Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network features weekly shows hosted by Jim Hill and his collaborators. The lineup includes The Disney Dish with Len Testa , Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor , Epic Universal Podcast with Eric Hersey , I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey , Marvel Us Disney with Dan Graney , The Case For with Chris Cox , and more. Each series offers industry reporting, history, analysis, and insider stories spanning Disney, Universal, animation, film, streaming, and themed entertainment. With over 25 years of online storytelling and thousands of hours of content, the network delivers trus...

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Episode 169: Galaxy's Edge Listener Questions and Around the Park News 02.07.2018 33:52

We also review new Disney survey questions on ride sharing and new technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel Us Disney Episode 12: Movie News and Rumors with a Dollop of Television Recap 29.06.2018 53:29

Jim and Aaron talk about "Spider-man: Far From Home" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" plus Marvel television. Cloak and Dagger, Luke Cage, Legion, and Ant Man also get a closer look. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 168: Galaxy's Edge Listener Questions and Around the Park News 24.06.2018 23:59

Jim also a listener question about how Annual Passholder park dates might change around Galaxy's Edge opening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Ep. 5 - What's Incredible About Incredibles 2 24.06.2018 47:58

Jim and Drew discuss how "Incredibles 2" has been doing at the box office and how Pixar's latest sequel stacks up against the original "Incredibles" from 2004. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 167: New Harry Potter Coaster Details! 18.06.2018 34:50

Len visits Donald's Dino-Bash at the Animal Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 166: Animal Kingdom Visit + On-site Perks at Disney Springs Hotels 11.06.2018 27:21

Also Len visits Disney's Animal Kingdom for the new Up! bird show and Satuli Canteen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 4: What's Old is New - Duck Tales, Thundercats, Wildthings, Toasters and Even Gravity Falls 30.05.2018 34:50

Sure to be controversial, Drew and Jim wonder why animation fans were so quick to embrace Disney's "DuckTales" reboot but then rejected Cartoon Network's new take on "Thundercats." These two also talk about John Lasseter's attempts to get Walt Disney Animation Studios to produce CG versions of "Where the Wild Things Are" and "The Brave Little Toaster" back in the early 1980s. Learn more about your...

Episode 164: New Fort Wilderness DVC and Epcot Resorts? 30.05.2018 26:33

In our main story we talk about changes to Disney's Photopass system using artificial intelligence to make better photos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 165: New Evidence of Lightsabers in Galaxy's Edge and How Crowd Control Will Work 30.05.2018 31:58

Jim also explains how crowd control is likely to work when Galaxy's Edge opens in Disneyland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel Us Disney Episode 11: Deadpool 2, Avengers: Infinity War and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 28.05.2018 45:24

A lively discussion on the topic of "Deadpool 2", why Marvel Studios had suddenly gone mum when it comes to the fate of certain characters last seen in "Infinity War" and ABC's decision to schedule the final season of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." for the Summer of 2019.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Universal Joint Episode 3: A Night of Joy, Horror and Raptors 25.05.2018 28:04

Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill talk about hard ticket events that have been held at the Universal Parks and Resorts. These two also talk about USF's still-under-construction new nighttime lagoon show as well as the changes that are coming to USH's "Jurassic Park -- The Ride". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 163: Unbuilt Epcot Thames River Ride and Maleficient Bursts Into Flames! 22.05.2018 27:46

We also cover the Maleficient Dragon fire during the Festival of Fantasy parade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 3: Going Solo 22.05.2018 37:28

Dan Zehr talks about the out-of-this-world experience he had at the Hollywood premiere of "Solo: A Star Wars". Jim also shares stories about lessons Ron Howard learned on the sets of "The Andy Griffith Show" and"Happy Days". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 161: Epcot Visit and Galaxy's Edge Tech News 14.05.2018 26:02

Len visits Epcot to see whether there's enough space at International Gateway for Skyliner traffic. Jim talks about the Guardians coaster, and more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 162: Strategery! The Projects Disney and Universal Aren't Talking About 13.05.2018 24:01

Len and Jim talk about the new WDW one-day tickets that come with pre-selected FASTPASS options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor Episode 3: CinemaCon and Tribeca 06.05.2018 41:57

Jim Hill and Drew Taylor talk about all of the animation-related news that came out of CinemaCon and Tribeca this year. Don Hahn's new documentary about Howard Ashman, the murderous matriarch that "How to Train Your Dragon 2" almost had, and the "Black Cauldron" -inspired ride that the Imagineers wanted to build at Disneyland Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel Us Disney Episode 10: Spoiler Heavy Look at "Avengers: Infinity War" 03.05.2018 37:27

In news, Aaron and Jim talk about Feld Entertainment's "Marvel Live ! Age of Heroes" arena show, then launch into a spoiler-heavy discussion of "Avengers: Infinity Wars.". SPOILERS- Plus Jim and Aaron review which now-dead characters are obviously going to be resurrected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 160: New Epcot Concept Surfaces at Auction 02.05.2018 24:18

In news, Len and Jim talk about Animal Kingdom's extended morning EMH throughout early summer 2018. Len also talks DHS waits with Toy Story Land opens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 2: Recon on Solo and Does Recasting Always Work? 29.04.2018 37:50

In the second installment of their new series, Dan Zehr and Jim Hill cast an eye on the tricky topic of recasting. Zehr also talks about his recent trip to LA, where Dennys execs revealed what was in the cards for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Universal Joint Podcast Episode 2: Hooray for (Universal Studios) Hollywood 27.04.2018 24:58

It's a Hooray for (Universal Studios) Hollywood edition of this new podcast. Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill talk about next month's Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Celebration as well as how this theme park's Upper Lot has been transformed over the past years. Join these two as they explore Universal Plaza, the Animation Studio Store as well as the soon-to-open DreamWorks Theatre. Learn more about your...

Episode 159: More Skyliner and Park News, Plus DCA Wrap-Up 27.04.2018 48:57

Len talks about new Disney patents for self-driving cars and virtual reality, and a new update to the Agent P game in World Showcase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 2: Incredibles 2 and Brad Bird's 1906 26.04.2018 41:26

Drew Taylor returns from Emeryville and shares what he's just learned about Pixar's Incredibles II. Drew and Jim then look back over Brad Bird's career. In particular, '1906' the film that was supposed have been his live-action debut which would have had Warner Bros. and Disney joining forces to recreate the Great San Francisco Earthquake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Episode 158: "Oh God - We Never Thought of This!" - Disney Skyliner Edition 23.04.2018 17:10

In other news, Disney announced a new app called "Play Disney Parks", with features Len and Jim hinted about last November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel Us Disney Episode 9: "Avengers: Infinity War" Looks Like a Smash Hit. Why Hulk No Smash? 21.04.2018 46:52

Jim Hill and Aaron Adams talk about all of the fan events Walt Disney Studios has been staging around the world to help raise awareness of Avengers: Infinity War. Aaron and Jim also discuss the Stan Lee situation and wrap up their making-of-the-Hulk-movies series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Universal Joint Podcast Episode 1: A Look Back at What Was and Forward at What Will Be 20.04.2018 29:05

In the debut episode of this brand-new podcast series, Jim Hill and Dustin Fuhs discuss Universal Orlando's Endless Summer Resort as well as look back at when the Bates Motel was the only structure you could see out on the Universal Studios Florida construction site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices