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…
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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,…
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We’d write a subheadline, but we’re afraid Disney will charge us for it. BURBANK, CA — Uncle Walt’s Insider previously reported (with 100% accuracy) that it was coming, but now Disney has now officially announced the new “Genie” service. The Genie app eliminates all those annoying free features that investors hated and brings in a…
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…
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Probably a good call, considering. BURBANK, CA — The Disney Company announced today that its plans for a Disneyland-style theme park in Kabul, Afghanistan, have been placed on hold for the foreseeable future. The press release did not provide specific reasons for the delay, but sources inside the company say that Afghans on the project…