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Blog Post: "Mousejunkies!" is a laugh-filled alternative to your standard WDW travel book

Jim Hill

There are Walt Disney World guidebooks that you read because they give you amazingly accurate info about how to properly navigate this 43 square-mile resort (EX: " The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012 "). Then there are those WDW guidebooks that you pick up because they have lots of...

on30 Jun 2011
Blog Post: Could WDW's New Year's Eve events possibly include a party inside of DisneyQuest?

Jim Hill

Look. I know. Hanukkah ended on the 9th. And Christmas and Kwanzaa are just around the corner. So the last thing that you probably want to hear about at this point is another holiday. But given that a lot of you like spending New Year's Eve at Walt Disney World but don't necessarily enjoy the...

on13 Dec 2010
Blog Post: "Mousejunkies!" takes an affectionate, irreverent look at Walt Disney World's appeal

Jim Hill

Okay. It's confession time. I know that the following statement may be hard for Disney hardcores to hear. But when you make your living as I do -- writing about The Walt Disney Company five days a week, 52 weeks a year, year in, year out -- there really is such a thing as too much Mouse. So when...

on18 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: Will Johnny Depp’s version of the Mad Hatter soon be making appearances at Disney’s theme parks?

Jim Hill

First up, Mark K. writes to ask about WDW ’s Night Kingdom / Jungle Trek project: There was considerable talk several years back about a potential 5th park opening but I have heard no mention of it recently. Did the recession and the decision to remake fantasy land doom this project? Dear Mark K. – There...

on4 Jun 2010
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Disney World uses coupons to promote off-peak dining & shopping

Jim Hill

Maybe you’ve heard about this coupon that Cast Members have been handing out at WDW ’s Magic Kingdom ? The one that gets Guests 20% off on all food that they purchase at Columbia Harbour House, Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe, Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe, Pinocchio Village Haus and Tomorrowland Terrace...

on19 Apr 2010
Blog Post: Muppets add whimsical touch to WDW’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” celebration

Jim Hill

How do you get to The Walt Disney World Resort ? Well, according to the directions that Kermit the Frog was giving to Sweetums at yesterday’s “ Give a Day, Get a Disney Day ” presentation at Epcot , you take the I-4 to 192 and then look for the cans. Of course, it’s easy to understand why everyone’s...

on12 Feb 2010
Blog Post: NFFC Disney World Holiday Extravaganza places the emphasis on in-park fun

Jim Hill

I don’t know how many of you got to see Jason Garcia ’s great story about the Space Mountain redo at WDW ’s Magic Kingdom (It was featured on the Orlando Sentinel ’s new Daily Disney blog . Which is well worth adding to your Favorites list, by the way). Copyright Disney. All Rights Reserved Anywho …...

on27 Nov 2009
Blog Post: Let George Do It: One-time WDW busboy becomes Disneyland’s newest president

Jim Hill

What with that $1.1 billion worth of construction that’s currently going on at Disney’s California Adventure (not to mention that $100+ milllion redo of the Disneyland Hotel that just got underway), the next three years are going to be a particularly tough time for the Disneyland Resort . Walt Disney...

on13 Oct 2009
Blog Post: Wine & dine & run for your lives! Mickey may be getting into the blood-sucking business

Jim Hill

In honor of Columbus Day, I thought that we’d spend today peeking over the horizon. Discovering what new worlds possibly awaits us by checking out some of the domain names The Walt Disney Company has registered over the past few weeks. All of you athletic-types who enjoy taking part in endurance events...

on12 Oct 2009

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Blog Post: "Mousejunkies!" is a laugh-filled alternative to your standard WDW travel book

Blog Post: Could WDW's New Year's Eve events possibly include a party inside of DisneyQuest?

Blog Post: "Mousejunkies!" takes an affectionate, irreverent look at Walt Disney World's appeal

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

Blog Post: Will Johnny Depp’s version of the Mad Hatter soon be making appearances at Disney’s theme parks?

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Disney World uses coupons to promote off-peak dining & shopping

Blog Post: Muppets add whimsical touch to WDW’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” celebration

Blog Post: NFFC Disney World Holiday Extravaganza places the emphasis on in-park fun

Blog Post: Let George Do It: One-time WDW busboy becomes Disneyland’s newest president

Blog Post: Wine & dine & run for your lives! Mickey may be getting into the blood-sucking business