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Artists rendering of Judge Frollo's Gypsy Cabaret. Photo © 1996 Disney, courtesy DisneyScreenShots.com.

Lost Attractions: Judge Frollo’s Gypsy Cabaret

"Lost Attractions" is a recurring feature on Uncle Walt's Insider, where we shine the spotlight on planned attractions that were never built. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney's 1996 animated feature, was a smash hit in every way. A light-hearted, comedy-filled romp through Victor Hugo's novel about singing gargoyles [Note: check this before publishing. I haven't read it.], the film was filled with wacky scenes of racism, genocide, mental abuse, unbridled lust, moral hypocrisy, mocking of people who are different, and the burning ...
April 25, 2018 by Marty in Spotlight
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News Brief: early Characters in Flight design.

Revealed: Characters in Flight first draft used catapult

Admit it: this would have been a lot more fun. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- "Characters in Flight," the popular Disney Springs attraction that takes guests 14,500 feet in the air while strapped to the underside of a giant, colorful hydrogen balloon, looked very different during its planning stages. Internal documents from Aerophile S.A., the French company which designed and built the attraction, have been uncovered by Uncle Walt's Insider, and show that the early drafts of the ride featured a trebuchet ...
April 3, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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News Brief - it's a story about a tiger! Pretty tiger!

Animal Kingdom’s “Ride the Tiger” attraction to remain closed

The popular wild animal encounter "just had one mauling too many." WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Uncle Walt's Insider reported in November that Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park's popular “Ride the Tiger” experience was “suspended indefinitely.” Park officials confirmed Wednesday that the once popular encounter will not reopen. The attraction, an extra-cost experience located next to the Maharajah Jungle Trek, had received numerous complaints, and at least three guests were hospitalized over a period of several months for “bites and scratches.” In addition, Uncle Walt's ...
March 29, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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News Brief about baldness. Inset photo by Ambernectar 13 (CC BY-ND 2.0) via Flikr.

Magic Kingdom “tunnel sludge” can cure baldness

Forget Rogaine, this stuff actually works! ORLANDO, FL -- A College Program cast member at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park has discovered a use for the mysterious slime in the utility tunnels beneath the park. Walt Disney World guests have often heard about the "Utilidors," the mysterious tunnels under the Magic Kingdom, but cast members working in the MK know that the tunnels are home to a mysterious "sludge" that will drip down from random spots in the ceiling. Fergus McMichaelson, a college program Cast ...
March 27, 2018 by X in Florida
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Sign seen at the entrance of Kilimanjaro Safaris. Photo by BrokenSphere [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Secrets of the Savannah: Former Safari Driver tells all

You won't believe #4! The Kilimanjaro Safari Ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom will celebrate its 20th anniversary this spring. To help celebrate, Uncle Walt's Insider caught up with a former Safari Driver, and asked if she would share any good stories. Meet the Driver Jamie DeJameson worked at Kilimanjaro Safaris in the mid 2000's. She agreed to speak with Uncle Walt's on the condition that the editorial staff not try to play "Two Truths and a Lie" with her stories. Uncle Walt's is dedicated ...
March 19, 2018 by X in Florida
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