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Don't worry. Mickey probably isn't Satan. Original photo via DepositPhotos.

Disney data mining: does it keep Mickey in office?

The main Mouse has been the head of the company for decades -- how does he stay in power? Uncle Walt's Insider investigates. With data mining and politics in the news, we at Uncle Walt's Insider had a shocking thought: does Disney use its guest data to keep Mickey Mouse in power? After all, it's common knowledge that the Walt Disney Company tracks guest data, using its Magic Band technology and information supplied by its park-goers and all those who stay at ...
March 30, 2018 by Marty in Other
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News Brief - it's a story about a tiger! Pretty tiger!

Animal Kingdom’s “Ride the Tiger” attraction to remain closed

The popular wild animal encounter "just had one mauling too many." WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Uncle Walt's Insider reported in November that Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park's popular “Ride the Tiger” experience was “suspended indefinitely.” Park officials confirmed Wednesday that the once popular encounter will not reopen. The attraction, an extra-cost experience located next to the Maharajah Jungle Trek, had received numerous complaints, and at least three guests were hospitalized over a period of several months for “bites and scratches.” In addition, Uncle Walt's ...
March 29, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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A totally nice, behaving tour group from Brazil. It's not everybody, okay? Photo by Scott Smith [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] via Flikr.

Seven tips for Brazilian tour groups

Note: the following article was written in English and translated into Portuguese using Google Translate. Any errors in translation, poor grammar, or insulting language are therefore not the responsibility of Uncle Walt's Insider, unless of course we put them in the original article on purpose. The original English version can be found on page two. O Walt Disney World Resort, na Flórida, recebe muitos visitantes internacionais durante todo o ano. A maioria viaja para os Estados Unidos com a família ou amigos, ...
March 28, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Disney Skyliner artist's conception. (c) 2017 Disney.

Confirmed: new Disney Skyliner will connect with Disneyland

The magical Orlando-to-Anaheim gondola ride is expected to take almost four days. Last year's announcement of a gondola transportation system coming to the Walt Disney World Resort has excited Disney fans worldwide, and launched many heated discussions on Uncle Walt's Insider user forums. Now Uncle Walt's can confirm that the new "Disney Skyliner" system is coming to the Disneyland Resort in California. The new Skyliner will not only operate within Disneyland, but will actually ferry guests between the California and Florida resort ...
March 26, 2018 by Marty in California, Florida
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Orlando International Airport's automated people mover. Photo by elisfkc [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Orlando Airport tram: “It’s not a monorail”

A Colorado man makes it his mission to get people to recognize the truth. ORLANDO, FL -- Self-described “Disnerd” Neal Stutz of Golden, Colorado, is back in the news, continuing his crusade to get visitors to Orlando International Airport to stop referring to the Automated People Mover as a "monorail." As reported last November, airport security had to intervene when Stutz began shouting at another arriving passenger aboard one of the trams after that passenger referred to it as a monorail. “It’s ...
March 24, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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