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…
And Lin-Manuel Miranda vows to read his Disney contracts more closely in the future. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been rumored for replacement for some time now. Uncle Walt’s Insider can now confirm its successor, and this is huge news: Hamilton is coming to…
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“Central Florida’s commuter rail line” still lacks commuters. ORLANDO, FL — Last month, Uncle Walt’s Insider reported that SunRail was, surprisingly, now the 25th Safest Train in Orlando. This drastic move up into the rankings was caused by the closure of the Walt Disney World Railroad, which had previously occupied the #1 spot. However, it…
“True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks” is an ongoing series, where we share believable stories of park guests’ unbelievable stupidity. FROM STUPID GUEST TRICKS — StupidGuestTricks.com is a website founded to provide Disney Cast Members and other theme park employees a place to vent about some of the idiots they’ve dealt with….
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Pranking Cast Members kept directing the parade back onstage. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The popular Festival of Fantasy Parade at the Magic Kingdom typically passes through the entire park in under an hour. Yesterday it took 5 hours and 37 minutes. “It was the weirdest thing,” Averill Godfrey, 26, of McComb, MS, tells Uncle…