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The letters in the word "acolyte" can be rearranged to spell "lye taco". This means something. Image © Disney.

Cancelled no more: Disney+ announces 4 more seasons of The Acolyte

"We had no idea more than one person ever even watched the show." BR'ER BANK, CA -- After a massive letter-writing campaign from fans, Disney+ has reversed its decision to cancel its controversial Star Wars series The Acolyte. Seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5 will begin production soon. The show, which is set in the Star Wars universe, we think, and is... about an acolyte or something (we didn't watch it), was initially canceled after one season of bad reviews and low ratings. ...
September 6, 2024 by Marty in Other
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Not photoshopped. We use GIMP. Image by Disney. (Mostly.)

D23 Recap – All Announcements

Something something Anaheim Convention Center and Disney Announcements ANAHEIM, CA -- The every-other-annual D23 expo has just wrapped up, and as is our custom, we have a complete recap of everything that was announced. Movies, parks, executive office toilet paper, and more. First the boring stuff There's always a lot of announcements at D23, and a lot of them are not really worth announcing. And yet, Disney always makes a big deal about them. So we have to include them in our list. A ...
August 12, 2024 by X in California, Florida, Other
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The change will, of course, come with a price increase. Photo by Coolcaesar [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia.

Disney hires Pepsi CFO; menu changes coming soon?

Will Disney replace the current overpriced sugar water with worse overpriced sugar water? BURBANK, CA -- In a recent corporate shuffle, the Walt Disney Company welcomed Hugh Johnston, the former CFO of PepsiCo, as their new Chief Financial Officer. While the financial world buzzes with this significant appointment, whispers suggest that there might be a subtle yet significant change brewing within Disney's iconic parks. The relationship between Disney and Coca-Cola has been as enduring as a timeless fairy tale, interwoven in the fabric ...
November 16, 2023 by X in Other
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Don't believe anything until you read it in Uncle Walt's Insider! Artists concept of fake Texas park © Universal.

Don’t believe it: a Universal theme park is NOT coming to Texas

Seriously, are you all going to fall for this hoax again? FRISCO, TX -- Despite the news stories (so. many. news. stories), Uncle Walt's Insider can confidently report that a Universal Studios theme park is NOT being built in Texas. We at Uncle Walt's have numerous amazing inside sources in all the theme park and entertainment companies, and not one of them has given us this scoop.  Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, you're our kind of reader We contacted our favorite ...
January 12, 2023 by Marty in Other
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Possible Disney CEO "Rob" Chapek.

Short list of Disney CEO candidates released

This "Rob" Chapek guy (pictured) looks kind of familiar. BR'ER BANK, CA - After Robert "Bob" Iger "reluctantly" seized the reins of the Disney Company last month from Bob "Bob" Chapek, fans and shareholders alike wondered if Iger's return was only temporary or if he would be CEO-for-life, as previously reported by Uncle Walt's Insider. Some more permanent CEO replacements for Iger have already been rumored, such as Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffen and Elon Musk. We at Uncle Walt's feel that ...
January 7, 2023 by Marty in Other
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