Blog Post: "Family Fun Weekends" give Southern Californians an extra incentive to revisit the Disneyland Resort

Jim Hill

There's kind of a perception out there that - once the holiday season wraps up in Southern California - that the Disneyland Resort isn't much as fun to visit as it used to be back in October , November and December. Which is kind of understandable. Right now, anyway. Given that Disney California...

on18 Jan 2011
Blog Post: D23 staffers puts the finishing touches on Great Disney Scavenger Hunt, Destination D event

Jim Hill

Steven Clark was a very busy man in July. When he wasn't down in Anaheim, helping Tony Baxter dispatch StarSpeeders full of D23 Members at last month's "Star Tours Final Flight" event ... (L to R) Steven Clark and Tony Baxter actually suited up in this July 26th members-only event,...

on13 Aug 2010
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: DIMG departs from the standard Disney playbook

Jim Hill

Let’s say that you had this great idea for a theme park ride. So you write your idea down and then ship it off to The Walt Disney World Resort . Care to guess what happens once your new ride proposal arrives in Orlando? As soon as the cast member who works in Guest Relations (they’re the department at...

on3 May 2010
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Looking over the fence at Ariel's Undersea Adventure

Jim Hill

I'm sure -- by now -- you've seen photographs of those colorful construction fences that ring " The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure " work site. Photo by Angela Ragno Just as I'm sure that -- by now -- you've seen a concept painting or two of what the exterior of this currently-under-construction...

on29 Mar 2010
Blog Post: From “Just Around the Riverbend,” here comes a brand-new Why For column

Jim Hill

Pavement Chaser starts things off with a rather succinct query. Which reads: Copyright 1995 Disney. All Rights Reserved Was there ever a Pocahontas ride in development? Pavement Chaser Dear Pavement Chaser – Whenever Walt Disney Animation Studios has a new project in development, you can pretty much...

on5 Feb 2010

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Blog Post: Disney World unveils its more boy-friendly plans for the Fantasyland expansion project

Blog Post: "Family Fun Weekends" give Southern Californians an extra incentive to revisit the Disneyland Resort

Blog Post: D23 staffers puts the finishing touches on Great Disney Scavenger Hunt, Destination D event

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: DIMG departs from the standard Disney playbook

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

Blog Post: From “Just Around the Riverbend,” here comes a brand-new Why For column