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True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks.

True Tales of Stupid Guests: Episode 10

"True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks" is an ongoing series, where we share believable stories of park guests' unbelievable stupidity. FROM STUPID GUEST TRICKS -- StupidGuestTricks.com is a website founded to provide Disney Cast Members and other theme park employees a place to vent about some of the idiots they've dealt with. Most Cast Members will tell you that 99% of the guests they deal with are wonderful, but there's always that 1% that lead to aggravation -- and ...
June 10, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida, Spotlight
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The newest addition to WDW resort rooms. Photo by Michelle Arellano via Pinterest.

Mickey & Alexa team up: Amazon Echo added to WDW Resort rooms

"Hey, Alexa, transfer my life savings to my Walt Disney World account. We're eating at Victoria & Albert's." WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Amazon and Disney have a history of working together, most notably having Amazon Prime deliveries by drone while you wait in an attraction queue. And now they have announced a new partnership, bringing Alexa to your room at your favorite Walt Disney World Resort! Beginning this week, Disney is adding custom Amazon Echo devices in each room. The devices will ...
June 8, 2019 by Walt in Florida
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A rare photo of the sentient Speedway cars, taken just before the ride closed. Photo by Theme Park Tourist [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons, modified.

Tomorrowland Speedway cars became sentient, began speaking

The shutdown earlier this year may not have been because of Tron. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- When the Tomorrowland Speedway was closed at the beginning of this year, Disney gave construction of the new Tron roller coaster as the reason. And just like that coaster's delays were not construction issues but a ransomware attack, apparently Disney wasn't entirely honest about the Speedway closure. It closed because the cars became sentient. A future foretold If you've seen 2006's animated film Cars or any of its sequels ...
June 6, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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What Would Walt Do? You ask, Uncle Walt answers!

Hey Walt, now that Galaxy’s Edge is open, what land should Disney build next?

Yippie-ki-yay, M...ickey. Today's question: "Hey, Walt, now that Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is almost open, what land should Disney build next?" Submitted by Link Artletter, Los Angeles, CA Hi Link, Thanks for asking. I've been walking the empty sidewalks of Main Street all week pondering this same question. I've popped in and out of Imagineering asking this same question. When Iger and I were discussing his move to UWI after retirement, I asked this same question. Truth be told, there is only one idea that Disney has, ...
June 5, 2019 by Walt in WWWD
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The partially dismantled Spaceship Earth. Photo © Disney.

Contractors removing Leave a Legacy stones accidentally dismantle Spaceship Earth

Oops. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- As part of "Epcot 2.0," the granite Leave a Legacy markers in the Epcot entrance plaza are being removed to a location outside the gates. However, as the photo above shows, the contractor charged with the job thought he was taking out Spaceship Earth as well. An embarrassed Walt Disney World Resort administration has admitted that "maybe the instructions could have been clearer." Behind schedule There is no word as to when the de-construction will be corrected. An official ...
May 29, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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