More of Chapek creating magic! (For his accountants.) WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The Walt Disney World Resort is known for its world class hotels, restaurants, and theme parks. It’s also the place where children of all ages can meet their favorite characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Ensign Thomas Garland. But…
![Someone got a little carried away with the "no mask" celebration! Photo by Carlos [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/mickey-mouse-without-a-mask-768x403.jpg)
Warning to anyone who believes the theme park characters are real and not humans in a costume: don’t read this article. Or this warning. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Disney Cast Member Fabiana Cooper, whose name is being withheld for employee discipline reasons, caused a stir yesterday at the Magic Kingdom. Disney (the company) spokesperson…
![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.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/disney-buys-veggietales--768x403.jpg)
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…
![Former Disney characters, now kindling. Photo by Loren Javier [CC BY-ND 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/disney-sells-brooms-other-characters-768x403.jpg)
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…
![Meet Mickey's new voice! Photo by Loren Javier [CC BY-ND 2.0] via Flickr, & Pxhere.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mickey-mouse-new-voice-actor-768x403.jpg)
It’s only right. BURBANK, CA — As you may have read, Disney property The Simpsons will now have characters voiced only by actors of the same race as their fictional counterparts. Apart from the company scrambling to find yellow actors, they now say that they are extending the policy to non-human characters. Yes, from now…