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Disney Dish Episode 203: How WDI have been Tinkertoying with DHS’ Toy Story Land

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Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Len Testa & Jim Hill continue their November 2018 walk-through of Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a visit to that theme park’s newest “land”. They discuss how the June 2018 opening of Toy Story Land has fundamentally changed the way Guests experience WDW’s third gate. 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

0:03.3

Lant Tustin. Today we're walking through Disney's Hollywood studios coming up on

0:06.7

the newest land in the studio's Toy Story Land. Let's bring in my favorite toy

0:12.0

when Mr. Jim how's it going?

0:13.4

I was not the model for Lazzo Bear.

0:15.8

I want to straight the, you know, get that out there on record again.

0:20.8

You know just because when I sweat I am you know strawberries ended I don't understand what it is it's a

0:25.1

glandular thing land it's a it's a doctor says it's a glandular problem

0:29.0

there we go all right chip we're coming up off of what it was the old Pixar place making a right into Toy Storyland.

0:36.3

It's been open now for five months?

0:38.8

There are boats.

0:39.8

What's the general consensus on how well Toy Storyland has met expectations?

0:46.4

Just based on the sheer number of bodies, a land like this or a new set of attractions

0:51.5

will literally change the center of gravity. like this is

0:54.0

is a new set of attractions like this will literally change the center of gravity in the part.

0:56.0

Oh yeah this is this is clearly the most crowded part.

0:58.0

You can see walking in in fact there are already enough people walking out to almost match the number of people that are walking into Toy Story Land.

1:06.0

That tells you that it was immensely popular.

1:08.0

Also today, Jim, I believe was the first extra morning magic programs at the studio.

1:14.2

So they've been running for about a month, I think,

1:16.4

but there was one this morning too.

1:17.6

And I think I've said this on that show before.

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