The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Len Testa starts off this week’s show by revealing which Epcot attractions have already received their seasonal overlays. Jim Hill then finishes up his history of McDonald’s relationship with the Walt Disney Company Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams starts off this week’s episode by talking about the 300 “Reality Stones” that Marvel’s partner, East Continental Gems, just made available for purchase. Jim Hill then shares how “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” did over its second weekend in domestic release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en Testa & Jim Hill share everything that they’ve been told by Mouse House insiders about Bob Iger’s return. Likewise how long Chapek’s dismissal has actually been in the works Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing some of what they’ve heard over the past 24 hours in regards to Disney’s corporate drama. They also discuss how a gold medal ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan led to “Beauty & the Beast” on Broadway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa and Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing a trip-planning surveythat Disney Visa recently sent out. They then continue their look at Disney Corporate’s decades-long relationship with the McDonald’s restaurant chain Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the investment community’s reaction to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” They then share their impressions of this Ryan Coogler movie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing the many ways that Disney is now merchandising Life Day. They also talk about how you can serve your Thanksgiving guests a Chandrilan Squig Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the “Encanto Live-to-Film Concert Experience” at the Hollywood Bowl. They also pay tribute to the late Kevin Conroy, who’s been the official voice of Batman since the early 1990s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by paying tribute to the late Disney Legend, Alice Estes Davis. They then talk about Villains Lair, the new fireworks dessert party being offered at the Top of the World lounge at Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by looking back on the “Art of DuckTales” panel he just hosted at Gallery Nucleus. Then Drew & Jim Hill look back on the life & career of a Disney Legend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing a survey which suggests that WDW officials are getting increasingly concerned about the Universal Orlando Resort. They then take a look at when the Disney Vacation Club began concentrating its expansion plans around Seven Seas Lagoon. Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how “The Sea Beast” has become Netflix’s most viewed original animated feature. They also look back at the career of Animagic pioneer Jules Bass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the entertainment line-up for this year’s International Festival of the Holidays. They also look back at what led up to the ill-fated 1999 update of Future World’s “Journey into Imagination” pavilion. Show notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the Hollywood premiere of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” They also take a look at the teaser trailer for “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about that “Kingdom Hearts” animatic that just popped up online. They also discuss those “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi” shorts that debut on Disney+ later this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by revealing that the recently re-opened Monsieur Paul now has a dress code. They also talk about how Walt Disney World will soon begin cutting back on character greetings across property Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing casting news associated with “Ironheart” & “Agatha: Coven of Chaos,” two limited series that Marvel Studios is producing for Disney+. They then take a look at the now-nearly 20-year-long history of “Daredevil” -related movies & TV series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at the October 2015 debut of the first full trailer for “Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” They talk about the most recent episodes of Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+, “Star Wars: Andor” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the heroic death of “Yu-Gi-Oh!” creator Kazuki Takahashi. They then share their opinions of the first trailer for Illuminations’ “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa and Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the price increases that were just announced for the Disneyland and WDW Resorts. They then continue their look at the controversial “Journey into Imagination” redo that went live in October of 1999 Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how issues concerning this Mahersha Ali movie are now impacting Marvel Studios’ plans through 2026. They also talk about “Werewolf by Night” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Drew Taylor is away on assignment, Jim Hill shares the latest Warner Bros. Discovery-related news. He also talks about the two Disney Animation-based experiences that will soon be debuting stateside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the entertainment line-up for this year’s International Festival of the Holidays. They also look back at what led up to the ill-fated 1999 update of Future World’s “Journey into Imagination” pavilion. Show Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing Marvel Studios decision to change “Armor Wars” from a limited series for Disney+ to a theatrical release. They also talk about the most recent episodes of “She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by sharing his impression of the Hyperspace Lounge (the Star Wars-themed bar aboard the Disney Wish). Then he & Brian Gaughan discuss the “Indiana Jones 5” trailer that leaked online earlier this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show with an update on the Warner Bros Discovery situation. They then talk about Jodie Benson’s new memoir, “Part of My World” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show with a brief recap of their recent “Disney Dish on the Disney Wish” event. They then take a look at the dark rides that the Imagineers were originally development for WDW’s Magic Kingdom back in the late 1960s Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a show that suddenly became far more newsworthy than they’d initially intended, Len Testa and Jim Hill talk about how the WDW Cast readies that Resort when a tropical storm is bearing down on Central Florida. Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at the Star Wars & Indiana Jones-related news that was revealed at the D23 Expo. They then go on to talk about the first three episodes of Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the animation news that was revealed at this year’s D23 Expo. They also offer up a theory about what David Zaslav is really doing over at Warner Bros. Discovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this Journey of Water and Blue Sweek’s show by talking about why the opening of TRON Lightcycle Run has been pushed ‘til the Spring of 2023. They also discuss the Blue Sky Projects that were talked about at the Parks presentation at this year’s D23 Expo Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the latest episode of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” They then look back at all of the Marvel-related news that came out of this year’s D23 Expo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing what may turn out to be Universal Orlando’s next big promotional campaign. They then look back at how Michael Eisner started adding celebrities to Disney theme park attractions in the mid-to-late 1980s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the two seasons of “Star Wars: Andor” which will cover 5 years of story. They then go on share George Lucas’ theory as to why Star War fans initially rejected Jar Jar Binks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by musing on when performances of “Fantasmic!” may begin at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They then look back at the Fall of 1995. Which is when Magic Kingdom managers snookered Michael Ovitz, the then-President of The Walt Disney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by explaining why he’s doing a solo edition of this podcast. He then goes on to talk about Episode 3 of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the vocal cast for Laika’s new stop motion / CG film, “Wildwood.” They then share which subscription streaming services are thinking about snatching up HBO Max’s “Batman: Caped Crusader” animated series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing some long-needed changes that were recently made to Disney’s park reservation system. They also take a look back at the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship Restaurant at Disneyland Park Show notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how Alan Horn has recently returned to Warner Bros. Studio as a consultant. They also talk about Episode 2 of “She-Hulk: Attorney for Hire.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the latest episodes of Vice’s “Icons Unearthed: Star Wars.” They discuss Lucasfilm’s original plans for its “A Star Wars Story” series of films Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about what’s been going on with a number of animated series over on HBO Max. They then talk about the never-completed Chris Farley version of DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Hill welcomes Chrissy Harrison from TouringPlans.com. Who then shares her impressions of the latest booths to open at Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival as well as the 2022 edition of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by revealing what they know about Season Two of “Marvel’s What If?” They then share their impressions of Marvel Studios’ latest limited series for Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill starts off this week’s episode by talking up the “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio” exhibit which debuts at the MOMA in NYC this December. They also discuss why animation fans might need to go visit a Great Wolf Lodge next month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the most recent Disney earnings call. They then wrap up their series about WDW’s Millennium Celebration. Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing images that have popped up online from the sets of “Echo” & “Ironheart.” They also preview the Marvel-related panels to be presented at next month’s D23 EXPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing “Star Wars: Andor.” They then look back at the production difficulties “Empire Strikes Back” experienced when that crew was shooting the Ice-Planet-of-Hoth sequences in Norway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shelve “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt.” They also talk about how Skydance Animation’s first feature length project, “Luck,” wasn’t all that lucky when it came to positive reviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

en Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing a survey that reveals Universal Orlando’s keen interest in people’s most recent trips to WDW. They then take a look back at Epcot’s Millennium Celebration Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Marvel’s “Secret Invasion.” which will supposedly be Disney+’s first crossover event. They then go on to talk about the important role that editor Jeff Ford played in crafting one of the more iconic moments in “Avengers: Endgame” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices