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Ten reasons SeaWorld is NOT as good as a Disney park!

Apparently some misguided people seem to think visiting SeaWorld is like going to Disney? SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Numerous online articles [Ed.: Meh, instead of linking, let them Google it for themselves!] claim visiting SeaWorld is just like visiting Disney, but SeaWorld is NOT even close to being like Disney! Our very own Uncle Walt recently visited SeaWorld San Antonio to investigate this popular misconception. He has compiled 10 reasons as to why SeaWorld is not Disney. 1. The parking You'll realize you're ...
July 12, 2019 by Walt in World
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Disney guests videoing other guests videoing. Photo from Clifflix via YouTube.

Study: Disney park crowds now 90% vloggers & livestreaming

Most folks just stay home and "visit" Disney parks throughYouTube. UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD -- A new study commissioned and funded by Uncle Walt's Insider (via free churro coupons) has some surprising results. Apparently over ninety percent of guests entering Disney theme parks worldwide do so to take video of the parks -- not for their own benefit, but for their YouTube channels! Breakdown Those results may not come as a shock to anyone who has been at the parks recently, seeing as ...
July 11, 2019 by Marty in World
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Disney is adding military might to its parades! Photo by Jennifer Lynn [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr & chuckgray via Pixabay.

Disney parks to add tanks, military flyovers to daily parades

It worked for the Fourth of July! BURBANK, CA -- After seeing the success and universal acclaim from the media for the nation's Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C., Disney Parks are getting into the spirit and adding military displays to its daily parades! Bob Chapek, Chairperson of Disney Parks & Resorts & Spas, made the announcement Tuesday. "We are excited to announce that Disney is partnering with the United States Armed Forces to add some incredible shows of force to our live ...
July 10, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida, World
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Epcot's Future World, after everything is put back. Photo courtesy Disney (the company).

All of Epcot’s Future World being relocated outside gate

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 renovations to the main corridor between the entrance and World Showcase. Now even more changes are coming to Epcot. While some websites say that certain elements of Future ...
July 8, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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The cast of Song of the South, in their Nike gear. Photo courtesy Disney (the company).

Nike to sponsor Disney “Song of the South” land

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 idea," says Nike (the company) spokesperson Jun Shoe (no relation). "Disney wants to bring more content to their parks based on existing intellectual property. They already have one ...
July 6, 2019 by Marty in California
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