Taking on Hollywood Studios Without Lightning Lane (and Winning) (Ep. 514)

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week, Len Testa and Jim Hill reveal how to take on Hollywood Studios during peak crowds without relying on Lightning Lane, plus a look at Disney’s music legend George Wilkins and other park updates: Hollywood Studios Touring Plan: Len’s step-by-step guide to beating a 9/10 crowd level in six hours flat—without Lightning Lane. George Wilkins Tribute: The Disney composer who wrote EPCOT’s soundtrack and once reworked “Tutti Frutti” in a half-hour. Big Thunder Mountain’s Closure: What it means for Magic Kingdom’s Lightning Lane priorities (spoiler: it’s chaos). Mandalorian on Smuggler’s Run: Grogu might make engineers the stars of the Millennium Falcon. Dinoland Demolition: What’s next for Animal Kingdom’s most polarizing area? Join Len and Jim for strategies, stories, and maybe a few tips on not getting run over by a rope dropper. SHOW NOTES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Drawn to Life, the groundbreaking live stage show at Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida,
0:04.9	has been dazzling visitors to the Walt Disney World Resort for more than three years now.
0:09.8	This family-friendly extravaganza, which really has to be seen to be believed,
0:14.0	seamlessly blends pieces of classic Disney animation with mind-blowing live acrobatics.
0:19.2	Drawn to Life is presented Wednesday through Sunday on the west side of Disney Springs.
0:23.3	This shopping, dining, and entertainment complex is open to anyone visiting Central Florida,
0:27.5	and parking is free.
0:29.3	Again, that's Drawn to Life, live on stage at Disney Springs in Orlando.
0:34.6	Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill. It's me,
0:38.9	Len Testa, and this is our show for the week of Schmerzday, January 13th, 2025. On the show today,
0:44.6	news listener questions involving Russian architecture, then Jim hacks into a Teddy Ruxman doll
0:51.0	to extract its music from theme park composer George Wilkins.
0:55.0	Now, that's an art project, folks.
0:57.6	Let's get started by bringing in the man who questions whether that small town girl
1:01.3	living in a lonely world really took the midnight train to anywhere given America's
1:06.7	limited rail network.
1:08.1	It's Mr. Jim Hill.
1:08.8	Jim, how's it going?
1:09.4	Oh, Len, come on. The song literally says,
1:12.4	don't stop believing. You got to believe it. Look, if she's taking a midnight train out of
1:18.7	Detroit, she's going to Cleveland, Jim, and that's it. That's the only place she's going at midnight.
1:24.7	I have to admit, my knowledge of the American rail system actually dates back to
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