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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Rediscovering Disney’s Lost "Hero of Otherwhere" (Ep. 281)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor discuss: The history and mystery behind Disney’s forgotten project The Hero of Otherwhere, a live-action/animation hybrid tied to Pete’s Dragon and Jerome Courtland's career. The evolution of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, celebrating 15 years of The Princess and the Frog while previewing the updates coming to the reimagined attraction. Highlights from D23 Brasil, including the announcement of Ice Age 6, Toy Story 5, and Pixar's highly anticipated new feature, Hoppers. Alan Menken’s enduring musical magic, from The Little Mermaid to his contributions to Netflix’s upcoming Spellbound. Laika’s Wildwood, Coraline returning in 3D, and fresh updates on Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and more. Join Jim and Drew as they uncover hidden gems from animation’s past and highlight what’s coming next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.5

Welcome back to fine-tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop when it comes to animation, news, and commentary.

0:32.8

I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor, whose writings on the industry you can regularly

0:37.5

read over on the rap and whose musings on the Mission Impossible movies you can listen to on

0:43.4

Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast. He and I are recording this week's episode

0:49.1

on Tuesday, November 19th. Apologies for this episode, getting out of the gate a little late this week,

0:57.2

but it's been a busy time. Mr. Taylor has been all over the map. You were down at Disneyland

1:05.8

last week for the opening of the West Coast version of Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

1:11.3

The mouse had a big to-do there for the debut of this Splash Mountain redo.

1:17.0

So what was that like?

1:19.2

Well, Jim, you'll appreciate that I got up on Thursday morning for the 5.30 a.m. earnings call,

1:26.6

Disney earnings call, and then jumped in the car right after and

1:30.6

drove up to Anaheim for Tiaz Bayou Adventures. I got there at about eight. I was not there for the,

1:39.2

you know, the Cawadad Boyle or any of that stuff. I was just, I came up, I rode the ride, I did the press day, I got back in the car,

1:49.1

I came home, I hosted the Critics Choice press conference for Lord of the Rings,

1:55.5

the War of the Rohirum, and that was my day, Jim.

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