Pixar vs. Disney: How Mickey’s PhilharMagic Became Eisner’s Secret Weapon (Ep. 501)

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode of The Disney Dish Podcast, Jim Hill and Len Testa take you through the latest Disney updates and a deep dive into the fascinating history behind one of Disney’s most ambitious projects. Here’s what you’ll hear: Hurricane Milton Update: How the recent storm impacted Disney parks, and why Jim thinks Medieval Times might be the ultimate hurricane shelter. Disneyland Price Hikes: Len breaks down the latest ticket and annual pass price increases at Disneyland, and what that could mean for your next trip. Fort Wilderness Innovations: Could autonomous delivery robots soon bring food and merchandise to your cabin at Fort Wilderness? Jim and Len explore the possibilities. Listener Questions: Why the ghost of the ‘Creepy Clown Pool’ might still haunt Boardwalk Inn’s occupancy rates, and how AI may make your Disney PhotoPass pictures look better than ever. Main Feature: In a behind-the-scenes look at Disney's battle with Pixar, Jim reveals how Mickey’s PhilharMagicwas developed as a key part of Michael Eisner’s strategy to prove that Disney could create CG animation independently. From its origins as a project for Hong Kong Disneyland to its pivotal role in Disney’s negotiations with Pixar, discover the hidden history behind one of the most beloved 3D attractions in Disney World. Join Jim and Len for a fun, fact-filled episode full of Disney history, news, and a few laughs along the way! SHOW NOTES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This Giving Season, Think Outside the Box and Give A AO.
0:05.0	For the coffee lovers, for the home chefs, for the avid gamers,
0:09.0	There are electricals to please everyone on your list.
0:12.0	With brands like
0:13.0	De Longi Ninja and PlayStation and finance options available no wonder where the UK's
0:17.8	most trusted electrical retailer for gifts that keep on giving, shop now at AO.com.
0:23.6	To verify most trusted, visit AO.com
0:28.4	slash trust.
0:29.2	Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish Podcast with Jim Hill. It's me, Lantesta, and this is our show for the week of Schmer's day October 14, 2024 on the show today, news and listener questions. Then in our main segment
0:44.2	Jim continues the history of Mickey's Philharm magic. Let's get started by bringing
0:48.5	in the man who says that you should be able to go on maternity leave not just
0:51.7	when you're having a baby but also when you need
0:54.1	babying it's mr. Jim Hill Jim has it going it's going well then but this brings
0:59.1	to mind something that I've begun calling myself lately which is a whiny baby man.
1:04.1	Yeah. Well I mean you're standing there in line and target and the person in front of you
1:08.0	is taking too long to complete the transaction or they've started a protracted
1:12.4	conversation with a cashier and I'm getting frustrated because all I want to do is pay for my coffee creamier and go home.
1:19.0	But then a tiny voice in my head says stop being a whiny baby man compared to
1:26.0	compared to what all those people down in Florida are dealing with right now in the
1:30.1	wake of Hurricane Milton and you're you in keeping this in a relatively minor way for just a few minutes so sucking up buttercup but though to be fair here Len a wild you know I'm having this conversation with myself, I am also scanning all of the other
1:45.5	check-out lines in Target, and if another register opens, I will run over a child with my cart to get out of there. So... A price I have to be paid, there we go.
1:58.8	There we go. I'm with you. Okay. I think Jim it's a it's the realization that nothing should come between you a snack and a nap.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jim Hill Media Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.