The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

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How good is Rogue One? Jim and Len talk about the movie, the plot, and the reason behind all of the reshoots that took place Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We also talk about Buzz Price's take on these ideas - the memo we're reading from has Buzz's handwritten notes on it. He had very strong feelings about rats in restaurants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We continue our Chronological Disneyland series with some unbuilt Disney ideas in Long Beach. We also talk about new projection shows at the Magic Kingdom, fireworks at DHS, Rivers of Light at Animal Kingdom Park, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Other things we'll be covering on November 12 include Disney's Australia Park, Westernworld, Mineral King, and the SS Disney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This version of the show is condensed to focus on just the story, with no side digressions. The longer episode, with 7 minutes (woo!) of side stories, is available to subscribers at DisneyDish. Bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This version of the show is condensed to focus on just the story, with no side digressions. The longer episode, with 10 minutes (woo!) of side stories, is available to subscribers at DisneyDish. Bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This version of the show is condensed to focus on just the story, with no side digressions. The longer episode, with 10 minutes (woo!) of side stories, is available to subscribers at DisneyDish. Bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We pick up the story after Disney has just sold out the Rather Corporation to corporate raiders, in exchange for the rights to the property around Los Angeles, including the Disneyland Hotel. But what is Disney going to do with all of these real estate holdings? Jim tells the story.  This version of the show is condensed to focus on just the story, with no side digressions. The longer episode, wit...

This version of the show is condensed to focus on just the news, with no side stories or digressions. The longer episode, with 18 minutes of side stories, is available at DisneyDish. Bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is the full version of the show, with about 14 extra minutes of side stories. A condensed version is also available, focusing on just the media event. Let us know which version you prefer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This version of the show is condensed to focus on just the Media Preview event, with no side stories or digressions. The full episode, with side stories, is also available. Let us know which version you prefer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Check out our other shows at http://disneydish.bandcamp.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out our other shows at http://disneydish.bandcamp.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out our other shows at http://disneydish.bandcamp.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out our other shows at http://disneydish.bandcamp.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out our other shows at http://disneydish.bandcamp.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Hill and Len Testa discuss SeaWorld’s landmark decision to end its captive-orca breeding program and the long chain of events that pushed the company toward that change. They trace the impact of Blackfish, SeaWorld’s public-relations mistakes, declining attendance, pressure from animal-rights organizations, and the California Coastal Commission’s restrictions on the proposed Blue World expansi...

Jim Hill and Len Testa continue their look at Splash Mountain’s origins, tracing how Tony Baxter combined a long-requested log flume with Disneyland’s next big animatronic adventure. Jim explains how Pirates of the Caribbean, unused attraction concepts, and the figures from America Sings helped shape the project. They also discuss the budget and maintenance decisions behind the ride, along with a...

Jim Hill joins Len Testa to report on his early walkthrough of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood. They compare the new land with Orlando’s original Hogsmeade and explore how Universal applied lessons from earlier attractions to its California park. Recorded as soft openings began in February 2016, the conversation covers the setting, guest flow, Forbidden Journey,...

Jim Hill and Len Testa begin their Splash Mountain history with the water rides Disney considered long before the attraction took shape. Jim traces Walt’s early Monstro concept, other unbuilt Fantasyland rides, and the log-flume technology that revived interest in a Disney water thrill ride. The conversation culminates in a Paul Bunyan proposal and the decisions that eventually steered the project...