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Podcast: The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
Episode: How Jack Sparrow Made It Into the Ride (and Why the Curse Wasn’t His)
Description: Len Testa and Jim Hill tackle a packed show, from new Eat to the Beat concert acts and Test Track Lightning Lane changes to a survey that hints at Disney bundling sports vacations with ESPN and Adventures by Disney. Then in the main segment, Jim unpacks the wild story behind the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise—including how one clever Imagineer added a cursed treasure twist to the ride years before it hit the big screen, and why Michael Eisner insisted on a subtitle that technically made no sense.
New Eat to the Beat lineup adds Bo...