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The Tree of Life strikes oil. Photo by Jaimie Michaels [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr, and John Trost [CC0] via Wikimedia.

BREAKING: Tree of Life strikes oil

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 is changing quickly, but reports are coming in that Cast Members are trying to hold umbrellas over some of the animals to shield them from the rain ...
February 18, 2020 by Marty in Florida
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Construction continues on the second-largest Ferris wheel in Central Florida. Photo by BrokenSphere [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikipedia Commons.

“Almost record-setting” Ferris wheel coming to Animal Kingdom

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 about this new addition to the park," says Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation). "The hat is coming down again, and the new 'Wheel of Life' ...
June 20, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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The Sorceror Mickey Hat in its new Animal Kingdom home. Photo credit Mfwills [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons and Katie Harbath [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0] via Flikr.

Fans respond to the return of The Hat

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 here yesterday. Uncle Walt's reached out to its devoted fans for their response. Here is a sampling of the reactions we received: "It took me a long time to ...
May 23, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Guests climb Tree of Life at Disney Animal Kingdom plus a seed packe

Disney Store to offer Tree of Life seeds

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 1998, last week, following an incident where several guests tried to climb it. Walt Disney World Resort guests report that as of publication, only some outer limbs have ...
December 13, 2017 by Marty in Florida
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Guests climb Tree of Life at Disney Animal Kingdom

Tree of Life on the chopping block; it’s a “hazard” after guests climb

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 of Life, which was discovered there in the late 1970's. Imagineers at the time marveled at the trunk of the Tree, the bark of which had grown in ...
December 6, 2017 by Marty in Florida
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