attraction Archives - Uncle Walt's Insider
The new Test Track 3.0 - once they remove the tree. Photo credit BlogMickey.com.

D23 announcement: reimagined Test Track 3.0 to be nothing at all

Guests spoke: "Nothing would be better than this" -- and Imagineers listened! ANAHEIM, CA -- Disney Parks and Resorts has made some BIG announcements at the D23 Expo - and Uncle Walt's Insider was NOT there to hear them! One huge bit of news has set the Internet ablaze: E.P.C.O.T. Center's Test Track, the Chevrolet sponsored car-themed ride, will soon be reimagined. Or re-reimagined. And the new theme has guests going crazy! The new overlay? Nothing. Guests will simply ride along the ...
September 13, 2023 by Walt in Florida
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Wait, who was taking this picture? Photo by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] via Flickr; inset photo by Kjersti Holmang [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikipedia.

Accidental nuclear launch traced to Hall of Presidents

We told you not to bring nuclear launch codes to the Magic Kingdom! USS TENNESSEE, ATLANTIC OCEAN-- In a shocking turn of events, a nuclear missile was accidentally launched from the USS Tennessee in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday. The apparent culprit? None other than the Joe Biden audio-animatronic at Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents. The animatronic Biden and former presidents had recently been upgraded to connect to the AI system ChatGPT. "We thought that adding ChatGPT would make the Hall of Presidents more lifelike ...
May 5, 2023 by X in Florida, World
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President* Biden's animatronic in the Hall of President*s is already malfunctioning. Or is it? Photo by Kjersti Holmang [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikipedia.

Hall of Presidents to be enhanced with ChatGPT and AI

No one bring nuclear codes to the show, please. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Guests at the Walt Disney World Resort & Spa & Revolutionary Headquarters will soon get an experience never before... um, experienced. Disney announced today that they will be updating the Magic Kingdom Park (& Spa)'s Hall of Presidents attraction to utilize Artificial Intelligence, including ChatGPT. Now, each audience will experience a unique show, with "original" thoughts from various Presidents for that particular performance. Yes, but do they have Genuine People ...
May 2, 2023 by Ub in Florida
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We know it's cheaper to retheme an existing attraction... but why exactly is Mirabelle having a river adventure? Photo © Disney.

“Mirabelle’s River Adventure” opens in the newly rethemed Colombia Pavilion

No more Mexico Pavilion! Does Colombia have churros? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The "Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros," a/k/a the Mexico boat ride with Donald Duck and those two other birds, is no more. And neither is Epcot's Mexico Pavilion. We've known that a change was coming, since we figured Disney would want to freshen up the ride with a more recent I.P. than ¡Saludos Amigos! We of course predicted a Guardians of the Galaxy overlay, but then they built ...
March 4, 2023 by Marty in Florida
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Hey, look! He's even doing the two-finger point! Photo courtesy TripAdvisor, slightly (?) altered.

Disney to buy Holy Land Experience, replace images of Jesus with CEO Chapek

Walt: "Hey, Marty, can you make a cover image for a story on Bob Chapek replacing Jesus without being too blasphemous?" Marty: "Can I finally get paid for doing this?" Walt: "Ha ha ha ha ha! No." ORLANDO, FL-- Disney has announced exciting plans to acquire and reopen the Holy Land Experience theme park! In an all-cash deal valued at, oh, let's round it up to $20, Disney will buy the property, buildings, and intellectual property associated with the park. (See our companion article: ...
August 29, 2022 by Walt in Florida
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