Disney Dish Episode 262: Why isn’t there more Muppet stuff in the Disney theme parks

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by sharing what they’ve learned about COVID-19’s impact on the themed entertainment industry. Then Jim talks about how Kermit & Co. continue to be crowded out by other Disney-owned properties like Pixar, Marvel & Lucasfilm. 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.
0:04.0	It's me, Lantesta, and this is our show for the week of March 23rd, 2020.
0:09.2	On the show today, there's been some Disney World news in the past week, yeah? And in our main segment, Jim talks about the future of the Muppets in Disney theme parks. Let's get started by bringing in the man who wants you to discuss the idea that in the Willie Wancum movie it was Violet Beauregard who
0:26.4	deserved the chocolate factory, not Charlie.
0:29.5	It's Mr. Jim, Jim, how it going?
0:31.2	Those are key crucial missing scenes. They roller away and I think of the Tim Burton version you do get to see a de juiced violet walking out, but I want answers.
0:44.0	What does the de-juicing machine look like?
0:46.0	These are question number one, right?
0:48.0	That's all I want to know.
0:49.0	Jim, let's just a quick shout out to subscribers over at Disneydish.
0:52.6	Bandcamp.com.
0:54.1	Thanks to new subscribers, D. Click,
0:56.3	Murray C and Christian L.
0:58.4	And longtime subscribers, mighty librarian, David C.
1:01.9	And Shane B. Jim, these folks invented the legendary Disney dessert
1:07.3	known as the kitchen sink at Beaches and Cream at Disney's Beach Club Resort.
1:11.6	They were working on ice cream ideas.
1:13.6	Everyone put in their own favorites on a list.
1:15.6	And then they all got hungry and went to lunch.
1:17.8	Their boss walked in, saw the list on the whiteboard,
1:20.8	and thought it was their finished idea for one dessert and ran with it.
1:23.6	True story Jim that's how it happened. I still want to be in the meeting where
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