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History comes full circle, as Disney now owns the inspiration for its own theme park castles. BAVARIA, GERMANY — A real-life fairytale castle, long said to be the model for Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland and later Disney castles, is now in the hands of Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company announced yesterday that it…
Forget Hidden Mickeys – the new game is spotting Hidden Fees! With the revelation over the past few weeks that the Walt Disney World Resort will begin charging resort guests for driving their cars out of the parking lot, and last week’s exposé on these pages of new hidden fees Disney is charging throughout the…
Everyone’s favorite Star Wars character replaces a boring turtle! WALT DISNEY WORLD — Some were shocked back in January when Epcot’s The Seas with Nemo and Friends pavilion abruptly canceled “Turtle Talk with Crush” and replaced it with a similar experience involving Star Wars’ Jar Jar Binks. Although said to be a temporary change –…
Admit it: this would have been a lot more fun. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — “Characters in Flight,” the popular Disney Springs attraction that takes guests 14,500 feet in the air while strapped to the underside of a giant, colorful hydrogen balloon, looked very different during its planning stages. Internal documents from Aerophile S.A., the…
For over 37 years, Uncle Walt’s Insider has delighted its readers with quality satire on the first day of April. UNCLE WALT’S INSIDER H.Q. — Regular readers of this website (both of you) have flooded Uncle Walt’s offices with letters and emails, and posted on our Facebook and Twitter feeds with what one News Brief…