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When the Sky Fell: The Turbulent Legacy of Chicken Little
Episode 332
Jim Hill and Drew Taylor salute Veterans Day and talk about Xavier “X” Atencio, the new Disney Editions book celebrating the Imagineer behind the Hau…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
From Zootopia to the Matterhorn: Disney’s Big Swings and Small Details
Len Testa and Jim Hill continue No Negative November with a look at Zootopia’s new 4D adventure, listener trip-planning wisdom, and the surprising bo…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Manufacturing the Magic: The Beginnings of Busch Gardens
In the 26th installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid takes us back to Tampa, Florida in 1959. Which is where a bird sanctuary …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Survey Says: Epic Universe May Join Universal’s AP Lineup
Episode 76
Jim Hill and Eric Hersey dig into a newly surfaced Universal guest survey that hints at Epic Universe joining the resort’s Annual Pass lineup — and w…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
From Hand-Carved Signs to Theme Park Legends: The Disney Woodcraft of Raymond Kinman
Episode 72
Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey trade glass for grain in this I Want That Too deep dive into Disney’s hidden world of woodwork. From the Arribas Brothers…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
A View Worth the Price? The Disney Deluxe Debate
Episode 5
Order in the court! Judge Jim Hill presides as Len Testa and Chris Cox debate whether Walt Disney World’s deluxe resorts truly justify their sky-high…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
When “Chicken Little” Took Flight: Disney’s First CGI Gamble and What Came Next
Episode 331
This week on Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor mark the 20th anniversary of Chicken Little — Disney’s first fully computer-anim…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Disney's Game Plan for Epic & The Raglan Road Story
Episode 556
Jim wraps up the story of Raglan Road and explains how one Irish pub helped inspire the full transformation of Pleasure Island into today’s Disney Sp…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Annual Pass Puzzle and How The Mummy Buried a Monster Movie Franchise
Episode 75
In this Halloween episode, Jim Hill and Eric Hersey dig up the spooky story of Universal’s Dark Universe - the ambitious attempt to build a monster-f…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Disney’s Hogwarts? Plus the Return of Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Episode 71
In this jam-packed episode of I Want That Too, Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dive into Disney’s newest fantasy franchise in the making - and how “Impos…
10 months ago