Tariff concerns and a peek at Epic Universe (Ep 527)

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Len Testa & Jim Hill are joined this week by veteran Imagineer Jim Shull for a super-sized edition of this podcast. As these three first recap Len’s recent visit to Orlando’s newest theme park and then discuss what recent stock market fluctuations might mean for Disney’s previously announced plans for its Florida Resort Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about: Which “Isle of Berk” attraction might remind Epic Universe visitors of a certain opening day attraction over at IOA What did Bob Iger reportedly talk about when he dropped in on an ABC News editorial meeting last week? Why Epic Universe undoubtedly will be a better looking theme park in a year’s time Which Epic Universe attractions will have the lowest hourly ride capacity? What percentage of WDW visitors typically travel from Canada to visit that resort annually SHOW NOTES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill.
0:04.1	It's me, Len Testa, and this is our show for the week of Shmursday, April 14th, 2025.
0:09.2	On the show today, I've been to Epic Universe, and special guest Jim Schull joins us.
0:14.1	Plus, Jim Hill looks at whether Disney's going to delay its projects because of economic uncertainty.
0:19.3	It's the Oops, All Crunchberry's News Edition of the Disney Dish.
0:23.5	Let's get started by bringing in the man who says,
0:25.3	Patience is like a gift card.
0:27.6	You don't know how much you have left,
0:29.1	and a lot of people are going to try it anyway.
0:31.1	It's Mr. Jim Hill.
0:31.9	Jim, how's it going?
0:32.5	It's going well, Len.
0:33.9	Again, interesting that you you bring up gift cards because that my circle of friends and
0:39.2	immediate family have at this point given up on shopping for me i'm a miserable old man i don't like
0:45.8	anything so i literally at every party i get handed a card with a gift card in it to the effect of
0:51.3	i give up you know just i am I am not going to put any more time
0:55.4	into shopping for you. You never like anything. I mean, there are studies from economists that
1:00.1	say that gift cards are the perfect gift. Well, I immediately turn around and go to Amazon and buy
1:05.6	way too many books, which again is why eventually they're going to find me crushed under a pile of books that topples over on me.
1:12.7	But at least I'll have gotten what I wanted.
1:14.6	Mr. Hill, I know you're a collector, but please don't tell me now that you're collecting gift cards.
1:19.5	There's not a box in your attic with gift cards.
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