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Kisserella Castle at Hershey Kingdom Park in Orlando. Photo [CC0] via Pixabay.

Hershey buys Magic Kingdom

Chapek: "Hey, it makes money for the shareholders." HERSHEY, PA -- In a joint press conference, Disney CEO Bob "Bob" Chapek and Hershey President & CEO Michele Buck announced yesterday that Disney will be selling the Magic Kingdom theme park to Hershey. "It's a win-win, as far as I see," Chapek said. "Hershey gets the number one theme park destination in the world. And Disney gets money. Lots and lots of money!" Just the beginning Chapek hinted that more sell-offs were in the works. "Oh, not ...
January 5, 2022 by Marty in Florida
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Now just humming a Disney song makes me want to spend money on non-Disney stuff. Good job, Chapek! Photo [CC0] via anyrgb.com & etsy.com.

Other Disney songs advertising non-Disney products

We fear the Coca-Cola ad is only the beginning. What's that? A cheery instrumental version of Chim Chim Chiree is coming from your TV? It must be a new commercial for Walt Disney World! Except it's not -- it's an ad for Coca-Cola. And then you hear Bear Necessities... in an ad for Door Dash? What's going on? Your ears do not deceive you -- you actually have heard Disney songs popping up in non-Disney places. Which means one thing: Disney CEO Bob ...
December 27, 2021 by Marty in Other
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Meet the newest Disney Imagineer. Photo © 2021 Google / Street View.

Elon Musk to be named CEO of Disney

You put your Elon in, you take your Chapek out... Admit it, you started to sing that. BURBANK, CA -- According to several unreliable news outlets, former Disney CEO Bob "Bob" Iger is set to take over for Bob "Bob" Chapek as CEO of the Disney company. These reports cite numerous complaints against Chapek, but mainly his overuse of the word "magical" [Ed.: Especially all those "magical" new fees for guests, right?]  Despite these hopeful rumors of a triumphant return of Bob "Bob" Iger ...
December 24, 2021 by Walt in Other
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Flavor Flav's favorite castle. Photo © 2021 Disney.

Weird lessons learned from a recent Walt Disney World trip

Marty shares some valuable, universally-applicable tips from his recent vacation! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL - Ah, Walt Disney World. It's that magical place where you can say hello to Mickey Mouse and goodbye to your bank account, often on the same day! But whether you are planning your first visit to the Mouse, or like Walt, basically live there in a little-used utility closet in the Grand Floridian and only come out to forage through the kitchen trash of Victoria & Albert's, there ...
December 21, 2021 by Marty in Florida
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A capacity crowd enjoys the All-New Indiana Jones Covid-Safe "Spectacular." Photo via wdwnt.com, pngmart.com, & pngimg.com [CC 4.0 BY-NC].

Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular returns – with sound effects only

PICTURED: A capacity crowd enjoys the All-New Indiana Jones Covid-Safe "Spectacular." DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS, FL -- First the good news: Disney has announced that the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular will return on December 19th! Now for the disappointing details. The rest is bad news Fans of this show will be disappointed (much like the fans of other Disney live entertainment) to learn that Disney's Covid distancing rules means the actors cannot come within 6 feet of each other. [Ed.: Uncle Walt's Insider will have an ...
December 12, 2021 by Walt in Florida
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