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

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 109 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	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, and parking is free.
0:29.3	Again, that's Drawn to Life, live on stage at Disney Springs in Orlando.
0:34.7	Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill. It's me,
0:39.0	Lentesta, and this is our show for the week of Schmer's Day, April 14th, 2025 on the show today.
0:44.8	I've been to Epic Universe, and special guest Jim Schull joins us. Plus, Jim Hill looks at whether
0:49.7	Disney's going to delay its projects because of economic uncertainty. It's the oops, all crunchberries news edition of the Disney dish.
0:58.0	Let's get started by bringing in the man who says,
0:59.9	patience is like a gift card.
1:02.1	You don't know how much you have left, and a lot of people are going to try it anyway.
1:05.7	It's Mr. Jim Hill.
1:06.4	Jim, has it going?
1:07.1	It's going well, Len.
1:08.4	Again, interesting that you do bring up gift cards because that my circle of friends and
1:13.7	immediate family have at this point given up on shopping for me.
1:18.1	I'm a miserable old man.
1:19.7	I don't like anything.
1:21.0	So literally at every party, I get handed a card with a gift card in it to the effect of, I give
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