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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...
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9 Jan 2012
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"it's a small world" composer looks back on his big career at Disney
Jim Hill
It wasn't always easy directly working for Walt Disney. Sometimes you found yourself dealing with some very weird assignments. "My brother and I were in our office one day when we got a phone call. 'Walt wants you down on Stage 4,' " Disney Legend Richard M Sherman recalled during...
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8 Jan 2012
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"Walt Before Mickey" illuminates Disney's tough times in Hollywood, when Walt decided that he " ... was through with the cartoon business"
Jim Hill
By now, you've no doubt seen the maquette of that statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse which is supposed to be prominently displayed on Buena Vista Street (i.e. Disney California Adventure 's entrance plaza. The Main Street, U.S.A. equivalent for this revamped theme park). Copyright Disney...
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27 Dec 2011
Blog Post:
The post-Christmas origin of character dining at Walt Disney World
Jim Hill
It's one of those must-do aspects of a Walt Disney World vacation. Especially if you've got young kids. Character dining . That pricey breakfast, lunch or dinner which is periodically interrupted as Disney characters come by your table, pose for pictures and sign autographs. Copyright Disney...
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26 Dec 2011
Blog Post:
Ride the rails and hear some great Disney-related tales on Walt's Sierra Adventures
Jim Hill
Since JHM seems to be on a run of Christmas movie and holiday-related stories lately, I thought that I'd ask how many of you are fans of the 1954 version of " White Christmas ." And you may recall from a December 2002 story that ran on this website, Nancy and her sister Kathy are huge fans...
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6 Dec 2011
Blog Post:
Want to see where Walt Disney grew up & vacationed? D23 will take you there in 2012
Jim Hill
You know what they say: the third time's the charm. As D23 mapped out its plans for 2012 ... well, Steven Clark knew that it was going to take more than just charm to make the third year of operation for the Official Disney Fan Club memorable. "Heading into Year No. 3, we felt that it was time...
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16 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
Did Disneyland inspire the Universal Studio Tour in Hollywood? Or was it actually the other way around?
Jim Hill
What with James Cameron's tour of Disney's Animal Kingdom on October 17 th (which was then followed by this Academy Award-winner's visit to Universal's Island of Adventure on October 18 th ), the Web has once again been a-buzz with stories about how The World of Avatar is supposed to...
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6 Nov 2011
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Remember the good old days at Disney? They weren't quite as good as you remember
Jim Hill
And how was your weekend? Nancy and mine was going great there for a while. On Saturday, we were getting ready to celebrate her ... er ... 29 th - yeah, that's it - 29 th birthday when a freak October Nor'Easter came through and dropped two feet of snow on us. We did okay through most of Saturday...
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2 Nov 2011
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Huffington Post: Jim Hill - "Disney Studios is still struggling with controversial cartoon characters from its past"
Jim Hill
"Disney Studios is stiIl struggling with controversial cartoon characters from its past" A buck-toothed, squinty-eyed Chinese cook. A pickaninny centaurette who shines hooves. A tar baby. A red-faced Indian Chief who says "Ugh" and "How." Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc...
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25 Oct 2011
Blog Post:
"He was always grandpa" : The Miller children recall Walt Disney
Leo N. Holzer
Family togetherness and memories of shared experiences to last a lifetime ... those are at the heart of Walt Disney's many creations - from cartoon characters and heart-warming movies that have entertained generations to Disneyland, which has delighted guests between the ages of 2 and 102 since opening...
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12 Oct 2011
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