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Epic Universe Ticket Drama, TapuTapu Retires, and Triceratops Encounter Origins
Episode 49
Jim Hill and Eric Hersey dig into the recent uproar over Epic Universe preview ticket availability—and why Universal quietly opened the gates to ever…
1 year ago
The Secret World of Property Control and the History Behind Gertie the Dinosaur
Episode 45
Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey return with a jam-packed episode that blends Disney shopping secrets and animation history. Lauren shares her behind-the-s…
1 year ago
FanFest at Universal Hollywood, King of the Hill Returns, and Animation Highlights from Annécy
Episode 304
In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor cover a busy week in animation and theme park news, including:
Drew’s full report from …
1 year, 1 month ago
Why it took 25 year to change the name of King Stefan's Banquet Hall
Episode 529
This week, Len Testa and Jim Hill dig into one of the strangest goofs in Disney history—how the restaurant inside Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom …
1 year, 1 month ago
Manufacturing the Magic: Early Automatons & Animatronics
In the sixteenth installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid continued their look back at the history of themed entertainment.
…1 year, 1 month ago
Epic Universe First Impressions: Experiencing Battle at the Ministry & Monsters Unchained
Episode 48
Jim Hill and Eric Hersey share Eric’s full first impressions after visiting Epic Universe—just 27 days before its grand opening. From ride reviews to…
1 year, 1 month ago
Colin Egglesfield on Super Soap Weekend, Surviving Cancer, and Soap Star Fame at Disney
Episode 44
Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey sit down with actor and author Colin Egglesfield (All My Children, Something Borrowed) to revisit one of Disney’s most pas…
1 year, 1 month ago
Not Just a Goof: Celebrating A Goofy Movie with the Filmmakers Behind the Disney+ Documentary
Episode 303
In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor sit down with filmmakers Eric Kimelton, Christopher Ninness, and Scott Seibold to talk abou…
1 year, 1 month ago
Villains, Funhouses, and the Alice Ride That Was Almost Too Dangerous to Build
Episode 528
Len Testa, Jim Hill, and Imagineer Jim Shull dig into the wild, weird, and wonderfully unsafe history of Disney’s unbuilt Alice in Wonderland walkthr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga” dazzles at Disneyland (Ep 105 )
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start this week’s show by talking up Season Two of “Andor.”
They then closely examine the “Star Wars” -related panels & prog…
1 year, 1 month ago