Uncle Walt's Insider Spotlight Archives - Page 20 of 23

True Tales of Stupid Guests: Episode 9

"True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks" is an ongoing series, where we share believable stories of park guests' unbelievable stupidity. FROM STUPID GUEST TRICKS -- StupidGuestTricks.com is a website founded to provide Disney Cast Members and other theme park employees a place to vent about some of the idiots they've dealt with. Most Cast Members will tell you that 99% of the guests they deal with are wonderful, but there's always that 1% that lead to aggravation -- and ...

Puzzle Fun – Find Harry Potter in the Magic Kingdom!

It's Super Puzzle Fun Time again! UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD -- Ah, the Touron™. A combination of "tourist" and "moron", he (or she) is the "SG" in "SGT" -- which stands for Stupid Guest Tricks, of course, so you do the math. A common question stupid guests ask at Disney's Magic Kingdom is, "How do I get to Harry Potter Land?" (Fun fact: Did you know Cast Members can now slap idiots that ask that question?) We thought we'd have some fun with ...

April 15, 2019 by Marty in Florida, Spotlight

True Tales of Stupid Guests: Episode 8

April 13, 2019 by Marty in Florida, Spotlight

True Tales of Stupid Guests: Episode 7

March 27, 2019 by Marty in California, Spotlight

Mickey Mouse. Not Marty. Image by Loren Javier [CC BY-ND 2.0] via Flickr.

Inside the Magic: my day as a Disney character

Your reporter shares what it's like to "work with" Mickey Mouse for the day. SPOILER ALERT: Small children and others who don't want to have the "magic of Disney" spoiled should read this article and then forget what it says. ANAHEIM, CA -- 5:30 a.m. - My alarm goes off. It's Wednesday morning at last. Today I have the opportunity to spend the day at Disneyland "working with" everyone's favorite cartoon mouse and corporate icon, Mickey! ("Work with" is Cast Member-speak for working ...

February 22, 2019 by Marty in California, Spotlight