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Karen’s not just one of the original Mousekeeters! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Shortly after announcing that Splash Mountain would be re-themed, Disney let Uncle Walt’s Insider know of several other changes coming to the Magic Kingdom. We’ve summarized the key changes below. The Mountain formerly known as Splash As already announced, Splash Mountain will…
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If the new attraction looks like Mardi Gras, “flashing” will actually add to the realism. GLENDALE, CA — The Internet nearly shut down recently after news that Disney would be re-theming Splash Mountain to The Princess and the Frog, the story of Tiana, princess of Genovia Arendelle New Orleans. [Ed.: It’s been a while since we…
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 was only a few months ago that the biggest problem involving…
![Is... is Mickey pointing to Walt, like "Take him! Take him first!"??? Because that's what it seems like. Photo by Steven Miller [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr & Pixabay.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/walt-may-be-the-next-to-go-768x403.jpg)
Pulling down statues may prevent past “atrocities.” Like Song of the South? ANAHEIM, CA — The statue of noted oppressor Mickey Mouse was toppled last week at Disneyland, leaving many Disney fans asking, “What’s next?” [Ed.: Actually, only a few asked “What’s next?” The majority of questions we got after that article ran were, “Is this…
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It’s only right. BURBANK, CA — As you may have read, Disney property The Simpsons will now have characters voiced only by actors of the same race as their fictional counterparts. Apart from the company scrambling to find yellow actors, they now say that they are extending the policy to non-human characters. Yes, from now…