![Could it be any worse than Disneyland Pyongyang? Photo by Josh Hallett [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/disneyland-tehran-plans-on-hold-768x432.jpg)
Things are a “wee bit volatile” at the moment. BURBANK, CA — Sources tell Uncle Walt’s Insider that plans for the first Disney theme park in the Middle East, to be located in Iran’s capital city, are “on hold” for the moment. “The situation over there is just a wee bit volatile right now,” Bob…
Trillions were lost as the world marketplace came to a standstill. UNCLE WALT’S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD — They’re calling it the “Lost Tuesday.” Flights were canceled. Public transportation ground to a halt. World stock markets failed to open, and online trading was minimal. Busy financial districts and downtown economic centers became ghost towns. But did…
Alaska’s Mukluk Land is now the most visited theme park in the world. TOK, ALASKA — Theme park attendance numbers for 2018 have been released, and for the first time in 86 years, the Magic Kingdom Park & Spa is not at the top of the list. That honor goes to “Alaska’s Most Unique Destination,”…
“I don’t even speak Netherlandian.” ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS — Disney’s new video streaming service, Disney+, won’t go live in the U.S. until next month, but some impatient fans aren’t waiting. You see, Disney+ is already active in the Netherlands. Consequently, over 10.3 million Disney fans have renounced their U.S. citizenship and applied for permanent residency…
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The cost of licensing Disney songs was just too high. BR’ER BANK, CA — Disney parks will no longer feature Disney music. That’s the word from Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas president Bob “Bob” Chapek. Apparently the Disney Company charges quite a bit to license its music, and “it’s just cost-prohibitive to pay for…