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• Disney hopes that our next Commander-in-Chief can inspire some consumer confidence

  According to Jim Hill, Mickey doesn't really care who the next President is. Just as long as this guy can then convince the American people to once again start planning trips to Anaheim & Orlando Read More... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: intellectual property, Russia, Sarah Palin, Thomas Staggs, Barack Obama, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney World, President, President of the United States , Presidential candidate, Presidential candidates, Presidential election, resort, resorts, Commander-in-Chief, Congress, consumer confidence, consumer spending, consumers, 9/11, advance reservation, advance reservations, George W Bush, Burbank, Jungle Trek, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney theme park, Disney World, Disney World vacation, Disneyland, Valerie Edwards, earnings, earnings call, economic downturn, economy, Vice President, Vice Presidents, Wall Street, Anaheim, Disneyland Resort, Disney's Jungle Trek, piracy, fiscal year, Four Seasons, Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts, 2009, 2010, high profile project, WDI, WDW, WDW vacations, White House, quarter, recession, Obama Biden, Bob Iger, CEO, CFO, China, McCain, McCain Palin, The Four Seasons, The Hall of Presidents, The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney World Resort, The White House, niche park , Director of Sculpture, Disney, Joe Biden, John McCain, anti-piracy, Orlando

• Is free admission to a Disney theme park on your birthday really a good enough reason to schedule a "Celebration Vacation" ?

  Jim Hill reports on yesterday's event at the Edison Ballroom. Where Jay Rasulo unveiled the Walt Disney Company's new "What will you celebrate?" promotional campaign for the Parks Read More... Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 12:00 AM | 19 Comments Filed under: Walt Disney World, year-long promotion, promotion, promotional campaign, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney World, Disneyland Resort, campaign, celebration, WDW, Chairman of Disney Parks & Resorts, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney, Jay Rasulo

• Well, so much for that conspiracy theory ...

  Jim Hill shares a funny story about a domain name that the Walt Disney Company recently registered. Which led one reporter to believe that the WDW & Disneyland resorts were in some real trouble this Fall Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: Thomas Staggs, television, promotion, promotional campaign, conspiracy theories, ABC, September, Disney World, Disneyland, Emmy Awards, Disneyland Resort, WDW, attendance levels, occupancy rate , occupancy rates, domain name , domain names, The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, National Stay At Home Week, Disney, Tom Staggs

• What's in a (Disney domain) name?

  As he gets ready to cover this year's Comic-Con, Jim Hill shares some of the more interesting domain names that the Walt Disney Company has registered over the past month Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: Walt Disney World, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Weddings, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, WDW, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney

• Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready for WDW's monstrous new coaster

  WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead as Jim Hill shares what he knows about the family-friendly attraction that will be opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Fall of 2011 Read More... Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 29 Comments Filed under: theme park attraction, thrill ride, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, Monsters Inc., A Bug's Life, DCA, Disney Pixar , Disney Princess, Disney World, Disneyland, Emeryville, coaster, animated character, Disneyland Resort, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Cars, Carsland, Toy Story, Pete Docter, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Pixar campus, 2011, WDI, WDW, attraction, theme park, DHS, Disney, Jim Henson, soundstage , animated feature, animation

• "High School Musical 5 & 6" ?! "Beauty & the Beast" headed back to Broadway ?!

  Jim Hill shares some of the domain names that the Walt Disney Company has recently registered. Including a new year-long promotion for 2009 that looks & sounds an awful lot like 2003's "Magical Gatherings" campaign Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 22 Comments Filed under: heads in beds, theme park tickets, Disney Channel, Disney Channel Original, Disney franchise, Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney World, Wildcats, Year of a Million Dreams, year-long promotion, Matt Prokop, hotel, hotel rooms, hotels, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, HSM3, revival , consumers, ABC, Aida, gasoline, Broadway, Broadway musical, Broadway production, seasonal production, seasonal run , Justin Martin , Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Theatrical, Disney vacation, Disney World, Disneyland, musical, My School Musical, East High, Magical Gatherings, Paul Kolnik, Anaheim, Disneyland Resort, Disney's Magical Celebration, Disney's Magical Celebrations, TV movie, TV movies , pins, plane reservations, plush, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, High School Musical, High School Musical 3, High School Musical 4, High School Musical 5 , High School Musical 6, High School Musical franchise, High School Musical: Get in the Picture, Hilton Theatre, holiday treat, WDW, Regular Unleaded, Old Globe Theatre, on property, Big Apple , birthday buttons, St. James Theatre , domain name , DP&R, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical, The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney World Resort, theatrical release, national tour, Disney, Jay Rasulo, Jemma McKenzie-Brown, Orlando

