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Elon Musk joins Disney Imagineering as creative consultant

One person in America still has original ideas. GLENDALE, CA -- Elon Musk has joined Disney's Imagineering as a creative consultant. [Ed.: Didn't we just say that in the headline?] Uncle Walt's Insider found that the move came after Disney was looking for some sort of ideas for new attractions to put into the parks, but admitted they were out of original ideas and could only turn to Hollywood. And then they discovered that Hollywood is also out of original ideas. Disney (the company) spokesperson ...
February 25, 2021 by Walt in Other, World
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Around the World: July news tidbits from WDW

There are a lot of news items that aren't funny enough or long enough for their own article! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- While you've been lounging in your pajamas enjoying your summer vacation, Uncle Walt's Insider's intrepid reporters have been hard at work, surfing the internet for Disney news we can spoof, or failing that, just making stuff up. Also in your pajamas. (Sorry, we'll give them back eventually.)  Here are a few of the stories we're "covering": Rivers of Light Dessert Party Disney's ...
July 19, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Demo day. Photo courtesy HGTV.

Chip Gaines to join Disney Imagineering

Now every day at Disney can be Demo Day. GLENDALE, CA -- In a joint press release, The Walt Disney Company and Magnolia Inc. have announced a partnership that brings Chip Gaines to the Imagineering team at Disney. Imagineering spokesperson, Xander "X-Ray" Romano, shared the vision behind the partnership, "We're all huge fans of Chip and the work he has done on the hit HGTV series Fixer Upper. During the design phase for Toy Story Land, now open at Disney's Hollywood Studios located ...
July 16, 2018 by Walt in California, Florida, Other
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Toy Story Land in Hong Kong, which is also being shipped to Florida. Photo by Laika ac [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Toy Story Land opening canceled

Guests expecting the new land to open today will be disappointed, but there's a good reason for the shutdown. DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS, FL -- In a shocking turn, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas has announced that the new Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios will not open after all. Guests who have endured years of construction walls and have had today's date circled on their calendars (or whatever the iPhone equivalent of that is) for months are sure to ...
June 30, 2018 by Walt in Florida
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Toy Story Land in Hong Kong, which is also being shipped to Florida. Photo by Laika ac from UK [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Florida Toy Story Land “Made in China,” imported from Shanghai

"Disney wants things to seem real, and toys are made in China." Disney fans in the United States are celebrating the recent announcement of the opening day of the new Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios (June 31, 2018), but international fans are not so excited. For months, guests at Shanghai Disneyland have been treated to views of what appeared to be construction of their own Toy Story Land. Now it appears, though, that Shanghai's construction was not for their own ...
March 5, 2018 by Marty in Florida, World
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