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Blog Post: Magic Kingdom presents an abbreviated "Dream," Blue Man Group regroups

Jim Hill

January used to be the start of the slow season at the stateside Disney Parks. How so? So slow that - immediately after New Year's Day -- Disneyland Park wouldn't even open on Mondays & Tuesdays. Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved Which -- as far as the maintenance crew...

on23 Jan 2012
Blog Post: Is Disney's Hollywood Studios thinking of turning PI's "Comedy Warehouse" show into this theme park's seasonal safety valve?

Jim Hill

I know, I know. It's the holidays. So hearing people go "Ho-Ho-Ho" this time of year isn't all that unusual. But that steady wave of laughter which has been rolling out of the ABC Sound Studio at Disney's Hollywood Studios since this past Sunday, that IS kind of unusual. Especially...

on29 Dec 2011
Blog Post: Kevin Yee's "'Earbook 2011" and "Christmas at Walt Disney World" are books that will help you book your next WDW vacation

Jim Hill

Kevin Yee is a cyborg. Mind you, that's my theory. I don't have any definitive proof. Not yet, anyway. Copyright Ultimate Orlando Press. All rights reserved But there has to be some sort of logical explanation as to why this MiceAge columnist has become the Terminator of Disneyana-related authors...

on9 Dec 2011
Blog Post: Looking back at Walt Disney World's very first Thanksgiving Weekend

Jim Hill

Earlier this Fall, Disneyana fans could be heard all around the Web griping about the Company's plans for Walt Disney World 's 40 th anniversary. Or lack thereof. "I don't get it," (or words to that effect) was the constant refrain that you saw online. "Why isn't Disney...

on24 Nov 2011
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
Blog Post: What gloom & doom? It's still "Happy Poly Days" over at Disney's Polynesian Resort

Jim Hill

Alright. I know. It's been kind of a scary week for all you folks who live and work in Central Florida. What with all the stories that are making the rounds about Walt Disney World 's projected occupancy rate for the month of January as well as how miserable things have gotten for all those hotels &...

on5 Dec 2008
Blog Post: "When You Wish Upon a Wishbone" and other Turkey-related tales

Jim Hill

Are you like me? And after you finish carving the turkey ... Well, it looks like that once-beautiful bird has just been through the blender? Let's face facts: Most of us haven't had enough knife time to properly carve a turkey. Which is why we make such a hash of things whenever the holidays roll around...

on27 Nov 2008

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Blog Post: Magic Kingdom presents an abbreviated "Dream," Blue Man Group regroups

Blog Post: Is Disney's Hollywood Studios thinking of turning PI's "Comedy Warehouse" show into this theme park's seasonal safety valve?

Blog Post: Kevin Yee's "'Earbook 2011" and "Christmas at Walt Disney World" are books that will help you book your next WDW vacation

Blog Post: Looking back at Walt Disney World's very first Thanksgiving Weekend

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

Blog Post: What gloom & doom? It's still "Happy Poly Days" over at Disney's Polynesian Resort

Blog Post: "When You Wish Upon a Wishbone" and other Turkey-related tales