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TTA converts to pedestrian-only attraction. Photo by Uncle Walt, used without permission.

Sidewalks replace Peoplemover vehicles at Magic Kingdom

Feet: the original "people mover." MAGIC KINGDOM, FL -- Just in time for the amazing summer weather in Florida, officials at Walt Disney World have re-opened the Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover -- after the installation of sidewalks. Disney (the company) spokesthey [Ed.: What?] Jun Disney (no relation) spoke with our imbedded reporters [Ed.: What exactly are they imbedded in? And is it toxic?], exclaiming, "After a lengthy downtime of over one year, the future of transportation is here!" "Futuristic" "The new TTA Peoplemover is going ... Read more
The entrance arch to the newly-renamed "Orlando Magic Kingdom." Photo by Ivan Curra [CC BY-SA-3.0] via Wikimedia.

Disney adds corporate sponsor for the renamed “Orlando Magic Kingdom”

Nothing like a sponsor to make up for lost profits. AMWAY CENTER, FL -- Amid financial losses and decreased attendance, The Walt Disney Company has turned to corporate sponsorship to make up some of the shortfall. Corporate sponsorship, of course, is nothing new to Disney. However, for the first time ever, an entire park will be sponsored. Disney has announced that Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom will now be known as "The Orlando Magic Kingdom." Something about Basketball Uncle Walt's Insider was [Ed.: the ... Read more
Fire? No. Just one guy vaping. Source: Twitter.

EXTRA: Magic Kingdom ‘fire’ was just lone vaping millennial

We invite you to <cough> sit back, relax, <cough> and enjoy your <cough> grand <cough> circle tour. MAGIC KINGDOM, FL -- A photo taken at the exit to the Tomorrowland Transit Authority shows what appears to be a fire, sparking a blaze of fiery internet comments earlier. Disney officials have not released an official cause, but an anonymous source [Ed.: Let's leave Ted's name out this time] tells Uncle Walt's Insider that this was not a fire. It was one guy vaping. "Cloud chasing" While ... Read more
By Theme Park Tourist (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

First Walt Disney World visit for twins conceived on Tomorrowland Transit Authority

Twin brothers Tyler and Timothy Braddock, age 4, are enjoying their first visit to the Walt Disney World Resort -- but in a sense, it is more of a return for them than a visit. "We're pretty sure they were conceived here," mom Emelia Braddock, 28, of St. Charles, Missouri, tells Uncle Walt's Insider. "They were born exactly nine months after Rudy [her husband] and I last visited, in 2012." Rudy Braddock, age 29, provides more details. "Yeah, she's leaving out the best ... Read more