Rebuilding the Future: How Innoventions Replaced CommuniCore (Ep. 538)

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Len Testa and Jim Hill cover the latest Disney news, including a major update to the dining reservation system, a rerouted parade to improve park flow, and the latest tweaks at Epic Universe. Then, Jim dives into the real story of how Epcot’s CommuniCore was shut down and transformed into Innoventions—Disney’s answer to a park in crisis. With budgets tight and tech aging fast, Michael Eisner turned to Las Vegas for inspiration, resulting in a CES-style exhibit hall packed with rotating sponsors, interactive demos, and a built-in refresh cycle. Disney’s new patent could make Haunted Mansion feel spookier A smarter parade route helps clear Main Street faster Why Tron still isn’t available during Early Entry Epic Universe’s early admission strategy evolves again The creation, success, and legacy of Innoventions It’s a look at how Disney reimagined the future—and managed to sell it to sponsors one booth at a time. SHOW NOTES Support Our Sponsors DVC Resale Market Thinking about joining Disney Vacation Club or selling your contract? DVC Resale Market is the leader in the secondary market, with over 70,000 satisfied DVC members. Their expert team of 21 former DVC Cast Members brings unparalleled knowledge and experience to every transaction, making buying or selling DVC simple and stress-free. Learn More DVC Rental Store Dreaming of deluxe Disney accommodations at a fraction of the cost? The DVC Rental Store connects guests with incredible savings on Disney Vacation Club resorts. Whether you’re a DVC member looking to rent your points or a guest looking to stay in style, the DVC Rental Store offers a seamless process for both. Don’t forget—they also offer exciting point swaps for unforgettable experiences like cruises and adventures! Learn More Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill.
0:31.1	It's me, Len Testa, and this is our show for the week of Shmars Day, June 30th, 2025.
0:36.0	On the show today, news in listener questions, Echo and the Bunnyman,
0:40.6	plus a new Disney patent. Then in our main segment, Jim gives us the history of the original
0:45.1	interventions and how Communicor was changed at Epcot in the mid-1990s. Let's get started by
0:50.9	bringing in the man begging you not to call the Kohl'slaw,
1:11.2	Yeha Kimchi, at the cookout this weekend, because you know what it does to your father. It's Mr. Jim Hill. Jim, how's it going. Kempshi. Oh, my God. Yeha kimchi. Well, I did see. Now, the thing is, this brings back memory of my time of the service, and a lot of my friends were soldiers who, when they were stationed over Korea, met lovely, smart, local women, married them,
1:16.8	and then they'd be stationed back in the States where this young woman, of course, having been
1:20.7	raised in Korea, would then continue her family's customs and traditions while they're living
1:25.0	in America, and which involve prepping Kmshi, Len, which first involves cutting cabbage in a specific way.
1:33.1	You've got to do it lengthwise.
1:34.5	Then you got to salt it.
1:36.2	You then rinse it and then drain.
1:38.9	And then you mix this cut up cabbage with spice paste.
1:42.4	And then it has to ferment.
1:52.0	And this is the part of the kemshi making process, the fermentation that always got a little interesting. Because if you're making real kemshi, like the stuff back in Korea,
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