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Simpsons Renewed Through Season 40, Thunderbolts Tops the Box Office, and Disney’s Broadway Plans
Episode 305
In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor explore a wide range of animation and entertainment industry news, including:
The Simps…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland Almost Changed New Fantasyland
Episode 530
Jim reveals Disney World’s scrapped plan to retheme the Mad Tea Party with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland—a move that would’ve introduced clever no…
1 year, 3 months ago
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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months ago