The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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

Show Notes
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 Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by deep-diving into the changes the Disney Parks are about to make to their DAS policy.
They also continue their look back at WDW’s Tomorrowland
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

How many episodes of “Law & Order: SVU” has Ice-T appeared in to date

What were Disney Legend John Hench’s concerns about the version of World Showcase that was almost built next to WDW’s TTC

How long did it take the team at WDW’s Food Labs to create that translucent fruit that was served aboard the “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser”

When was Phase One of “Project Florida” originally supposed to end construction

How tall was Thunder Mesa (i.e., the table-top mountain that was supposed to house WDW’s “Western River Expedition” ride) supposed to be


Show Notes
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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing how the Shooting Gallery at WDW’s Magic Kingdom will soon close to become a DVC lounge. They also take a look back at Tomorrowland in this same theme park circa late 1971 / early 1972.
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which then-husband & wife team were originally supposed to play the leads in Disney’s never-produced “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” sequel



When does it appear that the Magic Kingdom will be opening its version of “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure”



Which “Avatar” film is the new experience that Bob Iger recently revealed was in the works for Disneyland in Anaheim supposed to be based on



What significant eco-friendly change is supposedly in the works for Florida’s version of Autopia



According to John Hench, which proposed WDW resorts were deliberately designed in such a way that they could then be seen from inside of the Magic


Show Notes
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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the truce-of-sorts that’s recently been brokered between the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District & Disney.
They also talk about the drone show that will debut at Disney Springs on May 24th
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which annual event – which is held over in Tampa – made the Imagineers hesitant to bring Disneyland’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride to Florida

Why is much of Epcot’s Morocco pavilion currently hidden behind construction fences

When did Walt Disney make his very last visit to the Studios that he & his brother Roy built in Burbank

What is Tiana asking Guests to help out with when they set sail on her “Bayou Adventure”

How did WDI upset the turkey vultures who frequent the WDW Resort

Show Notes
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Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the construction permits that just got filed for Disney’s Animal Kingdom. They then discuss the “Encanto” -themed show that will be presented in front of CommuniCore Plaza later this Summe
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

What’s the difference between a Milky Way bar and Three Musketeers

Which Dinoland U.S.A. structures are supposed to survive this side of Disney’s Animal Kingdom being transformed into an “Encanto” -themed area

What toy line did Disney Consumer Products launch in the mid-2000s with the hope that it would then become a “Disney Princesses” -like success with little boys

Which “Clueless” star did Disney originally cast as Tinker Bell’s speaking voice

How did Tom Staggs alter Jay Rasulo’s original plans for the Fantasyland expansion that was first announced back in September of 2009


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Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing Disney World’s latest ticket offer for Florida residents.
They’re then joined by veteran Imagineer Jim Shull who shares some behind-the-scenes stories
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:
What’s significant about the dates that WDW’s latest ticket offer is available for


Where is the control booth for DCA’s “Grizzly River Run” attraction located



Why are Universal Orlando officials so interested in learning where people plan on starting their next Florida vacation


Where was the NYC version of David Copperfield’s Magic Underground restaurant supposed to be located

What happens when you make the Cast Members who drive the monorail nervous  
Show Notes
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