![Totally Cinderella Castle being taken apart, and not Lotte World Theme Park in Korea. By Ziggymaster [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Lotte_World_Theme_Park-768x432.jpg)
Don’t worry — it’s only for a few years. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Officials at the Walt Disney World Resort and Spa announced today that Cinderella Castle is being disassembled for cleaning (pictured above). According to a statement, this is normal periodic maintenance for the Magic Kingdom icon. The castle should be fully rebuilt…
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“Rethemed” is probably more accurate. ANAHEIM, CA — The Disney fan universe has been all atwitter following stories that the Disneyland Park and Spa is eliminating benches. As usual, however, there is more to the story. And also as usual, Uncle Walt’s Insider has all the super-reliable details the other theme park news sites miss….
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Troubling treatment of first-year performers. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Emil Horton*, 28, has been singing with the Dapper Dans at the Magic Kingdom for almost eleven months. While Horton describes his role as “loads of fun” and “the job of a lifetime,” he tells Uncle Walt’s Insider that rookie “Dans” can be subjected to…
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Stay tuned here for forecast updates and landfall predictions. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — “Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party” (MNSSHP) has been upgraded for the second time recently and is now a Category 4, “Fairly-Scary” Halloween Party, according to the National Scariness-Tracking Center. The MNSHHP has been increasing in scariness since its late August debut. Beginning at…
Magic Kingdom unveils Trump campaign ad on Main Street USA. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Since the earliest days of Disneyland, Disney theme parks have sought corporate sponsors for many locations and attractions, but politics were off-limits. But, as with the prohibitions against alcohol and Cast Member piercings, the restriction against political ads is going…