YOU get a hat! And YOU get a hat! EVERYBODY gets a hat! WALT DISNEY WORLD — Following the successful return of the Sorceror Mickey Hat to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Spa, Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas has announced that every Disney theme park around the world will be getting a new,…
“Ask Uncle Walt” is a regular feature of Uncle Walt’s Insider: you ask, Uncle Walt answers! Submitted by Andy P., Riverside, CA Hi Andy, Thanks for asking. The short answer is yes. Parades have always played an important part at Disney parks, with creativity and originality that brings families and loners alike to line the…
![A few of the remaining functional cars at Tomorrowland Speedway. Photo by Theme Park Tourist [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wdw-tomorrowland-speedway-cars-768x432.jpg)
Is this a sign of maintenance issues at the parks? ANAHEIM, CA and WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Uncle Walt’s Insider has learned that Car #19 at the Tomorrowland Speedway in Magic Kingdom, and Car #19 at the Autopia in Disneyland Park recently broke down on the same day. Although the two attractions are run…
![Dumbo the Flying Elephant, visiting Shanghai. Photo by Jeremy Thompson [CC BY 2.0] via Flikr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dumbo-ride-shanghai-disneyland-768x432.jpg)
Pint-sized terror suspects no longer have to worry about being denied boarding. WASHINGTON, DC — As Uncle Walt’s Insider readers know, the Homeland Security Department’s “no-fly list” kept a toddler off of the Dumbo ride in December. New rules issued by the Transportation Security Administration this week may avoid that issue in the future. As…
You can fly! You can fly! You can fly! Kind of. WALT DISNEY WORLD — Many a guest at the Magic Kingdom Park has looked up during the day and spotted a long cable which passes overhead, from the tallest tower of Cinderella Castle towards Tomorrowland. Some have asked cast members about its purpose, and…