Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing a survey that reveals what the Universal Orlando Resort has in the works to keep Guests coming in 2024 out ahead of Epic Universe opening in 2025. They then look back at what WDW Entertainment originally wanted to present as a nighttime spectacular at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 449: Why “Fantasmic Hollywood” never happened at Disney-MGM

Learn more about the latest doings at Disney with TouringPlan's Len Testa & Jim Hill of JimHillMedia.com as they talk about upcoming projects as well as look back at Mouse House history.

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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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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 477 : Why WDW’s “Fire Mountain” project flamed out

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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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 476: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” gets ready for its grand opening

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


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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 475: Re-opened 1900 Park Fare serves up a superior character meal

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 


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Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 474:  Why Disney World’s Asian Resort never got built

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

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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 449: Why “Fantasmic Hollywood” never happened at Disney-MGM

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