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Vintage characters return to Disneyland next year! Photo by matterhorn [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0] via Disney Wikia.

“Vintage” characters to return for Disneyland’s 65th anniversary

Modern guests will relive the nostalgia and mental trauma of Disneyland's early years! ANAHEIM, CA -- The Disneyland Resort and Spa will celebrate its 65th anniversary next year, and the celebration promises to be something special!  Disneyland President Josh D'Amaro announced Friday that the year will be "retro all the way," so that guests will experience what the park was like in the 1950's. Back to the future "We'll be adding back old beloved attractions," D'Amaro said, "like Delta Dreamflight, the Rainbow Mountain Stagecoach Ride, ...
January 12, 2019 by Marty in California
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The first live-action Bambi; the search for a second is under way. Photo by insurancejournal.com via pinsdaddy.

Movie tragedy: live action “Bambi” films during deer season

Art imitates life, and vice versa. NACOGDOCHES, TX -- There are some things you just don't do: You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger. And you definitely don't film a live action movie involving deer in east Texas during hunting season. Walt Disney Studios has been on an animated-to-live kick lately, adapting beloved animated classics into live action films. Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Dumbo, the Lion King, Home ...
January 10, 2019 by Marty in Other, World
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News Brief Replay for January 4

Rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit lost again – News Brief replay

It’s Filler Time! Uncle Walt’s will return with new material on January 7. Meanwhile, please enjoy this selection of News Briefs that previously ran. Three o'clock parade fails to begin at three o'clock Panic ensued at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park on Saturday as the three o'clock parade failed to begin precisely at three o'clock. Guests waiting in Frontierland watched the parade starting point for almost four-and-a-half minutes past three before the music sounded and the leading performers of Disney's Festival of Fantasy Parade ...
January 4, 2019 by Marty in Florida, Other
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Animatronic Grinch arrives at Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

Animatronic Grinch arrives at Disneyland

Just in time for the holidays! Kind of. ANAHEIM, CA -- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is still just months away from opening, and we've spotted another audio-animatronic figure arriving at the Disneyland Resort!  As Uncle Walt's Insider has reported, Disney already installed less popular figures from the Star Wars Universe: Jar Jar Binks and Bea Arthur's Ackmena from the Star Wars Holiday Special; old, frozen General Leia; dancing Han Solo; and CGI Grand Moff Tarkin. Stink, stank, stunk Today's character spotting is more in line from ...
December 15, 2018 by Marty in California
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Uncle Walt's Insider Election Guide.

Goofy, Chip, Dale join Broward County recount team

Disney sends its "best and brightest" to help with the vote tally. BROWARD COUNTY, FL -- As the Florida vote recount continues, the Disney Company is offering help where help is needed. After the Broward County elections officials requested extra hands to assist with the vote recount, Walt Disney World immediately sent Goofy, Chip, and Dale to the south Florida county. "A low bar" Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) clarifies: "They asked for our 'best and brightest,' yes. But we, like ...
November 13, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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