The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

 Len Testa returns from his European vacation with tales of his time aboard the Disney Wish. Then he & Jim Hill review the news highlights coming out of The Walt Disney Company’s most recent quarterly earnings call. Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how visual FX artists who worked on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” & “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” are now looking to unionize. They also talk about how Disney CEO Bob Iger is now being a bit more circumspect whenever he discusses the on-going writers & actors strikes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by paying tribute to the animated film which first debuted in theaters 24 years ago this week. They then talk up “The Inventor,” the stop motion puppet / 2-D animated film which bows on August 24th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when Len Testa goes on vacation? You bring in a genuine Disney Legend to discuss topics that range from "Once Upon a Studio" (i.e., that soon-to-be-released Disney100 short) to Epcot's Spain pavilion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at when the God of Mischief made his debut in Marvel Comics. They also reveal who just got cast to play a villain in “Deadpool 3” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing which Sony Pictures productions now have new release dates thanks to the strikes. They also look back at when “The Simpsons Ride” replaced “Back to the Future: The Ride” at the Universal Parks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa & Jim Hill welcome back longtime Imagineer Jim Shull, who then talks about the many years he spent working on both Toy Story Land & the Toy Story Hotel for the Shanghai Disneyland Resort Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Brian Gaughan starts off this week’s show by sharing the experiences he had at this year’s Comic-Con International down in San Diego. Jim Hill then talks about some of the things that may have tripped up “Indy 5” at the box office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams starts off this week’s show by talking about how a new MCU may now be on the rise. Then Jim Hill reveals why McDonald’s currently has Happy Meal toys that are tied to “The Marvels” (which doesn’t arrive in theaters ‘til November 10th of this year) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Brian Gaughan starts off this week’s show by sharing the experiences he had at this year’s Comic-Con International down in San Diego. Jim Hill then talks about some of the things that may have tripped up “Indy 5” at the box office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by talking about what it was like to panel in Hall H at this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. Then he & Jim Hill recount what happened on the show floor at the Paramount booth right after the “Star Trek” panel ended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the new DreamWorks-themed land that was just announced for Universal Studios Florida. They then take a look at the Lightning-Lane-to-Stand-By ratio which TouringPlans just noted for WDW’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by listing all of the films & limited series which have been impacted by the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA job actions. They then discuss Episode 5 of Marvel’s “Secret Invasion” SHOW BREAKDOWN: Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:  According to Forbes, how much did “Secret Invasion” reportedly cost to make Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by talking about the premiere of Disney’s new “Haunted Mansion” movie which was held down in Anaheim. Then Jim Hill reviews this Saturday & Sunday’s offerings at San Diego Comic-Con. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Bob Iger’s contract extension at The Walt Disney Company through December of 2026. They also take a look at the Florida version of “Toy Story Midway Mania” Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how long a “Captain America” musical has actually been in the works. They also reveal who Bryan Singer originally wanted to play Logan in the “X-Men” movie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” did at the box office. They also talk about what happened with that Princess Leia dress from “A New Hope” that was recent put up for auction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about “Nimona,” Netflix’s newest animated feature. They then shine a spotlight on a number of the animated projects coming from Warner Bros Discovery this Summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Testa starts off this week’s show by discussing how Guests using WDW’s DAS may be impacting Lighting Lane. Jim Hill then talks about the challenges that the Imagineers faced during the construction phase of “Toy Story Midway Mania” Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the panels that Marvel Comics will be presenting later this month at Comic Con International in San Diego. They also talk about Episode 3 of “Secret Invasion” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices