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 Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the first full trailer for Netflix’s “Ultraman: Rising.” They then talk about “Flow,” the dialogue-free post-apocalyptic animated feature which will be debuting at Cannes next week
In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Who will be voicing Garfield’s Dad in the new animated feature that Sony will be sending out to North American theaters on May 24th

Which George Lucas-produced film was Marvel Productions trying to turn into an animated series in 1984

What company did Illuminations get into bed with back in 2017 to help promote the release of “Despicable Me 3”

How many “South Park” specials have Matt Stone & Trey Parker produced for Paramount+ so far

What was the name of the very first puppet-based series that Jim Henson produced for television


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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing who gets to experience “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” when as part of that WDW attraction’s month-long grand opening event.
They then take a look at the interior of the Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Resort
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

What does Disney’s Hollywood Studios do when the IT system at the WDW Resort crashes

When might we see a second Taylor Swift concert film show up on Disney+

How did Jack Wrather deal with Disneyland being closed on Mondays & Tuesdays during that theme park’s off-season starting back in the late 1950s

What does the future hold for Magic Bands

Why is it very appropriate that the road directly behind the Disneyland Hotel is called Walnut Street


Show Notes
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 In the second installment of this new educational series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid discuss the ancestors of today’s Renaissance fairs. To be specific, some of the primitive “rides” that could be found at these medieval entertainments
In this episode, listeners will learn about: 

Elephants walking across the frozen Thames

What fairs were like in faraway India

How an exhibition of two goats led to today’s county fairs

Why Canada’s Hants County Exhibition, the first major fair in North America, is still in operation today

What it was like to attend a Frost Fair in the heart of London


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Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how well the 25th anniversary re-release of “Star Wars – Episode One: The Phantom Menace.”
They also share Ahmed Best’s conflicted memories of portraying Jar Jar Binks
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about: 

According to Josh Gad, which specific brand of cookie is repeatedly visually referenced within the “Star Wars” universe

How many Star Wars fans took part in the shoot for the video which promotes the iPhone 15’s “Precision Finding” feature

Which big box store currently has TruMoo’s Star Wars Blue Milk in stock (Bonus question: Which direct competitor of this store does NOT have Blue Milk)

Who did President Joe Biden recently personally give a tour of the Oval Office to

When is Star Wars Celebration Japan being held next year




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In the premiere episode of this new podcast series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid explore the origins of themed entertainment. To be specific, how early trade fairs led to the first amusements.
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about: 

How gunpowder, tea, and paper from China shaped Europe

How Rome got the secret of Silk

Privileged fairs in Medieval Europe

Christmas markets that still operate today

And the earliest forms of entertainment 


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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking up “Exploding Kittens.” They then take a look at Mark Dindal’s career as the director of full-length animated features
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

What was the one-and-only film to be produced by Turner Feature Animation

Why is the Henson family reportedly not all that fond of Pixar’s “Monsters Inc”

How many “Garfield” TV specials were produced for CBS back in the late 1988 / early 1990s

Where can you go to get an earlier look at “Slide,” Bill Plympton’s next animated film

Who voiced Anna & Elsa’s Mom in the first “Frozen” movie


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