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Why For?: Episode 1- Jim Hill Answers Questions about Pixar, Clarabelle Cow & the Matterhorn Movie by The Disney Dish Podcast with Jim Hill Media
Why For?: Episode 2- Epcot's Never Built Israel Pavilion (Bandcamp Exclusive) by The Disney Dish Podcast with Jim Hill Media
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Blog Post:
Remembering X Atencio and the weird career path that took him from being an assistant animator to becoming a Disney Legend
Jim Hill
"Playful spooks have interrupted our tour. Please remain seated in your ... Doom Buggy." Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc.All rights reserved If you've ever been on The Haunted Mansion and heard this message as your ride vehicle temporarily came to a halt, those were the reassuring tones...
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12 Sep 2017
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Remembering Marty Sklar, the Disney Legend who specialized in making other people's dreams come true
Jim Hill
If you look around the Web today, you'll see that there are lots of Disney fans who are expressing sorrow at Marty Sklar's untimely passing . But I wonder how many of these folks would ever admit that they were among those who - just two weeks ago today - actually booed this Disney Legend. All...
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28 Jul 2017
Blog Post:
Disney insiders debunk Hall of Presidents controversy, describe Imagineers’ relationship with Trump White House as professional & cordial
Jim Hill
The Hall of Presidents at WDW's Magic Kingdom is renown for a lot of reasons: Its earnest, respectful and almost painfully balanced look back at our nation's history. Not to mention being a technological marvel that - thanks to the magic of Audio Animatronics - manages to create the illusion...
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27 Jun 2017
Blog Post:
Universal Studios Hollywood's The Walking Dead Attraction is amazing. Just don't make the mistake of calling it a maze
Jim Hill
When Southern Californian fright fans return to Universal Studios Hollywood this Friday for the official kick-off of Halloween Horror Nights 2016 , they'll have a wide assortment of scares to choose from. They can climb aboard the Terror Tram (which is presented by horror auteur Eli Roth & his...
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11 Sep 2016
Blog Post:
How long should theme parks & movie studios wait when dealing with projects & products that have been impacted by tragedy?
Jim Hill
Six times a day, Louis the Alligator is up onstage at WDW 's Magic Kingdom . Performing in front of Cinderella Castle as part of the cast of characters featured in " Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire ." Which wasn't always the case. When this new theme park show officially debuted...
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3 Sep 2016
Blog Post:
Universal Creative tweaked the magical formula it used to create Hollywood's Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Jim Hill
Given that there are already Wizarding Worlds in Orlando & Osaka, why should Harry Potter fans now travel to Hollywood to experience the third theme park incarnation of that magical realm which J.K. Rowling dreamed up? Because -- as Professor Flitwick (who teaches the Charms class at Hogwarts School...
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7 Apr 2016
Blog Post:
Everything's big about Universal Orlando's opening-in-2016 Skull Island: Reign of Kong
Jim Hill
For nearly 30 years now -- ever since King Kong Encounter was first added to Universal Studios Hollywood 's tram tour back in June of 1986 and that 7 ton, 30 foot-tall animatronic figure began blasting tourists with his banana breath -- theme park goers have been going ape for this massive movie...
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6 Nov 2015
Blog Post:
When did the Imagineers first dream of bringing a Marvel character into a Disney theme park?
Jim Hill
Given that the highly anticipated "Iron Man Experience" won't actually open at Hong Kong Disneyland 'til the Fall of 2016 ... Copyright Marvel / Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved ... I thought that it might be interesting to look back at how the Marvel movies and characters...
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7 Jun 2015
Blog Post:
Universal Orlando's "Skull Island: Reign of Kong" promises thrilling multi-experiential adventure through King Kong's domain
Jim Hill
For almost 40 years now, there have been King Kong-themed attractions at the Universal theme parks. Whether it was the King Kong Encounter which was added to Universal Studios Hollywood 's tram tour back in 1986 ... Copyright Universal Studios Hollywood. All rights reserved ... or the King Kongfrontation...
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6 May 2015
Blog Post:
Disney looks to avoid the mistakes that it made with "The Little Mermaid" as it expands its "Frozen" empire
Jim Hill
25 years ago when "The Little Mermaid" first arrived in theaters, The Walt Disney Company really wasn't ready to capitalize on how successful that hand-drawn animated feature would become. And I mean REALLY not ready. If you dropped by your local Disney Store during the 1989 holiday season...
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18 Sep 2014
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