How to Beat Animal Kingdom Before Breakfast (and What Happened to Reflections?) (Ep. 515)

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week, Len Testa and Jim Hill share how to conquer Animal Kingdom faster than you can finish a Mickey waffle and dig into the curious case of Disney’s Reflections: A Lakeside Lodge. Animal Kingdom Touring Plan: Len’s step-by-step guide to finishing all major rides in under two hours—because who has time to wait in line? Reflections: A Lakeside Lodge: Jim uncovers the rise, fall, and possible resurrection of Disney’s most mysterious resort project. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure vs. Splash Mountain: Fans weigh in—has Tiana’s really taken the crown from Splash? Smuggler’s Run Upgrades: Could Grogu finally make being an engineer on the Millennium Falcon cool? Dinoland’s New Beat: A drumming band made from recycled materials? That’s the kind of green initiative even Mickey can’t resist. Tune in for tips, history, and plenty of questions like, “Is it really a park day if you’re home by 10 a.m.?” SHOW NOTES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill.
0:33.9	It's me, Lentesta.
0:35.1	And this is our show for the week of Shmars Day, January 20th, 2025 on the show today. News! Listener questions and a new touring plan that completes all the Animal Kingdom rides in under two hours. Then in our main segment, Jim starts on the history and future of Disney's Reflections, a lakeside lodge. Let's get started by bringing in the man who says needlepoint tells people
0:56.5	you'll stab something a thousand times and display the results in your living room.
1:00.7	It's Mr. Jim Hill.
1:01.6	Jim, how's it going?
1:02.3	It's going well, Len.
1:03.5	And again, the manly art of Needlepoint.
1:06.3	And by the way, I say that sincerely because me, personally, I associate Needlepoint with defensive tackle Rosie Greer.
1:13.7	Rosie Greer.
1:15.1	There we go.
1:16.6	By the way, after a storied career with the New York Giants and the L.A. Rims back in the 1960s, went on to write a book about what he did during his free time off of the football field, which was knitting,
1:28.6	crocheting, macramay, and needlepoint. And that volume, Rosie Greer's needlepoint for men,
1:36.1	was published by Walker & Company some 52 years ago this month, January, 1972. That said, Len,
1:45.3	1972, that was also the year that Rosie appeared in the Blacksploitation movie,
1:51.3	The Thing with Two Heads.
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