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Uncle Walt’s Insider Week in Review for August 9

Here's what you missed while doing something much less important! Appearing this past week on Uncle Walt's Insider: Monday (STEP) MOMS PANEL: DISNEY PARKS ARE TOO FAR AWAY. CAN I BUILD MY OWN? | Having built (or imagined) several new theme parks ourselves, the (Step)Moms can help! Tuesday SEVEN DWARFS QUARANTINED, ONLY ONE IS SYMPTOMATIC | Disney officials are not saying which of the dwarfs has been sneezing. Wednesday WINCHELL'S DONUT HOUSE, OTHERS ON CHOPPING BLOCK AT EPCOT | If you were looking forward to getting Timbits at ...

The Trump animatronic; Inset photo: Boris Johnson. Photo by Foreign and Commonwealth Office [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

Epcot scraps Mary Poppins ride; adds “Prime Minister’s Questions Experience”

"How can we pass up the opportunity to create a Boris Johnson audio-animatronic?" WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Disney fans have been excited about the coming Mary Poppins ride at Epcot's United Kingdom Pavilion. (It's apparently still there, even after Brexit!) Well, apparently the plans for that ride have been scrapped. Instead, the Pavilion will get a "Prime Minister's Questions Experience" animatronic show. "It's not that we don't like Mary Poppins," says Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "It's just that, ...

August 8, 2020 by Marty in Florida

COVID I, II, & III writer-director George Lucas. Photo by Nicolas Genin [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia.

George Lucas to write, direct COVID 1, 2 & 3 prequels

At least if they're like the Star Wars prequels, they won't be infectious. BURBANK, CA -- Walt Disney Studios announced today that George Lucas is producing a new trilogy for theatrical release based on COVID 19. The new movies, given the working titles of COVID I, II & III, will be written, produced, and directed by the Star Wars creator. Inside sources say that although the movies are slated for wide released, no one is expecting them to spread past the initial curious ...

August 7, 2020 by Marty in Other

(Step)Moms Panel: Due to the virus, could Trump and Biden debate as audio-animatronics?

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: It looks like people are still fearful of getting the virus, and that there may be fewer presidential debates. I have an idea: Disney could create a Biden audio-animatronic, and then it and the Trump animatronic could debate each ...

August 6, 2020 by Marty in step-planDisney

No longer soon-to-be-appearing at the American Adventure Pavilion & Donut Shop. Photo by Thomas Hawk [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr.

Winchell’s Donut House, others on chopping block at EPCOT

No Timbits at Le Cellier, we're sad to report. EPCOT, FL -- As Walt Disney World slowly re-opens, fans everywhere are starting to wonder about the status of the various plans previously announced for the Disney parks. As Disney looks closer at their updated financials, we are said to report that some favorite donut chains will not be appearing after all. The Winchell's Donut House planned for the American Pavilion, the Tim Horton's planned for the Canada Pavilion, and the Mister Donut planned ...

August 5, 2020 by Walt in Florida