The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 390: Why WDW’s “20,000 Leagues” supposedly closed temporarily & then never re-opened

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🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by musing on when performances of “Fantasmic!” may begin at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They then look back at the Fall of 1995. Which is when Magic Kingdom managers snookered Michael Ovitz, the then-President of The Walt Disney 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.
0:03.9	It's me, Lentesta, and this is our show for the week of Shmer's Day, September 5, 2022.
0:09.4	On the show today, news, surveys, and listener questions.
0:13.2	Then in our main segment, today marks 28 years.
0:16.9	Since 20,000 leagues under the sea closed at Walt Disney World, and Jim tells us how Disney
0:21.2	cast members sabotaged Disney's then-President Michael Obit's attempt to save the ride.
0:27.0	Jim, I think that's literally the only thing I can think Michael Obit's for.
0:30.9	Anyway, let's get started by bringing in the man who says that Call of ID isn't enough.
0:36.7	He wants to know why you're calling as well.
0:39.3	It's Mr. Jim Hill.
0:40.3	Jim, how's it going?
0:41.3	Doesn't it bother you when they call the house how these people are so certain that your
0:44.8	car's warranty is about to expire?
0:46.8	I mean, no.
0:47.8	That's very specific information.
0:51.0	It's kind of like someone calling your house and saying, hey, I know you're almost out
0:54.3	of milk and bread.
0:55.3	Do you want me to pick some up?
0:56.8	Exactly.
0:57.8	It's a break new world we're living in, Jim.
0:59.8	I'm in the car and I wheel around every so often.
1:02.0	Look over, make sure because they clearly have seen the odometer.
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