The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

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Learn more about the latest doings at Disney with TouringPlan's Len Testa & Jim Hill of JimHillMedia.com as they talk about upcoming projects as well as look back at Mouse House history.

Episode Date
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 472: Why the “Disney Fairies” franchise faded out
Mar 25, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep. 471: When may “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” open at WDW’s Magic Kingdom
Mar 18, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 470: How WDW fans plan on gaming that “free water park” perk
Mar 11, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 469: Will Jollywood Nights return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2024
Mar 04, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 468: Who just got offered free dining at Walt Disney World
Feb 26, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 467: When will WDW’s version of “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” open
Feb 19, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 466: Where might Disney World expand out to next
Feb 12, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 465: World Celebration Gardens becomes WDW’s newest wedding venue
Feb 05, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 464: What was Epcot’s very first nighttime show like?
Jan 29, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 463: Looking back at Disneyland’s House of the Future
Jan 22, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 462: How Casey Jr. plowed the road to Ghost Galaxy
Jan 15, 2024
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 461: The Disney Villains coaster that DCA almost got
Jan 08, 2024
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 460 : Looking back at “Shrunken Ned’s Junior Jungle Boats” game
Jan 01, 2024
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 459: The “Christmas Carol” ride that EPCOT’s UK pavilion almost got
Dec 25, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 458: Remembering Disney Legend Dick Nunis (1932 – 2023)
Dec 18, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 457: How many happy haunts now officially reside in WDW’s Haunted Mansion
Dec 11, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 456: Is Jollywood Nights now worth spending your Christmas cash on
Dec 04, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 455: Which WDW theme park is next slated for expansion
Nov 27, 2023
Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 454: Jollywood Nights is kind of a mixed Santa’s bag
Nov 20, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 453: Which “Wish” is which when it comes to Disney Parks, Products & Experiences
Nov 13, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 452: How Epcot’s leapfrog fountains came to be
Nov 06, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 451: What does the future hold for the Animation Courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Oct 30, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 450: What was Epcot’s “Life & Health” pavilion originally supposed to have been like
Oct 23, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 449: Why “Fantasmic Hollywood” never happened at Disney-MGM
Oct 16, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 448: Why Hong Kong Disneyland doesn’t have a Peter Pan Flight ride
Oct 09, 2023
the Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 447: Was “Rock’n Rockets” WDW’s best fireworks show ever?
Oct 02, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 446: What’s next for “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser”
Sep 25, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 445: How Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, is doing post-pandemic
Sep 18, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 444: How the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique became a worldwide phenomenon
Sep 11, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 443: The Mansion expansions that almost happened
Sep 04, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 442: The real cost of transforming Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Aug 28, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 441: Making the most of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Aug 21, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 440: Why “Tangled” & “Frozen” wound up with one word titles
Aug 14, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 439: Josh Gad dishes Disney with Jim Hill
Aug 07, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 438: Is Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party actually worth the extra expense
Jul 31, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 437: How the “Magical World of Barbie” show wound up at Epcot
Jul 24, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 436: Who’s moving into WDW’s Haunted Mansion next month
Jul 17, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 435: What changes is Disney World reportedly considering for Genie+
Jul 10, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 434: Why are Walt Disney World’s listed wait times so often flat-out wrong?
Jul 03, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 433:: When Disney World fast tracked construction of its Speedway
Jun 26, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 432: Remembering Disneyland’s “Flights of Fancy” parade
Jun 19, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 431: Is Disney World readying a redo of its Animal Kingdom theme park
Jun 12, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 430: Does “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” really need to be that authentic?
Jun 05, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 429: Where the mermaids in Tomorrowland Lagoon came from
May 29, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 428: Lake Nona Town Center project canceled, “Galactic Starcruiser” to close
May 22, 2023
The Disney Dish Episodwith Jim Hill Episode 427: Why “Aladdin’s Oasis” was only open for 14 months in the 1990s
May 15, 2023
Disney Dish Episode 426: Do you remember Disney-MGM’s “Star of the Day” program?
