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The Hawkins family, desparately trying to unpause the video. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

Family gets stuck on YouTube “virtual ride” of it’s a small world

For one family, Disney's virtual boat ride becomes a nightmare. HOUSTON, TX -- Jason and Michelle Hawkins, like so many other parents, had to cancel their family's Disney vacation due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But their attempt to reclaim the magic for their kids using YouTube ride videos went awry. They discovered the dangers of virtual park visits when their ride got stuck. The Houston couple found the Disney Parks YouTube page and found virtual ride-throughs of several rides. They parked their three ...
April 21, 2020 by Ub in World
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What Would Walt Do? Special Report - Inside the WDW Shutdown

Visiting Walt Disney World during a shutdown – Part 4: Animal Kingdom

Our Uncle Walt is at Walt Disney World — but no one else is! This is the fourth and final installment of Walt’s trip report from inside the (closed) gates. DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM, FL -- Hi loyal readers, thanks for asking. By now you’ve probably received a communication in the post that states that all Disney parks are shut down indefinitely. The most frequent question we continue to receive during this time is, “What are the parks like during a shutdown?” I am still ...
April 18, 2020 by Walt in Florida, WWWD
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From Disney CEO Bob to From Disney CEO Bob. Picture © 2020 Disney.

Iger returns; will be Disney CEO ‘until Putin leaves office’

Or until Disney lets the Mickey Mouse copyright lapse. Whichever comes first. BR'ER BANK, CA -- In what is being hailed as a "triumphant return of Dear Leader" and a "glorious victory over the forces of oppression," Bob "Robert" Iger has resumed his duties as CEO of the Disney Company. Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun Disney (no relation) read a brief statement characterizing the short rule of Robert "Bob" Chapek as a "coup." The statement also mentioned that Iger has been granted the ...
April 17, 2020 by Marty in Other
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Creating Disney Parks at home; or, stay home long enough, and you'll start hallucinating Mickey too!

Recreating the Disney park experience at home

Why wait until the parks reopen to enjoy Disney magic where you are? UNCLE WALT'S INSIDER H.Q., SVALBARD -- We at Uncle Walt's Insider feel your pain. We're cooped up here in the office with nothing to do. (Well, most of us are. Uncle Walt is still touring the closed Walt Disney World). And we've run out of Disney YouTube videos. But why sit around and mope? Until things return to normal, here are many things you can do in your own home ...
April 15, 2020 by Marty in Spotlight
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UWI Step Moms Panel

(Step)Moms Panel: Answering the important questions in life

The Uncle Walt's Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers 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) Moms: As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks. Each sack had seven cats. Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives; how many were going ...
April 13, 2020 by Marty in step-planDisney
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