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Blog Post:
Why For did Epcot's Future World not turn out as WED had originally planned?
Jim Hill
Epcot Enthusiast wrote in this week to say: I saw a Tweet today that said that you and Len Testa were touring Future World and World Showcase recording stories for a new " Unofficial Guide Disney Dish with Jim Hill" podcast. Epcot is my very favorite WDW theme park. Could you please share some...
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7 Oct 2011
Blog Post:
Why For aren't more Disney World attractions cloned for Disneyland?
Jim Hill
Maddy Mouse wrote in to say: I have kind of a weird question for you to answer. I notice that Walt Disney World has lots of rides, shows and attractions that the Imagineers originally designed for Disneyland . But when it comes to rides, shows and attractions that the Imagineers originally designed for...
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28 Jul 2011
Blog Post:
Just how spectacular was WDW's Bicentennial spectacular?
Jim Hill
Bradley R. writes in to ask: Jim -- I was just down at Disney World and I have to admit that the Magic Kingdom's "Celebrate America! -- A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky" show was pretty spectacular. But as good as those fireworks were, they got me thinking. Has Disney World ever staged a bigger display...
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17 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
Will pirates soon be returning to Treasure ... er ... Discovery Island?
Jim Hill
Christy S. writes in to say: Jim When I was a little girl, my father and I flew down to Walt Disney World . This was just a year or so after the resort opened and I distinctly remember taking a boat ride with my father out to some island. Once we got there, these pirates led us on a treasure hunt which...
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5 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
A Walt Disney World Why For?: Jolly Holidays, Swan and Dolphin and Disney Studios
Jim Hill
First, Thomas M. writes in to ask: Jim: I was always a huge fan of the Jolly Holidays dinner show at the Contemporary Resort at WDW and was very upset when they stopped having it several years ago. My family and I went every year and there was always a gigantic crowd. I know that much of it was lifted...
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29 Jan 2004