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Disney Dish Subscriber Exclusive: How two theme parks became one

by The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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As Len Testa & Jim Hill dig down into the Joseph Mankiewicz Epcot archive at DisneyDocs.net, they track how this project mutated from 1975 to 1978. More importantly, how the lack of enthusiasm shown by countries & American corporations for WED’s original plan forced Disney to bring in outsiders to work on Epcot.

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

How many pavilions did the Imagineers originally want to build as part of the Walt Disney World Showcase project

Why did WED reach out to Ray Bradbury when they first began considering bringing non-Disney employees to consult on Epcot-the-theme park

What year did the Imagineers want to have Walt Disney World Showcase open by

How seriously did Joseph Mankiewicz take his find-big-stories-to-tell assignment when it came to working on Epcot

What did many of the countries want in exchange for agreeing to take part in the Walt Disney World Showcase project

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released December 11, 2020
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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