I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 2: Uncover the Secrets Behind Disney's Most Iconic Accessory

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🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Dive into the world of Disney merch with Lauren Hersey and Jim Hill as they explore the iconic Mickey Mouse Ear Hats. Learn how these beloved hats made their way into the parks and evolved into the Minnie Mouse Ear headband craze we see today, all starting from the Mickey Mouse Club. In this episode, Lauren and Jim cover a wide range of topics, including: -The legacy of "The Lion King" from its original animation to Broadway and the upcoming Prequel. -The Disney Store's unique presence within Target stores. -Insights into when "Wish" the animated movie will hit Disney+ and why the Blu-Ray might become a collector's item -The evolution and significance of Minnie Ears within Disney culture. -An introduction to the new Disney Villains-themed wedding dresses. - A celebration of "Aladdin" on Broadway's 10th anniversary The #IWantThatToo podcast and web show is part of the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network. Catch today's episode wherever you get your podcasts and watch on YouTube @JimHillMedia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to I want that too which is an ongoing podcast series that focuses in all things
0:16.0	Disney merch related. I'm entertain writer Jim Hill and with me today as my co-host the lovely
0:22.1	Lauren Hersey.
0:24.0	Hi everybody I'm so excited to be here.
0:27.0	Okay now since this show is supposed to go live on March 1st,
0:32.0	2004 and since March comes in later to go live on March 1st, 2024.
0:33.4	And since March comes in like a lion, well, I thought Lauren, we'd start things off by
0:37.4	talking about Disney's The Lion King.
0:40.1	Absolutely.
0:41.1	And Jim, do you know it has been 30 years since the original animated movie hit theaters and that was the star of Disney's what is now a billion dollar empire and yes we are talking billion with a B it's
0:57.7	wild to think about I mean like I'm still remembering like being a kid and going to the theater and then trying to get my mom to go to Burger King to get all of the cool Lion King toys like for us from generation, it was more than a movie.
1:15.0	It was like really an event. It just hit different back then.
1:19.0	And I mean, it was like a really long time ago.
1:22.0	Oh yeah well I
1:23.2	like June of 1994 yes you know by the way here's a fun fact when the studio first
1:32.4	announced that this project was in the works for feature animation back in
1:36.8	late 1991, early 1992, well, first of all, back then this movie was called King of the Jungle.
1:45.4	Okay, so that blows my mind. It's crazy because I can't think of anything other than it being called the Lion King.
1:53.0	Well, the reason they opted to go with initially King of the Jungle,
2:00.0	but there was just one tiny problem with that name.
2:04.0	Lions that actually live in the jungle, they live out on the Savannah,
2:09.0	so for accuracy's sake, early in production,
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