im Shull returns to discuss how WDI justifies tearing down entire parts of parks (EX: The Streets of America at DHS) to then build brand-new lands like “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.” He also shares with Len & Jim how WDW’s drainage canal system was altered to make way for the Feature Animation – Florida building
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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 442: The real cost of transforming Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Join Jim Hill and co-hosts Len Testa, Dustin Fuhs, Drew Taylor, Aaron Adams, Michelle C. Valladolid, Dan Zehr and Brian Gaughan as they talk about the multi-faceted Walt Disney Company - including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Disney Studios - as well as Universal Studios and the world of collectibles.

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TV & Film

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the first full trailer for Netflix’s “Ultraman: Rising.” They then talk about “Flow,” the dialogue-free post-apocalyptic animated feature which will be debuting at Cannes next week
In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Who will be voicing Garfield’s Dad in the new animated feature that Sony will be sending out to North American theaters on May 24th

Which George Lucas-produced film was Marvel Productions trying to turn into an animated series in 1984

What company did Illuminations get into bed with back in 2017 to help promote the release of “Despicable Me 3”

How many “South Park” specials have Matt Stone & Trey Parker produced for Paramount+ so far

What was the name of the very first puppet-based series that Jim Henson produced for television


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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Ep 439: Remembering Jim Henson’s “Muppet Babies”

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

In the second installment of this new educational series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid discuss the ancestors of today’s Renaissance fairs. To be specific, some of the primitive “rides” that could be found at these medieval entertainments
In this episode, listeners will learn about: 

Elephants walking across the frozen Thames

What fairs were like in faraway India

How an exhibition of two goats led to today’s county fairs

Why Canada’s Hants County Exhibition, the first major fair in North America, is still in operation today

What it was like to attend a Frost Fair in the heart of London


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Pink Monorail Manufaacturing the Magic Ep 2: Pleasure Fairs

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how well the 25th anniversary re-release of “Star Wars – Episode One: The Phantom Menace.”
They also share Ahmed Best’s conflicted memories of portraying Jar Jar Binks
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about: 

According to Josh Gad, which specific brand of cookie is repeatedly visually referenced within the “Star Wars” universe

How many Star Wars fans took part in the shoot for the video which promotes the iPhone 15’s “Precision Finding” feature

Which big box store currently has TruMoo’s Star Wars Blue Milk in stock (Bonus question: Which direct competitor of this store does NOT have Blue Milk)

Who did President Joe Biden recently personally give a tour of the Oval Office to

When is Star Wars Celebration Japan being held next year




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Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 96: Tom Selleck reflects on auditioning for Indiana Jones

In the premiere episode of this new podcast series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid explore the origins of themed entertainment. To be specific, how early trade fairs led to the first amusements.
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about: 

How gunpowder, tea, and paper from China shaped Europe

How Rome got the secret of Silk

Privileged fairs in Medieval Europe

Christmas markets that still operate today

And the earliest forms of entertainment 


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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 442: The real cost of transforming Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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