FanFest at Universal Hollywood, King of the Hill Returns, and Animation Highlights from Annécy (Ep. 304)

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor cover a busy week in animation and theme park news, including: Drew’s full report from FanFest Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, including Back to the Future Hill Valley experiences, new anime tie-ins, and what could be coming to the East Coast. King of the Hill revival update – A new panel announced for the ATX TV Festival, with co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels and voice actors returning. The Simpsons streaming hiccups – Yellow Planet, the Earth Day episode, struggles to launch properly on Disney+. Annécy 2025 preview – Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm prepare for a massive presence, including previews for Zootopia 2, Toy Story 5, Elio, and Eyes of Wakanda. Warner Bros. Animation’s Cartoon Network 25th Anniversary Panel featuring Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Pendleton Ward, and Rebecca Sugar. Netflix rescues Genndy Tartakovsky’s Fixed after Warner Bros. dropped it—world premiere planned for Annécy. New announcements – Disney Television Animation’s Dragon Striker series, updates on Combat Carl in Toy Story 5, and more. Join Jim and Drew for the latest animation industry news, major event coverage, and a look at what’s ahead! Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:02.1	I'm Rebecca. I'm Josephine's mom.
0:03.8	I'm Elisa.
0:04.6	Can I go over to Josie's house to play?
0:06.4	She met a new friend and puff.
0:07.9	She's gone.
0:09.0	An ordinary play date.
0:10.5	The missing child is Lucia Blix.
0:12.4	Nine years old.
0:13.4	Is about to become every parent's nightmare.
0:16.3	The people who took Lucia plund it meticulously.
0:19.9	She's hiding something. I know it.
0:21.8	The Stolen Girl, a new original series, streaming April 16 exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.5	18 plus subscription required. T's and Cs apply.
0:29.9	Welcome back to fine-tuning with Drew Taylor. You one-stop shop when it comes to animation news and commentary.
0:36.6	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor,
0:40.1	whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rap and his musings on the
0:45.0	Mission of Possible movies. You can listen to on Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible
0:51.4	podcast. Well, he and I are recording this week's show on Sunday,
0:55.7	April 27th. And I just want to remind you, folks, that this show then goes live on Tuesday,
1:03.0	April 29th, which means if you're listening to this episode of fine tuning on that day,
1:08.2	you still have one more day to bid on all those amazing
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