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Bob "Bob," about to take his toys and go home. Photo by elisfkc2 [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia.

Bob “Bob” Chapek threatens to cancel WDW 50th Anniversary Celebration

Maybe they should have brought back the castle birthday cake. BURBANK, CA -- The 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World has begun, but guest enthusiasm is not where Bob "Bob" Chapek had hoped. Documents recently sent to Uncle Walt's Insider by an anonymous insider [Thanks, Josh!] detail the turmoil at the top of the Disney organization. Guests are dissatisfied with "Disney Enchantment," the new nighttime spectacular featuring fireworks, music, special lighting and projections. The new Disney Kite Tails show at Animal Kingdom has ...
October 11, 2021 by Walt in Florida
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Mickey likes to talks to tomatoes. No word if a squash can make him smile. Photo by Josh Hallett [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.

Disney to purchase VeggieTales

Okay, now they own everything. BURBANK, CA -- The Disney Company is in final talks with VeggieTales owner Universal to bring Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, and all of their vegetable friends under the Disney banner. Sources inside both companies say that they expect a deal to be closed soon. One of the final hurdles to reaching agreement is VeggieTales demand that Disney disassociate itself from dancer and actress Julianne Hough. "Vegetables just have a problem with anything that sounds like 'julienne,'" ...
October 24, 2020 by Marty in Other
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Former and current Disney CEO Bob 'Michael' Eisner. (Or is it Michael 'Bob' Eisner? We're so confused.) Photo by Ed Schipul [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.

Chapek out, Eisner back at Disney after poor earnings report

He's baa-aaaack! BURBANK, CA -- Just a couple of weeks since Disney released their latest earnings, Bob "Bob" Chapek is out as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Uncle Walt's Insider can confirm that the board has named Michael "Bob" Eisner as his successor. Bob "Bob" Iger, the once and future chairman of the Walt Disney Company, said in a closed door meeting that his legacy shouldn't be clouded by factors outside of his control. He is, therefore, bringing Bob (Eisner) ...
August 26, 2020 by Walt in Other
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Former Disney characters, now kindling. Photo by Loren Javier [CC BY-ND 2.0] via Flickr.

Disney sells unpopular characters to raise funds

We're really going to miss B.O.B. BURBANK, CA -- A short paragraph hidden away in the Walt Disney Company Q3 2020 Earnings Report reveals that the company sold off the rights to unpopular characters to raise money to keep the company from folding. The list of characters is quite large, but notable characters are the 6th and 8th mop from Fantasia's The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment [Ed.: The performance by mop number 8 was abysmal], B.O.B. from The Black Hole, Condorman, Osh Popham from ...
August 12, 2020 by Walt in Other
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Non-socially distanced villains at Walt Disney World. Photo by Leigh Caldwell [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.

MNSSHP replaced with Mickey’s VERY Scary No-Mask Party

Headless horsemen are not nearly as scary as invisibly virus particles. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Disney announced yesterday that it was canceling the crowd favorite Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Parties (called "MNSSHP" or "Menship" by fans) this year. Instead, they're ramping up the terror with an all new "Mickey's VERY Scary No-Mask Halloween Party" ("MSNBC," pronounced "Rubbish"). Now it won't be just Disney villains who are not wearing masks! No one attending the MRCVS will be allowed to wear a mask. ...
June 19, 2020 by Marty in California, Florida
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