Drew Taylor is fresh back from France. And he tells Jim Hill all about the animated films that he got to see at this year’s international animation film festival and market

For this episode, listeners will learn about:

• Where do Porky, Daffy & Petunia Pig work in “The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie”

• The work of which visual futurist reportedly served as the inspiration for the world in which Dreamworks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” is set

• How is Disney expanding the cast for “Moana 2” 

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Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the operational issues that “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” continues to have during its preview period.

They also share listeners' theories about why WDW sit-down restaurants have seemed so empty lately

Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

• What changes have been made to the on-board narration for Disneyland’s Mark Twain

• What’s happening with WDW’s old “Pirates Leagues” facility

• Why were the fast food restaurants & motels built around Disneyland back in the Late 1950s / early 1960s all clustered around the corner of Harbor & Katella

Show Notes

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 In the fourth installment of this new educational series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid look at even more early World’s Fairs. With the focus this time around being on French advances in themed entertainment.

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

• Why the Exposition Universelle de Paris of 1899 dwarfed all others

• How the temporary Eiffel Tower led to the discovery of gamma rays 

• The problem with “human zoos”

• Why the Tower’s most vehement critic dined there every day

• Which themed international buildings served as a precursor for EPCOT’s World Showcase

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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the technical issues “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” has been facing during its Cast Member preview period.

They also take a look at the room décor for WDW Island Tower (i.e., that new DVC which will be opening right next to WDW’s Polynesian Village Resort on December 17th)

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Show Notes

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 Lauren Hersey & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the teaser trailer for “Moana 2.”

They also closely examine which Disney Princess moves the most merchandise.

Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

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Eric Hersey & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing Universal Orlando’s new Premium Scream offering.

They also continue their look back at how USH kept trying to build a successful show around the Universal Classic Monsters

Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing how “The Garfield Movie” has been doing at the domestic box office. They also share some fond memories of Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman

In this episode, listeners will learn about: 

• Which animated feature – released to theaters a year ago this week – sold $120 million worth of tickets over its opening weekend in North America

• What part of the score for “Pooh’s Hunny Hunt” (i.e., the first trackless ride at a Disney theme park) did Richard M. Sherman personally direct

• What limitation of early CG convinced Pixar’s original brain trust that they needed to make movies like “A Bug’s Life,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo” & “Wall-E”

• According to early box office projections, how much is “Inside Out 2” expected to earn over its first weekend in domestic release

• In the future, what will the new release pattern be for the animated features released by Pixar Animation Studios

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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the opening weekend of performances of “Disney Dreams That Soar.”

They then look back at how fireworks got started at Disneyland Park in the late 1950s

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Show Notes

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 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:

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 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:

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