They said we couldn’t publish them. They were wrong. FRANCE (PAVILION), EPCOT, FL — Uncle Walt’s Insider was invited to a press preview of EPCOT’s new Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, which opens to the little people (a/k/a the general public) on October 1st. While Disney asked members of the media to not publish any photos from…
Our little-known facts series “continues”! Ah, nothing says you’ve arrived at Walt Disney World like hearing the whistle from the steam train as you go through the gates at the Magic Kingdom! … Except passing under an entrance arch. … And seeing the purple road signs. … Oh, and catching a glimpse of the monorail…
If we had known this sooner, it could have been the 14th surprise about how WDW is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Exciting news from Florida! Uncle Walt’s Insider has learned that on October 1st, Disney Company CEO Bob “Bob” Chapek will announce a new “Fifth Gate” at the Walt Disney…
The number one tourist destination in the world is solidly middle-aged now! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL – Fifty years! A lot has happened since Walt Disney World first opened its gates so long ago. There was Nixon, and, uh, disco, … something about the Berlin Wall… The moon landing? No, that was before. We really…
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Personally, we don’t get the connection. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — On the eve of the 50th Anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort, Spa, & Gangsta Rap Hall of Fame, resort officials have announced that Flavor Flav, co-founder of rap pioneer group Public Enemy, will be an official Ambassador of the parks. Disney (the…