How Disney Flattened a Chunk of Caribbean Beach to Pave the Way for Their Priciest DVC Resort (Ep. 510)

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Len as they serve up another helping of Disney history, humor, and holiday cheer: Jollywood Nights 2024 Review: Len breaks down why this year’s merriest event at Hollywood Studios is a must-visit, with mouthwatering popovers, stunning projections, and walk-on rides galore. Cotino Housing Development Tour: Get an insider’s peek at Disney’s new mid-century modern community, where Imagineering meets high-end desert living. Listener Questions: From the best World Showcase bathroom (yes, really) to a Muppet-inspired Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster playlist, fans bring the fun and creativity. Riviera Resort History: Jim digs deep into how Disney turned Caribbean Beach into Riviera Resort, a deluxe DVC destination with a European flair—and a hefty price tag. Tune in for a laugh-filled journey through Disney’s past, present, and possibly a restroom or two. Don’t miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, want to hear a PC Game Pass advert?
0:04.7	I'll take your silence as a yes.
0:06.6	Want you games on day one like Call of Duty Black Op 6 or Stalker 2?
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0:19.5	Learn more at Xbox.com slash PC Game Pass. Stalker to
0:22.6	available November 20th, 20th, 24. Game catalog varies by region and overtime. And yeah, that's
0:27.8	the end of the script. Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill.
0:33.9	It's me, Lentesta, and this is our show for the week of Schmer's Day, December 16th,
0:38.3	2024. On the show today, News. Then I toured Disney's newest housing development, Catino, which has its own
0:45.5	pre-show. And in listener questions, y'all hand Disney's marketing team a bajillion dollars in ideas,
0:52.1	and then we answer the question, what's the best World Showcase
0:54.9	bathroom? Peabody Award, here we come. Then in our main segment, Jim gives us the history of
1:00.0	Disney's Riviera Resort. Let's get started by bringing in the man who asks, who in their right
1:04.9	mind thought a newborn baby and mom needed a drum solo? It's Mr. Jim Hill. Jim, how's it going?
1:10.7	The little drummer boy,
1:12.6	Len, I have never understood this part of the story of the Christ child. I mean, poor Mary,
1:18.4	you're already nine months pregnant. You have ridden to Bethlehem on the back of a donkey.
1:22.7	And because, as with 90% of the couples on the planet, because it's the wife who always makes
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