The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
Summary: Join Jim Hill and co-hosts Len Testa, Dustin Fuhs, Drew Taylor and Dan Zehr as they talk about the multi-faceted Walt Disney Company - including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Disney Studios - as well as Universal Studios.
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A listener-suggested show topic. Besides the rumors, Jim talks a bit about the history between Disney and George Lucas. And Len proposes restaurant ideas.
A listener-suggested show topic. We'll probably do another show on this.
Show Notes: Sadly, not recorded on a ride-through of Pirates.
Started off as a conversation between Jim and Len. Ended up as a show.
Show Notes: Sadly, not recorded on location in Tokyo.
Show Notes: Recorded on location at Epcot.
Show Notes: Recorded on location at Epcot's Electric Umbrella restaurant.
Show Notes: Recorded on location in New Fantasyland, Walt Disney World.
Show Notes: Recorded on location in Frontierland, Walt Disney World.
Show Notes: Recorded on location at Tom Sawyer Island, looking over Hall of Presidents.
A couple of show notes: The background music at the Studios made it difficult to edit without introducing clicks and drops in the audio. Also, both Jim and I momentarily forget Jason Segel's name, but there wasn't a graceful way to edit it all together when we remembered it, because of the background music.
From the Rocket to the Moon, to the House of the Future, to the unbuilt Star Tours Terminal idea, Disneyland's Tomorrowland hasn't lacked for ideas. It's getting them built that's tricky. Join Jim as he walks through what Tomorroland wasn't and isn't, but might be.
Toontown is one of the rare signifcant Disneyland attractions that started out in Walt Disney World before migrating west. But the need for a character-centric land dates back to Disneyland's first decade. Jim tells how Disney first identified the need for characters, how Toontown first got built, and the great, un-filmed idea Disney had for launching Toontown in Disneyland.
Trust us, you'll never look at the Storybook Canal Boats the same way again.
Listen to Jim tell how the holiday dreams of a little girl named Breezy, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and a purple cat all combined to produce the most spectacular display of holiday lights you'll ever see.
