Our little-known facts series continues (in spite of underwhelming demand)! Fastpass, Fastpass+, MaxPass, MaxiPass, and extra-absorbent MaxiPass are all no more (except, of course, at the Disney Yesterland Theme Park and Spa). They’ve been replaced by something called Genie+ and “Lightning Lanes.” But do you know everything there is to know about Lightning Lanes? Of…
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Because everything old is new again… if it brings in $$. BR’ER BANK, CA — In his quest to find a way to charge guests extra for dang near everything, Disney CEO Bob “Bob” Chapek announced today that Disney ride coupon books are returning. For the 98% of Disney fans alive today who have never…
Finally, a list of some positive things about Disney! BR’ER BANK, CA — We at Uncle Walt’s Insider have given The Disney Company and Bob “Bob” Chapek some grief about all of their recent extra-cost experiences. While, yes, they do give the impression that Disney is trying to squeeze every shiny dime out of their…
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Maybe they should have brought back the castle birthday cake. BURBANK, CA — The 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World has begun, but guest enthusiasm is not where Bob “Bob” Chapek had hoped. Documents recently sent to Uncle Walt’s Insider by an anonymous insider [Thanks, Josh!] detail the turmoil at the top of the Disney organization….
We were all set to review it until we learned it costs money. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — My assignment was simple, handed to me by Uncle Walt himself. “Review this new ‘Space 220‘ restaurant at Epcot,” he said. “Our readers need to know everything about it — the experience, the food, the drinks, the…