May 08, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 425: The other times fires broke out at Disney theme parks
May 01, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 424: The edible landscape at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Apr 24, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 423: What may replace “Poseidon’s Fury” at Universal’s Islands of Adventure
Apr 17, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 422: Remember when “Let’s Make a Deal” was produced at Disney-MGM
Apr 10, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 421: Which division at Disney just disappeared during the 1st round of lay-offs
Apr 03, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 420: What’s the origin story for WDW’s Dolphin & the Swan Hotels
Mar 27, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 419: Remembering Rolly Crump (1930 – 2023)
Mar 22, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 418: Looking back at WDW’s Cinderellabration
Mar 13, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 417: Why the original “Partners” statue was placed where it was at Disneyland
Mar 06, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 416: Who played Walt Disney in movies & TV shows
Feb 27, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 415: Why Universal Orlando is conducting surveys on WDW’s reservation system
Feb 20, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 414: What’s it like to ride TRON: Lightcycle Run at WDW’s Magic Kingdom
Feb 13, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 413: Trails End restaurant to close at WDW’s Fort Wilderness
Feb 06, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 412: “Mirror, Mirror for Us All” takes up-close look at Disney theme parks
Jan 30, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 411: Looking back on the early days of DAK’s Wild Africa Trek
Jan 23, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 410: What Len learned at that Reedy Creek Improvement District public meeting
Jan 16, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 409: Why Disneyland’s stagecoach was so short-lived
Jan 09, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 408: Looking back at Epcot’s “World of Motion” pavilion
Jan 02, 2023
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 407: Disney News Round-up: Looking back at 2022
Dec 26, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 406: What would staying at WESTCOT have been like
Dec 19, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 405: How the Emerald of Anaheim became a Disneyland Resort hotel
Dec 12, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 404: The Sorcerer’s Hat is still a sore spot with some Disney World fans
Dec 05, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 403: How WDW’s McDonald’s continue to innovate
Nov 28, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 402: How Bob Chapek learned he wasn’t Disney’s CEO anymore
Nov 23, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 401: Looking back at Mickey’s Kitchen
Nov 21, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 400: When Disneyland almost got its first McDonalds
Nov 14, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 399: Why “Reflections: A Disney Lakeside Lodge” didn’t go forward
Nov 07, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 398: How Epcot is getting ready for the holidays
Oct 31, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 397: How Figment found his way back into Epcot’s “Journey into Imagination”
Oct 24, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 396: How to make “Galaxy Edge” appeal to ALL Star Wars fans
Oct 17, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 395: How Epcot is getting ready for the holidays
Oct 10, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 394: After Hours Events return to WDW in early 2023
Oct 03, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 393: What happens when a hurricane heads towards Walt Disney World
Sep 26, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 392: How the pandemic tripped up “Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana”
Sep 19, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 391: Captain EO’s 60 hour-long opening event at Disneyland Park
Sep 12, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 390: Why WDW’s “20,000 Leagues” supposedly closed temporarily & then never re-opened
Sep 05, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 389: How Skull Rock came to be at Disneyland Park
Aug 29, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 388: Remember when WDW’s Halloween event only ran for one night
Aug 22, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 387: Why Epcot’s World ShowPlace Pavilion really got built
Aug 15, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 386: How did the WDW Resort get ready to handle the Y2K bug
Aug 08, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 385: MagicBands+ appear to have a power problem
Aug 01, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 384: Disney World knows that its official website needs to be retooled
Jul 25, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 383: Len Testa to speak at this year’s IAAPA convention
Jul 18, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 382: What’s in the works for the LEGOLAND Florida Resort
Jul 11, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 381: How many trolls is too many trolls?
Jul 04, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 380: How the Disney Institute transformed into Saratoga Springs
Jun 27, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 379: Aulani delivers the Disney Resort experience you used to get stateside
Jun 20, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 378: Looking back on Fort Wilderness’ abandoned expansion plans from the mid-1970s
Jun 13, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 377: How Walt Disney made his Imagineers walk in the Guests shoes
Jun 06, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 376: How Walter Cronkite wound up narrating “Spaceship Earth”
May 30, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 375: Survey sez: Disney World knows that Genie+ is a failure
May 22, 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 374: Is Universal looking to add even more magic to its “Wizarding World” ?:
May 16, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 373: How “Cosmic Rewind” compares to other WDW attractions
May 09, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 372: Why Florida’s attempt to dissolve the RCID is going to fail
May 02, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 371:: Get ready for Victoria & Albert’s return
Apr 25, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 370: A closer look at the DVC being built next to WDW’s Polynesian Village Resort
Apr 18, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 369: The Origin of the Reedy Creek Improvement District
Apr 11, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 368: Love Bug Days at Disneyland
Apr 04, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 367: Which modern Disney attractions should be considered classics
Mar 28, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 366: What’s good to eat at this year’s Flower & Garden Festival
Mar 21, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 365: Which attraction inspired the AquaMouse on the Disney Wish
Mar 14, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 364: What the first public cruise aboard the Halcyon was like
Mar 04, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 363: Looking back on “One More Disney Day”
Feb 28, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 362: Will Storyliving by Disney work without a theme park nearby
Feb 21, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 361: How WDW Entertainment wants to fix “HarmonioUS”
Feb 14, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 360: The Very Best Eats at EPCOT’s Festival of the Arts
Feb 07, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 359: Why WDI struggled when it came to Communicore
Jan 31, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 358: Disney World fumbles for a 50th anniversary fix
Jan 24, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 357: How Iron-Man wound up at Hong Kong Disneyland
Jan 17, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 356: On which 10 WDW attractions does Genie+ save you the most time
Jan 10, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 355: When Disneyland was closed two days a week
Jan 03, 2022
Disney Dish Episode 354: When Baby New Year flew over Sleeping Beauty Castle
Dec 27, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 353: Remembering the Disney family feud
Dec 20, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 352: When Henry Kissinger got stuck on the Matterhorn
Dec 13, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 351: Remembering the dragon that flew over New Fantasyland
Dec 06, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 350: Remembering Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade
Nov 29, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 349: Remembering the day “Stitch’s Great Escape!” opened
Nov 22, 2021
Wondery Preview: Flip & Mozi's Guide to How To Be An Earthling
Nov 17, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 348: How to write a Disney World room request that might actually work
Nov 15, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 347: Big Thunder Mountain … the TV series?
Nov 08, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 346:How did Disney Genie do during its first week
Nov 01, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 345: Is it really necessary to purchase a brand-new Magic Band?
Oct 25, 2021
Wondery for Kids Preview: Melon's House Party
Oct 21, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 344: How far back was Disney planning an Animal Kingdom for Florida
Oct 18, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 343: How the Walt Disney Waterbridge got built
Oct 11, 2021
Wondery Preview: Who, When Wow! with Rebecca Sheir
Oct 06, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 342: What it was like at WDW on October 1st
Oct 04, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 341: Epcot’s new Space 220 restaurant is out-of-this-world
Sep 27, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 340: Cinderella Golden Carousel’s costly transformation
Sep 20, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 339: Which Disney annual pass should you be buying
Sep 13, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 338: What not to miss on the menu for La Crêperie de Paris
Sep 06, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 337: Remembering Holidayland at Disneyland
Aug 30, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 336: Disney World’s difficult dealings with the NBA
Aug 23, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 335: The ghastly tale of Captain Gore & his wife, Priscilla
Aug 16, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 334: The Spook House at Mickey Mouse Park
Aug 09, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 333: Is it getting too costly to stay on WDW property?
Aug 02, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 332: What not to miss at this year’s Food & Wine
Jul 26, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 331: Why Disneyland steered clear of a Halloween celebration for decades
Jul 19, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 330: How the Floral Mickey came to be
Jul 12, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 329: runDisney events return to the WDW Resort this November
Jul 05, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 328: What happens when Mickey enters the public domain
Jun 28, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 327: When is DCA’s Quinjet attraction likely to take flight
Jun 21, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 326: How DisneyQuest led to Toy Story Midway Mania
Jun 14, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 325: Which early Disneyland rides had the highest hourly capacity
Jun 07, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 324: Splash Mountain’s role in the creation of on-ride photography
May 31, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 323: How long before RunDisney begins staging events in Florida & California again
May 24, 2021
Wondery IMAGINED LIFE FAMILY : Take a journey and see the world through someone else’s eyes.
May 19, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 322: Why ABC initially said “No” to “Zorro”
May 17, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 321: Meet the crew of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
May 10, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 320: Who’s this other family in my Memory Maker account
May 03, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 319: The day 'Soarin' ' first took flight over Future World"
Apr 26, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 318: How the 50s Prime Time Café paved the road for the Sci-Fi Drive-In Theater Restaurant
Apr 20, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 317: Looking for a great Disney theme park history book
Apr 12, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 316: Do you remember “Mickey’s Audition”?
Apr 05, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 315: Remember when Mel Brooks worked for the Mouse
Mar 29, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 314: When Sunset Boulevard got downsized
Mar 22, 2021
Disney Dish: Epcot’s “American Adventure ‘78” now available to ALL Disney Dish listeners
Mar 17, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 313: The hidden grotto that Disneyland Paris almost got
Mar 15, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 312: How Geyser Mountain almost got built at Disneyland Paris
Mar 08, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 311: Turning the Disney Dream & Fantasy into realities
Mar 01, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 310: Looking back at WDW’s “Legend of the Lion King” show
Feb 22, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 309: WDW’s Best Outdoor dining
Feb 15, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 308: Survey sez … WDW’s still concerned about COVID-19
Feb 08, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 307: How Disneyland may replace its annual pass program
Feb 01, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 306: Why Disney World really built River Country
Jan 25, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 305: Are you ready for “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure”?
Jan 18, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 304: The Muppety “Mermaid” you missed
Jan 11, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 303: Looking ahead to 2021 at the Disney Parks
Jan 04, 2021
Disney Dish Episode 302: Which Beatle really enjoyed driving the Monorail
Dec 28, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 301: Why Disney supposedly passed on the chance to make “E.T.”
Dec 21, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 300: The secret behind Disney’s perfect looking Christmas trees
Dec 14, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 299: Disneyland’s first real Christmas Parade
Dec 07, 2020
Wondery Little Stories Everywhere
Dec 07, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 298: Park hopping returns at WDW starting on January 1st
Nov 30, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 297: WDW adjusts its 50th anniversary plans again
Nov 23, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 296: What to expect from a post-COVID Disney World
Nov 16, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 295: Is WDW considering a socially-distant New Year’s Celebration?
Nov 09, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 294: How soon might we see HarmoniUs up & running at Epcot?
Nov 02, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 293: Is Disney getting ready to close Fantasia Gardens?
Oct 26, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 292: Which Presidents visited what Disney Parks?
Oct 19, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 291: Why doesn’t Shanghai Disneyland have any indoor roller coasters?
Oct 12, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 290: What would WDW’s Pixie Hollow mini-land have been like
Oct 05, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 289: The latest on WDW’s “Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser” hotel
Sep 28, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 288: What was Disneyland like 6 weeks prior to its opening?
Sep 21, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 287: Why it took Ariel 7 years to find a home in Anaheim
Sep 14, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 286: How was Disneyland Park different in the 1960s?
Sep 07, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 285: How Eisner’s cost containment efforts changed Kali River Rapids
Aug 31, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 284: WDW Cast Members assemble a DIY “Great Movie Ride”
Aug 24, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 283: Are Disney World & Universal Orlando heading for not-such-a-great Fall?
Aug 17, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 282: Introducing the Carousel-of-Progress detective
Aug 10, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 281: Disney World refines its reopening plans
Aug 03, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 280: The significance of WDW’s deeply discounted 2-day tickets
Jul 27, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 279: What’s fine at Epcot’s new Food & Wine
Jul 20, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 278: What Disney did to get WDW’s Magic Kingdom ready to re-open
Jul 13, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 277: How Redd plowed the road for a Princess Tiana ride
Jul 06, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 276: What you’ll see at the Seven Seas’ DVCs
Jun 29, 2020
Disney Dish Minisode # 3: Disney Park Pass reservation system
Jun 22, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 275: When Disneyland’s Aunt Jemima was sent packing
Jun 22, 2020
Disney Dish Minisode # 2: WDW gets ready to reopen
Jun 19, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 274: Which WDW revenue streams have now gone dry
Jun 15, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 273: When the Love Boat steamed around the Rivers of America
Jun 08, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 272: Why was that Mickey arm built next to Spaceship Earth?
Jun 01, 2020
Disney Dish- Minisode #1 - Walt Disney World Re-opening Update
May 29, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 271: Remembering Disneyland’s “Blast to the Past”
May 25, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 270: NextGen droids at WDW’s “Starcruiser” resort
May 18, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 269: Insights from Disney’s earnings call
May 11, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 268: Queuing up in the social distancing era
May 04, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 267: How the Disney Princesses came to rule Restaurant Akershus
Apr 27, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 266: It’s not an elevator. It’s a vertical vehicle conveyance
Apr 20, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 265: Bob Chapek didn’t invent relying too heavily on Disney’s IPs
Apr 13, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 264: How Flower & Garden really got started at Epcot ‘94
Apr 06, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 263: How Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress almost went back to Anaheim
Mar 30, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 262: Why isn’t there more Muppet stuff in the Disney theme parks
Mar 23, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 261: How is the coronavirus is impacting the Walt Disney Company
Mar 16, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 260: The road to “Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway”
Mar 09, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 259: How long will Spaceship Earth be closed?
Mar 02, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 258: Making sense of Epcot’s construction fences
Feb 24, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 257: How Epcot’s festivals continue to change this theme park
Feb 17, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 256: What became of the Disney Institute?
Feb 10, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 255: Was Superstar Limo the worst Disney ride ever?
Feb 03, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 254: Does Disney’s Riveria Resort have a hidden room
Jan 27, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 253: Rating Epcot’s newest films
Jan 20, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 252: Imagineering Epcot’s Space pavilion
Jan 13, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 251: New restaurants under consideration for WDW’s Magic Kingdom
Jan 06, 2020
Disney Dish Episode 250: Remembering WDW’s “Glory and Pageantry of Christmas” show
Dec 30, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 249: Reviewing WDW’s Riviera Resort
Dec 23, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 248: From CircleVision to “Soarin’ “
Dec 16, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 247: “Rise” is great. It’s also not ready
Dec 09, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 246: Snow White is a problematic Disney Princess. Discuss.
Dec 02, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 245: Make way for DAK’s Merry Menagerie
Nov 25, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 244: Why Hyperion Wharf Didn’t Happen
Nov 18, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 243: The long road to Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Nov 11, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 242: Shining a spotlight on the Osborne Lights
Nov 04, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 241: Testa and Scopa! Together again!
Oct 28, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 240: 364 days of staying in WDW hotel rooms
Oct 21, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 239: Inside the Skyliner malfunction
Oct 14, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 238: An Illuminating look at “Epcot Forever”
Oct 07, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 237: : Skyliner is an entertaining addition to WDW’s resort-wide transportation system
Sep 30, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 236: Baby New Year can fly? Only at Disneyland
Sep 23, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 235: How Future World got its animatronic dinosaurs
Sep 16, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 234: 2019 Food & Wine – Part One
Sep 09, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 233: Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tips
Sep 02, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 232: How Big Thunder got on track
Aug 26, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 231: Should I Try WDW's College Program
Aug 19, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 230: Looking back at Independence Lake
Aug 12, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 229: Mickey rides that were never built
Aug 05, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 228: Epcot to light up for the holidays?
Jul 29, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 227: Backstage at Disneyland in July of 1955
Jul 22, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 226:Does the Grand Destino Tower measure up?
Jul 15, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 225: Does WDI need to streamline its design process?
Jul 08, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 224: Will WDW’s 50th feature pin trading 2.0?
Jul 01, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 223: How Epcot’s cost over-runs almost cost The Walt Disney Company everything
Jun 24, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 222: Get ready for fewer FastPasses at DHS
Jun 17, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 221: Why WDW’s “Fire Mountain” project flamed out
Jun 03, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 220: When Godzilla (almost) came to Tokyo Disney
May 27, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 219: The end of the Chronological Disneyland series (for now)
May 20, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 218: Why the Disney Parks build so few original attractions these days
May 13, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 217: Disneyland’s Batuu battle plan
Apr 29, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 216: Not-so Great Moments with creepy Mr. Lincoln
Apr 22, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 215: Why is “Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway” running behind schedule?
Apr 15, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 214: WDI debates how to update Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Apr 08, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 213: The Atlantean Encounter that Disneyland Park almost got
Apr 01, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 212: The very model of a modern major theme park
Mar 25, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 211: “Edge” gets moved up, “Resistance” gets pushed back
Mar 18, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 210: What the future holds for Epcot’s Future World
Mar 11, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 209: What part will Epcot’s new Play Pavilion play in WDW’s 50th anniversary celebration
Mar 04, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 208: What the press preview of Anaheim’s Black Spire Outpost revealed *Special Edition*
Mar 01, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 207: Making a better (Disney) world, one damp towel at a time
Feb 25, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 206: When Disney World almost lost its Hall of Presidents
Feb 19, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 205: What’s going on around the edges of DHS’ “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge”
Feb 15, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 204: Why the Seven Dwarfs drove Cinderella & Sleeping Beauty out of Fantasyland Forest
Feb 11, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 203: How WDI have been Tinkertoying with DHS’ Toy Story Land
Feb 07, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 202:: Where would you want to go on WDW’s first customizable tour?
Feb 04, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 201: How character greetings will be done differently at Black Spire Outpost
Jan 28, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 200: Are you ready to take the controls on “Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run” ?
Jan 21, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 199: Why the original version of Disney California Adventure Park missed the mark
Jan 15, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 198: Live From Grand Avenue - Disney’s grand plans for DHS’ Grand Park area
Jan 14, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 197: Live From the Animation Courtyard - What happens to “Star Wars Launch Bay” after “Galaxy’s Edge” opens
Jan 08, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 196: Aulani may just be the ultimate Disney Resort
Jan 07, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 195: Live From the Studios - Tinsel Town really piles on the tinsel for DHS’ holiday celebration
Jan 01, 2019
Disney Dish Episode 194:What’s behind Be Our Guest’s recent drop in readers satisfaction ratings?
Dec 31, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 193: Live From Tomorrowland-Is a “Slaughter Race” -based attraction headed to Disney World?
Dec 24, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 192: 21st century politics & flume rides don’t mix in Frontierland
Dec 17, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 191: New Fantasyland to be spruced up ahead of WDW’s 50th anniversary celebration
Dec 10, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 190: Details on Grand Destino, “Epcot Forever,” & Star Wars Hotel
Dec 04, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 189: Scene One & Done in Liberty Square
Dec 03, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 188: Mapping out WDI’s plans to redo Adventureland at WDW’s Magic Kingdom
Nov 26, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 187: Live From Main Street- Walking down Main Street, U.S.A. during the 2018 holiday season
Nov 19, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 186: How Disney's decision to delay "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3" has impacted the "Jungle Cruise" movie
Nov 05, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 185: Teeny trains at Epcot. Big changes coming to "Rock 'n' Roller Coaster" in Paris
Oct 29, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 184: An in-depth look at Disney World's new date-based ticket pricing system
Oct 22, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 183: Reflections: A Disney Lakeside Lodge to be WDW's next DVC. How Starbucks came to be part of Disney Parks & Resorts
Oct 15, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 182: Listener questions about WDW's Skyliner, "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," and flexible ticket pricing
Oct 08, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 181: Skymosphere in Epcot's replacement of "Illuminations" and Thunder in Paradise
Oct 01, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 180: Could Free Dining be on its way out at Disney World?
Sep 25, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 179: Is it time for a two part Food & Wine ? Why are the Disneyland Resort & the City of Anaheim brawling?
Sep 17, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 178: You might just get stuck in the muck in the next version of The Void Star Wars VR Experience
Sep 10, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 177: Update - Disney's Skyliner and Universal Orlando's Aventura Hotel
Sep 03, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 176: Disney Transportation: Cruise ships, helicopters and the Millenium Falcon
Aug 27, 2018
Disney Dish-Episode 175: UG readers reveal their favorite restaurants at Universal Orlando's parks and resorts
Aug 20, 2018
Episode 174: It's All About the Numbers
Aug 14, 2018
Episode 173: Restaurant News, Listener Questions, Restaurant Survey Results
Aug 06, 2018
Episode 172: DHS News and Superboy History
Jul 23, 2018
Episode 171: More about Toy Story Land and possible Universal Plans revealed
Jul 16, 2018
Episode 170: Toy Story Land Opens!
Jul 09, 2018
Episode 169: Galaxy's Edge Listener Questions and Around the Park News
Jul 02, 2018
Episode 168: Galaxy's Edge Listener Questions and Around the Park News
Jun 25, 2018
Episode 167: New Harry Potter Coaster Details!
Jun 17, 2018
Episode 166: Animal Kingdom Visit + On-site Perks at Disney Springs Hotels
Jun 10, 2018
Episode 165: New Evidence of Lightsabers in Galaxy's Edge and How Crowd Control Will Work
May 30, 2018
Episode 164: New Fort Wilderness DVC and Epcot Resorts?
May 29, 2018
Episode 163: Unbuilt Epcot Thames River Ride and Maleficient Bursts Into Flames!
May 22, 2018
Episode 162: Strategery! The Projects Disney and Universal Aren't Talking About
May 14, 2018
Episode 161: Epcot Visit and Galaxy's Edge Tech News
May 14, 2018
Episode 160: New Epcot Concept Surfaces at Auction
May 02, 2018
Disney Dish Episode 159: More Skyliner and Park News, Plus DCA Wrap-Up
Apr 28, 2018
Episode 158: "Oh God - We Never Thought of This!" - Disney Skyliner Edition
Apr 23, 2018
Episode 157: WDW Property Developments and Disney Raises the Titanic
Apr 17, 2018
Episode 156: Len's Menu Rants, Galaxy's Edge Technology, and DCA
Apr 15, 2018
Episode 155: Do Disney's Summer Hotel Discounts Signal a Strategy Shift?
Apr 05, 2018
Episode 154: Pirates of the Scare-ibbean(?) and Potential Galaxy's Edge Opening Dates
Apr 02, 2018
Episode 153: Indiana Jones and Star Wars in Disney's Parks, Part 3
Apr 01, 2018
Episode 152: Indiana Jones and Star Wars in Disney's Parks, Part 2
Mar 19, 2018
Episode 151: Indiana Jones and Star Wars in Disney's Parks
Mar 14, 2018
Episode 149: Marvel in Disneyland Paris and What it Means for Us
Mar 06, 2018
Episode 148: Who Thought 'Minnie Mouse Madonna' Was a Good Idea?
Feb 14, 2018
Episode 147: Chronological Disneyland and Is This the Dumb New Name for Hollywood Studios?
Feb 03, 2018
Episode 146: The Be Our Guest Restaurant
Jan 31, 2018
Episode 145: The Finale of SpectroMagic's History / Len's Trip to Disneyland
Jan 17, 2018
Episode 144: 2017 In Review
Jan 04, 2018
Episode 143: Part 2 of the History of the SpectroMagic Parade
Dec 21, 2017
Episode 142: History of the SpectroMagic Parade, part 1
Dec 15, 2017
(Updated) Episode 141: How Disney's Theme Park Music Affects You (with Gregory Camp)
Dec 01, 2017
Episode 140: DisneyDish Live Event! "What's This? with Jim Hill"
Nov 21, 2017
Episode 139: Disney's TV Influences in Theme Parks
Nov 08, 2017
Sneak Peek of Jim's new podcast Marvel Us / Episode 1: Spidey's Long Road Back Home
Oct 26, 2017
Episode 138 - The Mineral King Project, Part 2
Oct 20, 2017
Episode 137 - Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland, Part 2
Sep 29, 2017
Episode 136 - Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland
Sep 15, 2017
Episode 135 - The History of Fantasmic, Part 3 of 3
Sep 01, 2017
Episode 134 - Remembering Marty Sklar
Aug 15, 2017
Episode 133 - The History of Fantasmic! Part 2
Aug 01, 2017
Episode 131 - The History of Fantasmic!
