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Disney's Kilimanjaro Safari on a clear day. Reportedly a nuclear power plant is visible from this ride somewhere.

Disney already has nuclear power plant

One Orlando paper says Disney could build a nuclear plant. We say they already have. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday that current Florida law gives the Disney Company the right to build a nuclear power plant. But Uncle Walt's Insider can report (and is) that Disney already has a nuclear power plant. And we found out the old-fashioned way: we asked. Go-Away Green "Yeah, it's been there for decades," says Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "It's ... Read more
Favorite Disney foods by state.

Every state has a favorite theme park food! What’s yours?

Part of an ongoing state survey series! See here, here and here. Mmmm, food at Disney theme parks! What could be better, especially if you don't like money?! Most folks have a favorite food in the Disney parks, and our research has found that each U.S. state has one overwhelmingly favorite! In fact, every state but Hawai'i (which naturally prefers Dole whips) overwhelming loves churros more than anything. Churros are the clear winner! We did find two unusual pockets of dissent worth noting. Apparently there are ... Read more
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Fastpass auction paddles. Photo by BurnAway [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

Disney to auction Star Wars Fastpass times

Shorter waits for the more popular Galaxy's Edge will go to the highest bidder. ANAHEIM, CA -- As the Disneyland Resort and Spa prepares for the opening of its new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Spa area this summer, to be followed in the Fall by its counterpart at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Spa, fans of the movie franchise are eagerly anticipating all the spacey goodness that awaits. But now word has leaked that the initial release of Fastpasses will not go ... Read more
Just today's resumé haul. Image by Quinn Dombrowski [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.

Buzzfeed, Vice reporters: please stop sending us resumés

We don't intend to be cruel but, well, we have standards. UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD -- To all recently laid-off reporters from Vice, Buzzfeed, Vox, and other similar media outlets: you have our sympathy, but please stop sending your resumés to Uncle Walt's Insider. We'd have to drop our accuracy standards way too much to hire you. Sorry. This was too mean, wasn't it? It feels like it was too mean. Comment below! Need more Uncle Walt's in your life? Be sure to ... Read more
Really bad Magic Bands.

Disney test-markets “undesirable” Magic Bands

They're curious whether Disney fans really will buy anything. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- "They're intentionally ugly." That's the word from Violet Wahner, Senior Marketing Assistant for the Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts and Spas, about the new series of unattractive Magic Bands released today. "We've had this debate in Marketing for some time," Wahner tells Uncle Walt's Insider. "Most of the team is always trying to put the best, most interesting and desirable products out there. But several of us recognize that ... Read more