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Disney Dish Subscriber Exclusive - Building DCA​’​s Grizzly River Run

by The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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Len Testa & Jim Hill talk about how this thrill ride (which used to be considered the icon for the Disneyland Resort’s second gate) came into being. With a particular emphasis on the challenges that the Imagineers faced while building this 110-foot-tall faux mountain in the middle of Disneyland’s old parking lot

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

How the Lewis & Clark Expedition attraction which was originally proposed for Disney’s America wound up being recycled for Disney’s California Adventure

Why the Imagineers decided to have the water that flowed through Grizzly River Run originate from somewhere other than the great stone bear’s mouth

What’s significant about that high & low tide which DCA’s Pacific Wharf area experiences every day

How much do each of the rafts used to convey passengers through Grizzly River’s rapids weigh

What do the early Mickey Mouse shorts have in common with the soundscape WDI created for Grizzly Peak & the Redwood Creek area

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released May 15, 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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