Epcot’s Hidden Gems: The Forgotten Details of El Rio del Tiempo (Ep. 503)

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Disney Dish Podcast, Len and Jim explore more of Epcot’s rich history with part two of their series on the Mexico Pavilion’s beloved boat ride, El Rio del Tiempo. Join them as they delve into the ride’s development challenges, the inspiration behind its immersive scenes, and how Disney Imagineers used clever design and technology to bring Mexican culture to life in World Showcase. Tune in for: The latest on Epic Universe’s ticket launch and sold-out opening day Behind-the-scenes of Disney’s Cake Bake Shop pricing A dive into the fascinating design details and lesser-known facts of El Rio del Tiempo’s original storyline Don’t miss this captivating episode filled with Disney lore, Epcot nostalgia, and exclusive theme park insights! SHOW NOTES 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,
0:04.3	Len Testa, and this is our show for the week of Shmersday, October 28th,
0:07.8	2024. On the show today, News, then a bunch of listeners talk about the Boxer Rebellion and we read a Disney survey
0:14.8	that asks how Aunt Martha's blood pressure is these days. In our main segment it's
0:18.9	part two of Jim's now three-part history of Epcot's El Rio del Tiamo boat ride. Let's get started by bringing in the man who says
0:26.4	that our ability to recognize the uncanny valley means that at some point in our
0:31.2	evolutionary history we needed to be afraid of something that looked
0:34.2	human but wasn't.
0:36.2	Sleep tight kids, it's Mr. Jim Hill.
0:39.2	Jim, how's it going?
0:40.2	It's gone great.
0:41.2	For those of you weren't familiar with the term uncanny value, it first entered the lexicon
0:46.0	back in 1970.
0:47.4	It was part of an essay, the Japanese roboticist Masahiro, Mori wrote, Masahiro coined this phrase to describe, well, that feeling of unease and
0:58.4	discomfort that people experience when they encounter an object that is almost human but not quite and and
1:04.4	Len the place that I most often experience uncanny valley is is LAX I'll be
1:10.4	walking to my gate exactly the someone you pass by it's like wow it's like
1:15.0	yeah it's like that can't have been what you you when you signed up for the
1:21.0	plastic surgery that can't have been what you were going for.
1:24.0	Where you wind up sort of looking human, kind of.
1:31.1	The uncanny Valley, also known as Pasadena.
1:33.0	Okay.
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