Our little-known facts series continues (in spite of underwhelming demand)! Fastpass, Fastpass+, MaxPass, MaxiPass, and extra-absorbent MaxiPass are all no more (except, of course, at the Disney Yesterland Theme Park and Spa). They’ve been replaced by something called Genie+ and “Lightning Lanes.” But do you know everything there is to know about Lightning Lanes? Of…
So that’s why he hasn’t been returning our calls. BURBANK, CA — Uncle Walt’s Insider has just learned that Walter Elias “Walt” Disney has passed away. He was 65 years old. Disney, who started with a mouse, built a multimedia empire of family entertainment that includes films, tv networks, theme parks, and many, many plush…
We suspect the campus was already infiltrated. ANAHEIM, CA — Uncle Walt’s Insider has learned that the Avengers Campus at California Adventure will soon close and be rebranded as “Hydra Campus.” While this may shock to those who enjoyed Avengers Campus, dismal feedback from a poll is behind the change. We reached out to Disney…
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Maybe they should have brought back the castle birthday cake. BURBANK, CA — The 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World has begun, but guest enthusiasm is not where Bob “Bob” Chapek had hoped. Documents recently sent to Uncle Walt’s Insider by an anonymous insider [Thanks, Josh!] detail the turmoil at the top of the Disney organization….
We were all set to review it until we learned it costs money. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — My assignment was simple, handed to me by Uncle Walt himself. “Review this new ‘Space 220‘ restaurant at Epcot,” he said. “Our readers need to know everything about it — the experience, the food, the drinks, the…