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Is... is Mickey pointing to Walt, like "Take him! Take him first!"??? Because that's what it seems like. Photo by Steven Miller [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr & Pixabay.

“Young” Walt Disney statue the next to go?

Pulling down statues may prevent past "atrocities." Like Song of the South? ANAHEIM, CA -- The statue of noted oppressor Mickey Mouse was toppled last week at Disneyland, leaving many Disney fans asking, "What's next?" [Ed.: Actually, only a few asked "What's next?" The majority of questions we got after that article ran were, "Is this real?," followed by "What?," "Can I get Marty's number?," and "When does Disneyland Escanaba reopen?"] Apparently, "what's next" may be the statue of the young Walt Disney at ...

Remember, it all started with a mouse. Photo by Olivier Bruchez [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.

Antifa pulls down statue of “historic oppressor” Mickey Mouse

Where will it end? DISNEYLAND, CA -- Chanting "Hey, ho, the mouse must go," protesters toppled the Mickey Mouse portion of the famed Partners Statue at Disneyland yesterday. A spokesperson for the protesters, Jun "Auntie" Fa (no relation), read a statement to Uncle Walt's Insider. We'd give you the whole thing here, but it was riddled with grammatical errors and poor reasoning, and we're not WDWNTT. Basically, it denounced "almost 100 years" of "rodent-based capitalistic terrorism" on the "poor downtrodden park-goers of the ...

June 26, 2020 by Marty in California

(Step)Moms Panel: What is my replica Partners Statue worth?

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear Uncle Walt (Step) Moms: I have acquired a “Disney Partners” bronze statue, and I’ve found there are a number such statues and copies. The one I have is 14 1/2" high, with a 'B. Gibson' signature and a Disney copyright ...

September 18, 2019 by Marty in step-planDisney

The "Barners Statue" at Knotts Berry Farm.

Knotts Berry Farm dedicates statue to founder Don Knotts

The statue, called "Barners" for some reason, greets visitors approaching the park entrance. BUENA PARK, CA -- Knotts Berry Farm (motto: "America's First Theme Park, as long as you are really generous in your definition of 'theme park'") unveiled a new statue today, dedicated to park founder Don Knotts. The statue depicts the late Knotts in his most iconic role as Barney Fife from the Andy Griffith Show, holding the hand of an anthropomorphic berry. The statue is placed outside the gates to the ...

January 18, 2019 by Marty in California

The Matterhorn at Disneyland Park, Anaheim CA

Nine things you didn’t know about Disneyland

How well do you know Walt Disney's original theme park in Anaheim, California? Here are some new secret tidbits about the "Happiest Place on Earth." 9. Walt Disney had an apartment over City Hall - It seems as if every "Disneyland secrets" article mentions Walt's apartment over the Fire Station, but did you know that he had a separate apartment over the adjoining Disneyland City Hall? The main apartment was common knowledge, so if Walt saw someone coming to see him that ...

December 1, 2017 by Marty in California