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Photo feature: Monorail goodwill tour reaches Hawai’i

But now we've lost track of where it is. HONOLULU, HI -- After stopping in 22 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states plus Texas, the 2018 Monorail Goodwill Tour has reached the Hawaiian Islands. Here are some photo highlights from the various Hawaiian landmarks visited on the tour: Any idea what could have happened to it? Let us know in the comments below! Need more Uncle Walt's in your life? Be sure to LIKE us on Facebook, FOLLOW us on Twitter, and tell everyone you ...
December 1, 2018 by Marty in Other, World
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Disney Skyliner artist's conception. (c) 2017 Disney.

EXCLUSIVE ON-RIDE VIDEO: Disney Skyliner gondola testing!

Be one of the first to see what riding the new gondola system is like! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Uncle Walt's Insider promises to bring you only the most super-reliable theme park news, but sometimes we even amaze ourselves. That's right, we have obtained video from testing of the Disney Skyliner, Walt Disney World's new gondola transportation system. Many Bothans died to bring us this information. First, an up-close look at a new ride vehicle, in a photo taking by one of ...
November 29, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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The Disney monorail stopping at the number one Texas landmark, Buc-ee's. Photo by lee leblanc [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

Photo feature: Monorail goodwill tour reaches Texas

The Walt Disney World monorail stops at all the important Texas landmarks. WACO, TEXAS -- The 2018 Monorail Goodwill Tour continues across the 48 contiguous U.S. states and Hawaii, and is now criss-crossing Texas. Here are some photo highlights from the various Texas landmarks visited on the tour: Did they miss any Texas landmarks? Let us know in the comments below! Need more Uncle Walt's in your life? Be sure to LIKE us on Facebook, FOLLOW us on Twitter, and tell everyone you know ...
November 24, 2018 by Marty in Other, World
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Hollywood Studios guests wander right into the park. Photo by Brian Hubbard [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr.

Holiday blunder: all Cast Members given Thanksgiving day off

Guests were able to freely wander in and out of the theme parks all day. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- With the exception of Christmas Day, holidays are popular times to be at Walt Disney World. [Note: for planning advice, see our helpful 2019 WDW Crowd Calendar!] Cast Members at Disney (and employees at other, second-rate theme parks) sign on knowing that they won't be able to take time off when most people do. That's why Cast Members have familiar catch phrases like "We ...
November 23, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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The monorail travels down Interstate 70. Photo by Famartin [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons & mbtskoudsalg.com.

Disney monorail sets off on cross-country goodwill tour

The monorail will visit all 48 contiguous states and Hawaii. SOMEWHERE ALONG INTERSTATE 70 IN MARYLAND -- "I've seen a lot of things as a trucker, but this is something new." That was the reaction of 57-year-old Stan Cumberland of Billings, Montana, after seeing a Walt Disney World monorail pass him on Interstate 70. We spoke with Cumberland as he waited by the side of the freeway for a State Trooper to arrive. "Yeah, I did a huge double-take and rubbed my eyes to be ...
November 21, 2018 by Marty in Other, World
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