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More fees for Walt Di$ney World? Photo via Pixabay, modified.

Can you find all the Hidden Mickey Fees?

Forget Hidden Mickeys - the new game is spotting Hidden Fees! With the revelation over the past few weeks that the Walt Disney World Resort will begin charging resort guests for driving their cars out of the parking lot, and last week's exposé on these pages of new hidden fees Disney is charging throughout the World, we thought, "Hey, if we're going to be paying these anyway, why not make a game of it?" It turns out that the clever Disney Accounting Imagineers ...

The Jar Jar attraction 'crushes' the former interactive turtle! Get it?

“Gungan Talk with Jar Jar” is a huge success

Everyone's favorite Star Wars character replaces a boring turtle! WALT DISNEY WORLD -- Some were shocked back in January when Epcot’s The Seas with Nemo and Friends pavilion abruptly canceled "Turtle Talk with Crush" and replaced it with a similar experience involving Star Wars’ Jar Jar Binks. Although said to be a temporary change - a "test run" according to Imagineer Carly Aldenkamp - the show has proved to be incredibly popular with families. Aldenkamp told Uncle Walt's Insider, “This will eventually be ...

April 7, 2018 by Marty in Florida

Dole Whips before the change. What are they like now? Photo by Amy via Flikr [CC BY 2.0].

Guests outraged over Dole Whip change

Will our favorite pineapple treat ever be the same again??? The Dole Whip is one of the iconic treats sold at Disney parks. A distant second to the greatest snack ever, the churro (invented by Walt Disney in 1956), the cool, smooth pineapple Dole Whips are nevertheless a guest favorite, far surpassing the inferior cream cheese stuffed pretzel. Recently, however, the Walt Disney World Resort announced that a change was being made to the beloved Dole Whip -- so naturally the internet has ...

April 6, 2018 by Walt in California, Florida

Tangled restroom refurbishment – with new Rapunzel-hair toilet paper!

They'll probably need to drop the "bring back what once was mine" lyric from that song. ORLANDO, FL -- Walt Disney World has announced a new sponsor and brief refurbishment at the Tangled area restrooms. Upon re-opening, guests will find a "plussed" version of paper towel and toilet paper dispensers that dispense a product themed to Rapunzel's hair. Disney officials have not released any details, but an anonymous custodian, [Ed.: Remove this part, but it was Frank from Ocala, FL again] who is ...

April 5, 2018 by Walt in Florida

MORE new fees coming to Walt Disney World

What else is Walt Disney World charging you for? It's all in the fine print! Walt Disney World officials recently sent shock waves throughout social media when they announced that guests would be charged for driving their cars out of Resort and Spa parking lots. What everyone [Ed.: except for the crack team of reporters here at Uncle Walt's Insider!] missed was the announcement about other fees that guests will face on their upcoming Walt Disney World vacations. Disney: a rich history of fees and ...

April 4, 2018 by Walt in Florida