![The newly renamed VOLT-cano Bay at Universal Orlando. Photo by Paolo Guereta [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/voltcano-bay-768x432.jpg)
The Volcano Bay shocks were not an accident. ORLANDO, FL — Guests visiting Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay were recently subjected to low-level electric shocks while visiting the various pools, water slides, and spas. Park officials first pointed their fingers to cost-cutting and not following code during construction of the park. But thanks to some real…
The concept art is a LIE. ORLANDO, FL — As fans of the Fantastic Beasts movies and their seven prequels excitedly await the June arrival of the new attraction at Universal Orlando Resort and Spa, some bad news. The very namesake of “Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure” will not be able to enjoy his own…
![The new ground cover at Universal Parks. Photo [CC0] via Pixabay.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/universal-welcomes-smokers-768x432.jpg)
They’re hoping smokers will abandon Disney parks, where smoking will soon be banned. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA — Universal is always looking for ways to set themselves apart from Disney. Even so, the company’s response to Disney’s new smoking ban is surprising, as officials from NBCUniversal have announced a shocking new policy effective May 1st at…
![A random building at Disneyland. Photo by Carterhawk [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sleeping_Beauty_Castle_DLR-768x432.jpg)
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. UNCLE WALT’S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD — Okay, yeah, just yesterday we were berating a certain newspaper for making a “best of” list that was actually just a list of everything. “We have integrity!” we cried out. “We would never do such a thing!” we said. But then we also…
![The monorail goodwill tour visits the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Hollywood. Photo by Jeremy Thompson [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/disney-monorail-wizarding-world-universal-orlando-768x432.jpg)
And for some reason visits every non-Disney theme park. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA — Fears that Monorail Blue was lost in a volcano after its goodwill tour reached Hawai’i were thankfully unfounded. The Monorail goodwill tour has resurfaced in southern California. The tour continues to raise controversy over its stop choices (not to mention the continued…