The two popular (and merchandise-friendly) franchises will finally meet onscreen! EMERYVILLE, CA — Describing it as “a comic clash of cultures,” Pixar Animation Studios announced today that production has begun on a movie that combines characters from Cars and Moana. “Everything we do at Pixar is driven by story,” said Pixar and Disney Animation President Ed Catmull….
If they can make it there, they’ll make it anywhere. NEW YORK, NY — Uncle Walt’s Insider may not have a perfect track record when it comes to reporting Disney rumors of new theme park locations. But in our defense, Oklahoma’s Disneyland Texas was killed by legal wrangling; Universal Studios Idaho was a hoax foisted…
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“You see, they’re like the Vans shoes. But a van.” ORLANDO, FL — Always trying to one-up their resort rival Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando announced today their own car service. Mimicking Disney’s successful “Minnie Vans,” Universal’s fleet of vehicles will be patterned after Van’s shoes, and will be known as “Van’s Vans.” Uncle Walt’s…
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The Walt Disney World monorail stops at all the important Texas landmarks. WACO, TEXAS — The 2018 Monorail Goodwill Tour continues across the 48 contiguous U.S. states and Hawaii, and is now criss-crossing Texas. Here are some photo highlights from the various Texas landmarks visited on the tour: Did they miss any Texas landmarks? Let…
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Guests were able to freely wander in and out of the theme parks all day. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — With the exception of Christmas Day, holidays are popular times to be at Walt Disney World. [Note: for planning advice, see our helpful 2019 WDW Crowd Calendar!] Cast Members at Disney (and employees at other, second-rate theme…