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Disney's churros, made with a trade-secret recipe.

News Brief: Cast member arrested trying to steal churro recipe

Like Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and Taco Bell's meat, the recipe for Disney's churros is a closely-guarded trade secret. LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL -- A cast member working at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park was arrested Wednesday after trying to smuggle out the recipe for churros, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The composition of churros, a fried, sweet, cinnamon-flavored snack, has long been a closely-guarded secret, and the Disney Company takes whatever legal steps are necessary to protect it from disclosure. According ...

News Brief: Disney animatronics finally reflect headless population

Headless animatronics underscore Disney's commitment to diversity. ANAHEIM, CA & PARIS, FRANCE -- Reports and photographs have flooded the internet concerning two animatronic figures in Disney park rides that have lost their heads recently. First, the character Ursula in The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure, a ride at Disneyland Park in California, was found to be missing her head. Shortly thereafter, photographs surfaced of the auctioneer in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland Park, also noggin-less. Uncle Walt's Insider ...

January 30, 2018 by Marty in Florida, World

A rare photograph of Animal Kingdom's newest mom. By Quarax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Animal Kingdom announces first Yeti born in captivity

Just weeks after the arrival of a baby hippo, Disney celebrates another rare birth. It's an historic month for Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and its team of animal specialists. Still elated over the birth of a baby hippopotamus on January 13, the park announced Sunday the arrival of the first Yeti born in captivity. Worldwide conservation efforts Disney animal care experts have worked closely in the past with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which oversees a Species Survival Plan for endangered animal ...

January 29, 2018 by Marty in Florida

News Brief: Alien, Klinger and more are official Disney Princesses!

News Brief: Alien, Corporal Klinger now Disney Princesses

Disney's purchase of Fox brings many new princesses into the family. BURBANK, CA -- The Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets brings a stunning array of well-known characters into Mickey's domain, and today the company made official what many predicted: the title of "Disney princess" has been granted to many of those characters. Newly-crowned princesses include Olive from Little Miss Sunshine, Corporal Max Klinger from M*A*S*H, Scrat the prehistoric squirrel from the Ice Age movies, the robot from Lost In Space, Mary Richards from ...

January 27, 2018 by Marty in Other

The real Hogwarts Castle at Universal Orlando. Photo credit: David Broad [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Six little-known facts about Universal Orlando

Some things you know about Universal Orlando may be wrong -- #3 will surprise you! Everyone knows the Universal Orlando Resort as the biggest, best, and most-attended theme park complex that is actually within the city limits of Orlando. But how well do you know it? Here are some cool facts about this incredible Florida entertainment destination: #6. Islands of Adventure was originally going to be called "Thousand Islands." When Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park was in the planning stages before its 1999 ...

January 26, 2018 by Marty in Florida