The remodeling is more extensive than we thought. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Things are changing at Epcot! At first, it was just the large grave markers Leave a Legacy tombstones monuments being moved outside of the front gates. Then it was Spaceship Earth accidentally being dismantled. All of this is in preparation for massive…
Disneyland’s Critter Country will be renamed for the 1946 film. DISNEYLAND, CA — Shoe manufacturer Nike, perhaps seeking to rehab the publicity hit it took after besmirching Betsy Ross, has announced a partnership with Disney to build a new area at Disneyland themed to the 1946 hit movie Song of the South. “It’s a great…
![Groot joins the Enchanted Tiki Room. Photo by Ken Lund [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr, modified.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/groot-joins-the-tiki-room-768x432.jpg)
There will be no Moana / Tiki Room overlay. It’s Groot and Star Lord instead! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Fans of (the Magic Kingdom copy of) Walt Disney’s original Tiki Room had their hackles raised earlier this week, as rumors swirled of a Moana overlay coming to the attraction. Thankfully, park officials quickly quashed that story,…
Enjoy your day celebrating the birthday of the king of Tonga!* Uncle Walt’s will return tomorrow with the latest and greatest in super-reliable theme park news. *Just kidding, folks. Happy Independence Day. Need more Uncle Walt’s in your life? Be sure to LIKE us on Facebook, FOLLOW us on Twitter, and tell everyone you know…
It was a spectacle unrivaled in theme park history. Wonder what happened next? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — For one Florida man, an ordinary day spent drinking at Epcot ended in an extraordinary way — racing for his life out of the park. Jesse Sanfford, 23, of Haines City, visited the park with several buddies…