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Photo of Epcot's new mouse ears. Via Depositphotos.

Hats coming to all Disney theme parks

YOU get a hat! And YOU get a hat! EVERYBODY gets a hat! WALT DISNEY WORLD -- Following the successful return of the Sorceror Mickey Hat to Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Spa, Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas has announced that every Disney theme park around the world will be getting a new, iconic hat. First up, EPCOT Center, which now sports an custom-embroidered set of Mickey ears (pictured). "We did make a mistake in creating that one," Disney spokesperson Jun Disney (no ...
May 25, 2018 by Marty in California, Florida, World
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Cover photo of the exiting U.K. pavilion via DepositPhotos.

Brexit: U.K. pavilion leaving Epcot

"Epcexit" joins "Brexit" in the lexicon. LONDON & WALT DISNEY WORLD -- As the Parliament of the United Kingdom continue to sort out the logistics of implementing 2016's vote to leave the European Union, one consequence is clear: the United Kingdom pavilion at Epcot will no longer be a part of the World Showcase. The U.K's Ambassador to Walt Disney World, Conrad Begbie, served written notice to park management on Wednesday that the pavilion would "no longer be part of the community of ...
May 24, 2018 by Marty in Florida, World
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The Sorceror Mickey Hat in its new Animal Kingdom home. Photo credit Mfwills [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons and Katie Harbath [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0] via Flikr.

Fans respond to the return of The Hat

Not everyone is a fan of the giant Sorcerer Mickey hat at Animal Kingdom. Who knew? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Taking all of us at Uncle Walt's Insider by surprise, apparently some fans are not excited about the new installation of the giant Sorcerer Mickey hat in Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Spa, as reported here yesterday. Uncle Walt's reached out to its devoted fans for their response. Here is a sampling of the reactions we received: "It took me a long time to ...
May 23, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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The Sorceror Mickey Hat in its new Animal Kingdom home. Photo credit Mfwills [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons and Katie Harbath [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0] via Flikr.

The hat returns, this time at Animal Kingdom!

Ah, giant Sorcerer Mickey hat. How we've missed you! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- It's back! Removed from Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2015, the giant Sorcerer Mickey Hat has returned to the Walt Disney World Resort and Spa, this time at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Although criticized by many during its time at the Studios for covering up the iconic replica of Grauman's Chinese Theater, home of the Great Chinese Movie Ride, Imagineers were extremely careful in selecting the hat's new location. "Instead of ...
May 22, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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A random building at Disneyland. Photo by Carterhawk [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Guest repeatedly mistaken for cast member files claim for back pay

"I spend half my time as a guest answering other guests' questions. I want to be underpaid just like real cast members!" ANAHEIM, CA -- Albert Amadi has never worked for Disneyland, but has filed a claim for back pay with the popular theme park. Amadi, 38, visits the Anaheim resort frequently from his home in Palmdale, California, just about 80 miles away from the park -- a short, three-day journey each way through L.A. traffic. He has lost count of the number ...
May 21, 2018 by Marty in California
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