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Top 16 little-known facts about the Disney Vacation Club!

Our little-known facts series continues"!" There are three things that make the Disney Vacation Club special. First, it's Disney. And, um, it has to do with vacations. And it is a club! [Ed.: Hey, so that's why it's called that!] Wait, there is a fourth thing: it somehow manages to be a time share without all the negative vibes associated with those words! But do you know everything there is to know about the Disney company's amazing time-share-not-a-time-share? If not, don't despair! Uncle Walt's ... Read more
Little-Known Facts about the Walt Disney World Railroad!

Top 15 little-known facts about the Walt Disney World Railroad!

Our little-known facts series "continues"! Ah, nothing says you've arrived at Walt Disney World like hearing the whistle from the steam train as you go through the gates at the Magic Kingdom! ... Except passing under an entrance arch. ... And seeing the purple road signs. ... Oh, and catching a glimpse of the monorail for the first time, smelling freshly-made churros, meeting Mickey Mouse... Okay, fine, there are actually lots of things that say you've arrived at Walt Disney World. Hearing ... Read more
Little-known Facts about Shanghai Disneyland!

Top 17 little-known facts about Shanghai Disneyland!

Our little-known facts "series" continues! Shanghai Disneyland! It's like Disneyland, but in Shanghai! All the wonders of China, and all the magic of Disney, neatly packaged in a single park! But do you know everything there is to know about it? If not, don't despair! Uncle Walt's Insider is here to provide some incredible, newly-written-discovered trivia about Shanghai Disneyland! The park is named for the famous explorer Dr. Albert Shanghai. And if you don't believe that, you are in de-Nile. Shanghai Disneyland is the only place ... Read more
Top 11 little-known facts about Six Flags!

Top 11 little-known facts about Six Flags!

Our little-known "facts" series continues! Six Flags! A visit to one of their many theme parks makes a statement. And that statement is: "I don't live close enough to a Disney park." But do you know all there is to know about America's favorite theme park company that isn't Disney? If not, don't despair! Uncle Walt's Insider is here to provide some incredible, newly-written-discovered trivia about Six Flags! The company is named for the famous explorer Dr. Albert Flags. And you actually can see the ... Read more
You can visit Avengers Campus now, but no one would tell us how to enroll or what tuition costs. Photo courtesy of Disney Tourist Blog, used by permision.

Top 11 surprises about the new Avengers Campus

Uncle Walt's Insider has all of the interesting tidbits about the new superhero land! ANAHEIM, CA - The new Avengers Campus is open at Disney's California Adventure, and it's very Marvel-y! (Marvel-licious, Marvel-ized, Marvel-oid... There's a good adjective wordplay in there somewhere...) We at Uncle Walt's Insider, of course, know more about it than you do. (That's why we have a website running this article and you don't.) Happily for you, we just can't wait to share some of the Marvel-eller (Marvel-ity, Marvel-ing... Marvel-ish! ... Read more