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It’s cold, dark, and you’ll be locked in there forever. But the food is good! WALT DISNEY WORLD — Construction is almost complete on additional seating for the Magic Kingdom Park’s Be Our Guest restaurant! As reported here in November, the popular Beauty and the Beast-themed eatery, built to appear as if it were inside Beast’s…
You need more than you realize for a trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth! A recent article on the Disney Parks blog gave some great advice on what to pack for a trip to Walt Disney World — great, but incomplete. Not to cast doubt on the collective wisdom of the Disney Parks…
“You’ll be screaming before you even leave the station.” BUENA PARK, CA — Knott’s Berry Farm theme park has announced that its newest roller coaster, ‘HungTime,’ will open on April 18. The coaster, named for its soundtrack featuring former American Idol contestant William Hung, features quadraphonic stereo speakers in every seat and a subwoofer in…
TRAVEL ADVISORY WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The dome that encloses the Walt Disney World Resort will be left open for upcoming maintenance, a Disney Parks and Resorts representative announced Tuesday. Disney does not typically announce maintenance schedules for the dome, so we at Uncle Walt’s Insider are publishing a travel advisory as a courtesy…
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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…