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Blog Post: Tony Baxter to transition from being a full-time Imagineer to becoming WDI advisor

Jim Hill

You're going to be seeing a lot of stuff about Tony Baxter online today. Stories about how this longtime Disney Company employee (i.e. Tony started at Disneyland Park back in August of 1965 as a sweeper and eventually rose through the ranks to become Senior Vice President of Creative Development...

on1 Feb 2013
Blog Post: Why For did Storybook Circus wind up replacing the Pixie Hollow portion on WDW's Fantasyland expansion project?

Jim Hill

PixiePal 225 recently wrote into say: I've been following the Fantasyland expansion project at WDW's Magic Kingdom for a couple of years now. And while I love the level of design and attention to detail that I've been seeing in the completed portions of Storybook Circus, as a Tinkerbell fan...

on31 May 2012
Blog Post: Updated edition of "Building a Dream" covers even more of Disney's world

Jim Hill

Wow. Has it really been 15+ years since Beth Dunlop wrote " Building a Dream: The Art of Disney Architecture " ? Obviously Disney's world has gotten a whole lot bigger since 1996. Which is why I think it's terrific that Disney Editions recently decided to revisit Dunlop's book....

on10 Jan 2012
Blog Post: Are the Imagineers taking another shot at getting a shoot-the-chutes built at a Disney theme park?

Jim Hill

It was supposed to be Disneyland 's first thrill ride: Monstro the Whale ... Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved Which - in much the same way that Dumbo the Flying Elephant ... Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved ... was just a Disneyified version of that amusement...

on9 Jan 2012
Blog Post: Huffington Post - Jim Hill : "The Muppety makeover of Disneyland that almost happened"

Jim Hill

"The Muppety Makeover of Disneyland that Almost Happened" Can you picture a Kermit -green version of the Matterhorn ? Or -- for that matter -- Miss Piggy standing in for that winkin' Cleopatra that you see as you float through " it's a small world " ? Or Animal filling in...

on19 Dec 2011
Blog Post: Pruning Carnation Plaza Gardens makes room for future growth at Disneyland

Jim Hill

As any good gardener will tell you, Fall is a great time to prune. Why For? Because once the leaves are off the tree, you can actually see what you're doing. More to the point, flowering plants that are pruned back in the autumn usually experience vigorous regrowth the following spring. Photo by...

on18 Sep 2011
Blog Post: How come Hong Kong Disneyland can have a frightening Halloween event but the Anaheim original can't?

Jim Hill

So how did Disney diehards react to the recent news that Walt Disney World would soon be getting a brand-new interactive experience, " Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom " ... Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved ... and Disneyland Park would soon be bumping out the borders of...

on11 Sep 2011
Blog Post: How a Toon Elevator helped Mickey Mouse learn how to talk

Jim Hill

By now, you’ve no doubt seen those online videos that made many a theme park fan go gaga. Where a few lucky Guests – as they were making a stop at Mickey’s House at Disneyland earlier this week – suddenly found themselves face-to-face with a NextGen walkaround character. A Mickey Mouse who not only addressed...

on7 May 2010
Blog Post: The WDW Resort is looking for a few dozen new Disney Princesses

Jim Hill

Have you ever dreamed of being a Disney Princess ? Of being one of those Cast Members who gets to interact with the public while you’re dressed as Cinderella, Princess Aurora or Belle? Well, if so, now might be a good time to buff up your resume. For – even as Walt Disney Imagineering filed those Notices...

on24 Feb 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
Blog Post: Updated “The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” is well worth adding to your Disney booo-k collection

Jim Hill

When “ The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies ” was initially published back in September of 2003 , I seriously doubt that Jason Surrell ever thought that he’d have to “hurry back … hurry back …” to revisit this material. Copyright Disney Editions. All Rights Reserved But who knew...

on9 Sep 2009

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Blog Post: Tony Baxter to transition from being a full-time Imagineer to becoming WDI advisor

Blog Post: Why For did Storybook Circus wind up replacing the Pixie Hollow portion on WDW's Fantasyland expansion project?

Blog Post: Updated edition of "Building a Dream" covers even more of Disney's world

Blog Post: Are the Imagineers taking another shot at getting a shoot-the-chutes built at a Disney theme park?

Blog Post: Huffington Post - Jim Hill : "The Muppety makeover of Disneyland that almost happened"

Blog Post: Pruning Carnation Plaza Gardens makes room for future growth at Disneyland

Blog Post: How come Hong Kong Disneyland can have a frightening Halloween event but the Anaheim original can't?

Blog Post: How a Toon Elevator helped Mickey Mouse learn how to talk

Blog Post: The WDW Resort is looking for a few dozen new Disney Princesses

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

Blog Post: Updated “The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” is well worth adding to your Disney booo-k collection