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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Disney Dish Episode 197: Live From the Animation Courtyard - What happens to “Star Wars Launch Bay” after “Galaxy’s Edge” opens

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8979 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

As Len Testa & Jim Hill continue their walk-thru of Disney’s Hollywood Studios in November of 2018, they turn their attention to the Animation Courtyard area. In particular how the Imagineers have tried to balance this theme park’s celebration of Old Hollywood with WDW Guests desire to find brand-new rides, shows & attractions to experience whenever they visit DHS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to another edition of the Disney dish podcast with Jim Hill. It's me Lynn Testa.

0:04.0

Today we're in Disney's Hollywood studios walking through the animation courtyard talking about

0:10.0

what's happened here lately and what's coming up. But first, James and I are walking past

0:14.4

Hollywood Brown Derby the signature flagship restaurant of the studios James

0:19.8

it's only what 10 o'clock in the morning. This place already smells fantastic.

0:23.2

Again, it's all I can do not to go in and grab some grapefruit cake.

0:27.1

This started off as sort of the signature eatery of the park.

0:30.9

And it's still, it still is. It's kind of interesting in that you think about a signature eateries at the other parks, right?

0:36.2

Like Lisellia and Epcot or Cinderella's Royal Table in the Magic Kingdom.

0:40.6

Those aren't the signature eateries anymore. but this is and it yeah, so is that because all of the other places are generally more family forward?

0:48.5

Yeah, and the feel in here they're trying to keep that old Hollywood feeling, you know, between the

0:54.2

characters on the wall and they still do the bit when they carry the phone around

0:57.8

right, bring it to the table, oh Mr. Tense to your call.

1:00.3

Exactly.

1:01.3

All right, Jim, we're in animation courtyard.

1:03.0

Attractions here include Voyage of Little Mermaid.

1:05.0

We've got the Star Wars Launch Bay,

1:07.0

and then we've got the Disney Junior

1:09.0

show that's coming up,

1:10.0

this is the Disney Junior Dance Party.

1:13.0

That's coming up.

1:13.4

But right now, the only thing we've got here

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