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Wait, who was taking this picture? Photo by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] via Flickr; inset photo by Kjersti Holmang [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikipedia.

Accidental nuclear launch traced to Hall of Presidents

We told you not to bring nuclear launch codes to the Magic Kingdom! USS TENNESSEE, ATLANTIC OCEAN-- In a shocking turn of events, a nuclear missile was accidentally launched from the USS Tennessee in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday. The apparent culprit? None other than the Joe Biden audio-animatronic at Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents. The animatronic Biden and former presidents had recently been upgraded to connect to the AI system ChatGPT. "We thought that adding ChatGPT would make the Hall of Presidents more lifelike ...
May 5, 2023 by X in Florida, World
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President* Biden's animatronic in the Hall of President*s is already malfunctioning. Or is it? Photo by Kjersti Holmang [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikipedia.

Hall of Presidents to be enhanced with ChatGPT and AI

No one bring nuclear codes to the show, please. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Guests at the Walt Disney World Resort & Spa & Revolutionary Headquarters will soon get an experience never before... um, experienced. Disney announced today that they will be updating the Magic Kingdom Park (& Spa)'s Hall of Presidents attraction to utilize Artificial Intelligence, including ChatGPT. Now, each audience will experience a unique show, with "original" thoughts from various Presidents for that particular performance. Yes, but do they have Genuine People ...
May 2, 2023 by Ub in Florida
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One of the many barricades in the Reedy Creek Autonomous Zone. Photo by Michael Rivera [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia.

Top other powers the Reedy Creek Improvement District gave to Disney

Just what Florida wanted, Disney having more power. ORLANDO, FL - As you may have heard, the Florida Legislature has stripped Disney of its control of its local quasi-government entity, the Reedy Creek Improvement District. But before the change took place, the outgoing board members voted to give most of the board's authority directly to the Disney company (perhaps improperly). But there's more than arcane legal maneuverings going on, we've found. Apart from the usual building permits and other boring stuff like that, ...
April 21, 2023 by Marty in Florida
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Heaven forbid you don't need to go when your reservation time arrives. Photo composite from like, the internet.

Disney’s new marketing campaign: “There’s a reservation for that!”®

Better get your bathroom breaks scheduled early. BURBANK, CA -- During the recent earnings call, temporary Disney CEO/Grand Poobah Bob "Bob" Iger revealed the next big celebration coming to Disney Parks and Resorts. The new "There's a reservation for that!"® marketing campaign will highlight all of the fun ways you can experience Disney Parks and Resorts, provided you have a reservation. During the slide show part of the presentation (using Walt Disney's own slide projector), Iger walked through some of the new images ...
April 7, 2023 by Walt in California, Florida, World
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The deal would include Universal's new Texas park, if only it existed.

Universal to discount new Passes based on time left on Disney Annual Pass!

But there are some caveats, provisos, quid pro quos... ORLANDO, FL -- Universal Studios Orlando apparently has a new plan to woo Disney Annual Passholders to switch to Universal, pro-rating the cost of a comparable Universal Annual Pass based on the remaining time of their Disney pass. A draft press release leaked to Uncle Walt's Insider gave details: Based on the type of Annual Pass you currently have with Disney and months you have left on it, Universal will pro-rate the cost of ...
March 28, 2023 by Walt in California, Florida
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