We seem to recall reading that “the love of money is the root…” something, something. PARIS, TEXAS FRANCE — Disneyland Paris is going back to its roots. Beginning next week, the resort will change back to its original name: Euro Disneyland. The change comes at the behest of beloved Disney CEO Bob “Bob” Chapek, who…
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A dish named for its inventor, Vladimir Poutine. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Epcot Centre’s Canada Pavilion has been in the news several times recently (here, here & here), and not always for positive reasons. Today, however, in a move certain to impact Russia almost as much as the banning of its cats from international competition,…
Pictured above (L-R): Winnie the Pooh, Chairman Xi Jinping. BURBANK, CA — Sources within the headquarters of The Disney Company confirm that the character of Winnie the Pooh is being “retired” worldwide, at the request of Chairman Xi Jinping of China. Uncle Walt’s Insider spoke with Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) about…
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To be fair, it might have been in bad taste for Disney to run the ad. MOSCOW — Sources say that a dejected Vladimir Putin has canceled his planned “I’m going to Disney World” commercial. “It was going to be epic,” our source reported Putin saying (but in Russian). “We invade Ukraine, and Kyiv falls…
Nothing left in your bank account after a trip to see Mickey? How odd! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Visitors to EPCOT Centre’s Canada Pavilion have reportedly had their assets seized and their bank accounts frozen. “I just walked through the place,” says guest Hugh Schwartz of Passaic, NJ. “Given what’s happening north of the…