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Does anyone ever just watch the fireworks without filming any more? Screen capture from video by John Lindner via YouTube.

New Disney celebration slogan revealed: “PUT DOWN YOUR STUPID PHONE”!

We missed these posters on our last visit, as we were too busy checking our Facebook notifications. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Disney has unveiled its new "celebration slogan," which will be used in Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide: "PUT DOWN YOUR STUPID PHONE." "We wanted something that would appeal to all ages, and really capture the modern spirit," says Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "After loads of research, we settled on this one. "Okay, it wasn't so much 'loads ...
September 5, 2021 by Marty in Florida, World
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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 ...
September 2, 2021 by Marty in California, Florida, World
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Any risk is totally worth the reduced-price Disney-branded adhesive bandage, right? Photo by freeimageslive.co.uk [CC BY 3.0].

Disney-branded Covid-19 vaccine approved for children

This isn't just another Disney cash grab, is it? Nah. BURBANK, CA - Disney has won FDA approval for its own branded Covid-19 vaccine, the company announced yesterday. The new vaccine will be marketed toward children under the age of 12, and also to adults who act like children under the age of 12. Initially, the company will target markets in Washington State, Oregon, California, and New York; that is, states where the government is willing to be authoritarian combined with a majority ...
August 27, 2021 by Walt in Other
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You know we wear it as a badge of honor when Snopes debunks us, right? Photo source: Snopes.com.

Snopes co-founder to write for Uncle Walt’s Insider? Nah.

Hey, we make stuff up, too, but we still have standards. UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD -- David Mikkelson, newly-unemployed co-founder of the "Snopes.com" "fact-checking" "website" may be looking for a new place to write. But it won't be at Uncle Walt's Insider. While some may think it's a great fit -- writing under an assumed name, making stuff up, plagiarism -- we really can't see it working out. For as both of our regular readers know, we strive at all times to ...
August 21, 2021 by Marty in Other
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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 ...
August 6, 2021 by Marty in Florida, Spotlight
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