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Blog Post: Why For did Epcot's Future World not turn out as WED had originally planned?

Jim Hill

Epcot Enthusiast wrote in this week to say: I saw a Tweet today that said that you and Len Testa were touring Future World and World Showcase recording stories for a new " Unofficial Guide Disney Dish with Jim Hill" podcast. Epcot is my very favorite WDW theme park. Could you please share some...

on7 Oct 2011
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
Blog Post: Mist Direction or How DAK Operations just slipped Joe Rohde a Mickey

Jim Hill

Folks who visited Disney's Animal Kingdom late last month got something of a treat. In that -- for a while there, anyway -- most of " Expedition Everest " 's effects were actually working. The scenic mist that's supposed to drift off of Forbidden Mountain top actually did that. The fog bank that your...

on26 May 2008
Blog Post: Why the Imagineers are still tinker(toy)ing with "Toy Story Mania"

Jim Hill

Have you seen that clip on YouTube ? The one that shows how the Mr. Potato Head AA figure that you find in the queue area of Disney's " Toy Story Mania " can actually pull off its own ear? Well, that's nothing. Wait 'til you hear about how the Imagineers are now pulling out their hair as they try &...

on21 Apr 2008
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : It's lights out for DAK's "Rivers of Light" parade, while Beastly Kingdomme makes a character-based comeback

Jim Hill

For Disney's Animal Kingdom fans ... It's one of those bad news / good news kind of day. The bad news is ... Plans for DAK's long-in-development nighttime parade -- "Rivers of Lights" -- have been tabled. Not because Animal Kingdom management lost confidence in Steve Davison's original concept. But ...

on23 Mar 2008
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready to make the "Disney Magic Connection"

Jim Hill

Imagine that -- as you walked through a Disney theme park -- you could carry with you a wireless device that would: Tell you in real time what the current wait time at your favorite attraction was Also let you know whether there were any FastPasses left for that particular attraction And when these FastPasses...

on13 Jan 2008

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Blog Post: Why For did Epcot's Future World not turn out as WED had originally planned?

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

Blog Post: Mist Direction or How DAK Operations just slipped Joe Rohde a Mickey

Blog Post: Why the Imagineers are still tinker(toy)ing with "Toy Story Mania"

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : It's lights out for DAK's "Rivers of Light" parade, while Beastly Kingdomme makes a character-based comeback

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready to make the "Disney Magic Connection"