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April 1, 2024

Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 473: Do you remember WDW’s Treasure Island

Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 473: Do you remember WDW’s Treasure Island

Jim tells us how Disney World’s Treasure Island became Discovery Island.

Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the truce-of-sorts that’s recently been brokered between the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District & Disney.

They also talk about the drone show that will debut at Disney Springs on May 24th

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

  • Which annual event – which is held over in Tampa – made the Imagineers hesitant to bring Disneyland’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride to Florida
  • Why is much of Epcot’s Morocco pavilion currently hidden behind construction fences
  • When did Walt Disney make his very last visit to the Studios that he & his brother Roy built in Burbank
  • What is Tiana asking Guests to help out with when they set sail on her “Bayou Adventure”
  • How did WDI upset the turkey vultures who frequent the WDW Resort

Show Notes

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