The Day the Yippies Came to Disneyland (Ep. 79)
Jim Hill and Len Testa continue their Disneyland history series with the turbulent years from 1967 through 1970. They follow Roy Disney’s efforts to keep the company moving after Walt’s death while financing the Florida project and completing major attractions in Anaheim. The discussion culminates …
How Springfield Transformed Universal Studios Hollywood (Ep. 78)
Jim Hill and Len Testa explore how Universal turned Springfield into a place guests could eat, shop, and step inside the world of The Simpsons. Jim shares details from his visit to Universal Studios Hollywood and traces the ideas that first proved successful in Florida. They also look at how Spring…
Disneyland 1962-1966: Walt’s Last Great Chapter (Ep. 77)
Jim Hill and Len Testa continue their chronological history of Disneyland with the ambitious years from 1962 through 1966. They explore how the 1964 New York World’s Fair, new attractions, and plans beyond Anaheim reshaped Walt Disney’s park. The conversation closes with Walt’s final days and Roy D…
How the Grand Floridian Became Disney’s American Castle (Ep. 76)
The Grand Floridian’s Victorian style draws on more than one grand old hotel. Jim Hill and Len Testa finish their history of the resort, tracing the design choices, construction, and theatrical details behind Disney’s “American castle.” They also explore royal visitors, the Wedding Pavilion, the Di…
Walt Plusses Disneyland While Roy Buys It Back (Ep. 75)
Walt Disney keeps finding ways to improve Disneyland, while Roy works on a different kind of park project: buying out its other owners. Jim Hill and Len Testa revisit the early 1960s, from Nature’s Wonderland and the Jungle Cruise’s growing sense of humor to the deals that brought Disneyland under …
The Resorts That Never Were: Before the Grand Floridian (Ep. 74)
Before the Grand Floridian, Walt Disney World had some very different plans for the shores of Seven Seas Lagoon. Jim Hill and Len Testa explore the Venetian, Persian, and Asian resorts that never welcomed a guest, along with the financial and construction problems that reshaped Disney’s hotel ambit…
How Disneyland Found Its Footing: The Growing Pains of 1955-1959 (Ep. 73)
Opening Disneyland was only the beginning of Walt Disney's problems. Len Testa and Jim Hill continue their Disneyland history series with the park's first growing pains, from its frantic 1955 debut through the ambitious expansion of 1959. Along the way, they explore the television deals, unlikely s…
How Disney’s Value Resorts Changed Walt Disney World Hotels (Ep. 72)
Disney’s Value Resorts were created for reasons that went far beyond offering guests a cheaper place to sleep. Jim Hill and Len Testa trace the history of Walt Disney World lodging, from Michael Eisner’s ambitious Disney Decade plans and the financial fallout from Euro Disney to the creation of the…
How Walt Disney Built Disneyland: The Origins of the Happiest Place on Earth (Ep. 71)
Disneyland did not begin with a castle, a monorail, or even a piece of land in Anaheim. Jim Hill and Len Testa trace the origins of Disneyland from Walt Disney’s financial struggles after Snow White, through World War II, television, and his early plans for a small “Mickey Mouse Park” near the Disn…
The History of runDisney and the Walt Disney World Marathon (Ep. 70)
This episode is built around the history of runDisney and the Walt Disney World Marathon, tracing how Disney transformed a January hotel-occupancy strategy into one of the company’s most successful destination sporting events. Jim Hill explains how the first Walt Disney World Marathon came together…
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