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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing how “The Garfield Movie” has been doing at the domestic box office. They also share some fond memories of Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman
In this episode, listeners will learn about: 
Which animated feature – released to theaters a year ago this week – sold $120 million worth of tickets over its opening weekend in North America

What part of the score for “Pooh’s Hunny Hunt” (i.e., the first trackless ride at a Disney theme park) did Richard M. Sherman personally direct

What limitation of early CG convinced Pixar’s original brain trust that they needed to make movies like “A Bug’s Life,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo” & “Wall-E”

According to early box office projections, how much is “Inside Out 2” expected to earn over its first weekend in domestic release

In the future, what will the new release pattern be for the animated features released by Pixar Animation Studios

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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the opening weekend of performances of “Disney Dreams That Soar.”
They then look back at how fireworks got started at Disneyland Park in the late 1950s
In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Why Universal Orlando decided to change the name of Epic Universe’s racing coaster

When will work begin on the retheming of Dinoland U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Which musical acts is Universal Creative reportedly considering using as the jumping-off point for a maze at a future Halloween Horror Night

Why are dining reservations suddenly far easier to get at WDW’s sit-down restaurants

Where will road improvements soon begin on Disney World property


Show Notes
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 In the third installment of this new educational series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid look back at the first World’s Fairs. More importantly, the impact that these ambitious expositions had on society
In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Where in London was the Great Exposition staged

Which structure at the Great Exposition inspired a popular WDW restaurant

What marvels from the Victorian Age were on display during this 5-month-long event

Which event held in France just four years later attempted to throw the Great Exposition of London into eclipse

Why is the Palais d’Industrie considered Napoleon III’s “ego building”


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 Jim Hill first talks about how “The Garfield Movie” did domestically over the long Memorial Day Week.
He then discusses that new YouTube documentary, “Beyond the Glass: The WDW Animation Building”
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which fairy tale classic was supposed to have served as the basis of Disney’s first-ever live-action musical for television

How much of the staff up in Emeryville was reportedly let go as part of the recent round of lay-offs at Pixar Animation Studios

Which two movie musicals did the Sherman Brothers write the score AND the screenplays for

How many films have been produced to date as part of the “Mad Max” movie series

Which installment has been the highest-grossing film (to date) in the “Kung Fu Panda” series


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Len Testa shares what it was like to watch Disney Springs’ new nighttime show from Saratoga Springs. Jim Hill then finishes his history of the miniature golf courses at the WDW Resort
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

Why do Disney execs really need to pay attention to what Jenny Nicolson shared throughout her four-hour-long “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” video

What makes the Bacchus hole at “Fantasia Gardens” so difficult for golfers

How long after the theme for “Winter Summerland” was selected did this miniature golf course open up right next door to Blizzard Beach

What did Tiger Woods have to say about “Fantasia Fairways”

Which buildings at Disney’s Saratoga Springs should offer the very best views of “Disney Dreams That Soar” (EDITOR’S NOTE: on the side facing Disney Springs Lake)


Show Notes
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 Lauren Hersey & Jim Hill start this week’s episode by discussing a rare Disney book found at the Brimfield Flea Market.
They then take a look at Disney-MGM’s old Streetmosphere program
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

What “Star Trek” vet directed “Three Men & a Baby” for Touchstone Pictures

Which forest creature recently turned up on Jim’s front porch

When was “Lady & the Tramp” first released to theaters

How much did it originally cost to build the Disney-MGM Studio theme park

What will you find at the corner of Mickey Avenue & Dopey Drive on the Disney Lot in Burbank


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