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News Brief: early Characters in Flight design.

Revealed: Characters in Flight first draft used catapult

Admit it: this would have been a lot more fun. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- "Characters in Flight," the popular Disney Springs attraction that takes guests 14,500 feet in the air while strapped to the underside of a giant, colorful hydrogen balloon, looked very different during its planning stages. Internal documents from Aerophile S.A., the French company which designed and built the attraction, have been uncovered by Uncle Walt's Insider, and show that the early drafts of the ride featured a trebuchet ...

Totally a castle at Florida's Walt Disney World. Why would we lie to you? Photo via Depositphotos.

Six things first-time Walt Disney World visitors should know

Number four will make you cringe! With an estimated 107,601 visitors checking into Disney's Pop Century Resort and Spa daily, not to mention the other 79 Resort and Spas, there are a lot of people that visit the Walt Disney World Resort (and Spa). Roughly 98% of those people are first-time visitors. With that many helpless first-time visitors, we, the helpful editorial staff at Uncle Walt's Insider, have helpfully put together a helpful little guide to help those of you who need ...

April 2, 2018 by X in Florida

News Brief - it's a story about a tiger! Pretty tiger!

Animal Kingdom’s “Ride the Tiger” attraction to remain closed

The popular wild animal encounter "just had one mauling too many." WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Uncle Walt's Insider reported in November that Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park's popular “Ride the Tiger” experience was “suspended indefinitely.” Park officials confirmed Wednesday that the once popular encounter will not reopen. The attraction, an extra-cost experience located next to the Maharajah Jungle Trek, had received numerous complaints, and at least three guests were hospitalized over a period of several months for “bites and scratches.” In addition, Uncle Walt's ...

March 29, 2018 by Marty in Florida

A totally nice, behaving tour group from Brazil. It's not everybody, okay? Photo by Scott Smith [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] via Flikr.

Seven tips for Brazilian tour groups

Note: the following article was written in English and translated into Portuguese using Google Translate. Any errors in translation, poor grammar, or insulting language are therefore not the responsibility of Uncle Walt's Insider, unless of course we put them in the original article on purpose. The original English version can be found on page two. O Walt Disney World Resort, na Flórida, recebe muitos visitantes internacionais durante todo o ano. A maioria viaja para os Estados Unidos com a família ou amigos, ...

March 28, 2018 by Marty in Florida

News Brief about baldness. Inset photo by Ambernectar 13 (CC BY-ND 2.0) via Flikr.

Magic Kingdom “tunnel sludge” can cure baldness

Forget Rogaine, this stuff actually works! ORLANDO, FL -- A College Program cast member at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park has discovered a use for the mysterious slime in the utility tunnels beneath the park. Walt Disney World guests have often heard about the "Utilidors," the mysterious tunnels under the Magic Kingdom, but cast members working in the MK know that the tunnels are home to a mysterious "sludge" that will drip down from random spots in the ceiling. Fergus McMichaelson, a college program Cast ...

March 27, 2018 by X in Florida