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Disney Dish Subscriber Exclusive: Disney​’​s Flying Saucers -- Part 2

by The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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In the second installment of this three-part series, Len Testa & Jim Hill talked about how Walt taking a hard fall factored into Disneyland’s decision to close this Tomorrowland attraction back in August of 1966. They also talk about one Imagineer’s quest to find the final burial site of those 64 Space Pods

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Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

What -- according to the 1954 contract that Disneyland, Inc. signed with Arrow Development -- was the original name of “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” supposed to be

Why did Disneyland Cast Members absolutely hate it when that theme park’s Flying Saucer attraction was fired up just after a rainstorm

Which aspect of the 1964 - 1965 New York World’s Fair version of “it’s a small world” did Bank of America refuse to pay to move on to Anaheim when that attraction was transferred to Disneyland Park in late 1965 / early 1966

How did Atari dispose of all of those “E.T.” game cartridges that didn’t sell over the 1982 holiday season

Why did Bruce Gordon want Diane Disney Miller want to keep one corner in the Disneyland section of The Walt Disney Family Museum empty

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released February 5, 2022
Hosts" Len Testa and Jim Hill
Fabulously edited by Aaron Adams

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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill is a writer, blogger, and theme park historian, and he'll be the first to tell you all of the back-room deals and corporate gossip that happens inside the Walt Disney Company.

Len Testa co-authors the Unofficial Guide series of travel books, focusing on theme parks.
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