The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

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ver exciting updates and wrap up a beloved EPCOT attraction’s history in the grand finale of their series on El Rio del Tiempo. Here’s what’s in store: Cake Bake Shop Review: Len shares his experience at the newly opened Cake Bake Shop, highlighting the quality of their offerings and discussing the pricing. Universal's Animatronic Monsters: The hosts discuss Universal Orlando's recent trailer featuring 14 advanced animatronic monsters for the upcoming Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment attraction. They marvel at the lifelike fluidity of these figures, comparing them to Disney's Na’Vi Shaman and Rise of the Resistance animatronics. Disney's Tropical Americas Plans: Len and Jim examine Disney's new permit filings, revealing plans to transform Dinoland into Tropical Americas. They explore potential attractions, including a character greeting area, a Mayan-themed play area, and expansive queue designs for upcoming rides. Listener Questions and Surveys: The episode answers listener questions about various Disney experiences and discusses recent surveys from Universal Orlando and Disney Cruise Line, touching on possible new ticketing options and guest feedback. Additionally, join us for the grand finale in Jim’s multi-part series on the history of EPCOT’s El Rio del Tiempo boat ride, where he shares fascinating details about the journey to the Gran Fiesta Tour. Catch all the latest Disney news, updates, and in-depth theme park insights in this jam-packed episode! SHOW NOTES

Episode Date
Villains Land’s 13 Disney Baddies Revealed & How Imagineering Saved Christmas with the Country Bears
Nov 18, 2024
Is Disney’s Premier Pass Really Worth It? Plus, Universal’s Year-Round Horror & El Rio Del Tiempo’s Final Chapter! (Ep. 505)
Nov 11, 2024
Tropical Americas is Coming, $25 Cake Slices, and the Grand Finale of EPCOT’s El Rio Del Tiempo (Ep. 504)
Nov 04, 2024
Epcot’s Hidden Gems: The Forgotten Details of El Rio del Tiempo (Ep. 503)
Oct 28, 2024
The Lost Rides of Epcot: The Untold History of El Rio del Tiempo (Ep. 502)
Oct 21, 2024
Pixar vs. Disney: How Mickey’s PhilharMagic Became Eisner’s Secret Weapon (Ep. 501)
Oct 14, 2024
Self-Driving Vehicles at Disney? Plus The Story Behind The Legend of the Lion King (Ep. 500)
Oct 07, 2024
Do you remember Epcot’s “Magic Journeys” (Ep 499)
Sep 30, 2024
Behind the Bar: Ricky Debler Jr. on Creating Disney’s Most Popular Tequila Spot (Ep. 498)
Sep 23, 2024
Inside Tony Baxter’s 1976 Presentation: Big Thunder’s Forgotten Neighbors (Ep. 497)
Sep 16, 2024
Big Thunder's Wild History, Tron’s Queue Overhaul, and Universal’s Next Big Attraction (Ep. 496)
Sep 09, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 495: How a Western River led to Big Thunder Mountain
Sep 02, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 494: How did the Imagineers just update WDW’s “Peter Pan Flight”
Aug 26, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 493: Frontierland to trade steamboat ride for “Cars” -themed road rally
Aug 19, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Special Bonus Episode: What’s next for the Disney Parks
Aug 12, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 492: Remembering Disneyland’s Indian Village
Aug 12, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 491 : Disney Destiny puts villains in the spotlight
Aug 05, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 490: In what month of 2025 is Epic Universe going to open?
Jul 29, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 489: How does WDW’s new “Country Bear” show stack up
Jul 22, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 488: Disney Cruise Line coming to Japan
Jul 15, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 487: A look at LEGO’s lengthy relationship with Disney Parks & Experiences
Jul 08, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 486: How Lightning Lane Multi Pass is supposed to work
Jul 01, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 485: Is WDW getting ready to revamp the My Disney Experience app
Jun 24, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 484: How were Disneyland’s fireworks impacted by the Clean Air Act
Jun 17, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 483: What were Disneyland’s first fireworks show like
Jun 10, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 482: How “Date Nite at Disneyland” got started
Jun 03, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 481: Up before dawn with “Disney Dreams That Soar”
May 27, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 480: When the Disneyland Hotel had a miniature golf course
May 20, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 479: What became of that “Typhoon Lagoon” movie Disney was going to make
May 13, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 478: What went wrong with “Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration”
May 06, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 477 : Why WDW’s “Fire Mountain” project flamed out
Apr 29, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 476: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” gets ready for its grand opening
Apr 22, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 475: Re-opened 1900 Park Fare serves up a superior character meal
Apr 15, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 474: Why Disney World’s Asian Resort never got built
Apr 08, 2024
Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 473: Do you remember WDW’s Treasure Island
Apr 01, 2024
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
Mickey Rides That Were Never Built (Ep. 229)
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