![This will keep the Castle from being infected with guests. Photo by Michael Gray [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cinderella-castle-covid-protection-768x432.jpg)
2025? Sounds like they’re rushing into this. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Disney announced plans for the reopening of Walt Disney World at the May 27th Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force (“M27OCERTF”). A “phased reopening” of the parks will begin in just over five years! Jim McPhee (brother to Nanny McPhee), Senior Vice President…
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First a foldable Epcot, now this! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — While the theme parks were quiet, most of the time, there was some work going on behind the scenes. As we reported yesterday, EPCOT will be foldable, and that’s not all Disney will have for guests when they return. Using similar technology, Disney’s Hollywood…
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It’s true! Or not! Frankly, we’re a little confused. MAGIC KINGDOM, FL — Star Wars Weekends have been cancelled. [Ed.: Wait, what?] That’s the rumor, at least, a rumor possibly even confirmed by Disney. Uncle Walt’s Insider can confirm that these rumors are true, at least at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! [Ed.: Still waiting for the headline to…
Controversial changes to the Fab Five and the Mickey Mouse Club. BURBANK, CA — The Roaring 20s are back, after almost a century. With pandemics, division, and cynicism all around, darker approaches to storytelling are all the rage. Even popular, positive characters are being given gritty reboots. (See, for example, the recent Batman and Superman…
All alone or in twos, the ones who really love you walk up and down outside the wall. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — As we noted in an article update recently, Epcot will soon be home to Disney’s “The Magic of Construction Walls” tour. The popular tour originated in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but was discontinued…