Episode 130 - The History of Pixar in Disney's Theme Parks

FromThe Disney Dish with Jim Hill

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Episode 130 - The History of Pixar in Disney's Theme Parks

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Jul 1, 2017

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Jim walks through the history of Pixar's involvement in Disney's theme parks, from inspiring films, to parades, and rides.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jul 1, 2017

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Take a walk through Walt Disney World with TouringPlans's Len Testa and Jim Hill from JimHillMedia.com as they talk about upcoming projects and rumored happenings from all around the "World".

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Episode 119 - Rockettes and Restaurants: In our main two segments, Jim talks about the time Michael Eisner picked a fight with Radio City's Rockettes, and lost. Len talks about the best restaurants in Walt Disney World as voted on by you. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 106a: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Condensed version without side stories): Here's the building in Trondheim, Norway, from which the Royal Sommerhus design was created: tinyurl.com/zdq7sk3 by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Disney Dish Episode 114 - Jim talks about Disney's 1980's plans to develop Long Beach Harbor next to Disneyland: Jim talks about Disney's 1980's plans to develop Long Beach Harbor next to Disneyland by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Bonus Episode - Pandora Food and Merchandise, plus WDW News: Jim and Len walk through the food and merchandise to tell you what's interesting and what's tasty. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 127 - We review Pandora - The World of Avatar: It's been almost 6 years in the making, but Disney's Animal Kingdom has finally opened Pandora - The World of Avatar, based on James Cameron's film franchise. Jim and Len walk through the land and rides to tell you how it turned out. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 133 - The History of Fantasmic! Part 2: Would you believe that Maleficent's flames involve non-dairy coffee creamer? In this episode, Jim and Len continue the history of Fantasmic, talking about how Disney Imagineers came up with some of the show's iconic effects and scenes. Jim also explains the pressure that Disney was under as the show's debut got closer and closer. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 123 - Disney World stories we'll tell in the 2018 Unofficial Guide: Every spring, Jim and Len get together to talk about the mini-stories that go into the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. It's how the podcast got started, in fact. This show is our actual conversation about what's going in to the 2018 edition. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 130 - The History of Pixar in Disney's Theme Parks

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