The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

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Dec 14, 2020 • 41min

Disney Dish Episode 300: The secret behind Disney’s perfect looking Christmas trees

Len talks about how the Spice Road Table restaurant at World Showcase’s Morocco pavilion may soon see a menu change. Then Jim Hill shares the tale of the Southern Californian family which provided Disneyland Park with its Christmas Trees for nearly two decadesShownotes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 7, 2020 • 36min

Disney Dish Episode 299: Disneyland’s first real Christmas Parade

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by describing WDW’s new character caravan, which is now making regular stops at several on-property hotels. They then look back at how Disneyland Entertainment director Tommy Walker made that theme park’s earlier holiday celebrations look bigger & grander than they actually were Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 7, 2020 • 5min

Wondery Little Stories Everywhere

Wondery’s newest podcast, Little Stories Everywhere, is the perfect immersive experience to share by the fireplace with loved ones this holiday season. Each episode will be the reading of a children’s classic - some of the most magical stories ever told, now reimagined with enchanting sound design for families to enjoy together or adults to enjoy on their own. Little Stories Everywhere is out now, premiering with A Merry Christmas, a collection of holiday tales by Louisa May Alcott that truly embody the holiday spirit, no matter what you celebrate. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/disneydish_LSE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 30, 2020 • 45min

Disney Dish Episode 298: Park hopping returns at WDW starting on January 1st

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by looking back on the career of Joe Rohde, who recently announced that he will be retiring from Walt Disney Imagineering in January. Jim then concluded his series on the renaming / rebranding of Disney’s Dixie Landings Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 23, 2020 • 46min

Disney Dish Episode 297: WDW adjusts its 50th anniversary plans again

Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing a real Thanksgiving dinner conversation starter, the Cube Rule of Food. Jim Hill then continues his series about the development of the Port Orleans & Dixie Landings Resort for the WDW Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 8min

Disney Dish Episode 296: What to expect from a post-COVID Disney World

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about why WDW officials have decided to hold off opening “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure” at Epcot ‘til the first quarter of 2021. They then share a recent survey that throws a spotlight on what the WDW Resort is considering offering to lure Guests back down to Central Florida once a coronavirus vaccine is readily available Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 9, 2020 • 38min

Disney Dish Episode 295: Is WDW considering a socially-distant New Year’s Celebration?

Len Testa shares news about how the Disney Cruise Line must first go through simulated cruises where the boats remain tied up to the dock before the CDC will then clear them for sailings. Then Jim Hill talks about how Dick Nunis once wanted to use the Empress Lilly as the jumping-off point for a Southern-themed expansion of the Walt Disney World Village at Lake Buena VistaEp 295 Shownotes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 2, 2020 • 43min

Disney Dish Episode 294: How soon might we see HarmoniUs up & running at Epcot?

 Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing a survey Six Flags recently sent out, which shines a spotlight on the grim reality that the entire theme park industry is facing right now. Then Jim Hill looks back at the history of River Country, WDW’s first water park.Disney Dish Ep 294 shownotes: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 26, 2020 • 1h 5min

Disney Dish Episode 293: Is Disney getting ready to close Fantasia Gardens?

Len Testa starts off this episode by talking about the problems he has with Governor Newsom’s guidelines for the re-opening of California’s theme parks. Jim Hill then looks back on why it took Epcot’s “Wonders of Life” 12 years to move from its initial design phase in 1977 to when this Future World pavilion officially opens its doors back in October of 1989.Shownotes: https://tinyurl.com/y4tuj9kp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 19, 2020 • 1h 8min

Disney Dish Episode 292: Which Presidents visited what Disney Parks?

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Walt Disney World’s Swan and Dolphin’s decision to switch over from WDW’s bus system to Mears. Then they welcome their special guest, Smithsonian museum specialist Bethanee Bemis, who talks about Disney theme parks and the American Experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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