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Disney website crashes after news of Escanaba park breaks

Sorry for the inconvenience, folks! THE INTERNET -- Disney's website crased on Friday. Disney spokesperson Barry Poppins (no relation) confirms "Apparently our servers were overloaded. After we got everything back up, we looked at the logs, and all we saw were searches for 'Escanaba', 'Upper Peninsula', and, for some reason, 'Jeff Daniels'. We're not sure of the connection." Well, we here at Uncle Walt's Insider know what the connection is. We recently broke the news that Disney is opening a park in Escanaba. ...
July 9, 2018 by X in Other
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Poorly cropped photo of Jun Disney (no relation) by By Okras [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons, modified.

Behind the Magic: An exclusive interview with a Disney Spokesperson

We take a break from theme park news to talk with someone who feeds us theme park news. UNCLE WALT'S HEADQUARTERS -- By now, our regular readers (all 3 of you) [Ed.: What? We're up to 3? Woohoo!] probably feel like you already know Jun Disney (no relation), a Disney (the company) spokesperson frequently cited in our articles. But today, we've got a special treat for you -- Jun has agreed to an exclusive interview with Uncle Walt's Insider! So today, you get to ...
July 7, 2018 by X in Other
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Possible new Disney park location in Michigan? Photo by rmhermen [CC-BY-SA-3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Disney to build park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Say Ya to da UP, eh! ESCANABA, MI -- Following the recent discovery of a "Hidden Mickey" in a bowl of breakfast cereal, Disney has announced that they will be building a theme park just outside of Escanaba, Michigan. Escanaba? Seriously? Escanaba? Seriously. They said Escanaba. We caught up with Disney spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) for the backstory. "After the discovery of the Hidden Mickey in the Corn Flakes, we took that as a sign that we really should take a closer look at ...
July 2, 2018 by X in Other, World
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Happy 6/26 - International Stitch Day!

World observes International Stitch Day

Disney's mischievous but lovable alien is celebrated around the globe each June 26. Today is the 26th day of June, but of course, you don't need Uncle Walt's Insider to tell you that! You were probably awakened by the sound of fireworks at a midnight and lots of loud revelers in the street -- if you weren't one of the revelers yourself! That's right -- it's 6/26, known around the world as "International Stitch Day," in honor of the little blue alien from ...
June 26, 2018 by Marty in Other, World
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Corn flake Hidden Mickey? Photo courtesy of Bailee McMahon.

Michigan woman finds “Hidden Mickey” in corn flakes

Crowds have gathered to witness the uncommon sighting. ESCANABA, MI -- "It's a miracle!" That's the viewpoint of Bailee McMahon of Escanaba, Michigan. The 36-year-old retail cashier and mother of two teenagers tells her story to Uncle Walt's Insider: "I was sitting down to a quick breakfast before heading to my shift. It was a Thursday, so I was having a bowl of corn flakes, eh. I had just been thinking about how great it would be to go back to Walt Disney ...
June 25, 2018 by Marty in Other
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