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Blog Post: The post-Christmas origin of character dining at Walt Disney World

Jim Hill

It's one of those must-do aspects of a Walt Disney World vacation. Especially if you've got young kids. Character dining . That pricey breakfast, lunch or dinner which is periodically interrupted as Disney characters come by your table, pose for pictures and sign autographs. Copyright Disney...

on26 Dec 2011
Blog Post: Why For aren't more Disney World attractions cloned for Disneyland?

Jim Hill

Maddy Mouse wrote in to say: I have kind of a weird question for you to answer. I notice that Walt Disney World has lots of rides, shows and attractions that the Imagineers originally designed for Disneyland . But when it comes to rides, shows and attractions that the Imagineers originally designed for...

on28 Jul 2011
Blog Post: Only a few spots remain for D23's Great Disney Scavenger Hunt at Walt Disney World

Jim Hill

Four theme parks in two days seem like a pretty extreme way to see the Walt Disney World Resort . Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved But for the 500+ teams that have already signed up for the Great Disney Scavenger Hunt (which will be held May 12 - 13 as a prelude to D23 's Destination...

on21 Apr 2011
Blog Post: Disney's Night Kingdom lives to see another day (sort of) with DAK's Wild Africa Trek

Jim Hill

Do you remember that niche park which the Imagineers toyed with building back in 2008? You know, that project which went by a variety of names among them Disney's Night Kingdom & Disney's Jungle Trek )? Which then would have given WDW Guests the opportunity to have all sorts of hands-on experiences...

on18 Oct 2010
Blog Post: Imagineering Field Guide goes in for a close-up on Disney's Hollywood Studios

Jim Hill

It's the Disney's Hollywood Studios icon that makes fan boys foam at the mouth. That 122-foot-tall Sorcerer Mickey Hat which stands of Hollywood Boulevard, blocking the view of the Chinese Theater. So if this icon is so controversial, why then did Alex Wright opt to put the Sorcerer Mickey Hat...

on11 Aug 2010
Blog Post: New book takes a behind-the-dreams look at the way Walt Disney Imagineering really works today

Jim Hill

Okay. Last week, JHM reviewed a new hardcover that would be the perfect graduation present for any artists and animators that are on your gift list. This time around, I'd like to talk up a book that would be a great selection for any would-be Imagineers you may have in your extended family. And that...

on9 Jun 2010
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : The Adventurers Club gets ready for its exit while the American Idol Experience delays its entrance

Jim Hill

This past Friday night, visitors to the Adventurers Club got to see a brand-new artifact added to the wall in the Main Salon : A video projection screen. Photo by Max Schilling Given that this piece of Pleasure Island is supposed to be a recreation of a gentlemen's club from the 1930s, one might wonder...

on15 Sep 2008

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Blog Post: The post-Christmas origin of character dining at Walt Disney World

Blog Post: Why For aren't more Disney World attractions cloned for Disneyland?

Blog Post: Only a few spots remain for D23's Great Disney Scavenger Hunt at Walt Disney World

Blog Post: Disney's Night Kingdom lives to see another day (sort of) with DAK's Wild Africa Trek

Blog Post: Imagineering Field Guide goes in for a close-up on Disney's Hollywood Studios

Blog Post: New book takes a behind-the-dreams look at the way Walt Disney Imagineering really works today

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : The Adventurers Club gets ready for its exit while the American Idol Experience delays its entrance