The number one tourist destination in the world is solidly middle-aged now! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL – Fifty years! A lot has happened since Walt Disney World first opened its gates so long ago. There was Nixon, and, uh, disco, … something about the Berlin Wall… The moon landing? No, that was before. We really…
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Personally, we don’t get the connection. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — On the eve of the 50th Anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort, Spa, & Gangsta Rap Hall of Fame, resort officials have announced that Flavor Flav, co-founder of rap pioneer group Public Enemy, will be an official Ambassador of the parks. Disney (the…
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If you’re there, you’ll have to try to exit through the Mexico Pavilion and then sneak across the border. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — An advisory for anyone heading to EPCOT Center: guests are reporting massive overcrowding in the Cuba Pavilion, as apparently people trying to leave it are being turned back by the American…
Just a friendly reminder from Uncle Walt’s Insider: Disney theme parks around the globe are closed today. Remember, they shut down for every major U.S. holiday, and quite a few of the minor ones. It’s always good to check with Uncle Walt’s before you leave to see if they’re open. We would never steer you…
In spite of what Uncle Walt insists, Disney is not perfect. (Yet.) Does anyone not like Disney parks? No! Everybody in the world loves Disney wholeheartedly. [Note: Just like on Facebook and Twitter, anyone commenting with an opinion to the contrary will be suspended for spreading disinformation.] But is Disney perfect? Maybe, but there are still…