I Want That Too - Disney History and Merchandise - Podcast Episodes, Ranking & Reviews

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The Monsters, Inc. Coaster Disney Almost Built in 2008 (Ep. 122)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey open the door to a Monsters, Inc. coaster project that surfaced back in 2008, long before the attraction announced at D23 in 2024. Jim explains

Oct 22
42 min

Frozen Pajamas, Darth on the Hearth, and Disney’s Missing Tornado (Ep. 121)

Lauren Hersey and Jim Hill explore how familiar favorites find new life, from Frozen’s latest merchandise push to Darth Vader’s holiday makeover. Lauren takes a closer lo

Oct 15
44 min

Bob Chapek, Disney Store Closures, and the Pop-Up Comeback (Ep. 120)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dig into Bob Chapek's memoir, Behind the Castle Walls, and his account of reshaping Disney Consumer Products. They examine his franchise-first

Oct 8
34 min

When Disney Took Toontown to the Mall (Ep. 119)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey kick off October with a look at Toys "R" Us and the surprising return of large-scale pop-up retail, including a connection to Disney's own limi

Oct 1
33 min

Cars Keeps Rolling: 20 Years of Lightning McQueen, Mater, and Merch (Ep. 118)

Disney’s Cars is turning 20, and Lightning McQueen and Mater are still racing through Disney’s merchandise machine with new Loungefly releases, Formula 1 collaborations,

Sep 24
31 min

Disney Grows Up: Kidulting, Collectibles, and the Toys That Started It All (Ep. 117)

Disney is leaning harder than ever into adult collectors, and Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey look at how "kidulting" is reshaping the company's merchandise strategy. They als

Sep 17
38 min

Disney World Turns 55 as Disney Rethinks the Future of Merch (Ep. 116)

Disney World is getting ready to celebrate its 55th anniversary with a retro-inspired merchandise collection, and Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dig into why this milestone m

Sep 10
32 min

Disney Merch Goes Quiet Luxury - and D23 Exclusives Go Wide (Ep. 115)

Disney merchandise is changing fast, and this week Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dig into the trends coming out of D23, from bag charms and high-end collectibles to the rise

Sep 3
30 min

The Dolly Parton Disney Movie That Almost Was (Ep. 114)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey remember Dolly Parton by exploring her long and surprisingly deep connection to Disney. Jim recounts the ambitious Feature Animation Florida pr

Aug 27
30 min

D23 Shopping, Popcorn Bucket Chaos, and Joe Rohde’s “Floating Mountains” (Ep. 113)

Fresh from D23 in Anaheim, Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey unpack what it was really like to shop the show floor, from virtual queues and coveted merchandise to fans finding c

Aug 20
43 min

D23 Merch, Park Surprises, and the Return of Atari (Ep. 112)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey are packing their bags for Anaheim and previewing what Disney fans can expect from D23 Day and the 2026 D23 Ultimate Fan Event. They dig into D

Aug 13
52 min

Disney’s Merch Machine Moves Closer to the Movies (Ep. 111)

Jim and Lauren examine Disney’s decision to move Consumer Products under the studio umbrella and what it reveals about the company’s larger “One Disney” strategy. They ex

Aug 6
56 min

Disney Outlets, Yen Sid Style, and the Contemporary’s Construction Chaos (Ep. 110)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey explore how Disney is rethinking retail, from temporary Disney Store locations and outlet oddities to Imagineering’s new Yen Sid lifestyle bran

Jul 30
1 h 01 min

The Contemporary’s Surprisingly Smelly Origin Story (Ep. 109)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey unpack a whirlwind week of Disney and Universal discoveries, from a chaotic Lorcana release to a little-known Walt Disney World store hidden in

Jul 23
58 min

From All-Stars to Art of Animation: Disney’s Value Resort Story (Ep. 108)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey kick off this week’s I Want That Too with concert merch sticker shock, a new family dog named Luna, and a surprising amount of Disney pet gear

Jul 16
56 min

Halloween Shows Up Early, D23 Gets a Merch Glow-Up, and the All-Stars Take the Stage (Ep. 107)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey kick off this week’s I Want That Too with a post-Fourth-of-July check-in, one very late ghost train, and a look ahead to Disney’s fast-arriving

Jul 9
58 min

Texposition: Disney’s Forgotten Dallas Destination (Ep. 106)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey kick things off with Fourth of July traditions, viral Disney merch, and the growing strategy behind park-specific popcorn buckets and venue-bra

Jul 2
51 min

Toy Story 5, Lorcana Mania, and Disney’s Summer of Smart Merch (Ep. 105)

This week on I Want That Too, Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey look at how Toy Story 5 is already reshaping the summer box office, the Disney collector market, and the fast-foo

Jun 25
58 min

Mickey’s Big Birthday Plans Keep Missing Their Cue (Ep. 104)

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey are back with a merch-packed episode that starts at Target, swings through Walt Disney World, and lands deep in Mickey Mouse history. Lauren sh

Jun 18
56 min

Swifties, Cars, and the Mystery of Mickey’s Missing Plaque (Ep. 103)

Swifties, Cars, and the Mystery of Mickey’s Missing Plaque (Ep. 103) Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey start this week’s episode with a merch-minded look at Disney’s latest col

Jun 11
48 min

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What listeners say

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This has been an incredible addition to the network since it launched, and I’ve been thrilled to listen since the beginning. The information is excellent and consistently helps enables my shopping habit. Would love for Jim and Lauren to cover the Marvel comic side of the street (since it’s technically retail and Disney-related). Check it out!

Adsizzle · Aug 2026

Love the show. Although I find myself at the stage of life where I, like Jim H said recently, am more apt to divest myself of merch than buy, I love the playful banter between the hosts. And I especially enjoy Jim’s history lessons of Disney’s glorious past. Keep up the great work.

Eddie Ginsburg · Jul 2026

I listen to the podcast going to and from work during the week. This week’s show inspired me, as an Orlando local and Disney AP holder, to book a very last minute staycation at POP Century. I enjoyed the backstory and came to the realization I had never stayed at that resort before ; so I sent a text home and by 3pm we were unlocking the door to our room in the 60’s building. It has been a great stay and I have enjoyed the ambiance and the pool. I realize I’m lucky to live in Orlando and have WDW 15 mins from my house in Lake Nona. Really enjoy the content and keep up the good work. - Rob

Rob_the_Buckeye · Jul 2026

I listen to just about everything on the Jim Hill network, and I finally got this in my rotation. It’s fantastic! I love Disney merch, so I don’t know what took me so long. This keeps me relevant with what’s being introduced in the parks!

evan_103 · Jul 2026

Jim Hill, who hosts multiple podcasts focusing on theme park and entertainment history, has a rate dud in his newest podcast. His cohost, Lauren, tries way to hard to be engaging. Even though all of Jim Hill’s podcasts are planned out with program notes, the other cohosts mesh well with Jim Hill and their discussions come off as real and free flowing. Lauren’s faux enthusiasm for a topic is grating and artificial. Jim Hill will give her softball comments to move the discussion forward, but she focus so hard on finishing one of her long winded thoughts and she ends up in cringe territory. I will likely listen to future episodes, but fast forward through Lauren’s inane comments on collectibles and get to Jim Hill’s history segments. In fact, Jim Hill might do better to discontinue this podcast. Then he can use those segments on his other podcasts with his more effective cohosts.

David Lassman · Apr 2024

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