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Ub's Analysis

Ub’s Analysis: It’s time to end pin trading

Wait, we gave Ub space to express an opinion? This can't be good. [Ed.: Marty, I thought we went with the other version of the cover photo. You know, the one that didn't blow up the first four letters of "Analysis"? Fix this before publishing.] UNCLE WALT'S H.Q., SVALBARD - The holidays are over and 2020 is here. Thank goodness. The crowds at Disney World – ostensibly you – have gone home, and the rest of us can enjoy the parks once again. Walt ...
February 10, 2020 by Marty in Other, Spotlight, Ub's Analysis
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UWI Step Moms Panel

(Step)Moms Panel: Are there toasters in a toaster-shaped hotel?

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 will be staying in the hotel that looks like a toaster - the name escapes me right now. Do the rooms there have toasters? Thanks.” - Diane M., Camden, NJ Ub: Hi Cami, and thanks for contacting the (Step) ...
February 8, 2020 by Marty in step-planDisney
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He has to holler just to be heard, but with every word he drops knowledge. Photos by Steve Wise & Ken Lund [CC BY-SA 2.0] & Steve Jurvetson [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr, all jumbled up and remixed by Marty.

Lin-Manuel Miranda dedicates Disney’s Hall of Treasury Secretaries

The "Hamilton" star took a break from shooting "Mary Poppins Returns Again: the Cash-in." WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Tucked into a corner of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Spa, between Africa and Pandora, is a new attraction: Disney's Hall of Treasury Secretaries. The new show features animatronics of every U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, from Alexander Hamilton all the way up to whoever holds that job today. Hamilton writer/composer/star/prop guy Lin-Manuel Miranda was on hand to dedicate the attraction. Manuel dazzled the ...
February 7, 2020 by Marty in Florida
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UWI Step Moms Panel

(Step)Moms Panel: the best plant-based foods in Disney Parks

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: What are your favorite plant-based meal options found at the Disney Parks?" - Jordan W., Berkeley CA Baby Yoda: Marty: No, bone broth is not plant-based. Because, you know, bones. Walt: Hi Alfred, thanks for asking. I find that there are quite a ...
February 6, 2020 by Marty in step-planDisney
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Leaked photo of Disneyland Escanaba construction, probably. Photo by spejder.dk. Inset photo by Adirondack Explorer.

UPDATE: Disneyland Escanaba construction underway!

We're bumping our regular (Step)Moms Panel discussion for this breaking news! ESCANABA, MI -- Yoopers across the globe are celebrating, because they will soon have a Disney park in their own backyard. That's an expression, by the way. The park won't be literally in anyone's backyard. That would cause a lot of problems, and the park would have to be really small. Unless they found someone with a gigantic backyard. ... What were we writing about again? Oh, yeah. Silencing the doubters While some ...
February 5, 2020 by Marty in World
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