The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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Disney Dish Episode 222: Get ready for fewer FastPasses at DHS Jun 17, 2019

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Len & Jim start off this week’s podcast by discussing how Disney’s Hollywood Studios plans on dealing with the crowds once that theme park’s version of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” opens. Jim then talks about the various ideas that the Imagineers have considered as they’ve looked for ways to expand the U.K. pavilion at Epcot.

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Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 20: Dan Z’s trip to “Galaxy’s Edge” Jun 12, 2019

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In an extra-special edition of “Looking at Lucasfilm,” Dan Zehr walks listeners through what it was like to take part in “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” media event. Dan goes into great detail about what it was like to be in front of the Millennium Falcon as George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, and Bob Iger made their appearances at the grand opening of this new 14-acre land at Disneyland Park

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 40: Picking a proper princess song for “Aladdin” Jun 12, 2019

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the teaser trailer for Pixar’s “Onward.” Then it’s a discussion of why it took Alan Menken four different tries before he finally found the perfect power ballad for Princess Jasmine to sing in Disney’s “Aladdin”

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 40: Picking a proper princess song for “Aladdin” Jun 12, 2019

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Marvel Us Disney Episode 39: Can you imagine Keanu in a Marvel movie? Jun 08, 2019

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Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by reviewing all of the rumors that are making the rounds about which movies Marvel Studios will be making next. Aaron & Jim then discusses the various different versions of “Dark Phoenix” Marvel Entertainment has produced over the past 15 years

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Disney Dish Episode 221: Why WDW’s “Fire Mountain” project flamed out Jun 03, 2019

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While waiting for Len Testa to return from Batuu, Jim Hill shares a story about the thrill ride that the Magic Kingdom almost got back in the early 2000s. One that took its inspiration from “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” and would have sent Guests through an erupted volcano aboard a transforming coaster

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Marvel Us Disney Episode 38: Why “Good Omens” is really great television May 31, 2019

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Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode with an update on the Stan Lee elder abuse case. Then Aaron serves up an enthusiastic review of the new Amazon Video limited series which is based on Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett’s 1990 comic novel

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Universal Joint Episode 20: How Butterbeer led to the creation of Blue Milk May 31, 2019

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Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill start off this podcast with an update on Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Jurassic World” ride. They also talk about how the merch and food program that Universal Parks & Resorts developed for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the late 2000s influenced the choices that Disney made with its “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” project

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 39: Why Pixar Putt needs to come stateside May 28, 2019

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this podcast by talking about how Paramount’s decision to push the release date of “Sonic the Hedgehog” back to February 2020 may have actually made it harder for this live-action / CG film to succeed at the box office. Drew then shares an interview he recently did with Alan Menken, where that Academy Award-winner talks about the development of the original animated “Aladdin” back in the late 1980s / early 1990s.

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Disney Dish Episode 220: When Godzilla (almost) came to Tokyo Disney May 27, 2019

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While Len’s getting ready for the opening of Anaheim’s “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge,” Jim Hill shares an interview that he did with former Imagineer Terri Hardin. She then reveals the role that she played in the creation of a proposed attraction for Disney-MGM Studios Japan

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