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Blog Post:
Figuring out what was wrong with Disney's original Abraham Lincoln AA figure
Jim Hill
Back in the late 1950s, when Corky Wilds was working for Mitchell Camera Corporation , he'd make the trek from his home in North Hollywood out to Glendale. "This was before the highway got built. So the only way to get to Mitchell Camera's offices in Glendale was to drive up Riverside Drive...
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30 Aug 2010
Blog Post:
A PC Haunted Mansion ?! Now that's scary
Jim Hill
Forget about "Grim Grinning Ghosts." Get ready for "Prim, we-don't-mean-to-offend-anyone Ghosts." That's the word coming out of Glendale these days. Reportedly in response to guest complaints about goofy but ghoulish lines like "Drag your wretched bodies to the dead center of the room," the Imagineers...
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2 Jan 2008
Blog Post:
WDI's X-Scream Makeover of WDW's Haunted Mansion: Part 4
Jim Hill
Picking up where we left off ... By now, I'm sure that you've all heard about the neat effect that's just been installed in Walt Disney World 's version of the The Haunted Mansion . Where Madam Leota's head now magically floats above the table, calling " ... in the spirits, wherever they're at." Of course...
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24 Oct 2007
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WDI's X-Scream Makeover of WDW's Haunted Mansion: Part 3
Jim Hill
Picking up where we left off on Tuesday ... I know that this is going to sound a bit bizarre. Particularly given that -- back in 1955 -- Walt Disney built an entire theme park for just $17 million . But $30 million doesn't go as far as you might think these days. Which is why WDI really had to pick...
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23 Oct 2007