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A $71 Billion Fox. Photo [CC0] via Pxhere.

Disney pays $71 Billion for Fox

What makes this particular animal so valuable? BURBANK, CA -- Disney CEO Robert Iger announced Tuesday that the Walt Disney Company had acquired a fox from media mogul Rupert Murdoch, according to news reports. There was no immediate indication about where the fox will live, or why the purchase was made. So many questions As we at Uncle Walt's Insider scanned headlines about this purchase (reading articles is boring), we had many questions. Such as, why this particular fox? What makes it worth billions ...

A random building at Disneyland. Photo by Carterhawk [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

A Disneyland guide for Walt Disney World veterans

Are you a Florida Disney pro visiting the California parks for the first time? Here's what to expect. ANAHEIM, CA -- You may be a seasoned pro when it comes to the Walt Disney World Resort and Spa. You know how to get around the parks, how to get the best Fastpasses, and how to find the best viewing places in Pandora for the Osborne Family Christmas lights. You know the location of all the churro carts. You know who Beverly is, ...

February 19, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida

Disney's Kilimanjaro Safari on a clear day. Reportedly a nuclear power plant is visible from this ride somewhere.

Disney already has nuclear power plant

One Orlando paper says Disney could build a nuclear plant. We say they already have. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday that current Florida law gives the Disney Company the right to build a nuclear power plant. But Uncle Walt's Insider can report (and is) that Disney already has a nuclear power plant. And we found out the old-fashioned way: we asked. Go-Away Green "Yeah, it's been there for decades," says Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "It's ...

February 16, 2019 by Marty in Florida

True Tales of Stupid Guests: Episode 5

"True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks" is an ongoing series, where we share believable stories of park guests' unbelievable stupidity. FROM STUPID GUEST TRICKS -- StupidGuestTricks.com is a website founded to provide Disney Cast Members and other theme park employees a place to vent about some of the idiots they've dealt with. Most Cast Members will tell you that 99% of the guests they deal with are wonderful, but there's always that 1% that lead to aggravation -- and ...

January 15, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida

Earfful Tower to return “seasonally” – News Brief replay

It's Filler Time! Uncle Walt's will return with new material on January 7. Meanwhile, please enjoy this selection of News Briefs that previously ran. Na'vi protest lack of cast members Representatives of the Na'vi people from Pandora have filed a written protest with the administration of the Walt Disney World Resort, saying that the Na'vi should be hired as cast members in the new Pandora - the World of Avatar land at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The protest letter notes that in ...

January 2, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida