The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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Join Jim Hill and co-hosts Len Testa, Drew Taylor, Brian Gaughan, Eric Hersey, and Lauren Hersey as they talk about the multi-faceted Walt Disney Company - including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Disney Studio... more

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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network episodes:

June 01, 2024Pink Monorail Manufacturing the Magic Ep 3: Early World’s Fairs & Expositions
In the third installment of this new educational series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid look back at the first World’s Fairs. More importantly, the impact that these ambitious expositions had on society
In this episode, listeners will learn about:
Where in London was the Great Exposition staged
Which structure at the Great Exposition inspired a popular WDW restaurant
What marvels from the Victorian Age were on display during this 5-month-long event
Which event held in France just four years later attempted to throw the Great Exposition of London into eclipse
Why is the Palais d’Industrie considered Napoleon III’s “ego building”

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22min
May 28, 2024Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Ep 440 : When the Sherman Brothers left Disney Studios
Jim Hill first talks about how “The Garfield Movie” did domestically over the long Memorial Day Week.
He then discusses that new YouTube documentary, “Beyond the Glass: The WDW Animation Building”
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:
Which fairy tale classic was supposed to have served as the basis of Disney’s first-ever live-action musical for television
How much of the staff up in Emeryville was reportedly let go as part of the recent round of lay-offs at Pixar Animation Studios
Which two movie musicals did the Sherman Brothers write the score AND the screenplays for
How many films have been produced to date as part of the “Mad Max” movie series
Which installment has been the highest-grossing film (to date) in the “Kung Fu Panda” series

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40min
May 27, 2024Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 481: Up before dawn with “Disney Dreams That Soar”
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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53min
May 25, 2024I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 7: What’s it like to live at WDW’s Golden Oak gated community
Lauren Hersey & Jim Hill start this week’s episode by discussing a rare Disney book found at the Brimfield Flea Market.
They then take a look at Disney-MGM’s old Streetmosphere program
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:
What “Star Trek” vet directed “Three Men & a Baby” for Touchstone Pictures
Which forest creature recently turned up on Jim’s front porch
When was “Lady & the Tramp” first released to theaters
How much did it originally cost to build the Disney-MGM Studio theme park
What will you find at the corner of Mickey Avenue & Dopey Drive on the Disney Lot in Burbank

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47min
May 24, 2024Epic Universal with Eric Hersey Ep 55-5\8: What sorts of snacks are served in DreamWorks Land
Eric Hersey & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the media preview that was recently held for Universal Studios Florida’s reimagining Kidzone area. They then look back at the “Pink Panther” film series
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:
Where did Duffy AKA the Disney Bear initially exclusively sell on Disney World property back in 2002

Why is the new entrance sign for USF’s “E.T. Adventure” attraction deliberately designed to look like something you associate with a forest

How did MGM/UA decide to cash in on the “Muppet Babies” craze back in the mid-1980s

Which classic Universal cartoon character is reportedly being given the “Hidden Mickey” treatment inside of DreamWorks Land

What are the themes of the first three mazes announced for Universal Orlando’s 2024 edition of Halloween Horror Nights

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54min
May 21, 2024Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Ep 439: Remembering Jim Henson’s “Muppet Babies”
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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51min
May 20, 2024Disney 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 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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52min
May 18, 2024Pink Monorail Manufacturing the Magic Ep 2: Pleasure Fairs
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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42min
May 17, 2024Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 96: Tom Selleck reflects on auditioning for Indiana Jones
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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May 16, 2024Pink Monorail Manufacturing the Magic Ep 01: The Silk Road
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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32min

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