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The deal would include Universal's new Texas park, if only it existed.

Universal to discount new Passes based on time left on Disney Annual Pass!

But there are some caveats, provisos, quid pro quos... ORLANDO, FL -- Universal Studios Orlando apparently has a new plan to woo Disney Annual Passholders to switch to Universal, pro-rating the cost of a comparable Universal Annual Pass based on the remaining time of their Disney pass. A draft press release leaked to Uncle Walt's Insider gave details: Based on the type of Annual Pass you currently have with Disney and months you have left on it, Universal will pro-rate the cost of ...
March 28, 2023 by Walt in California, Florida
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Don't believe anything until you read it in Uncle Walt's Insider! Artists concept of fake Texas park © Universal.

Don’t believe it: a Universal theme park is NOT coming to Texas

Seriously, are you all going to fall for this hoax again? FRISCO, TX -- Despite the news stories (so. many. news. stories), Uncle Walt's Insider can confidently report that a Universal Studios theme park is NOT being built in Texas. We at Uncle Walt's have numerous amazing inside sources in all the theme park and entertainment companies, and not one of them has given us this scoop.  Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, you're our kind of reader We contacted our favorite ...
January 12, 2023 by Marty in Other
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Step-planDisney: Can you use a churro as a straw?

Uncle Walt's Insider step-planDisney (Step)Moms answer your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] "Dear step-planDisney (Step)Moms: Can you use a churro as a straw?" - Universal Orlando Resort Walt: Hi Universal Orlando Resort, thanks for asking. We’ve actually tested this in our totally unique, and certainly not copied, Uncle Walt’s Insider Food Blog. And yes, yes you can.  Marty: Uh, Walt, ...
November 11, 2022 by Marty in step-planDisney
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Uncle Walt's Insider presents Disney Pet Peeves

Our 14 biggest Disney Pet Peeves

In spite of what Uncle Walt insists, Disney is not perfect. (Yet.) Does anyone not like Disney parks? No! Everybody in the world loves Disney wholeheartedly. [Note: Just like on Facebook and Twitter, anyone commenting with an opinion to the contrary will be suspended for spreading disinformation.] But is Disney perfect? Maybe, but there are still a few things that bug us when we go to Walt Disney World or Disneyland, or any of the 37 other Disney parks around the world. (Can you ...
June 25, 2021 by Marty in Spotlight
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Epic Escanaba Universe in da moonlight. Concept art courtesy Universal.

Universal’s Epic Universe to relocate to Escanaba, Michigan

Soon, Escanaba will be just like Orlando! But slightly colder. ORLANDO, FL -- Following an announcement that construction on their new "Epic Universe" theme park had been halted, Universal Orlando hit us with another surprise. Rather than being the third park [Ed.: Universal claims it would be their fourth, but a warmed-over version of Wet 'n' Wild is not a theme park.] in the company's Florida portfolio, they'll be building the Epic Universe park just outside of Escanaba, Michigan. Escanaba? Seriously? Escanaba? Seriously. They ...
July 18, 2020 by X in Florida, World
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