Welcome to another edition of the Disney dish. I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and this week I'm flying solo.

Largely because my co-host, LendTest, is off making the world a better place by attending a medical conference.

Seriously, folks, the same mathematical formula that powers Turing Plan software, as it turns

out, can actually help doctors when it comes to making clinical decisions when it comes to

diabetes management. Who knew huh? Anyway this is our show for February 18th

2019 and I promise that that will be back next. But given this podcast is supposed to be posted on President Day,

well I thought it might be interesting to talk about that time in the 1990s

where the Imagineers were seriously talking about pulling the Hall of Presidents out of

Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. And on the second half of this week's show I thought I'd

share some stories about Dave Smith, the chief archivist emeritus of the Walt Disney Company who sadly passed away this past Friday at the age of 78.

But before I talk about Dave in the Hall of Presidents, I'd like to give a quick shot out to Disney

Dishes newest subscribers, Dearest Scooter, Madeline T, and Jeffrey S.

I'd also like to have a quick shout out to some of Len and My's oldest

subscribers on the Disney dish podcast. These folks who have stuck with the show

for years now include Dory Kimball, Lee Stone, and Christopher Wood. Let's do a little bit of news here

before we get to Mr. Smith and the Hall of Presidents and the news portion of this

podcast is brought to you by Storybook Destination, trusted travel partner of the Disney dish

for a worry-free travel experience every time, book online with Storybook destinations.com. We're heading into the final week of the 2019 edition of the

Epcot International Festival of the Arts. This past week thanks to the lovely Angela

Ragno and the magic of Facebook Live, and inside

we're actually able to enjoy from the comfort of our home out in the woods of

Southern New Hampshire, the President's Day weekend edition of the Disney on Broadway concert series which featured performances by Ashley Brown.

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