June 24, 2024

Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 485: Is WDW getting ready to revamp the My Disney Experience app

Disney Dish with Jim Hill Ep 485: Is WDW getting ready to revamp the My Disney Experience app

Jim finishes up the history of Disneyland’s fireworks shows.

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Len Testa & Jim Hill start this week’s show by looking at the “Dark Universe” concept art that the Universal Orlando Resort just revealed. Then they wrap up their history of fireworks displays at Disneyland

Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

  • Who was Disney’s partner when it came to developing a compressed air-based launch system for its fireworks displays

  • When is work supposed to get underway on the refurbishment of WDW’s version of Big Thunder Mountain

  • Why do golf enthusiasts love the 18-hole putting green over at the Palm & Magnolia course

  • Where had the Imagineers originally wanted to build an Ursula-themed spinner at Disney California Adventure

  • What was the computer-controlled fireworks firing system that Harold “Mickey” Aronson designed for the Disney Parks called

Show Notes

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