Welcome back to another edition of the Disney Dish Podcast with Jim Hill.

It's me, Lentesta, and this is our show for the week of Shmer's Day,

September 18th, 2023, on the show today. All of the things Disney announced to destination D23

plus listener questions, then in our main segment, Jim gives us the history of Disney's

Alonni Resort, including post-pandemic changes. Let's get started by bringing in the man who says

the success of games like Animal Crossing and Disney's Dream Light Valley are because they let

adults know what it's like to decorate your home if you had the money to do it right.

It's Mr. Jim Hill. Jim has it going. It's going well and I quick question, how well do you actually

know Animal Crossing? I mean, I can identify Tom Nook on site. Don't we all owe Tom Nook a bunch

of bills? This is very true. On the other hand, from the moment I saw him

bladders, the owl who runs the museum in town. That was my spirit animal. Actually,

I have a coffee mug here at the house because it's like, you're the guy who drones on and on

with long explanations, like, well, where have I seen that guy before? Do you have the other half

of this magic emulator? That's fantastic. But yeah, I explained that to Alice and he's like,

yep, got it one dead. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're halfway through the explanation I already

understood. There we go. All right, Jim, let's do a quick shout out to subscribers over at

DisneyDish.bandcamp.com. Thanks to new subscribers, Shannon Monroe, Eric Yurchak,

Jace Stringham, and Dustin T and longtime subscribers, JP Curry, Lizzie Ellis,

plaid Sabbath, and Engeloo. Jim, these are the Disney cast members who decide which animals play

well enough together to be in the same viewing spaces at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park.

And that's why the flamingos are in Kilimanjaro safaris, and their sworn enemies, the manatees,

are all the way over in Epcot. True story. Sworn enemies, the manatees.

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