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Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: “Disney Dish with Len Testa,” “Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor” and “Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams.” Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty.

Stories By Jim Hill

General21 years ago

Ears to the Ground: What’s going down (Disney-wise) in Philadelphia and NYC

With less than a week 'til Roy meets with the Disney faithful in Philly (and Eisner faces down a roomful of Disney dissidents), Jim Hill spills...
General21 years ago

“The cry babies who runs Kilimajaro Safari is complaining again? Well, cry me a Kali River …”

Did you think that WDW employees would really be sympathetic to the plight of the DAK drivers that was described in yesterday's "Kilimanjaro Safari" article? Well,...
General21 years ago

A JHM exclusive: Feature Animation-Florida’s going away party

Only JimHillMedia.com takes you behind-the-scenes at Disney-MGM, where all the artists and technicians who made "Mulan," "Lilo and Stitch" and "Brother Bear" gathered for one final...
General21 years ago

Where the Diz is

Mystery writer "R" shares with JHM readers an essay that illustrates the very important role that Roy Disney played in Disney's corporate culture. More importantly, why...
Film & Movies21 years ago

Be Careful What You Wish For – The Story of Robin Williams and Disney Films

In this April 2000 piece from the archives, Jim Hill exposes what really happened with comic genius Robin Williams and the Walt Disney Company's handling of...
General21 years ago

Trying to tell the Good Guys from the Bad Guys

At the end of a pretty amazing week of Disney-related news, Jim Hill shares the latest Roy/Stanley/Michael/Pixar/Comcast theories ... then wonders why he's suddenly feeling sorry...
Theme Parks & Themed Entertainment21 years ago

The Space Mountain Discovery

JHM columnist Jean de Lutèce returns with another great what-might-have-been story. This time around, Jean talks about the array of attractions that almost made it into...
General21 years ago

Sometimes Breaking the Rules is the Right Thing to Do

JHM guest columnist Big Mike Sweeney returns with another great story about how a WDW cast member can really have a huge impact in a small...
General21 years ago

Coming to one little girl’s rescue inside WDW’s “Alien Encounter”

Jim Hill shares yet another story from a Disney World vet. Who goes to explain that -- in spite of all the looming thunderheads and those...
General21 years ago

You will believe that a Pig can fly. (Frogs too!)

Jim Hill digs down deep into LaughingPlace.com's archives and unearths a chunk of one of his earlier articles. Which details what WDW guests might get to...