The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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)


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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


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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by talking about what happens next with Disneyland Forward now that the Anaheim City Council has officially approved this project. They also discuss what Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed at the Company’s most recent earnings call.
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

How long will the WDW version of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad be down for rehab

What’s interesting about Disney’s decision to extend the permit it had with the South Florida Water Management District for the area between Fort Wilderness & Wilderness Lodge for another 5 years

Which moderate resort at WDW will be having its guest room refurbished now through November

What did Michael Eisner want to originally call the water thrill park that the Company first announced for Florida back in December of 1985

Who did Disney initially hire to write the screenplay for that Studio’s “Typhoon Lagoon” movie

Show Notes
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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the latest news coming out about the Epic Universe project. They also talk about why Bay Lake Tower is undergoing a year-long refurbishment in the not-so-distant future
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which crime figure from the 1930s inspired Ma Beagle & the Beagle Boys

How is Fort Wilderness’ remote location reportedly impacting DVC sales for the cabins there

How many animated series featuring  Disney’s “Stitch” character have been produced to date

How could the Beyond Big Thunder project potentially impact the Rivers of America at WDW’s Magic Kingdom

Which two living character initiative shows plowed the road for “Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration”

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Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by congratulating Israel Perez & the team at WDW’s Victoria & Albert’s for the Michelin star they were just awarded.
They then welcome back veteran Imagineer Jim Shull for a discussion of WDSP’s upcoming “Alice & the Red Queen: Back in Wonderland” show
For this episode, listeners will learn about:
Why – when WDW Cast Members finally get to preview “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” – they may come at this revamped flume ride from backstage

How far along is the “Disneyland Forward” project when it comes to Anaheim’s approval process

What’s interesting about that construction permit that just got pulled for Epcot’s “Journey into Imagination” pavilion


The “Frozen” star recently got the opportunity to try his hand at conducting on the Disneyland Railroad



Why – when it comes to updating and/or making significant changes to the African side of Disney’s Animal Kingdom – the Imagineers have very limited choices


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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the Stella Nova & Terra Luna Resorts at Universal Orlando. They then look back at Disney’s reaction to Mattel’s 1972 announcement of its Circus World theme park project
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:
How many times will Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights be presented this year

What’s the name of the bay that the “World of Frozen” is built alongside at the theme park formerly known as Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris

What price range is Universal reportedly considering when it comes to admission to its new kid-friendly park currently under construction in Bliss, TX

Why are the popcorn buckets sold at the Disney Parks in Anaheim & Tokyo so much nicer than the ones that are sold at the WDW Resort

How were the elephants dressed at the groundbreaking ceremony for Circus World back in April of 1973

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