Disney Dish Episode 249: Reviewing WDW’s Riviera Resort

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Disney Dish Episode 249: Reviewing WDW’s Riviera Resort

FromThe Disney Dish with Jim Hill

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58 minutes

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Dec 23, 2019

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Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing his impressions of the latest Disney Vacation Club property to open at Walt Disney World. Then Jim Hill shares the history of the hotel that shares this space with WDW’s Riviera Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
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Dec 23, 2019

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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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