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Blog Post:
When it comes to D23's Fanniversary events, it's all about making those connections
Jim Hill
So what does it actually take for D23 to pull together those Fanniversary events that they've been presenting around the country for the past few weeks? According to Jeffrey Epstein, spokesman for the Official Disney Fan Club, it takes a solid six months of behind-the-scenes effort to produce each...
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13 Mar 2013
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From concerts to cels, attraction openings to book signings, there's a mighty busy Mouse-related week coming up
Jim Hill
Never mind March coming in like a lion. This month is really more a mouse, given all of the Disney-related events that are going to be happening all over the country in the coming week. Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved Like what? Well, for starters, today through Monday, March 11th...
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10 Mar 2013
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Disneyland's Three Kings Day celebration offers Limited Time look at Southern California's Mexican culture
Shelly Valladolid
I know that it's usually not cool to peek at your Christmas presents. But given that Ephinany comes at the very tail end of the holiday season ... Well, I'm hoping that it'll be okay if I reveal what Disneyland Park has planned for this weekend's three day-long Three Kings' Day celebration...
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4 Jan 2013
Blog Post:
Huffington Post - The Tinker Bell drone that Disneyland almost got
Jim Hill
The Tinker Bell drone that Disneyland almost got Over the past week or so, there have been a number of stories out there about media companies and drone technology. With TMZ insisting that it wasn't really in the market for a celebrity-seeking missile, Mid-Missouri NPR affiliate KBIA revealed that...
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4 Dec 2012
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Podcasts & big green pussy cats prevented JHM from posting new pieces earlier this week
Jim Hill
Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? My apologies for JHM basically being on hold these past few days. But I've been out in Southern California since Saturday morning working. Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you do there? Copyright DreamWorks Animation LLC. All rights reserved Len Testa and...
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25 Oct 2012
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Ron Schneider's "From Dreamer to Dreamfinder" is a hilarious & informative insider's view of the themed entertainment business
Jim Hill
My apologies, folks. I know that JHM has been extremely light on content this past week or so. But I have been traveling. Dear Lord, have I been traveling. I wonder how many Frequent Flyer miles The Dreamfinder racked up while he was flying this contraption around EPCOT Center's Kodak pavilion? Copyright...
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15 Aug 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...
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31 May 2012
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"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...
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26 Jan 2012
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...
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23 Jan 2012
Blog Post:
Updated edition of "Building a Dream" covers even more of Disney's world
Jim Hill
Wow. Has it really been 15+ years since Beth Dunlop wrote " Building a Dream: The Art of Disney Architecture " ? Obviously Disney's world has gotten a whole lot bigger since 1996. Which is why I think it's terrific that Disney Editions recently decided to revisit Dunlop's book....
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10 Jan 2012
Blog Post:
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
Blog Post:
"Jason's Disneyland Almanac" is a ridiculously detailed, highly entertaining & informative read
Jim Hill
In the Stadler / Hill household, it's kind of a tradition that - as Thanksgiving rolls around - we reach for the latest edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac and then find out what sort of winter we're in for up here in New Hampshire. But this year, given that we're still four weeks out...
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23 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
How come Hong Kong Disneyland can have a frightening Halloween event but the Anaheim original can't?
Jim Hill
So how did Disney diehards react to the recent news that Walt Disney World would soon be getting a brand-new interactive experience, " Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom " ... Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved ... and Disneyland Park would soon be bumping out the borders of...
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11 Sep 2011
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"Family Fun Weekends" give Southern Californians an extra incentive to revisit the Disneyland Resort
Jim Hill
There's kind of a perception out there that - once the holiday season wraps up in Southern California - that the Disneyland Resort isn't much as fun to visit as it used to be back in October , November and December. Which is kind of understandable. Right now, anyway. Given that Disney California...
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18 Jan 2011
Blog Post:
Little kids will have big fun at LEGOLAND California's Brick-or-Treat Party Nights
Jim Hill
Okay. Let's say that you're a parent living in Southern California. And you want to give your family a special treat-or-treat this Halloween season. Copyright 2010 Universal Studios. All rights reserved The only problem is ... Your kids are kind of on the young side. 4 to 8 years-old. Which means...
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4 Oct 2010
Blog Post:
Getting ready for this Sunday's Great Disney Scavenger Hunt
Jim Hill
Take 2000 people (who are divided by 575 teams) and then set them loose at the Disneyland Resort for just over five hours ... and what do you have? And - no - the above is NOT one of the questions from D23 's Great Disney Scavenger Hunt (which will be held this coming Sunday morning in Disneyland...
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22 Sep 2010
Blog Post:
Disneyland Alumni Club presents “55 Years of Music Magic”
Jim Hill
You’re a Disney fan, right? So I’m guessing that I don’t really need to explain the significance of the upcoming July 17 th to you. Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved Which brings me to my next question: Where are you planning on spending Disneyland ’s 55 th anniversary? Disneyland...
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29 Jun 2010
Blog Post:
How a Toon Elevator helped Mickey Mouse learn how to talk
Jim Hill
By now, you’ve no doubt seen those online videos that made many a theme park fan go gaga. Where a few lucky Guests – as they were making a stop at Mickey’s House at Disneyland earlier this week – suddenly found themselves face-to-face with a NextGen walkaround character. A Mickey Mouse who not only addressed...
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7 May 2010
Blog Post:
Panel discussion? Product signing? Rarities screening? Which would you choose?
Jim Hill
Do you remember that moment in Epcot ’s “ Journey into Imagination with Figment ” ride when Dr. Nigel Channing realizes that “ … Imagination works best when it’s set free” ? And then suddenly you’re surrounded by multiple versions of Figment? Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved Well...
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23 Apr 2010
Blog Post:
An Olympic-sized Why For
Jim Hill
First up, Davis P. writes to ask about JHM’s American International Toy Fair coverage this week : I thought that Jim Hill Media was a website that mostly covered Disney’s theme parks and animated films. What made you decide to go to New York and cover Toy Fair this year? Dear Davis P. Why did Nancy and...
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19 Feb 2010
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