Episodes

Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 417: Why the original “Partners” statue was placed where it was at Disneyland
March 6, 2023

Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 417: Why the original “Partners” statue was placed where it was at Disneyland

Jim finishes up the history of Disney using Walt’s image in the parks.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 416: Who played Walt Disney in movies & TV shows
Feb. 27, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 416: Who played Walt Disney in movies & TV shows

In the feature, Jim tells us who played Walt Disney in movies and TV shows
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 415: Why Universal Orlando is conducting surveys on WDW’s reservation system
Feb. 20, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 415: Why Universal Orlando is conducting surveys on WDW’s reservation system

Jim talks about how Disney’s tried to use Walt’s likeness in the parks.
Disney Dish Episode 414: What’s it like to ride TRON: Lightcycle Run at WDW’s Magic Kingdom
Feb. 13, 2023

Disney Dish Episode 414: What’s it like to ride TRON: Lightcycle Run at WDW’s Magic Kingdom

Jim tells us about all the times Disney’s tried to use robotic arms as rides in its theme parks.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 413: Trails End restaurant to close at WDW’s Fort Wilderness
Feb. 6, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 413: Trails End restaurant to close at WDW’s Fort Wilderness

Jim tells us about the time Disneyland switched to a 7-day-a-week operating schedule.
Disney Dish Episode 412: “Mirror, Mirror for Us All” takes up-close look at Disney theme parks
Jan. 30, 2023

Disney Dish Episode 412: “Mirror, Mirror for Us All” takes up-close look at Disney theme parks

Jim gives us the history … and future … of the Swiss Family Treehouse.
Disney Dish Episode 411: Looking back on the early days of DAK’s Wild Africa Trek
Jan. 23, 2023

Disney Dish Episode 411: Looking back on the early days of DAK’s Wild Africa Trek

Jim and Len talk about the history of Animal Kingdom’s Wild Africa Trek, which made its debut on this day back in 2011.
Disney Dish Episode 410: What Len learned at that Reedy Creek Improvement District public meeting
Jan. 16, 2023

Disney Dish Episode 410: What Len learned at that Reedy Creek Improvement District public meeting

Len attends the Reedy Creek Improvement District planning meeting and Ihe hears voices, not necessarily in that order.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 409: Why Disneyland’s stagecoach was so short-lived
Jan. 9, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 409: Why Disneyland’s stagecoach was so short-lived

Video of Disneyland’s first stagecoaches sparks Jim to talk about what Frontierland was like back when the park opened.
Disney Dish Episode 408: Looking back at Epcot’s “World of Motion” pavilion
Jan. 2, 2023

Disney Dish Episode 408: Looking back at Epcot’s “World of Motion” pavilion

Jim celebrates the classic EPCOT attraction World of Motion, which closed on this day back in 1996.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 407: Disney News Round-up: Looking back at 2022
Dec. 26, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 407: Disney News Round-up: Looking back at 2022

Disney News Round-up: Looking back at 2022
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 406: What would staying at WESTCOT have been like
Dec. 19, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 406: What would staying at WESTCOT have been like

Jim continues the history of Disneyland’s Paradise Pier hotel, which is changing yet again.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 405: How the Emerald of Anaheim became a Disneyland Resort hotel
Dec. 12, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 405: How the Emerald of Anaheim became a Disneyland Resort hotel

Jim gives us the history of Disneyland’s Paradise Pier hotel, which is changing yet again.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 404: The Sorcerer’s Hat is still a sore spot with some Disney World fans
Dec. 5, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 404: The Sorcerer’s Hat is still a sore spot with some Disney World fans

It’s the 121st anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth, and Jim tells us about all the ways Disney has celebrated that over the years.
Disney Dish Episode 403: How WDW’s McDonald’s continue to innovate
Nov. 28, 2022

Disney Dish Episode 403: How WDW’s McDonald’s continue to innovate

Jim finishes up the history of when McDonalds proposed a new attraction for Disneyland.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 402: How Bob Chapek learned he wasn’t Disney’s CEO anymore
Nov. 23, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 402: How Bob Chapek learned he wasn’t Disney’s CEO anymore

How Bob Chapek learned he wasn’t Disney’s CEO anymore
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 401: Looking back at Mickey’s Kitchen
Nov. 21, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 401: Looking back at Mickey’s Kitchen

Jim continues the story of when the McDonald’s restaurant chain proposed a new attraction for Disneyland.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 400: When Disneyland almost got its first McDonalds
Nov. 14, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 400: When Disneyland almost got its first McDonalds

Jim starts a series about the time that the McDonald’s restaurant chain proposed a new attraction for Disneyland.
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 399: Why “Reflections: A Disney Lakeside Lodge” didn’t go forward
Nov. 7, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 399: Why “Reflections: A Disney Lakeside Lodge” didn’t go forward

Jim gives us the history of Disney’s Bay Lake Tower, which Disney filed the initial construction paperwork for on this day back in 2006.
Disney Dish Episode 398: How Epcot is getting ready for the holidays
Oct. 31, 2022

Disney Dish Episode 398: How Epcot is getting ready for the holidays

Jim tells us the history of Disney’s Pop Century Resort, which has a birthday coming up to celebrate its opening back in 2003.
Disney Dish Episode 397: How Figment found his way back into Epcot’s “Journey into Imagination”
Oct. 24, 2022

Disney Dish Episode 397: How Figment found his way back into Epcot’s “Journey into Imagination”

Jim finishes up the history of the 1999 re-do of EPCOT’s Journey Into Imagination”
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 396: How to make “Galaxy Edge” appeal to ALL Star Wars fans
Oct. 17, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 396: How to make “Galaxy Edge” appeal to ALL Star Wars fans

Jim continues the history of the 1999 re-do of EPCOT’s Journey Into Imagination, which I’m forever referring to as “The Curse of Tony Baxter.”
The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 395: How Epcot is getting ready for the holidays
Oct. 10, 2022

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 395: How Epcot is getting ready for the holidays

In our main segment, Jim tells us about the 1999 re-do of EPCOT’s Journey Into Imagination.
Disney Dish Episode 394: After Hours Events return to WDW in early 2023
Oct. 3, 2022

Disney Dish Episode 394: After Hours Events return to WDW in early 2023

Jim tells us about the history of Walt Disney World’s Peter Pan’s Flight, which opened on this day back in 1971.