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New Global Entry at EpCoT cEnTeR. Photo by LtPowers, Peter Fitzgerald [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Disney to offer Global Entry to guests returning from World Showcase

Finally guests can avoid long lines at Customs and Immigration when returning to Future World. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- With the start of yet another festival at Epcot [Ed.: Hey, copy and save that line. We can use it to start a new article every week!], Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas officials have some good news for guests. Beginning in November, individuals who have "Trusted Traveler" status through various government I.D. programs can enjoy expedited returns to the United States ... Read more
A small sampling of John Ratzenberger's Pixar characters. Photo courtesy Ratzenberger.com.

Coming to Pixar Pier: “A Very Ratzenberger Adventure”

The new dark ride will incorporate every Pixar character voiced by John Ratzenberger. ANAHEIM, CA -- A brand-new attraction is on its way to Disney's California Adventure Park, and it promises to be the original, innovative ride that the park has needed. Just months after California Adventure rethemed its Paradise Pier area to be Pixar Pier, park officials have announced "A Very Ratzenberger Adventure." The ride will incorporate 3-D projection and trackless vehicles, much like Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy at Walt Disney ... Read more
Animatronic Dancing Han Solo arrives at Disneyland.

Animatronic dancing Han Solo arrives at Disneyland

We're starting to sense a pattern. ANAHEIM, CA -- In what is an apparent attempt to keep crowds manageable after the highly-anticipated opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, another less-than-exciting audio-animatronic figure has been spotted arriving at the Disneyland Resort. As Uncle Walt's Insider reported, Disney already installed less popular figures from the Star Wars Universe: Jar Jar Binks and Bea Arthur's Ackmena from the Star Wars Holiday Special. But even the arrival of beloved central character Princess Leia was marred. Somehow the Imagineers ... Read more
The Magic Kingdom's newest interactive game: Where's Waldo in real life!

New fun on crowded days: Where’s Waldo at the Magic Kingdom

Disney's latest interactive game offers a tasty prize as well. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Disney officials have announced a new step towards increasing guest enjoyment on the Magic Kingdom's most crowded days. No, not reducing the number of guests allowed in -- that just wouldn't be the Disney way! Instead, Where's Waldo, the popular book series, is coming to life at Walt Disney World! Interactive fun "Where's Waldo: the Interactive Experience" joins the Magic Kingdom's three other current live games: Sorcerers of the ... Read more
Not-So-Magical Porthole aboard the Disney Dreamship. Photo © 2012 Disney, if you can still believe anything they say.

DCL disappointment: Magic Portholes do not actually use magic

A four-year undercover investigation reveals the truth. CELEBRATION, FL -- The Walt Disney Company uses the word "magic" a lot -- the Magic Kingdom Park; their first cruise ship, the Disney Magic; the Remember the Magic parade; the "magic underwear" worn by Cast Members who work with characters in the parks so they never have to take potty breaks; and that whole Disney's Magical Wizarding World of Harry Potter thing. But to what extent do they actually use magic? Uncle Walt's investigates As our ... Read more