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Goofy is spotted at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Photo by Jared [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr, modified.

Goofy spotted in Universal’s Diagon Alley

Was he lost? Visiting? Defecting? Uncle Walt's investigates. ORLANDO, FL -- Popular man/dog/?? Disney character Goofy was spotted in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando on Sunday afternoon. A rare break in the wall-to-wall mass of bodies trying to make their way through Diagon Alley allowed several guests to glimpse Goofy strolling past Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. "I tried to follow him and get a better picture," Pikeville, Kentucky, resident Sam Husna told Uncle Walt's Insider. "But the crowd was moving ...
July 23, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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More fees for Walt Di$ney World? Photo via Pixabay, modified.

Money-saving tips for your Disney vacation

Let the experts at Uncle Walt's Insider help you to keep more cash in your wallet. UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q. -- So you want to go to Disney, but don't have a lot of money to burn? Or for that matter, to spend? You've come to the right place! We here at Uncle Walt's Insider are full of great ideas to help you save some cash and have a great vacation as well. [Ed.: We're full of something, that's for sure.] So, without further ...
July 13, 2018 by Marty in California, Florida, Other
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Disney tram catches some air. Photo courtesy nmgncp.com & blogmickey.com.

Parking Tram Motocross 2018 season opens

Tram drivers from Disney and other theme parks gather at Redbud to compete. BUCHANAN, MI -- It's mid-summer, and that means the return of the Parking Tram Motocross season, beginning at Michigan's famed Redbud track! The opening event is scheduled at press time to include parking tram drivers from around the world, including for the first time entrants from Universal Studios Idaho and from North Korea's new Disneyland Pyongyang. All will be trying to unseat last year's champion, Dunston "Air Time" Holwood from ...
July 12, 2018 by Marty in Other
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The only thing at Universal Orlando. Photo by Rstoplabe14 [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Survey: most Universal visitors only know of Wizarding World

Most leave the park without even noticing the other areas or attractions. ORLANDO, FL -- A shocking new poll shows that a whopping 62 percent of all visitors to Universal Orlando are only aware of the Harry Potter-related parts of the resort. Although the Universal Studios Orlando resort first opened its doors in 1990, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter didn't come along until twenty years later, it seems almost two-thirds of its guests don't know about the remainder of the parks. Some ...
June 28, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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The face of indentured servitude? Photo by Dinosaur918 [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Unpaid house elves working at Universal’s Wizarding World

Guests describe the place as magical, but does it operate using slave labor? UNIVERSAL CITY, CA -- For Harry Potter fans, a visit to "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" is almost like actually being a part of the magical world of J.K. Rowling's books and the resulting movies. But Uncle Walt's Insider now reveals a dark secret lurking out of sight at Universal Hollywood: the park apparently has hundreds of house elves working in secret, for little or no pay. A legacy ...
May 10, 2018 by Marty in California
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