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“It’s the obvious next step, given the changes up until now.” GLENDALE, CA — It is well-known that the current Pirates of the Caribbean rides are different than the original versions. As society has changed and developed certain sensitivities, Disney Imagineers have altered the ride experience to avoid offense. Pirate men first chased the town’s…
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Oh, to relive the days when we truly believed there was a backside of water. ANAHEIM, CA — The Jungle Cruise has been a crowd favorite since it opened at Disneyland in 1932, and at the Magic Kingdom six years later. It has all the hallmarks of an entertaining attraction: moisture, dad jokes about wildlife…
![The Country Bear Band, now with earworms. Photo by Josh Hallett [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/country-bears-with-earworms-768x432.jpg)
A Country-singing bear? Who ever heard of that? BAY LAKE, FL — The Country Bear Jamboree has always had catchy tunes, but soon the popular attraction at Disney’s Magic Kingdom will receive a new audio system and a brand new soundtrack — and we’ve learned that the entire soundtrack will consist of (*drumroll*) earworms! Uncle…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit replaces Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — It’s the fourth-longest running show on Broadway. It’s spawned a Broadway sequel (Cats 2: Kitty Boogaloo) and inspired two major films (The Lion King, with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane repeating their roles as Leo Bloom and Max Bialystock, and…
He was finally able to leave Seven Seas Lagoon when the dust wore off. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — “He normally doesn’t even like swimming.” That’s the word from Megan Boyce, 33, of Asheville, NC, after her husband Roger spent most of Friday ferrying guests back and forth across Seven Seas Lagoon — one at…