OUR STORY SO FAR: Roy Disney personally okayed development of “Western River Expedition (WRE),” a massive new attraction for WDW’s Magic Kingdom. Marc Davis – the...
OUR STORY SO FAR: If you’ve read Parts 1 through 6, you’ve already have a pretty good understanding of the history of “Western River Expedition.” At...
OUR STORY SO FAR: 75 years of films, TV shows and videos have taught us that all Disney stories end happily, right? Well, not this time,...
OUR STORY SO FAR: Marc Davis was tired. Tired of the excuses he kept getting as to why “Western River Expedition” (WRE) wasn’t getting built. Tired...
Before you hit the trail, check out a few more stories about the greatest attraction that never was ! A NOTE TO READERS: You know, you’d...
I spend weeks writing articles about Disney theme parks that haven’t opened yet. Months researching attractions that never made it off the drawing board. A lifetime...
They say "an elephant never forgets." Well, neither does Jim Hill. In this classic from the archive, he fills you in on the bizarre fate of...
As Jim recovers from the inagural run of the JimHillMedia Walt Disney World tours, we dip into the deep fires of hell ... okay, the archives...
Find out all about Disney's California Adventure's origins, the wheeling and dealing it took to get the park off the ground, the struggles, the setbacks... as...
In Part 2 of this fan favorite from the JimHillMedia.com archives, learn how the Walt Disney Company pitted the cities of Long Beach and Anaheim against...