On this week's Disney Dish: - Price increases in context - The Muppets "Obligatory Holiday Overlay" and more - Jim continues the history of Disneyland's DVC resorts And the usual nonsense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

When the Grand Californian’s Soundproofing Worked Too Well

Podcast Episode · The Disney Dish with Jim Hill · October 12 · 54m

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Solid progress

bioreconstruct@bioreconstruct.bsky.social · 3d ago

3 aerial photos of exterior wall construction of the Monsters Inc roller coaster gravity building. • Blue panels recently added. • At ground level, right, electrical equipment was recently added. The equipment is covered with steel sheets for protection from dropped objects.

Post Edited: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly of UNIVERSAL NIGHTS at Epic Universe https://touringplans.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-of-universal-nights-at-epic-universe/

My rage is glühend.

TouringPlans@touringplans.com · 3d ago

ICYMI:New post: The Pretzel & Beer Cart in the Germany Pavilion is Gone https://touringplans.com/blog/the-pretzel-beer-cart-in-the-germany-pavilion-is-gone/

Jim, those bars are on the __inside__ of your office. There’s a makeshift still for prison hooch just outside the camera frame, I just know it. 😂

Jim Shull Disney Journey@jimshull.bsky.social · 3d ago

When providing creative direction for the #Aladdin walk through at Disneyland Paris this was my office. The window bars were because my neighbor was a local prison.

These open-source AI nerds are pretty rude. Don't you know you aren't supposed to ask a model their weight?

ICYMI:New post: “Exceptional” Nomad Lounge Now Has Churros To Go https://touringplans.com/blog/exceptional-nomad-lounge-now-has-churros-to-go/

Oh yeah, great book. Great author.

Jason Schultz@jason.parkendium.com · 5d ago

The bot's posting is good reminder that if you're interested in an incredibly well-researched history of Disneyland ride systems and you haven't yet read Roland Betancourt's Disneyland and the Rise of Automation...well, you're doing yourself a disservice.

ICYMI:New post: 10 Things We learned Tonight about the New Disney Believe https://touringplans.com/blog/10-things-we-learned-tonight-about-the-new-disney-believe/

If you’re coming to the New York Comic Con #nycc, you’d BETTER stop by and say Hey tomthedancingbug.com

There's a new secret menu item at La Cava, for the next month only! We share the secret here: https://touringplans.com/blog/can-you-keep-the-secret-a-new-la-cava-secret-menu-item/

ICYMI:New post: Disney After Hours vs Universal Nights at Epic Universe https://touringplans.com/blog/disney-after-hours-vs-universal-nights-at-epic-universe/

Me to our robot dog Hibiki: Who's my good girl? Who's my puppy dog? Also me: Oh, when I say 'my' I don't mean in the capitalist sense of ownership. It's a term of affection, as in "you're my favorite." Laurel: (Turns up volume on headphones)

Today's one-star review of AI-generated Disney guidebooks is "Walt Disney World Travel Guide 2027" by "Jason M. Larocco". In the "At a Glance" photo, does the monorail go ... underground? The "comprehensive" map has EPCOT where the Polynesian Resort is. And you can get to DAK by monorail?!?!

DVC members can start booking rooms tomorrow for when Disney's Lakeshore Lodge opens in 2027. Here's a preliminary look at where we think the rooms will be, along with room types and views: touringplans.com/blog/new-pre... Includes floor-by-floor and room-by-room maps.

New! **Preliminary** Maps of Lakeshore Lodge Rooms & Views | TouringPlans.com Blog

Today we're releasing our preliminary maps of Lakeshore Lodge's rooms and room views. Reservations begin tomorrow and we

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On this week's Disney Dish: - Jim starts the history of Disneyland's DVC rooms - More Lakeshore Lodge and Monstropolis concept art - I introduce Jim to the music of Harry Styles Plus the usual nonsense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Did Disney Hide Tomorrowland’s Future in a Hotel Tower?

Podcast Episode · The Disney Dish with Jim Hill · October 5 · 57m

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I love the person waving hello in the 3rd image.

bioreconstruct@bioreconstruct.bsky.social · last wk.

Aerial look at details of site preparation for an additional attraction in Dark Universe. Seems like rebar for pilings is seen staged in the third photo.

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Defunctland@defunctland.bsky.social · last wk.

Does anyone have ANY information on this. Do you remember doing or seeing the Person of the Century poll, and if you do, do you remember when your trip was. Every confirmation of a Person of the Century poll between March of 1991 and 1996 will help greatly. Any other information is also appreciated.

Fireworks have returned to the Celestial Goodnight show at Epic Universe. As seen through smoke, above the tree line, a few miles away.

New post: 31 Facts, Guesses, and Quotes About Walt Disney World 55 Years Ago from Look Magazine, April 6, 1971 https://touringplans.com/blog/31-facts-guesses-and-quotes-about-walt-disney-world-55-years-ago-from-look-magazine-april-6-1971/

ICYMI:We're back to review the past two weeks of WDW data! It's definitely fall, y'all: https://touringplans.com/blog/disney-data-dump-september-30-2026/

New post: New! Early Entry Rope Drop Procedures at EPCOT’s International Gateway! https://touringplans.com/blog/new-early-entry-rope-drop-procedures-at-epcots-international-gateway/

Love him or hate him, Bob Chapek forever changed the Disneyland experience. I was critical of many of these moves and told Chapek so. He pushed back: “How about demand? Do people stop coming?” www.latimes.com/travel/newsl...

He aggressively raised Disneyland prices. Bob Chapek has no regrets

While he knows his reputation among Disney fans, the former Walt Disney Co. CEO says he wasn't 'just a maniacal, money-optimizing machine.'

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My friend Gray took this incredible photo of the Magic Kingdom fireworks last night while on Big Thunder's second lift hill.

Auctions start to end tonight, right around the time our livestream will wrap up, so why not place some bids and drop by the stream? We'll be taking a little trip to Tokyo DisneySea! Find out more at patreon.com/progresscityusa

Progress City@progresscityusa.com · 3w ago

Over halfway done with Round I of my fundraiser auctions... check 'em out, bid 'em up, help me out! I'm busy going through my warehouse to dig up more junk... I mean ~treasures~... for Round II! www.ebay.com/usr/progress...

On this week's Disney Dish with Jim Hill: - New Disney surveys on prices and discounts - Haunted Mansion construction permit - Epic Universe construction - Jim gives us the history of Disneyland's Lilliputland. Plus the usual nonsense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Little Disneyland That Never Was: Walt Disney’s Lilliputian Land

Podcast Episode · The Disney Dish with Jim Hill · September 28 · 44m

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One of the things I've kept on a NAS for decades.

𝕄𝕣. 𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕥ℂ𝕆𝕋@mrepcot.bsky.social · last mo.

I wrote on @boingboing.net about the new Toxic Crusaders comic book series from @mattbors.bsky.social and @tristanwright.bsky.social. - boingboing.net/2026/09/26/m...

Matt Bors and Tristan Wright reboot The Toxic Crusaders as an adult comic

Cartoonist Matt Bors expands his Toxic Avenger universe with a new Toxic Crusaders comic book series.

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Today's 1-star review of AI-written Disney guidebooks on Amazon is "Walt Disney World Travel Guide 2026-2027" by "Jason Welch". It contains this helpful map of Walt Disney World: