![The Tree of Life strikes oil. Photo by Jaimie Michaels [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr, and John Trost [CC0] via Wikimedia.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/tree-of-life-strikes-oil-768x432.jpg)
Black gold. Texas tea. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Details are sketchy, but apparently the oil rig used to construct the Tree of Life is more than just a frame. Guests at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Spa, and Nahtazu are reporting a plume of oil sprouting from the top of the Tree. The situation…
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When completed, the new “Wheel of Life” will be the second-tallest in Central Florida. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Spa continues to expand. And now the Tree of Life will be complemented by a large Ferris wheel, to open in the Spring of next year! “We are tremendously excited…
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Not everyone is a fan of the giant Sorcerer Mickey hat at Animal Kingdom. Who knew? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Taking all of us at Uncle Walt’s Insider by surprise, apparently some fans are not excited about the new installation of the giant Sorcerer Mickey hat in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Spa, as reported…
Following last week’s stunning announcement that the Tree of Life will be removed, the Disney Company has announced that the Tree will live on — possibly in your own backyard! An ignoble end Loggers began removing the Tree of Life, the central icon and symbol of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park since its opening in…
Just three days after unidentified guests attempted to climb the Tree of Life at the Animal Kingdom (pictured above), Walt Disney World Resort announced that the iconic tree will be removed in order to avoid future incidents. A wonder of nature Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park opened in 1998, built around the 145-foot tall Tree…