Disney Dish Episode 279: What’s fine at Epcot’s new Food & Wine

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Disney Dish Episode 279: What’s fine at Epcot’s new Food & Wine

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Jul 20, 2020

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Len Testa talks about what’s changed at the recently re-opened Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios & Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Then Jim Hill shares how the Disneyland Resort got ready for DCA’s grand opening in January of 2001
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Released:

Jul 20, 2020

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Titles in the series (100)

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 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
19 min listen
Episode 10: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Main Street U.S.A.: Episode 10: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Main Street U.S.A. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
25 min listen
Episode 101: Kali River Rapids' History: Jim goes through the history of Animal Kingdom's Kali River Rapids ride. The combination of animals and raft rides dates back to Walt's days, and the evolution of whitewater-style rides in the 1980's brought the idea back to Disney. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
34 min listen
Episode 107: The Lost Episode of Chronological Disneyland: It's interesting to go back and see how Disney was thinking the same thing, for Coronado Springs. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
21 min listen
Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland: Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
18 min listen
Episode 100: The guy that invented FastPass: Jim talks to Bruce Laval, the guy who invented the original FastPass system while working for Disney in the 1990's. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 124 - When Disneyland's Second Gate was a Boat (Chronological Disneyland Series): Jim tells the story of how back in the early 1990's, when Disneyland was looking to expand, it considered the Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor as part of its expansion plans. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
33 min listen
Episode 104: Live from the Animal Kingdom with Tiffins, Nighttime Safari, and more: Special guest star: Laurel Stewart. We loved the meal at Tiffins. Kilimanjaro Safaris is interesting at night, not sure we'd make it our only visit to that attraction. Loved The Awakening. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
18 min listen
Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland: Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
17 min listen
Episode 102: Splash Mountain's History Finale: Did you know that Walt and Ray Kroc (the guy who popularized the McDonald's restaurants) were in the same ambulance unit in World War I? There's a Disneyland tie-in there, and you can hear about it when Jim concludes the history of Splash Mountain. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 12: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Frontierland and Liberty Square: Episode 12: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Frontierland and Liberty Square by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
28 min listen
Episode 165: New Evidence of Lightsabers in Galaxy's Edge and How Crowd Control Will Work: Jim and Len review a new patent Disney has filed that is the latest evidence they're working on augmented reality lightsabers for Galaxy's Edge. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 121 - Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs News and Disney buys Disneyland Paris: Jim and Len recorded this show a couple of days before the Caribbean Beach and Coronado Springs news hit last week. Also Jim talks about why Disney just bought the other half of Disneyland Paris. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
35 min listen
Episode 109 - History of the Disneyland Hotel, part 2 (Condensed version) by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 106b: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Full version with 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
34 min listen
Episode 118 - Jim Wraps Up the History of O Canada! by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
23 min listen
Episode 120 - Epcot's Festival of the (mostly culinary) Arts, Caribbean Beach DVC, and other news: Len visits Epcot's newest seasonal fling, the Festival of the Arts. Jim explains how Caribbean Beach's new DVC buildings might look, and we talk rumors of Evening Extra Magic Hours' demise at the Studios. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
34 min listen
Episode 103: Jim's Why For?: Here's a Why For that Disney fans are sure to go ape over... the history of "Scruffy", one of the rock apes of Gibraltar. Jim reveals how this started as a live-action project only to almost end up as the follow-up to Disney's animated "Robin Hood". by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
22 min listen
Episode 128 - Is "Tapu Tapu" Samoan for "Opening Day Disaster?" and Guardians of the Galaxy opens at DCA.: Jim attends the opening day ceremonies at Universal's Volcano Bay water park, then flies across the country for the debut of Guardians of the Galaxy at DCA. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
29 min listen
Episode 115 - Why For? The Headless Horseman, Part 2: Listen to Part 1 of the story here: https://disneydish.bandcamp.com/track/why-for-the-headless-horseman by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
36 min listen
Disney Dish Episode 112 - Disney Hurricane Aftermath, Len's Recent Restaurant Reviews (Condensed version): Len makes an unusual request at Victoria and Albert's, which causes the manager to stop by the table. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
45 min listen
Episode 105: The history of Fort Wilderness: We also talk about the opening of Skull Island at IOA, and Frozen at Epcot by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
44 min listen
Earth Day Bonus Episode: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Kidani Village Walk-Through!: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Kidani Village Walk-Through! by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
38 min listen
Episode 111 - History of the O Canada! film, part 2 (Condensed version): Jim finishes the history of the O Canada! film at Canada's pavilion at Epcot. Also a bit about the potential DVC at Caribbean Beach Resort. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
24 min listen
Episode 135 - The History of Fantasmic, Part 3 of 3: Jim finishes the history of Fantasmic at Disneyland. After the initial success of the show, Disney faced challenges in updating it and in rolling it out to Walt Disney World. Jim tells those stories, as well as what we can expect from the next version of the show. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
32 min listen
Episode 129 - History of Character Greetings plus NintendoLand and Star Wars Hotel News: Jim also updates us on the Star Wars hotel idea that's being considered for Disney's Hollywood Studios. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
38 min listen
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
27 min listen
Episode 148: Who Thought 'Minnie Mouse Madonna' Was a Good Idea?: In the late 1980's, at the height of MTV's cultural relevance, Disney decided to make Minnie Mouse into a pop star along the lines of Madonna. (We're not making this up.) by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 126 - When Harrods Almost Came to Disney (Chronological Disney): Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Disney wanted to build malls as part of its Downtown Disney strategies. In order to get elite, anchor stores like Harrods into Florida, Disney supposedly offered them a two-for-one deal that involved Florida and ... by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
20 min listen

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