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Marvel Us Disney Episode 59: How the Avengers Campus may be impacted by Wall Street’s latest meltdown. Mar 13, 2020

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Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how excited they were to learn that Sam Raimi may get the chance to direct “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” They then discuss why Disney doesn’t really have the option of doing what Sony & Universal did with “No Time to Die” (i.e., push Bond 25’s release date back to November) with “Black Widow”

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Universal Joint Episode 34: Why PeacockLive got postponed Mar 13, 2020

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Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how Universal Studios Singapore may hold a clue as to how stateside theme parks will deal operationally with the corona virus. They then take a look at “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash,” which will be opening at Universal Studios Hollywood on March 27th

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 71 : “Scoob!” celebrates Hanna-Barbera’s heritage Mar 10, 2020

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Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by talking about the difference between Pixar films that are well reviewed and Pixar films that produce strong revenue streams. Then Drew Taylor reveals what he learned at the long lead day for Warner Animation Group’s next big release, “Scoob!”

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Disney Dish Episode 260: The road to “Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway” Mar 09, 2020

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Len Testa starts off this week’s episode by reviewing some of the food offerings found at this year’s International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot. Then Jim Hill talks about how Disney’s earlier trackless attractions influenced the design of “Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway”

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Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 37: Behind Steven Spielberg's "Indy V" decision Mar 05, 2020

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Dan Zehr starts off this week’s episode by talking about how much he’s been enjoying watching Season Seven of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” on Disney+. Then Jim Hill talks about the many factors that contributed to Steven Spielberg’s decision to not direct “Indiana Jones V.”

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 70: Why WDAS vets just don’t like Manny the Mammoth Mar 04, 2020

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Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by reminiscing about what it was like to write “The Art of Pixar’s Onward” for Chronicle Books. Then Jim Hill tells the story of the role that the original “Ice Age” played in the downsizing of Disney’s hand-drawn animation operation.

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Disney Dish Episode 259: How long will Spaceship Earth be closed? Mar 02, 2020

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Len Testa starts off this week’s show by reviewing many of the menu offerings at the Regal Eagle Smokehouse, which recently opened at Epcot’s American Adventure pavilion. Then Jim Hill looks back at the career of Disney CEO Bob Iger. More importantly, how Iger has been trying to exit the Mouse House since 2016.

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 69: Get ready for “Onward” Feb 27, 2020

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Drew Taylor starts off this week’s episode by talking about what it was like to attend the world premiere of Pixar Animation Studios’ latest at the El Capitan Theater. Then Jim Hill takes a look at one of the weirder promotional events ever staged at a Disney theme park, “Pooh for President.”

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Disney Dish Episode 258: Making sense of Epcot’s construction fences Feb 24, 2020

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Len Testa starts off this week’s show by talking about how all of the construction that’s been going on towards the front of Future World has been negatively impacting Epcot’s “The Seas with Nemo & Friends” pavilion. Then Jim Hill does a deep dive on the development of “Ratatouille: L’Adventure” for Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris

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Universal Joint Episode 33: How scary will Universal Classic Monsters Land be? Feb 20, 2020

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Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by offering an update on the Universal Studios Beijing project. They then talk about how Kenan Thompson is the perfect choice to serve as a spokesperson for Universal Parks & Resorts’ new “Let Yourself Woah” promotional campaign

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