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Meet the newest Disney Imagineer. Photo © 2021 Google / Street View.

Elon Musk to be named CEO of Disney

You put your Elon in, you take your Chapek out... Admit it, you started to sing that. BURBANK, CA -- According to several unreliable news outlets, former Disney CEO Bob "Bob" Iger is set to take over for Bob "Bob" Chapek as CEO of the Disney company. These reports cite numerous complaints against Chapek, but mainly his overuse of the word "magical" [Ed.: Especially all those "magical" new fees for guests, right?]  Despite these hopeful rumors of a triumphant return of Bob "Bob" Iger ...
December 24, 2021 by Walt in Other
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另一家大公司向中國政府傾斜！Photo by Daderot [CC0] via Wikimedia.

Disney+ raises price to $49.99/month to celebrate Disney+ Day

You might want to check your credit card for unexpected charges if you do one of those "blue carpet" events. BURBANK, CA -- Disney+ Day has arrived! To celebrate the streaming service's second anniversary, Disney is rolling out the "blue carpet" for its guests, with special experiences in the parks, deals on shopDisney.com, and, oh yeah, increasing the price for a monthly Disney+ subscription to $49.99. Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) talked with Uncle Walt's Insider about the new ...
November 12, 2021 by Walt in Other
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Okay, you'd think Disney would at least try to get different-looking actors for the other two roles. Photo mostly © 1989 Twentieth Century Fox.

“Weekend at Walt’s” coming soon to Disney+

We're guessing there's also a subplot about Mafia hitmen. BURBANK, CA -- In another brilliant move under the guidance of Bob "Bob" Chapek, Disney has announced an all-new, original feature film coming to Disney+: Weekend at Walt's! Chapek told Uncle Walt's Insider, "Disney fans want to see original movies and series -- they practically beg us! We of course listened, and in the past few years we've created and released many, many original movies, like the realistic version of the Lion King. ...
November 7, 2021 by Walt in Other
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Artist's conception of Chapek arriving at the Uncle Walt's Insider Headquarters in Svalbard. Most of the photo and its various elements © Disney.

Bob Chapek applies to write for Uncle Walt’s Insider

Would you hire this man? UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD -- An Uncle Walt's Insider staff member who would like to remain anonymous (Ub Skrewi) has revealed that Bob "Bob" Chapek, CEO of ABC/Disney, recently applied to write for Uncle Walt's Insider! "It was the most bizarre thing," said Skrewi. "I was working in the front office, and Bob 'Bob' Chapek walked in with an application to come to write for us. Which is especially weird, since we don't have any applications." [Ed.: And ...
October 23, 2021 by Ub in Other
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Little-Known Facts about Disney+!

Top 12 little-known facts about Disney+!

Our little-known facts series continues! Disney+ has been in operation for 37 years now, ever since Alexander Graham Bell invented the television remote. [Note: do actual research before publication.] It was the world's first entertainment streaming service, no matter what Knott's Berry Farm+ claims. But do you know everything there is to know about the Mouse's streaming service? If not, don't despair! Uncle Walt's Insider is here to provide some incredible, newly-written-discovered trivia about Disney+! It was named for the famous explore, Dr. Albert Plus. He ...
September 26, 2021 by Marty in Other, Spotlight
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