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Figment’s Merch Magic and the Movie That Never Was (Ep. 66)
Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dive into Disney’s favorite little purple dragon, Figment. From popcorn bucket mania to a live-action movie that never go…
8 months ago
How Mighty Mouse Accidentally Invented Saturday Morning Cartoons
Episode 325
This week on Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor rewind to the mid-1950s to uncover how a forgotten studio sale and one scrappy rodent changed tel…
8 months ago
How Disney Built Cars Land and What It Means for Piston Peak
Episode 550
This week, Imagineer Jim Shull joins Jim Hill and Len Testa to finish the wild story of how Cars Land was built at Disney California Adventure. Along…
8 months, 1 week ago
From Dueling Dragons to Zelda Rumors: What’s Next for Lost Continent?
Episode 69
Universal has filed demolition permits for nearly five acres of Islands of Adventure, and Jim and Eric break down what that could mean for the Lost …
8 months, 1 week ago
Disney’s Abandoned Snow White Sequels and Frozen 3’s Royal Wedding Rumors
Episode 65
Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey take listeners from this year’s stealth Muppets capsule release all the way to the projects Disney almost made — including…
8 months, 1 week ago
Rope Drop at Disney: Worth It or Way Too Early?
Episode 2
In this second episode of The Case For with Chris Cox, the gavel drops on one of the earliest theme park traditions. Rope dropping: brilliant strateg…
8 months, 1 week ago
Demon Slayer Shatters Records, Toy Story 5 Sneak Peek, and Skydance Eyes Warner Bros
Episode 320
Jim Hill and Drew Taylor are back with another packed episode of Fine Tooning. From anime shattering records at the box office to Pixar showing off t…
8 months, 1 week ago
Cruise Street? The Alternate Cars Land That Almost Happened
Episode 549
This week, Jim Hill and Len Testa dig into the wild backstory of Disney California Adventure’s Cars Land and the strange “what ifs” that could’ve cha…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Manufacturing the Magic: Disneyland’s Sister Parks – Part Two
In the 22nd installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid continue their look at C.V. Wood (the original president of Disneyland).
…8 months, 2 weeks ago
How Universal Snatched Rocky & Bullwinkle from Disney
Episode 68
Jim Hill and Eric Hersey are back with a packed episode of the Epic Universal Podcast. From award-winning attractions to behind-the-scenes stories th…
8 months, 2 weeks ago