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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 ...

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

Just some of the Disney vloggers who accidentally met at Hollywood Studios.

News Brief: Every Disney vlogger converges on single location; YouTube implodes

In a stunning coincidence, every single active YouTube Disney vlogger just happened to show up in the same spot at the Studios on Thursday. DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS -- A chance meeting between well-known video bloggers, or "vloggers," SirWillow and TimTracker at Disney's Hollywood Studios last Thursday quickly escalated, as dozens of Disney vloggers converged on the site, apparently coincidentally. Witnesses report a crowd of dozens of the YouTube stars on Grand Avenue near the MuppetVision theater, including Adam the Woo, Justin Scarred, World ...

January 23, 2018 by Marty in Florida

Disney unveils transparent monorail

After Disney's successful open-door monorail test two weeks ago, "Monorail Clear" makes its first run Little more than a week after plans were leaked about a possible new "convertible monorail" design coming to Walt Disney World Resort, the Disney company has surprised everyone with a totally unexpected addition to the fleet: an entirely transparent monorail train. The new "Monorail Clear" debuted on Saturday. A new addition to an aging fleet The Walt Disney World monorail system, one of the most heavily-traveled in the world, ...

January 22, 2018 by Marty in Florida

Disney: controversial changes will be ‘permanent’

Uncle Walt's Insider reported in November about radical changes coming to the Disney company, with far-reaching and controversial impact throughout the resorts, theme parks and even upcoming movies. Disney fan sites and forums, including our own, have been ablaze with heated discussions, with most of the comments being negative. In spite of the controversy, however, Disney announced yesterday that the changes would be permanent. Too much, too soon? When Uncle Walt's first reported the news, blowback was immediate. Although the modifications and additions ...

January 19, 2018 by Marty in California, Florida, Other, World