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Blog Post: Why For haven't the Imagineers built more rides, shows and attractions around the Disney Villains?

Jim Hill

Chris B. wrote in on September 10th to say Hi Mr. Hill, Great website and so appreciate how you share your Disney knowledge. With the opening of the New Fantasyland Disney has installed a statue for Beauty and the Beast's Gaston. Disney villains have typically only been out and about for the Halloween...

on16 Sep 2012
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: Disney to begin field-testing xPass / FASTPASS Plus at the Magic Kingdom this week

Jim Hill

You have undoubtedly already heard all of the news coming out of last week's big blogger event at Walt Disney World . With all sorts of Web-based tastemakers getting treated to construction site tours of the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland expansion area as well as Disney's Art of Animation Resort...

on29 Apr 2012
Blog Post: "Be Our Guest" features an unvarnished take on Disney Company history

Jim Hill

I have to admit that It's been kind of amusing to watch the reaction (both here and elsewhere around the Web) that Tuesday's "What's really behind the sudden change in Disney Parks & Resorts' facial hair policy" story has been getting. With all sorts of would-be Disney scholars...

on26 Jan 2012
Blog Post: The Easter Egg hidden in Disney "Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa" is finally revealed

Jim Hill

This week's first Why For question comes from Buddy W. Who asks about a change that was made to one of Disney's Animal Kingdom 's opening day attractions: It seems like "Countdown to Extinction" was tamed down when they changed it to " DINOSAUR ." Besides the movie coming...

on15 Dec 2011
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: "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: 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: Mickey & Minnie say "Farewell" to Toontown Fair, "Hello" to the Town Square Exhibition Hall

Jim Hill

What with all of the excitement associated with the Fantasy Forest project , Disneyana fans seem to have overlooked one important aspect of this Magic Kingdom expansion. As in: Given that Mickey's Toontown Fair is going to be flattened to make way for new Dumbo Circus & Disney Fairies -themed areas...

on29 Sep 2009
Blog Post: "The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World" will give you a renewed appreciation of the WDW Resort

Jim Hill

30 years ago this month, I made my very first trip to Walt Disney World . And for 25 years now, I’ve been writing about Central Florida’s Vacation Kingdom. I offer this info up not because I want to impress JHM readers with my advanced age. But – rather – to give you some idea of how long I’ve actually...

on10 Jun 2009

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Blog Post: Why For haven't the Imagineers built more rides, shows and attractions around the Disney Villains?

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

Blog Post: Disney to begin field-testing xPass / FASTPASS Plus at the Magic Kingdom this week

Blog Post: "Be Our Guest" features an unvarnished take on Disney Company history

Blog Post: The Easter Egg hidden in Disney "Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa" is finally revealed

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

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

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

Blog Post: Mickey & Minnie say "Farewell" to Toontown Fair, "Hello" to the Town Square Exhibition Hall

Blog Post: "The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World" will give you a renewed appreciation of the WDW Resort