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A pin shows Minnie Mouse with a racist flag. Photo by AntiquesNavigator.com.

Is Minnie Mouse hiding a white supremacist past?

A late-1980's pin surfaces with Minnie and a racist symbol. BR'ER BANK, CA -- Just when the controversy over Donald Duck's Nazi history had finally settled down, the Disney Company finds itself on the defensive again. And this time, it was because of a character no one expected. Minnie Mouse has some explaining to do. Pinning down her background Several Uncle Walt's Insider readers [Ed.: Two counts as "several," right?] called our attention to a 1989 official Disney pin which features Minnie Mouse and the Betsy ...
July 20, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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President Trump, realizing there is a bigger job than U.S. President. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images & TitleMax.

Trump drops out of 2020 race; will replace Bob Iger at Disney

This is bound to give a boost to several Disney characters' candidacies. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Breaking news out of Washington: President Donald J. Trump has just announced via Twitter that he is withdrawing his name for reelection in 2020. Instead, he will replace Bob "Robert" Iger as CEO of The Disney Company when Iger retires in 2021 (and joins the staff of Uncle Walt's Insider). Trump tweeted an image of himself holding a chart of all the companies owned by Disney, saying this: "Look ...
July 16, 2019 by Marty in Other
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The Country Bear Escape featuring Stitch. Photo by Disney, modified. (We put a bear on it.)

RUMOR: Country Bear Jamboree will merge with Stitch’s Great Escape

Details are scarce, but we are happy to make stuff up. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Rumors have been swirling around the Magic Kingdom of a possible permanent end to the Country Bear Jamboree. Uncle Walt's Insider of course predicted this after several guests were mauled by the Country Bears last year. But now we can report that the Bears are not going away forever, but will soon join another closed attraction, Stitch's Great Escape. "Country Bear Escape featuring Stitch" "This is a perfect ...
June 25, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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A few of the non-Disney gondolas. Photo by DisneyTouristBlog.com, used by permission, modified.

Skyliner delayed; wrong characters put on gondolas

Walt Disney World's new gondola system has... too much character? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Just months from its projected opening, the Disney Skyliner and Spa gondola system has encountered a new snag. Rather than leave the vehicles wrapped as originally planned, they decided to decorate each ride vehicle with cartoon characters. One problem: no one told the designers that they were limited just to Disney characters. There's variety, at least Ride vehicles show characters from such non-Disney properties as Shrek, the Flintstones, H.R. Puff-n-stuff, Star ...
June 24, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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Possible still from the set of the live-action Toy Story remake. Photo by Pat Loika [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Toy Story will get a gritty live-action reboot

Pixar's first live-action feature will tell a "dark tale of betrayal and vengeance." EMERYVILLE, CA -- For over two decades, Pixar Studios has been the undisputed leader in computer-generated animated feature films. In fact, they literally invented the genre, beginning with 1995's Toy Story. With the coming release of Toy Story 4, and with script issues delaying Toy Story 5: Woody Gets a Hernia, rumors are surfacing that Pixar will soon join parent company Disney's live-action remake craze. If true, a live-action Toy Story will ...
June 4, 2019 by Marty in Other
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