Forget hi-tech towels and misting fans — Uncle Walt’s Insider tells you the best ways to stay cool. UNCLE WALT’S HQ — As we approach the summer months, theme park visitors will soon be dealing with high temperatures (except at Universal Studios Idaho, of course). Although many travel sites provide tips for staying cool, Uncle Walt’s…
![Neuschwanstein Castle, the centerpiece of the new Disneyland Bavaria. Inset photo by Preetam Chakraborty [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NewsBriefHeader-neuschwanstein-768x432.jpg)
History comes full circle, as Disney now owns the inspiration for its own theme park castles. BAVARIA, GERMANY — A real-life fairytale castle, long said to be the model for Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland and later Disney castles, is now in the hands of Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company announced yesterday that it…
“We thought people would go all over the parks, but once they find a churro cart, they stop.” Just two weeks after Google announced that its Street View service was expanding to feature the interior of all 14 Disney parks worldwide, an internal study shows that most folks use the service to find and then…
Turns out the previously-announced changes were just the beginning. The winds of change continue to blow at The Walt Disney Company. After the controversial measures were first reported by Uncle Walt’s Insider last November, Disney fans and detractors alike have been lighting up the internet arguing the pros and cons of the moves. In spite…
![Did these companies "borrow" decades-old self-driving technology from Disney? Photo includes image by Jishnuzz [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/disney-self-driving-theft-lineup3-768x432.jpg)
Disney claims technology from several attractions has been ‘stolen’ by large companies Shocking news from the Glendale, California, offices of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) today: an Imagineer says that several major companies have stolen research about self-driving cars from WDI. The Imagineer pointed to several examples of self-driving technology in Disney parks, including Jungle Cruise…