Jul 16, 2017
Episode 132 - What DID and DID NOT Get Announced at D23
Jul 16, 2017
Episode 130 - The History of Pixar in Disney's Theme Parks
Jul 01, 2017
Episode 129 - History of Character Greetings plus NintendoLand and Star Wars Hotel News
Jun 17, 2017
Episode 128 - Is "Tapu Tapu" Samoan for "Opening Day Disaster?" and Guardians of the Galaxy opens at DCA.
Jun 01, 2017
Bonus Episode - Pandora Food and Merchandise, plus WDW News
May 26, 2017
Episode 127 - We review Pandora - The World of Avatar
May 16, 2017
Episode 126 - When Harrods Almost Came to Disney (Chronological Disney)
May 01, 2017
Episode 125 - The Master Plan for Disney Seas California (Disneyland's Unbuilt Second Gate mini-series)
Apr 14, 2017
Episode 124 - When Disneyland's Second Gate was a Boat (Chronological Disneyland Series)
Apr 04, 2017
Episode 123 - Disney World stories we'll tell in the 2018 Unofficial Guide
Mar 19, 2017
Episode 122 - The First Second Gate (Chronological Disneyland)
Mar 03, 2017
Episode 121 - Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs News and Disney buys Disneyland Paris
Feb 20, 2017
Episode 120 - Epcot's Festival of the (mostly culinary) Arts, Caribbean Beach DVC, and other news
Feb 01, 2017
Episode 119 - Rockettes and Restaurants
Jan 15, 2017
Episode 118 - Jim Wraps Up the History of O Canada!
Jan 01, 2017
Bonus Episode #2 - Discovery Bay, Hawaii
Dec 25, 2016
Bonus Episode - Jim and Len review Rogue One **with spoilers**
Dec 16, 2016
Episode 117 - Len gets to see Rivers of Light and the Disney Springs drone show!
Dec 15, 2016
Episode 116 - The Muppets Restaurant That Never Was
Dec 01, 2016
Episode 115 - Why For? The Headless Horseman, Part 2
Nov 23, 2016
Disney Dish Episode 114 - Jim talks about Disney's 1980's plans to develop Long Beach Harbor next to Disneyland
Nov 05, 2016
Episode 113 - Previewing our upcoming Unbuilt Disney talk
Oct 31, 2016
Disney Dish Episode 112 - Disney Hurricane Aftermath, Len's Recent Restaurant Reviews (Condensed version)
Oct 15, 2016
Episode 111 - History of the O Canada! film, part 2 (Condensed version)
Oct 01, 2016
Episode 110 - History of the O Canada! film, part 1 (Condensed version)
Sep 15, 2016
Episode 109 - History of the Disneyland Hotel, part 2 (Condensed version)
Sep 01, 2016
Episode 108: Disney News: Earnings, Park Attendance, and Goodbye to Stitch? (Condensed version)
Aug 15, 2016
Episode 107: The Lost Episode of Chronological Disneyland
Jul 20, 2016
Episode 106b: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Full version with side stories)
Jul 18, 2016
Episode 106a: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Condensed version without side stories)
Jul 18, 2016
Episode 105: The history of Fort Wilderness
Jul 01, 2016
Episode 104: Live from the Animal Kingdom with Tiffins, Nighttime Safari, and more
Jun 01, 2016
Episode 103: Jim's Why For?
May 15, 2016
Episode 102: Splash Mountain's History Finale
May 01, 2016
Episode 101: Kali River Rapids' History
Apr 15, 2016
Episode 100: The guy that invented FastPass
Apr 01, 2016
Earth Day Bonus Episode: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Kidani Village Walk-Through!
May 22, 2015
Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland
Jun 20, 2012
Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland
Jun 02, 2012
Episode 12: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Frontierland and Liberty Square
May 26, 2012
Episode 11: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Adventureland
May 19, 2012
Episode 10: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Main Street U.S.A.
May 12, 2012