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Minecraft Land comes to Epcot! Image by BagoGames [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

Minecraft Land coming to Epcot

No plans have or will be released, as guests will build the land. E.P.C.O.T. CENTER, FL -- Disney has sent shockwaves throughout the theme park industry once again with their latest announcement: Minecraft Land is coming to Epcot! The new area, to be created in partnership with Microsoft and game developer Mojang, will join Future World and World Showcase at Walt Disney World Resort & Spa's second-oldest theme park. LEGOs have been done Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) shared the inspiration behind ...
February 18, 2019 by Walt in Florida
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Disney's Kilimanjaro Safari on a clear day. Reportedly a nuclear power plant is visible from this ride somewhere.

Disney already has nuclear power plant

One Orlando paper says Disney could build a nuclear plant. We say they already have. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday that current Florida law gives the Disney Company the right to build a nuclear power plant. But Uncle Walt's Insider can report (and is) that Disney already has a nuclear power plant. And we found out the old-fashioned way: we asked. Go-Away Green "Yeah, it's been there for decades," says Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "It's ...
February 16, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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Favorite Disney foods by state.

Every state has a favorite theme park food! What’s yours?

Part of an ongoing state survey series! See here, here and here. Mmmm, food at Disney theme parks! What could be better, especially if you don't like money?! Most folks have a favorite food in the Disney parks, and our research has found that each U.S. state has one overwhelmingly favorite! In fact, every state but Hawai'i (which naturally prefers Dole whips) overwhelming loves churros more than anything. Churros are the clear winner! We did find two unusual pockets of dissent worth noting. Apparently there are ...
February 15, 2019 by Marty in Spotlight
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New handmade chocolate hearts at Disneyland. Image from the Edible Museum.

Handmade chocolate hearts arriving at Disneyland

Forget those wimpy prostate-shaped traditional Valentines hearts! ANAHEIM, CA -- Arriving just in time for Valentine's Day, the master chefs at the Disneyland Resort and Spa have found the perfect gift for your loved one [Ed.: or loved ones. We don't judge]: handmade chocolate hearts! These lovingly crafted chocolate hearts are the perfect follow-up to Disneyland's popular handmade candy canes. Just as the candy canes are only available during the Christmas season -- that runs from just after Easter to February 13th of the ...
February 14, 2019 by Walt in California
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Fastpass auction paddles. Photo by BurnAway [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

Disney to auction Star Wars Fastpass times

Shorter waits for the more popular Galaxy's Edge will go to the highest bidder. ANAHEIM, CA -- As the Disneyland Resort and Spa prepares for the opening of its new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Spa area this summer, to be followed in the Fall by its counterpart at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Spa, fans of the movie franchise are eagerly anticipating all the spacey goodness that awaits. But now word has leaked that the initial release of Fastpasses will not go ...
February 13, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida
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