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You'll note that Bruce Hornsby had no Baby Yodas in his band. Photo © 2019 Disney.

CORRECTION: Baby Yoda does NOT die in this week’s Mandalorian episode

We're very sorry for the mixup. UNCLE WALT'S H.Q., SVALBARD -- In yesterday's Uncle Walt's Insider article, "Opinion: They shouldn’t have killed Baby Yoda in the next episode," the author claimed to have received an advance copy of this week's episode of The Mandalorian. The article complains of the needless death in the episode of such a cute character. It turns out we were mistaken. The show the author watched was not The Mandalorian, but an instructional video on how to play the mandolin. We apologize ...

Farewell, Baby Yoda. We barely knew ye. Photo © 2019 Disney.

Opinion: They shouldn’t have killed Baby Yoda in the next episode

Seriously, what were they thinking? UNCLE WALT'S H.Q., SVALBARD -- Disney+'s original series in the Star Wars universe, The Mandalorian, has introduced pop culture to the lovable unnamed character pictured above. Referred to online as "Baby Yoda," he has sparked endless memes and internet references. And he's about to die. A preview screening copy Your humble author was provided with an advance screening copy of Week 7's episode of The Mandalorian, which will be released to the public tomorrow. Normally I try not to have ...

December 19, 2019 by Marty in Other

另一家大公司向中國政府傾斜！Photo by Daderot [CC0] via Wikimedia.

Disney+ surprise: everything’s in Chinese

English viewers must purchase a $20/month "English Unlock Key." BURBANK, CA -- The long-awaited unveiling of Disney's streaming service, Disney+, is here. And there are some mighty disappointed people who signed up. Skeptics who asked how Disney could afford to offer almost all of their content so cheaply now have an answer: the Disney+ app defaults to Mandarin Chinese. Not only that, but English is not available as an option, unless you have first subscribed to an "English Unlock Key." The app shows ...

November 12, 2019 by Marty in Other

Yes, the Netherlands has Churros and Churro trucks -- but why are the Churros "backed"? Those silly Dutch. Photo by Uncle Walt, used without permission.

A WWWD Special Report: The failure of Disney+

Disney's new streaming service apparently won't have anything good. OLD HOLLAND, NETHERLANDS -- Our very own Uncle Walt has been traveling the globe for his upcoming book, The Global Churro. While visiting the Netherlands, our beloved [Ed.: And most favorited UWI Author, based on a recent round of voting by the team.] [Marty: I don't remember voting] Uncle Walt found himself unable to enjoy local television. So he did what everyone else would do: he turned to the Internet. This is his ...

October 22, 2019 by Walt in WWWD

Disney+ is active in the Netherlands! Screenshot by Walt, used without permission, with an assist from Google Translate, since apparently most everyone over there speaks English, so Dutch wasn't even a language option when he logged in. Does anyone even read these photo credits?

Disney+ active in Netherlands; millions of Disney fans moving there

"I don't even speak Netherlandian." ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS -- Disney's new video streaming service, Disney+, won't go live in the U.S. until next month, but some impatient fans aren't waiting. You see, Disney+ is already active in the Netherlands. Consequently, over 10.3 million Disney fans have renounced their U.S. citizenship and applied for permanent residency here. "We expected some increased interest in immigration to our country when we heard Disney would test the service here," said a spokesperson for Dutch Prime Minister Mark ...

October 17, 2019 by Marty in Other, World