How Universal Snatched Rocky & Bullwinkle from Disney (Ep. 68)

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Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Jim Hill and Eric Hersey are back with a packed episode of the Epic Universal Podcast. From award-winning attractions to behind-the-scenes stories that almost made it to the big screen, this week covers a lot of ground: The new Jaws: Memories of Martha’s Vineyard book and the Academy Museum’s Jaws exhibition Remembering production designer Stuart Craig and his lasting impact on the Wizarding World Fresh rumors about a Harry Potter land in Universal’s upcoming UK park Epic Universe’s big wins at the Golden Ticket Awards, including Monsters Unchained and Dark Universe Universal’s new interactive Backlot Club membership and trivia game The history of Islands of Adventure’s early plans, from Jurassic Park concepts to Dudley Do-Right’s rushed debut Plus, Jim shares the long-lost Jurassic Park “baby Triceratops” and “T-Rex river chase” scenes that never made the original film, and how they eventually resurfaced decades later. Follow Eric on X and Instagram @EricHersey Follow Jim on X and Instagram @JimHillMedia Unlocked Magic Unlocked Magic, powered by DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market, offers exclusive Disney & Universal ticket savings with TRUSTED service and authenticity. With over $10 MILLION in ticket sales, use Unlocked Magic to get the BIGGEST SAVINGS. ⁠Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.4	So we started the business two years ago.
0:22.5	We had a few people who were used to PCs
0:24.7	and this was their first foray into Macs.
0:27.8	But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices
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0:36.5	at Apple.com forward slash hellovette.
0:41.3	Welcome back to the Epic Universal podcast.
0:45.2	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill, and this is the podcast where we cover the latest universal news, rumors, and history.
0:53.9	And as always, I'm joined by Eric Hersey.
0:57.7	And I'm going to apologize in advance here, folks,
1:00.2	because I know we basically beat Jaws into the ground,
1:04.5	you know, over the last couple of episodes.
1:07.4	But only this week I learned about this amazing new. Well, it's not a new book,
1:14.0	actually, to be honest. Matt Taylor, his family was for 15 generations on Martha's Vineyard.
1:21.2	And it turns out that Jaws is his favorite film. And so he wrote this book, Jaws,
1:30.2	Memories of Martha's Vineyard,
1:32.2	back in 2011.
1:34.4	But in honor of, well, the 50th anniversary of the film,
1:39.4	they've just done an updated version of,
1:42.5	in fact, it says right here in the cover, revise and updated,
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