Episode 495
How a Western River led to Big Thunder Mountain (Ep. 495)
Jim gives us the history of Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
September 2, 20241h 0m
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Show Notes
Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the three tiers of hotels that the Universal Orlando Resort just rolled out.
They also talk about why Disney wants to know more about how you allocated your cash during your most recent trip to Orlando.
For this episode, listeners will learn about:
- Why the Universal Theme Parks want to learn more about which brands & IPs your young daughter is interested
- Who was just placed in charge of the committee to find a successor for Disney CEO Bob Iger
- Why it’s likely that DCL will soon need to replace the Magic & the Wonder
- How many people visited the Magic Kingdom in Florida during the first full year that theme park was in operation
- Which opening day attraction for Walt Disney World did Tony Baxter go to the field to install back in 1971
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