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(Step)Moms Panel: How to answer “Is Mickey real?”

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear (Step) Moms: The real Moms Panel ignores me whenever I ask this. Maybe you can help. How do I answer a kid (7 years old), in the parks, who asks if Mickey Mouse is real or just somebody in a ...
October 26, 2019 by Marty in step-planDisney
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The temporary menu change caused by an embargo on alien ingredients. Photo by paleodisney.net & jedinews.co.uk.

Florida alien food embargo; Galaxy’s Edge required to use Earth ingredients

You had to go to Disneyland to get your Endorian Tip-Yip. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- It looked like a simple signage change, but the truth is more complex. When Galaxy's Edge restaurants changed the names of their dishes last week, it wasn't to aid local guest's understanding. Actually, the food vendors at Batuu no longer had access to alien food ingredients, and were forced to switch temporarily to local (Earth) products. So instead of Kaadu Ribs, they began selling plain old pork ...
October 25, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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The old Disney look (left) versus the new standards (right). Or is it the other way around? We can't tell them apart.

Disney’s new “Relaxed Look” policy — too relaxed?

In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking; now heaven knows, anything goes. SANTA MONICA, CA -- When Walt Disney first opened his beloved park (Disneyland), he mandated that the only mustache allowed in the park be on his face. Cast Member's hair could be no longer than his, and their uniforms had to match the land in which they worked. Thousands of newly-hired Cast Members were forced to get a shave and a haircut, which in ...
October 24, 2019 by Walt in California, Florida, Other
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(Step)Moms Panel: Is Disney Cruise Line worth the added expense?

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear (Step) Moms: I want to take my family on a cruise, and I like Disney... but Disney Cruise Line prices are quite a lot higher than other cruise lines for the same itinerary! Is a Disney cruise really worth the ...
October 23, 2019 by Marty in step-planDisney
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Yes, the Netherlands has Churros and Churro trucks -- but why are the Churros "backed"? Those silly Dutch. Photo by Uncle Walt, used without permission.

A WWWD Special Report: The failure of Disney+

Disney's new streaming service apparently won't have anything good. OLD HOLLAND, NETHERLANDS -- Our very own Uncle Walt has been traveling the globe for his upcoming book, The Global Churro. While visiting the Netherlands, our beloved [Ed.: And most favorited UWI Author, based on a recent round of voting by the team.] [Marty: I don't remember voting] Uncle Walt found himself unable to enjoy local television. So he did what everyone else would do: he turned to the Internet. This is his ...
October 22, 2019 by Walt in WWWD
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