Uncle Walt's Insider pavilion Archives

Massive influx from Mexico to Norway (and back!). Photo by MickeyBlog.com.

Epcot sees massive increase in crossings from Mexico Pavilion to Norway Pavilion with end of Title 42

Thankfully, no one on the terrorist watchlist has been apprehended. Yet. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Officials at Walt Disney World's E.P.C.O.T. Center are reporting a significant increase in the number of people crossing between the park's Mexico and Norway pavilions. The increase comes just after Title 42 border crossing restrictions expired last week. "We're fairly sure Title 42 is to blame," says Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "Or it could just be that summer is near and schools are ...

We know it's cheaper to retheme an existing attraction... but why exactly is Mirabelle having a river adventure? Photo © Disney.

“Mirabelle’s River Adventure” opens in the newly rethemed Colombia Pavilion

No more Mexico Pavilion! Does Colombia have churros? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The "Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros," a/k/a the Mexico boat ride with Donald Duck and those two other birds, is no more. And neither is Epcot's Mexico Pavilion. We've known that a change was coming, since we figured Disney would want to freshen up the ride with a more recent I.P. than ¡Saludos Amigos! We of course predicted a Guardians of the Galaxy overlay, but then they built ...

March 4, 2023 by Marty in Florida

Next: a "Poutine on the Ritz" meme. Photo by Camelia.boban [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia.

Canada Pavilion stops sales of poutine to protest Ukraine invasion

A dish named for its inventor, Vladimir Poutine. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Epcot Centre's Canada Pavilion has been in the news several times recently (here, here & here), and not always for positive reasons. Today, however, in a move certain to impact Russia almost as much as the banning of its cats from international competition, the Pavilion is taking action to protest the invasion of Ukraine. They're banning sales of poutine. Poutine is a staple Canadian dish with made with french fries, gravy, and ...

March 12, 2022 by Marty in Florida

Coming soon - the new Ukraine Pavilion at Epcot Center! Photo [CC0] via Wikimedia.

Ukraine Pavilion coming to EPCOT

They probably shouldn't build it next to the Russia Pavilion. WORLD SHOWCASE LAGOON, FL -- Bob "Bob" Chapek has announced that he intends to bring a new country to EPCOT: Ukraine! Chapek probably said this in a phone call with our own Uncle Walt. "As I was counting money with the news playing in the background, I suddenly had this great and innovative idea come to mind. I phoned up the boys in Glendale, and after a quick discussion we have decided ...

March 6, 2022 by Walt in Florida, World

Canada, "America's Hat," according to the Epcot Map. Image © Disney, perhaps modified a tad.

Guests visiting Epcot’s Canada Pavilion are having their bank accounts frozen!

Nothing left in your bank account after a trip to see Mickey? How odd! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Visitors to EPCOT Centre's Canada Pavilion have reportedly had their assets seized and their bank accounts frozen. "I just walked through the place," says guest Hugh Schwartz of Passaic, NJ. "Given what's happening north of the border, I was a little reluctant to visit the Canada Pavilion. But my family and I just squeezed past the trucks that were there. We were careful not ...

February 28, 2022 by Marty in Florida