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The free "celebration" buttons at Universal Orlando.

Universal Studios to offer free buttons

Guest surveys determined the theme of each button. ORLANDO, FL -- Universal Studios Florida is taking a cue from its Disney neighbor, and has begun offering free "celebration buttons" to its visitors. They will not exactly match Walt Disney World's buttons, however, which celebrate a guest's first visit, birthday, marriage/anniversary or circumcision. Instead, the message on Universal's four free buttons was determined by visitor surveys. The four most popular choices from the surveys have been put into production. They are: "Just here for Harry" By ...
October 3, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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WDW "return routing" construction. Photo courtesy blogmickey.com.

Disney reroutes exit roads to return to WDW

Guests will be "more than encouraged" to stay a little longer. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- "Here in Florida, we have something special that we never enjoyed at Disneyland: the blessing of size," Walt Disney said. With today's news, he might have added, "... and the blessing of absolutely controlling our guests and their spending." An anonymous source inside the Walt Disney Company [Ed.: Hi, Fred!] admitted today that the extensive road work at the Walt Disney World Resort and Spa includes "return routing." ...
October 2, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Len Henry and Webster Pryor racing down Main Street USA.

Senior guests ejected after Main Street USA “drag race”

"Former friends" got a bit too competitive in the Magic Kingdom. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Leonard "Len" Henry, 69, and Webster Pryor, 71, are lifelong friends from Waterloo, Iowa. Or at, least they were friends, until they found themselves kicked out of the Magic Kingdom on Tuesday for "racing" their electric scooters down Main Street U.S.A. "It wasn't just the one incident," says Disney Security Cast Member Clive Ainsworth. "We'd received multiple complaints from guests, and they'd been warned about weaving in ...
August 29, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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One of many entrances to the Walt Disney World property. By Flickr user Gerard McGovern [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Man wanders TTC all day: park admission unused

"Where are the rides?" WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Paul Notaro of Balch Springs, Texas, spent most of Thursday at Walt Disney World -- but he did not enjoy it. "So many of my friends absolutely love Disney World," Notaro, a 34-year-old accountant, tells Uncle Walt's Insider, "so I was curious. I was in Tampa on business and had a free day before my flight back, so I thought I'd check it out." Notaro purchased a one-day park admission through the Disney website and ...
August 17, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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What Would Walt Do? You ask, Uncle Walt answers!

Hey Walt, a Disney vacation is expensive, any discounts?

“Ask Uncle Walt” is a regular feature of Uncle Walt’s Insider: you ask, Uncle Walt answers! Submitted by Philip S., Sydney, N.D. Hi Philip, Thanks for asking. It is no secret that a vacation to the Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas can be expensive. Since Ub recently asked for a raise, this got me thinking about how anyone, whether a family or singles, can afford a visit to one of these amazing vacation destinations. Our crack team of reporters have talked about money saving tips ...
August 16, 2018 by Walt in WWWD
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