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Cheryl O. writes in to say: Jim -- I feel that I'm speaking for a lot of JHM readers out there when I say: Enough with the " Cars " and the " Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest " stories already! Don't get me wrong. I understand what you've been trying to say with all these Advertisement articles...

Barrett B. writes in to say: I've really been enjoying Lady F. 's series about working on " Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ." That's always been my dream of mine. To an extra on a big Hollywood film like "Pirates." To stand on the set in costume and watch as the film's cast & crew make...

First up, Tyler P. writes in to ask about: Jim -- While my family and I were down at Disney World last week, we spent an hour or so exploring Celebration . Which was kind of fun, except for the lack of places to shop. It took us less than 30 minutes to visit all of the stores along Market Street . Given...

Will L. writes in to say: Have you seen the concept art for Epcot's new "The Seas with Nemo & Friends" attraction yet? Copyright Disney Enterprises LLC Originally I was very excited when I saw all of this stuff. Copyright Disney Enterprises LLC But then I got to see some of the concept art for Disneyland...

First up, Louis T. writes in to ask: What happened to that seasonal retheming of WDW' s " Haunted Mansion" that you talked about a few years back? I thought that the Magic Kingdom's version of Disneyland' s " Haunted Mansion Holiday" was supposed to have officially debuted this past October. But that...

First up, Ravi T. writes in to ask about Sunset Boulevard at Disney-MGM Studios . To be specific, something that he noticed was embedded in the asphalt on Sunset. Jim -- Last week, my family and I were down at Walt Disney World . And while we were walking through MGM to get to the Tower of Terror , I...

First Adam D. writes to ask: Did you hear about Miramax picking up "Gnomeo & Juliet"? That was kind of unexpected, don't you think? Dear Adam D. Actually, no. Ever since John Lasseter & Ed Catmull pulled the plug on this whimsical reimagining of Shakespeare 's tragic romance back in March, a...

First up, T.S. writes in to ask: Dear Jim: I was wondering if you could clear up a Disneyland -related mystery for me. For years, I’ve owned a copy of that concept painting that Peter Ellenshaw did of this theme park back in the early 1950s. Hopefully you’re familiar with the painting that I’m talking...

Let's start things off with an e-mail from Tony, who asks ... Hi Jim, I have been following your Tarzan stories and got depressed after reading today's " Why For ." Why for? Because I had purchased tickets when they first became available and shelled out extra money to buy the VIP tickets at $200 a pop...

First up, Leslie C. writes in to say: Your "Tarzan" story on Monday must have really struck a nerve with Disney Theatrical. By Tuesday afternoon, Schumacher's flunkies already had an article up on Playbill.com where they denied that "Tarzan" had any significant sightline issues. They also insisted that...

First up in Cory F. Who writes in to say: Dear Jim: I've really been enjoying Jeff Lange's photos this week of Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration. I was wondering if Jeff attended the Space Mountain rededication back in July. And if he did, does he have any pictures of that ceremony to share?...

First up, James Tai from North Hollywood, CA. writes in to ask: First off, I am a life-long Disney park fan and just discovered your brilliant website -- love these articles, especially the ones about attractions that never made it, like Western River Expedition. Incredible stuff. Aside from whatever...

Hey, folks! First of all, let me apologize in advance for this week's "Why for" being so short. But - what with me running all these Magic Kingdom tours for the folks attending MouseFest 2004 - my dance card is kind of full right now. Which precludes me from cranking out any epic length columns this...

First of all, let me apologize for my somewhat low profile at JHM this week. But we've had some pretty wild weather these past couple of days up here in New England. With winds of 45-50 MPH knocking down tree limbs. Which -- in turn -- took out a number of power lines in our neck of the woods. And -...

Peter S. writes in to ask: Jim, Do you have any news regarding the Pixar/Disney split, and/or Disney's plans for The Muppets beyond "The Wizard Of Oz" TV special? For the sake of movie audiences, I really hope Pixar and Disney can reach an agreement of some sort. If not, it's Disney's loss I think. I...

First up, Tim K. of Manchester, U.K. writes in to ask: Hi Jim, Always enjoy reading your site as everyone does ! I had a question about the Disney hotel that was to be built in Times Square NY. Do you know why this project was abandoned? Was any art work ever released? I remember something about a pixie...

First of, Nick T. writes in to say: Dear Jim, I really enjoyed the stories that you did earlier this week about about NYC's "World of Disney" store . (I wish you'd given your Tri-State readers a heads-up that you were coming into the City this past weekend. I know that if I'd had some advance notice...

A WDWMagic.com reader who's also a JHM fan writes in to ask: Dear Mr. Hill -- I was wondering if you could help us get out the word about General Grizz's campaign to save the balloons, fountain & food court over at Epcot's "The Land" pavilion. Rumor has it that these classic features of this Future...

Perhaps this note from Martin M. best sums up the mail that I've been getting lately. Jim -- Why no new "Why For"? It's been months since you last did one of those columns. And I loved those! Have you discontinued "Why For"? If so, that was a big mistake, Hill. You answering all of those JHM readers...

First up, it's a note from Noreen. Who wrote to me earlier this week to share what she thought was some great news: Jim -- Did you see today's article over at Screamscape.com? The one that says the Imagineers are supposedly thinking about dusting off the plans that Marc Davis drew up for Disney World...