Episodes

Jan. 13, 2019

Disney Dish Episode 198: Live From Grand Avenue - Disney’s grand plans for DHS’ Grand Park area

Len Testa & Jim Hill continue their November 2018 walking tour of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As they explore the part of this theme park that was formerly known as the Muppets Courtyard, Len & Jim discuss everything that th…
Jan. 7, 2019

Disney Dish Episode 197: Live From the Animation Courtyard - What happens to “Star Wars Launch Bay” after “Galaxy’s Edge” opens

“Star Wars Launch Bay” is expected to remain open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at least through the early portion of WDW’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2021 2021
Jan. 6, 2019

Disney Dish Episode 196: Aulani may just be the ultimate Disney Resort

How Japan’s continuing love affair with Hawaii influenced Disney’s decision to proceed with the Aulani project
Dec. 31, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 195: Live From the Studios - Tinsel Town really piles on the tinsel for DHS’ holiday celebration

What other changes the Company is considering making to DHS in order to improve over-all Guest flow at this theme park
Dec. 30, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 194:What’s behind Be Our Guest’s recent drop in readers satisfaction ratings?

How Be Our Guest’s new prix fixe menu may have caused more problems that it solved for this popular Magic Kingdom eatery
Dec. 24, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 193: Live From Tomorrowland-Is a “Slaughter Race” -based attraction headed to Disney World?

Len & Jim conclude their 2018 walk-thru of WDW’s Magic Kingdom and discuss many of the changes that have been made to Tomorrowland over the past few years.
Dec. 16, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 192: 21st century politics & flume rides don’t mix in Frontierland

The ways that the Walt Disney World Railroad may help the Resort celebration its 50th anniversary in 2021
Dec. 9, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 191: New Fantasyland to be spruced up ahead of WDW’s 50th anniversary celebration

Why The Walt Disney Company eventually decided to abandon the “Scene One” initiative at its theme parks
Dec. 3, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 190: Details on Grand Destino, “Epcot Forever,” & Star Wars Hotel

How Disney’s Hollywood Studios is changing from being a theme park that takes Guests behind-the-scenes to one that places them right in the middle of the action
Dec. 2, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 189: Scene One & Done in Liberty Square

Live from Liberty Square at Walt Disney World
Nov. 25, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 188: Mapping out WDI’s plans to redo Adventureland at WDW’s Magic Kingdom

Which new show scenes are likely to be added to Adventureland’s “Jungle Cruise” attraction
Nov. 19, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 187: Live From Main Street- Walking down Main Street, U.S.A. during the 2018 holiday season

How -- in order to make it easier for the Main Street Trolley to get around the Magic Kingdom -- Cast Members regularly grease the tracks of this turn-of-the-century transportation system
Nov. 4, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 186: How Disney's decision to delay "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3" has impacted the "Jungle Cruise" movie

The ripple effect of letting James Gunn go has forced Disney Studios to consider reviving the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise
Oct. 28, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 185: Teeny trains at Epcot. Big changes coming to "Rock 'n' Roller Coaster" in Paris

Listener Questions, and New Patents Hint at Future Coolness.
Oct. 7, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 182: Listener questions about WDW's Skyliner, "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," and flexible ticket pricing

The key difference between air conditioning & air circulation when it comes to WDW's Skyliner system
Sept. 30, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 181: Skymosphere in Epcot's replacement of "Illuminations" and Thunder in Paradise

Disney trademarks that hint at the names of things to come and the history of a show recorded at Walt Disney World
Sept. 24, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 180: Could Free Dining be on its way out at Disney World?

How "Going Away Forever" means something different to The Walt Disney Company (i.e., The Main Street Electrical Parade)
Sept. 16, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 179: Is it time for a two part Food & Wine ? Why are the Disneyland Resort & the City of Anaheim brawling?

Len passes along Laurel's suggestions for improving Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Which includes breaking this now-four-month-long event into two different flavor profiles, Summer's Bounty and Fall's Flavors
Sept. 9, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 178: You might just get stuck in the muck in the next version of The Void Star Wars VR Experience

Will the new patent application for a virtual reality floor system be part of The Void Star Wars 2.0 Upgrade?
Sept. 2, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 177: Update - Disney's Skyliner and Universal Orlando's Aventura Hotel

New details about Disney's Skyliner transportation system and a tour of Universal Orlando's Aventura Hotel
Aug. 26, 2018

Disney Dish Episode 176: Disney Transportation: Cruise ships, helicopters and the Millenium Falcon

Have the Imagineers made flying the Millenium Falcon a little too difficult
Aug. 19, 2018

Episode 175: UG readers reveal their favorite restaurants at Universal Orlando's parks and resorts

Why it's time to stop "plussing" Disney's Pirates attraction, and has the Universal Orlando Resort finally settled on a name for its fourth theme park