Episodes

Jim and I look back at the development of Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park, including the never-made Typhoon Lagoon movie.

Jim and I look back at Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration, one of the shortest-lived attractions in Disney theme park history..

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by congratulating Israel Perez & the team at WDW’s Victoria & Albert’s for the Michelin star they were just awarded. They then welcome back veteran Imagineer Jim Shull for a discussion of WDSP’s upcoming “Alice & the Red Queen: Back in Wonderland” show For this episode, listeners will learn about: Why – when WDW Cast Members finally get to preview “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” – they may come at this revamped flume ride from backstage How far along...

Jim gives us part 3 of the story of how Disney World’s Tomorrowland came to be.

im gives us part 2 of the story of how Disney World’s Tomorrowland came to be.

Jim tells us how Disney World’s Tomorrowland came to be.

Jim tells us how Disney World’s Treasure Island became Discovery Island.

Jim continues the story of the last huge Magic Kingdom transformation project when Disney proposed Pixie Hollow for Fantasyland and we ended up with Storybook Circus.

Imagineer Jim Shull comes on the show with a story titled “I Really Shouldn’t Be Up Here.”

Len Testa & Jim Hill are joined by Christina Harrison, who talks up the very best eats to be found at the 2024 edition of Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival. Len & Jim then take a closer look at Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea On this episode, listeners will learn about: Which attraction in Dreamworks Land will key off of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Why are stores at the Disney theme parks still stocking “Monsters University” merch, more than a decade after this Pixar film w...

Jim continues the story of how Tomorrowland got added to Disneyland’s opening-day lineup about this time back in 1955.

Jim tells us how Tomorrowland got added to Disneyland’s opening-day lineup about this time back in 1955.

Disney Imagineer Jim Shull joins us to explain how to refurbish an attraction that’s in the middle of an operating theme park.

Jim finishes up the story of how we got IllumiNations.

Jim continues the story of IllumiNations.

Jim tells us about the opening of IllumiNations back on this day in 1988. That thing was reinvented more times than Madonna.

Jim and special guest Dave Bossert recount how Disney and Monsanto built Disneyland’s House of the Future. One word for you kids: plastics.

Jim and special guest Jim Shull tell us how Disneyland’s Space Mountain got its themed overlays.

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

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

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

Jim pays tribute to Disney legend Dick Nunis.

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

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