Uncle Walt's Insider Marty, Author at Uncle Walt's Insider

Creating Disney Parks at home; or, stay home long enough, and you'll start hallucinating Mickey too!

Recreating the Disney park experience at home

Why wait until the parks reopen to enjoy Disney magic where you are? UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD -- We at Uncle Walt's Insider feel your pain. We're cooped up here in the office with nothing to do. (Well, most of us are. Uncle Walt is still touring the closed Walt Disney World). And we've run out of Disney YouTube videos. But why sit around and mope? Until things return to normal, here are many things you can do in your own home ...

(Step)Moms Panel: Answering the important questions in life

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear (Step) Moms: As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks. Each sack had seven cats. Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives; how many were going ...

April 13, 2020 by Marty in step-planDisney

Uncle Walt’s Insider Week in Review for April 12

Here's what you missed while doing something much less important! Appearing this past week on Uncle Walt's Insider: Monday (STEP) MOMS PANEL: HOW SOON WILL THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL? - Good question, but first shouldn't we ask, do we really want normality back? Tuesday U.W.I. FOOD BLOG: MICROWAVE POPCORN - As journalists we gladly put our lives in danger for a story, as long as we can stay home where it's safe. Wednesday DISNEY BUYS ZOOM; ANNUAL PASSES START AT $699 PER PERSON - Sure, it's pricey, ...

April 12, 2020 by Marty in Spotlight

(Step)Moms Panel: “Should I cancel my Cinderella’s Royal Table reservation?”

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear (Step) Moms: I have a reservation for my family at Cinderella's Royal Table for next week. I know the parks are shut down, but you wouldn't believe how much effort it took to get that reservation. Should I cancel it?” ...

April 9, 2020 by Marty in step-planDisney

Disney buys Zoom; annual passes start at $699 per person

What a bargain, right? SAN JOSE, CA -- In an age of remote meetings, teleconferencing service Zoom has become indispensable to many people. So naturally Disney has bought it. In news that broke yesterday, the Walt Disney Company has acquired Zoom and is restructuring its pricing. Gone will be free unlimited 40-minute meetings. Instead, the first three five-minute meetings will be free; after that, any meeting participant must have a Annual Pass. Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) gave us the details. "Marvel ...

April 8, 2020 by Marty in Other