Episodes

Episode 107: The Lost Episode of Chronological Disneyland

Episode 107: The Lost Episode of Chronological Disneyland

July 19, 2016

It's interesting to go back and see how Disney was thinking the same thing, for Coronado Springs.

Episode 106b: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Full version with side stories)

Episode 106b: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Full version with side stories)

July 17, 2016

Here's the building in Trondheim, Norway, from which the Royal Sommerhus design was created: tinyurl.com/zdq7sk3

Episode 106a: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Condensed version without side stories)

Episode 106a: Disney's Summer 2016 Media Preview (Condensed version without side stories)

July 17, 2016

Here's the building in Trondheim, Norway, from which the Royal Sommerhus design was created: tinyurl.com/zdq7sk3

Episode 105: The history of Fort Wilderness

Episode 105: The history of Fort Wilderness

June 30, 2016

We also talk about the opening of Skull Island at IOA, and Frozen at Epcot

Episode 104: Live from the Animal Kingdom with Tiffins, Nighttime Safari, and more

Episode 104: Live from the Animal Kingdom with Tiffins, Nighttime Safari, and more

May 31, 2016

Special guest star: Laurel Stewart. We loved the meal at Tiffins. Kilimanjaro Safaris is interesting at night, not sure we'd make it our only visit to that attraction. Loved The Awakening.

Episode 103: Jim's Why For?

Episode 103: Jim's Why For?

May 14, 2016

Here's a Why For that Disney fans are sure to go ape over... the history of "Scruffy", one of the rock apes of Gibraltar. Jim reveals how this started as a live-action project only to almost end up as the follow-up to Disney…

Episode 102: Splash Mountain's History Finale

Episode 102: Splash Mountain's History Finale

April 30, 2016

Did you know that Walt and Ray Kroc (the guy who popularized the McDonald's restaurants) were in the same ambulance unit in World War I? There's a Disneyland tie-in there, and you can hear about it when Jim concludes the his…

Episode 101: Kali River Rapids' History

Episode 101: Kali River Rapids' History

April 14, 2016

Jim goes through the history of Animal Kingdom's Kali River Rapids ride. The combination of animals and raft rides dates back to Walt's days, and the evolution of whitewater-style rides in the 1980's brought the idea back to…

Episode 100: The guy that invented FastPass

Episode 100: The guy that invented FastPass

March 31, 2016

Jim talks to Bruce Laval, the guy who invented the original FastPass system while working for Disney in the 1990's.

Earth Day Bonus Episode: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Kidani Village Walk-Through!

Earth Day Bonus Episode: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Kidani Village Walk-Through!

May 21, 2015

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Kidani Village Walk-Through!

Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland

Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland

June 20, 2012

Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland

Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland

Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland

June 2, 2012

Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland

Episode 12: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Frontierland and Liberty Square

Episode 12: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Frontierland and Liberty Square

May 26, 2012

Episode 12: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Frontierland and Liberty Square

Episode 11: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Adventureland

Episode 11: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Adventureland

May 19, 2012

Episode 11: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Adventureland

Episode 10: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Main Street U.S.A.

Episode 10: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Main Street U.S.A.

May 12, 2012

Episode 10: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Main Street U.S.A.