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(Step)Moms Panel: UK visitor asks, “Anything to do in Orlando?”

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear (Step) Moms: I will soon be on holiday in Orlando for a fortnight. Three generations of my family will be traveling together: my mum and dad, my Uncle Chester (dad's brother), my wife Cindra, our three kids (a 10-year-old daughter ...
September 7, 2019 by Marty in step-planDisney
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Statue of Walt's ultimate dream come true: the churro. Photo © Disney via insidethemagic.net & mouseinfo.com.

New Epcot statue: Walt admiring a churro cart

Early concept art left out this important detail. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Much of the news out of the D23 Expo and Spa a little over a week ago concerned changes being made to Epcot Centre. In addition to previously-covered items, such as the dismantling of Spaceship Earth and retheming of all Epcot restrooms to Moana, the park is also getting a statue of Walt Disney. The statue, to be installed in a new area called Dreamer's Point, is said to honor ...
September 5, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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UWI Step Moms Panel

(Step)Moms Panel: Is the Disney Dining Plan worth the cost?

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear (Step) Moms: How can I tell if the Disney Dining Plan is a good deal for my family?" -Jeri Ruggles, Zanesville OH X: If you have a family that likes to eat a lot of food, and you plan on more sit ...
September 4, 2019 by Marty in step-planDisney
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Concept art for the new Moana themed entrance to the Epcot restrooms. Photo © Disney via Disney Parks Blog.

Epcot Moana disaster: “Maybe we shouldn’t have closed all the restrooms”

"We're installing more bushes." WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Walt Disney once faced a choice, just before the opening of Disneyland, of whether to have plumbers finish connecting the drinking fountains or the restrooms. In his most famous quote (the one carved on his headstone), Walt Disney said, "They can drink Coke and Pepsi, but they can’t pee in the streets." After closing all the Epcot restrooms to retheme them as Moana's Journey of Water, panicked Imagineers have realized that guests can do both. In ...
September 3, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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The lion speaks tonight. Photo [CC0] via PxHere & [CC BY-NC 4.0] via PNGImg.com.

Next Lion King: 2D animation, real animal voices

The next in a long series of Lion King remakes will be interesting. BR'ER BANK, CA -- As previously reported, the Walt Disney Studios and Spa are going all-in on Lion King remakes. The second remake (working title: Cats) will be in theaters soon. And now the third remake has been announced for next year -- and it will flip the previous one on its head! (Not literally. Films don't have heads.) 2019's (first) Lion King remake used live animals and human voices. Surprisingly, the 2020 ...
September 2, 2019 by Marty in Other
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