Guest surveys determined the theme of each button. ORLANDO, FL — Universal Studios Florida is taking a cue from its Disney neighbor, and has begun offering free “celebration buttons” to its visitors. They will not exactly match Walt Disney World’s buttons, however, which celebrate a guest’s first visit, birthday, marriage/anniversary or circumcision. Instead, the message…
Guests will be “more than encouraged” to stay a little longer. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — “Here in Florida, we have something special that we never enjoyed at Disneyland: the blessing of size,” Walt Disney said. With today’s news, he might have added, “… and the blessing of absolutely controlling our guests and their spending.”…
Ticket prices will no longer be based on the day you arrive at the park, but when you leave it. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The Walt Disney World Resort and Spa announced last week a transition to so-called “date-based” ticketing. In the new system, which was to have begun on October 16, park admission…
The rumored $1B buyout was modeled after Disney’s purchase of Go.com. UNCLE WALT’S H.Q., SVALBARD — Uncle Walt’s Insider is pleased to announce its acquisition of StupidGuestTricks.com. Stupid Guest Tricks, a website founded within minutes of the creation of the internet, is a forum-based discussion site which focuses on theme park stories and bad guest…
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Is it alien technology? Is it like Dr. Strange’s Sling Ring or Green Lantern’s, uh, Green Lantern Ring? BURBANK, CA — As you may recall, Joe Rohde’s Earring (but not Rohde himself) was implicated in a few deaths in Southern California back in July. Your crack team of reporters at Uncle Walt’s Insider are happy…