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Artist's conception of new Central Park... park. Photo composite via Pxhere & ©2018 Google Maps.

BREAKING: New Disneyland coming to Central Park?

If they can make it there, they'll make it anywhere. NEW YORK, NY -- Uncle Walt's Insider may not have a perfect track record when it comes to reporting Disney rumors of new theme park locations. But in our defense, Oklahoma's Disneyland Texas was killed by legal wrangling; Universal Studios Idaho was a hoax foisted on us by lonely Idaho...-ians; Disneyland Pyongyang may or may not exist, but it's not really smart to try to travel there to see. And we were ...

Universal Orlando's new Vans Vans car service. Photo by qwesy qwesy [CC BY-3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

To counter Disney’s Minnie Vans, Universal introduces Vans Vans

"You see, they're like the Vans shoes. But a van." ORLANDO, FL -- Always trying to one-up their resort rival Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando announced today their own car service. Mimicking Disney's successful "Minnie Vans," Universal's fleet of vehicles will be patterned after Van's shoes, and will be known as "Van's Vans." Uncle Walt's reached out to Universal (the company) spokesperson Junie Versal (no relation) for the inside scoop. "The mindset is, if Disney has it, we should, too," Versal (no relation) ...

November 26, 2018 by Marty in Florida

The Disney monorail stopping at the number one Texas landmark, Buc-ee's. Photo by lee leblanc [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

Photo feature: Monorail goodwill tour reaches Texas

The Walt Disney World monorail stops at all the important Texas landmarks. WACO, TEXAS -- The 2018 Monorail Goodwill Tour continues across the 48 contiguous U.S. states and Hawaii, and is now criss-crossing Texas. Here are some photo highlights from the various Texas landmarks visited on the tour: Did they miss any Texas landmarks? Let us know in the comments below! Need more Uncle Walt's in your life? Be sure to LIKE us on Facebook, FOLLOW us on Twitter, and tell everyone you know ...

November 24, 2018 by Marty in Other, World

Hollywood Studios guests wander right into the park. Photo by Brian Hubbard [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr.

Holiday blunder: all Cast Members given Thanksgiving day off

Guests were able to freely wander in and out of the theme parks all day. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- With the exception of Christmas Day, holidays are popular times to be at Walt Disney World. [Note: for planning advice, see our helpful 2019 WDW Crowd Calendar!] Cast Members at Disney (and employees at other, second-rate theme parks) sign on knowing that they won't be able to take time off when most people do. That's why Cast Members have familiar catch phrases like "We ...

November 23, 2018 by Marty in Florida

Uncle Walt’s closed for Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone

Enjoy your day celebrating the end of the rainy season in Myanmar!* Uncle Walt's will return tomorrow with the latest and greatest in super-reliable theme park news. *Just kidding, folks. Happy Thanksgiving! You'll find us at the local Sizzler trying to get away with taking turns at the buffet but only paying for one. Need more Uncle Walt's in your life? Be sure to LIKE us on Facebook, FOLLOW us on Twitter, and tell everyone you know (plus a few strangers) how wonderful (and ...

November 22, 2018 by Marty in World