This week, Len Testa & Jim Hill welcome two guests: Kevin Perjurer of Defunctland and Christina Harrison from TouringPlans.com. They talk about the role that Nixon’s National Security Advisor played in the creation of Epcot-the-theme-park
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Disney Dish Episode 352: When Henry Kissinger got stuck on the Matterhorn

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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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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 481: Up before dawn with “Disney Dreams That Soar”

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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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 480: When the Disneyland Hotel had a miniature golf course

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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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 479: What became of that “Typhoon Lagoon” movie Disney was going to make

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”

Show Notes
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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 478: What went wrong with “Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration”

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


Show Notes
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Disney Dish Episode 352: When Henry Kissinger got stuck on the Matterhorn

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