Stunning 4K professional videos are available of every ride, show, or other attraction. So why do people feel compelled to hold their phone up instead of, you know, just watching? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — As the showtime approached, your reporter stood in a sea of guests in front of Cinderella Castle. The air was…
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We’ll set a date just as soon as we get enough readers to cover our fare. UNCLE WALT’S H.Q., SVALBARD — Uncle Walt’s Insider is pleased to announce its First Annual “Cruise with Uncle Walt & Friends”! We set sail next Spring!* Sailing on the majestic Disney Magic, readers who sign up for this event…
Guest surveys determined the theme of each button. ORLANDO, FL — Universal Studios Florida is taking a cue from its Disney neighbor, and has begun offering free “celebration buttons” to its visitors. They will not exactly match Walt Disney World’s buttons, however, which celebrate a guest’s first visit, birthday, marriage/anniversary or circumcision. Instead, the message…
Guests will be “more than encouraged” to stay a little longer. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — “Here in Florida, we have something special that we never enjoyed at Disneyland: the blessing of size,” Walt Disney said. With today’s news, he might have added, “… and the blessing of absolutely controlling our guests and their spending.”…
Ticket prices will no longer be based on the day you arrive at the park, but when you leave it. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The Walt Disney World Resort and Spa announced last week a transition to so-called “date-based” ticketing. In the new system, which was to have begun on October 16, park admission…