• Monday Mouse Watch : Why WDI is looking for a few good freelancers

  Jim Hill takes a look at why the start of the DCA revamp keeps getting pushed back. Which has a lot to do with how most of the top talent in the themed entertainment industry is now working on Dubailand Read More... Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, DCA, DCA revamp, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Disney's California Adventure, WDI, WDI R & D, Disney, Jay Rasulo, Tokyo DisneySea

• Disney testing new ways to slow down FastPass counterfeiters

  Jim Hill talks about the plan that Disney Parks & Resorts has in the works to catch folks who are using bogus "Attraction Re-entry" tickets that they've purchased off of eBay. Which will involve scanning each individual FastPass for authenticity before the Mouse then allows that guest to enter a particular ride, show or attraction Read More... Posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 34 Comments Filed under: theme park attraction, theme park fans, theme park guest, theme park visitor, ticket sales, Walt Disney World, ride, rides, Mouse, admission , admission fee , Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney World, Disneyana Enthusiasts, Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Anaheim, Disneyland Resort, Disney's Animal Kingdom, The Jungle Cruise, The Magic Kingdom, cast member, cast members, show, shows, WDW, attraction, attractions, FastPass, The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney

• A PC Haunted Mansion ?! Now that's scary

  Jim Hill talks about the new script that the Imagineers have written for this attraction's Foyer area. Which is reportedly being added to the stateside versions of this classic attraction because a handful of guests complained about the macabre remarks that a few Disney cast members have made over the years Read More... Posted Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 43 Comments Filed under: theme park attraction, theme park guest, theme park visitor, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World, maids, Imagineer, Imagineering, acting classes, ad-lib lines, Ghost Host, ghoulish, butlers, Disney World, Disneyland, 1401 Flower Street, macabre, Glendale, guest, guests, Paul Frees, Anaheim, Disneyland Resort, The Magic Kingdom, The Portrait Gallery, WDI, WDW, official script, blocking, squeamish, staging, The Entrance Hallway, The Foyer, The Haunted Mansion, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney, sinister, stretching room, Orlando

• Monday Mouse Watch: Is there really such a thing as putting too much Walt into a Disney theme park?

  Jim Hill offers a different take on the upcoming DCA redo. Where the proposed revamp of this theme park has more to do with appeasing specific market segments than it has to do with making California Adventure better Read More... Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 12:00 AM | 37 Comments Filed under: theme park fans, Walt-centric, window dressing, Main Street U.S.A., Main Street USA, television, Imagineer, Imagineering, retail corridor, ride, rides, corporate symbol, dark ride, DCA, Generation X, Generation Y, girl-friendly, Disneyana, Disneyana fans, Disneyland, entrance area, 18-to-25-year-old males, 1923, Colonel Sanders, GM Test Track, Golden Dreams, guest, guests, Partners statue, vocal critics, Walt Disney, Disneyland Resort, Disneyphile, Disneyphiles, Disney's California Adventure, The Partners statue, Carsland, show, shows, tourists, tribute, tributes, per-square-foot sales ratio, pie-eyed Mickey, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, critic, critics, 2001, 5-to-8-year-old girls, Hollywood, WDI, Radiator Springs Racers, attraction, attractions, nostalgia, Ol' Mousetro, Betty Crocker, E-Ticket, The Disneyland Resort, The Indiana Jones Adventure, The Walt Disney Company, theme park, Disney, Southern California, Tokyo Disney Resort, too much Walt, annual passholders