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Tastes just like mouse to us! Video still from BEST TV ADS COMPILATIONS via YouTube, modified.

Disneyland stops serving mouse meat

They finally found a suitable substitute. DISNEYLAND, CA -- It's well-known to those with the proper sources that Disneyland uses mouse meat in their restaurants. They've just been quiet about it for years, not wanting to upset younger fans of Mickey & Minnie. Now a Disney insider tells Uncle Walt's, um, Insider that the mouse meat is going away. "Tastes just like mouse" "Disney is trying to stay ahead of the animal activists," says our anonymous source, a food service worker at Disneyland, "even though ...
August 19, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida
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She probably meant to say the Palestine Pavilion. Epcot photo [CC0] via Pixabay; AOC photo by nrkbeta [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.

Confused AOC upset Reps. Tlaib & Omar were banned from Epcot’s Israel Pavilion

We had a long editorial debate about whether "confused" and "AOC" in the headline were redundant. WASHINGTON, DC -- As fallout continues from the nation of Israel's decision to deny Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI) and Ilhan Omar (MN) entry into the country, another U.S. Representative had a unique complaint. "It's wrong for Epcot to keep these strong women of color out of the Israel Pavilion," tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). "I thought Disneyland Orlando was open to everyone!" After Uncle Walt's Insider reached ...
August 16, 2019 by Marty in Florida, Other
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Multiple Mickeys in each Disney theme park! Photo via DepositPhotos.

New line-reduction method: Two Mickeys in every park

Sure, it kills the magic, but the waits will be shorter! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The Walt Disney World Resort and Spa announced a new policy on Wednesday which may be controversial: Mickey will appear in more than one location in each park simultaneously. "He's the most popular character, for sure." That's the word from Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "Lots of guests line up, sometimes for hours, just for a few moments to visit with Mickey. That's just a ...
August 15, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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The Disneyland Band plays royalty-free music "Carefree" by Kevin MacLeod. Photo by Loren Javier [CC BY-ND 2.0] via Flickr.

Disney parks switching to royalty-free music

The cost of licensing Disney songs was just too high. BR'ER BANK, CA -- Disney parks will no longer feature Disney music. That's the word from Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas president Bob "Bob" Chapek. Apparently the Disney Company charges quite a bit to license its music, and "it's just cost-prohibitive to pay for it any more." Another source "Fortunately, there's an abundance of public domain, royalty-free generic music online," says Chapek. "You can hear it in almost every bad YouTube travelogue out there ...
August 8, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida, World
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Steven Tyler, before and after finger reattachment surgery. Photo from reddit & @cabel via Twitter.

Disney history: three years since Steven Tyler’s finger was surgically reattached

Losing his finger was a real shocker. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- This month marks the third anniversary of Steven Tyler having his ring finger surgically reattached! Each and every day Steven Tyler and the rest of Aerosmith shock thousands of guests as they are welcomed, by the band themselves, to the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. (Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, as you may recall, was only built after the plans for a Newsies-based ride fell through.) And for ...
August 6, 2019 by Walt in Florida
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