Disney takes advantage of the park shutdown to do some major maintenance. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The Disney parks, like so many businesses during the coronavirus shutdown, are taking a financial hit without guests (other than our Uncle Walt, of course). Still, they are finding some advantages to the closure. With no guests around,…
It’s becoming routine for the Castle to be taken down for a hurricane threat. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Things have begun to return to normal at the empty Walt Disney World Resort and Spa this week as Hurricane Dorian changed course, missing Florida. Within a few days, park officials expect to be letting guests…
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. Disney fan berates arriving tourist for calling Orlando airport tram a “monorail” Orlando International Airport security had to intervene on Friday when self-described “Disnerd” Neal Stutz of Golden, Colorado, began shouting…
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Don’t worry — it’s only for a few years. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Officials at the Walt Disney World Resort and Spa announced today that Cinderella Castle is being disassembled for cleaning (pictured above). According to a statement, this is normal periodic maintenance for the Magic Kingdom icon. The castle should be fully rebuilt…
The historic Bavarian landmark will look even more familiar when Disney is done. BAVARIA, GERMANY — Everything seems to come full circle eventually! The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle was inspired by Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle, and now Neuschwanstein will get a makeover — inspired by Cinderella Castle! In April, Uncle Walt’s Insider reported that the Walt…