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Podcast: The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
Episode: How Disney’s “Pinocchio” Became the Studio’s Most Terrifying Classic
Description:
Jim Hill and Drew Taylor celebrate Halloween week by taking a deep dive into Disney’s darkest fairy tale — and the long, strange legacy of “Pinocchio.” From canceled attractions and creepy Hong Kong mazes to Julie Taymor’s unrealized Broadway musical, this little wooden boy has haunted Disney history for over 80 years.
Why Walt Disney once scrapped six months of work on “Pinocchio”
The forgotten Disneyland expansion that almost gave us “Pinocchio Square”
How Hong Kong Disneyland turned the film into a full-blown haunted maze
Julie Taymor’s eerie, abandoned “Pi...