Episodes - Page 4 | The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jan. 8, 2024

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 461: The Disney Villains coaster that DCA almost got

Jim tells us how Disney has developed the California Screamin’ roller coaster over the years..

Jan. 1, 2024

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 460 : Looking back at “Shrunken Ned’s Junior Jungle Boats” game

im gives us the history of Shrunken Ned’s Junior Jungle Boats in Adventureland.

Dec. 25, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 459: The “Christmas Carol” ride that EPCOT’s UK pavilion almost got

Jim tells us about the time Disney wanted to design a ride based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Dec. 18, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 458: Remembering Disney Legend Dick Nunis (1932 – 2023)

Jim pays tribute to Disney legend Dick Nunis.

Dec. 11, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 457: How many happy haunts now officially reside in WDW’s Haunted Mansion

Jim talks about how EPCOT’s Listen to the Land became EPCOT’s Living with the Land.

Dec. 4, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 456: Is Jollywood Nights now worth spending your Christmas cash on

Jim brings us up to date on what’s happened, and what might happen next, in the Chester & Hester’s section of Dinoland USA.

Nov. 27, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 455: Which WDW theme park is next slated for expansion

Jim finishes up the Disneu Princesses in the Park

Nov. 20, 2023

Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 454: Jollywood Nights is kind of a mixed Santa’s bag

Jim continues the story of how Disney brought Princess character greetings into the parks.

Nov. 13, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 453: Which “Wish” is which when it comes to Disney Parks, Products & Experiences

Jim tells us how Disney brought Princess character greetings into the parks.

Nov. 6, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 452: How Epcot’s leapfrog fountains came to be

Jim tells us how Disney Imagineers make those awesome water effects like the jumping fountains at Imagination and Journey of Water..

Oct. 30, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 451: What does the future hold for the Animation Courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Jim tells us about all the behind-the-scenes negotiations that go into limited-time shows like Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee

Oct. 23, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 450: What was Epcot’s “Life & Health” pavilion originally supposed to have been like

Jim gives us the early ideas for EPCOT’s Wonders of Life pavilion.

Oct. 16, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 449: Why “Fantasmic Hollywood” never happened at Disney-MGM

Jim tells us about the history of Fantasmic!, which made its Walt Disney World debut this week back in 1998.

Oct. 9, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 448: Why Hong Kong Disneyland doesn’t have a Peter Pan Flight ride

Jim tells us about the history of Peter Pan’s Flight, an attraction that appears in almost every Disney resort around the world!

Oct. 2, 2023

the Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 447: Was “Rock’n Rockets” WDW’s best fireworks show ever?

Best Fireworks Show Ever stories

Sept. 25, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 446: What’s next for “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser”

Jim tells us about the best Disney fireworks show that you’ve never seen

Sept. 18, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 445: How Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, is doing post-pandemic

, Jim gives us the history of Disney’s Aulani Resort, including post-pandemic changes.

Sept. 11, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 444: How the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique became a worldwide phenomenon

Jim Hill talks about the history of the Bibbity Boppity Boutique, which opened this week in 2007.

Sept. 4, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 443: The Mansion expansions that almost happened

Jim Hill follows up news of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion expansion with other Haunted Mansion ideas that almost … materialized.

Aug. 28, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 442: The real cost of transforming Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Jim Hill and Jim Shull tell us about the development of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, on the anniversary of its WDW opening in 2019.

Aug. 21, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 441: Making the most of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Jim finishes up the story of Spain’s EPCOT pavilion and Gigantic

Aug. 14, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 440: Why “Tangled” & “Frozen” wound up with one word titles

Jim continues the story of Spain’s EPCOT pavilion and Gigantic

Aug. 7, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 439: Josh Gad dishes Disney with Jim Hill

Josh Gad dishes Disney with Jim Hill

July 31, 2023

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 438: Is Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party actually worth the extra expense

im and a special guest tell us what the early days were like when Disney announced the construction of Shanghai Disneyland announced this week back in 2005.