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Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: “Disney Dish with Len Testa,” “Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor” and “Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams.” Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty.

Stories By Jim Hill

General21 years ago

Why For?

Jim Hill provides answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim talks about when Ace Ventura appeared at Disney-MGM, why that new-Disney-theme-park-in-Turkey rumor really is...
General21 years ago

Feature Animation-Florida memories

As this unfortunate event winds to a finish, Jim Hill shares some of his favorite stories about Disney's soon-to-be-closed Central Florida animation studio.
General21 years ago

“The Da Vinci Code” twists with some weird Disney ties

Jim Hill finally gets around to reading Dan Brown's best seller and wonders what all the fuss was about. "The Da Vinci Code" is a fairly...
General21 years ago

DoomBuggy Productions presents: A Madam Leota Rear View Mirror Hanger

Normally, one looks in their rear view mirror to see what's behind you. But -- thanks to Patrick Hurd's latest arts and crafts project -- this...
General21 years ago

An animator says “Good-bye” to his WDFA-F buddies

limegreen-loris-912771.hostingersite.com tries to put a human face on the closing of Disney's Central Florida studio by running a letter from a Feature Animation-Florida vet.
General21 years ago

A JHM Exclusive: In-depth coverage of David Stainton’s meeting yesterday with the WDFA-F crew

Only limegreen-loris-912771.hostingersite.com can actually put you inside the room as artists and technicians confront the President of Disney Feature Animation as he tries to defend the...
General21 years ago

Mickey’s misdirection misfires OR “Since when do new animated features get announced on Sunday afternoons?”

Care to guess why Disney Feature Animation's next high profile project got announced late yesterday afternoon? Could it be that far too many reporters had begun...
General21 years ago

3 days and counting: The Walt Disney Feature Animation-Florida countdown clock ticks on

As the deadline for the official announcement draws ever nearer, Jim Hill tries to pin down the exact moment that Mouse House managers lost their enthusiasm...
General21 years ago

Was Disneyland’s lucky 500,000,000th guest really all that lucky?

JHM columnist AliKzam tries to be upbeat about Disneyland's latest attendance milestone. But then Ali can't help but think: Was this family from Australia really the...
General21 years ago

4 days and counting: The Walt Disney Feature Animation-Florida countdown clock ticks on

As more WDFA-F staffers chime in with their stories about what's really going on inside Disney-MGM's animation facility, Jim Hill asks: Why is the Orlando Sentinelso...