The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Why it took 25 years to change the name of King Stefan's Banquet Hall (Ep. 529)
This week, Len Testa and Jim Hill dig into one of the strangest goofs in Disney history—how the restaurant inside Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom was originally named after the wrong king, and why it took over two decades (and a flood of guest complaints) to finally correct it.
Also in this episode:
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The King Stefan Banquet Hall Backstory – Why Imagineering picked the wrong king in the first place—and how nobody caught it before opening day.
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Dave Smith and John Hench’s Awkward Phone Call – The archivist and the Imagineer have a polite, slightly painful conversation about medieval royalty.
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The 25th Anniversary Castle Cake Fallout – Why complaints about the Pepto-Bismol pink castle pushed Disney to rethink the restaurant’s name.
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How Cinderella’s Royal Table Was Finally Born – And how it became one of the most popular (and profitable) restaurants in all of Walt Disney World.
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Listener Questions and More – Updates on Disney and Universal surveys, Lightning Lane changes, and Epic Universe tips.
It’s a story of castles, kings, and the longest game of "whoops" in Disney Parks history.
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