Len Testa and Jim Hill welcome award-winning mind reader and performer Chris Cox (BBC and Broadway) for a deep dive into one of Disney’s most fascinating “what could have been” stories.

The ambitious plans for David Copperfield’s Magic Underground restaurant

How the New York flagship nearly opened before money troubles pulled the plug

Michael Eisner’s enthusiasm for magic and themed dining in the 1990s

Why Disney-MGM Studios was slated to host Copperfield’s magical dining experience

How timing, costs, and the decline of themed restaurants caused the project to vanish

From collapsing billboards in Times Square to a restaurant where your table might levitate, this is the story of the Disney dining experience that almost was — and why it disappeared.

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