Post-Holiday Disney Deals, Disney Institute Insights, and the History of Hyperion Studios (Ep. 28)

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🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this post-Christmas episode of I Want That Too, Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dive into the world of Disney shopping, employee engagement, and the fascinating history of the Walt Disney Company. What You’ll Hear: Insider tips on scoring the best post-holiday Disney merchandise deals, from ornaments to exclusive Twice Upon a Year Sale items. Lauren’s experience at the Disney Institute’s engagement training and behind-the-scenes access to cast services at Epcot. Jim’s storytelling on Disney’s transition from the Hyperion Avenue studio to the state-of-the-art Burbank lot and the challenges that followed. Hidden Disney details, from cast member traditions to the evolution of costuming technology. A sneak peek into a virtual recreation of Hyperion Studios being developed by animator Mike Peraza. Whether you’re a Disney fan hunting for deals or curious about the company’s rich history, this episode is packed with insights and surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.1	Welcome back to I Want That Too, the podcast where Disney merch meets Disney history. I'm entertainment writer Jim
0:22.5	Hill and as always I'm joined by the lovely Lauren Hersey. And we're here together.
0:29.2	It's the night after Christmas, right? This is the night after Christmas. I'm sure we've,
0:37.1	we're all, we're all,
0:37.7	we're all pooped again.
0:40.3	But it is an exciting day for shopping.
0:45.5	So we're going to talk all about discounted Disney merch,
0:50.7	like the Black Friday of holiday deals, I guess, after the holidays.
0:58.4	Today's show, we're going to also talk about my recent trip to the Disney Institute.
1:04.1	And Jim, what do you got for today's feature, sir?
1:07.8	Well, for today's feature, we're going to celebrate, and effect, it was 85 years ago today
1:14.9	that Disney Studio began moving from its digs up on Hyperion Avenue to the brand-new
1:22.0	purpose-built state-of-the-art Disney Studios in Burbank and why Walt decided to go there and why the decision
1:30.1	to do this really bit him in the butt when 1941 rolled around.
1:34.2	Maybe if I've wronged that. I can't wait to hear your feature, but the Hyperion Theater,
1:39.1	is that where, like, obviously not the real one, is that where Mickey and Middy's runaway
1:43.5	railway is in California?
1:45.4	Well, I want to say that the, again, the Disney, the imaginators are all about recycling names that are important to the company's history.
1:55.8	So I would bet you, yes, that that they probably named the theater that that is supposedly, that Mickey's
2:02.1	tune town attraction is staged in. I would bet you they went with a Hypeerian name.
2:06.3	Yeah, so every time you say it, that's what I think of.
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