The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 439: Josh Gad dishes Disney with Jim Hill

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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 439: Josh Gad dishes Disney with Jim Hill

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58 minutes

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Aug 7, 2023

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What do you do when Len Testa goes on vacation? You bring in a genuine Disney Legend to discuss topics that range from "Once Upon a Studio" (i.e., that soon-to-be-released Disney100 short) to Epcot's Spain pavilion
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Aug 7, 2023

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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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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
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Episode 116 - The Muppets Restaurant That Never Was: This is part of our Unbuilt Disney series, with additional shows at DisneyDish.bandcamp.com by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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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 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
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Episode 110 - History of the O Canada! film, part 1 (Condensed version): Jim gives the history of the O Canada! film at Canada's pavilion at Epcot. This part of the story starts with Walt himself trying to find his father's family home in Canada, and we end this show at the fabulous Expo '67 fair in Montreal. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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Episode 132 - What DID and DID NOT Get Announced at D23: Jim is back from D23 where he interviewed lots of people attached to lots of projects, some of which got announced and some that didn't. Jim tells why the things that didn't get talked about, didn't get talked about. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Bonus Episode - Jim and Len review Rogue One **with spoilers**: Jim and Len review Rogue One **with spoilers** by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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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
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Episode 130 - The History of Pixar in Disney's Theme Parks: Jim walks through the history of Pixar's involvement in Disney's theme parks, from inspiring films, to parades, and rides. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 138 - The Mineral King Project, Part 2: Jim finishes the history of the Mineral King project, which fell apart for a number of reasons. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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Episode 122 - The First Second Gate (Chronological Disneyland): Back in 1990, Disneyland was ready to invest in a second theme park in Anaheim. It wasn't the first time, though, that the Disney corportation looked to expand its footprint in California. In fact, Walt had an ambitious plan way back in 1962. Here's that story. by The Disney Dish with Jim Hill
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