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Disney Dish Subscriber Exclusive: How castles came to be associated with Disney​’​s theme parks

by The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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Len Testa & Jim Hill take a look back at the early development of Disneyland Park. To be specific, how Walt came to decide what structures should be built in the fantasy-themed section of his family fun park

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

Where artwork from already completed animated features & shorts used to be stored at Walt Disney Studios

Which Disney Princess did studio veterans originally want to have live in Anaheim’s castle

What’s different about Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland and the recently completed Castle of Magical Dreams at Hong Kong Disneyland

How many years after WDW’s Magic Kingdom first opened did the restaurant up inside of Cinderella Castle change its name from King Stefan’s Banquet Hall to Cinderella’s Royal Table

What security feature did Sleeping Beauty Castle not have in place when Disneyland Park first opened to the public in July of 1955

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released August 20, 2021
Hosts: Len testa and Jim Hill
Fabulously edited by Aaron Z. 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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