About this episode

Len Testa and Jim Hill discuss Disney news and the history of Maxwell House coffee at Disneyland.

Len Testa and Jim Hill return with a caffeinated mix of Disney news, listener questions, and one deeply researched (and slightly petty) rant about guitar accuracy. They also explore the mystery of Walt’s unfinished apartment bathroom and debate just how early is too early for Halloween. Then Jim brings the main event: the story of how Maxwell House coffee landed on Main Street, missed its big debut, and ultimately got shown the door - paving the way for a quieter, smarter coffee strategy at Disneyland. NEWS Preview dates announced for Soarin’ and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster starring the Muppets, with guests likely riding by mid-May Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run may finally make the engineer role matter (yes, really) Bluey’s Animal Kingdom appearance may skip meet-and-greets entirely, possibly to avoid crowd-control chaos Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party now starts August 7, because apparently summer needed pumpkins EPCOT Food & Wine Festival returns in late August, continuing Disney’s “why wait for fall?” strategy FEATURE The original deal that brought Maxwell House Coffee to Disneyland - complete with big promises and bigger expectations Why the Main Street coffee house…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Hill

Guest: Len Testa

Topics covered

• Disney news
• coffee strategy
• Walt Disney
• Halloween
• Maxwell House coffee
• Disneyland history

Keywords

• Disney
• coffee
• Maxwell House
• Disneyland
• Halloween
• Walt Disney
• EPCOT
• Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maxwell House, Disneyland, Hills Brothers

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