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Disney Dish Episode 326: How DisneyQuest led to Toy Story Midway Mania

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Len Testa starts off this week’s episode by planning out the perfect progressive dinner for fans of WDW’s monorail resorts. He & Jim Hill then reveal when they each believe Disney World’s golden age occurred  Show Notes for this episode are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish Podcast with Jim Hill.

0:03.4

It's me, Len Testa, and this is our show for the Week of Shimmer's Day, June 14th, 2021.

0:08.7

On the show today, news, listener questions, and then our main segment, Jim gives us the history

0:14.3

of the Toy Story Mania attraction. Let's get started by bringing in the man who says that when

0:19.1

you think about it, the seashore is the worst possible place to sell seashells. It's Mr. Jim Hill.

0:24.8

Jim, how's it going? For some reason, this makes me think of that wonderful Stephen Wright joke.

0:29.2

I have a hobby. I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it scattered on

0:33.3

beaches around the world. Maybe you've seen some of it. Is he still alive? He is, he is. He's still,

0:41.7

you know, I mean, he has honestly done some of my favorites stand up. I mean, for example,

0:46.6

the companion joke for this is, you know, well, you can't have everything. Where would you put it?

0:50.8

My favorite is everything's walking distance if you have the time.

0:53.4

Well, speaking of time, one more Stephen Wright joke. I went to a restaurant that serves breakfast

0:59.7

in an anytime. So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance. Yeah. Okay, keep your wakeers

1:08.0

as far as we can. We can. Let's do a quick shout out to subscribers over at DisneyDish.bandacamp.com.

1:16.7

Thanks to new subscribers, Sarah Leo, four dreams and ideas, J. Bean and Max Slava,

1:22.4

and longtime subscribers Ingaloo80, Lee Stone, Karen Meadows, and move E. Buff. Jim,

1:29.1

these were the early designers on Epcot's original test track whose idea for the world's first

1:35.2

in-ride drive-through restaurant still remains in the Disney archives waiting for the day when

1:40.6

someone in management knows the future when they see it. True story. Seriously, that's actually a

1:46.6

genius idea. Someone at Disney needs to send you a check. Now, because if you had the option of

1:52.4

hitting that button on the test track vehicle to just slide over to, well, if it's Disney quick

1:57.3

service, it would only take 40 minutes. You're thinking of Disney Land, Jim. Oh, I'm sorry.

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