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The Vanishing Act: David Copperfield’s Lost Disney-MGM Studios Attraction (with Chris Cox)
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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.
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The ambitious plans for David Copperfield’s Magic Underground restaurant
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How the New York flagship nearly opened before money troubles pulled the plug
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Michael Eisner’s enthusiasm for magic and themed dining in the 1990s
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Why Disney-MGM Studios was slated to host Copperfield’s magical dining experience
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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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