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Podcast: The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
Episode: The Original Stitch Was a Criminal Mastermind? Plus Emporium Updates and Disney Castle Color Confusion
Description: Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dive deep into the surprising origin of Stitch—and it’s not as cuddly as you think. Before becoming Disney’s mischievous blue icon, Stitch was pitched as a green, intergalactic outlaw leading a robot uprising. Jim shares the full, unfiltered story of Chris Sanders’ original pitch, including unused scenes, a darker backstory, and a surprisingly heroic role for Pleakley.
But first, Lauren recaps her latest Orlando trip with a look at:
Discovery Cove travel hacks (bring your own water socks!)
Changes at Magic Kingdom’s Emporium and the scatte...