Episodes

Oct. 30, 2016

Episode 113 - Previewing our upcoming Unbuilt Disney talk

There'll be more, including a long-lost Jimmy Hoffa memo, at the event.
Oct. 14, 2016

Disney Dish Episode 112 - Disney Hurricane Aftermath, Len's Recent Restaurant Reviews (Condensed version)

Len makes an unusual request at Victoria and Albert's, which causes the manager to stop by the table.
Sept. 30, 2016

Episode 111 - History of the O Canada! film, part 2 (Condensed version)

Jim finishes the history of the O Canada! film at Canada's pavilion at Epcot. Also a bit about the potential DVC at Caribbean Beach Resort.
Sept. 14, 2016

Episode 110 - History of the O Canada! film, part 1 (Condensed version)

Jim gives the history of the O Canada! film at Canada's pavilion at Epcot. This part of the story starts with Walt himself trying to find his father's family home in Canada, and we end this show at the fabulous Expo '67 fair…
Aug. 31, 2016

Episode 109 - History of the Disneyland Hotel, part 2 (Condensed version)

We pick up the story after Disney has just sold out the Rather Corporation to corporate raiders, in exchange for the rights to the property around Los Angeles, including the Disneyland Hotel. But what is Disney going to do w…
Aug. 14, 2016

Episode 108: Disney News: Earnings, Park Attendance, and Goodbye to Stitch? (Condensed version)

We'll release the first August show soon. Time is an illusion.
July 19, 2016

Episode 107: The Lost Episode of Chronological Disneyland

It's interesting to go back and see how Disney was thinking the same thing, for Coronado Springs.
July 17, 2016

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

Here's the building in Trondheim, Norway, from which the Royal Sommerhus design was created: tinyurl.com/zdq7sk3
July 17, 2016

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

Here's the building in Trondheim, Norway, from which the Royal Sommerhus design was created: tinyurl.com/zdq7sk3
June 30, 2016

Episode 105: The history of Fort Wilderness

We also talk about the opening of Skull Island at IOA, and Frozen at Epcot
May 31, 2016

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

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.
May 14, 2016

Episode 103: Jim's Why For?

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…
April 30, 2016

Episode 102: Splash Mountain's History Finale

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…
April 14, 2016

Episode 101: Kali River Rapids' History

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…
March 31, 2016

Episode 100: The guy that invented FastPass

Jim talks to Bruce Laval, the guy who invented the original FastPass system while working for Disney in the 1990's.
May 21, 2015

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

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Kidani Village Walk-Through!
June 20, 2012

Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland

Episode 14: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Tomorrowland
June 2, 2012

Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland

Episode 13: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Fantasyland
May 26, 2012

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

Episode 12: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Frontierland and Liberty Square
May 19, 2012

Episode 11: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Adventureland

Episode 11: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Adventureland
May 12, 2012

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

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