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The Sorceror Mickey Hat in its new Animal Kingdom home. Photo credit Mfwills [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons and Katie Harbath [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0] via Flikr.

Fans respond to the return of The Hat

Not everyone is a fan of the giant Sorcerer Mickey hat at Animal Kingdom. Who knew? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- Taking all of us at Uncle Walt's Insider by surprise, apparently some fans are not excited about the new installation of the giant Sorcerer Mickey hat in Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Spa, as reported here yesterday. Uncle Walt's reached out to its devoted fans for their response. Here is a sampling of the reactions we received: "It took me a long time to ...
May 23, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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The Sorceror Mickey Hat in its new Animal Kingdom home. Photo credit Mfwills [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons and Katie Harbath [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0] via Flikr.

The hat returns, this time at Animal Kingdom!

Ah, giant Sorcerer Mickey hat. How we've missed you! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- It's back! Removed from Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2015, the giant Sorcerer Mickey Hat has returned to the Walt Disney World Resort and Spa, this time at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Although criticized by many during its time at the Studios for covering up the iconic replica of Grauman's Chinese Theater, home of the Great Chinese Movie Ride, Imagineers were extremely careful in selecting the hat's new location. "Instead of ...
May 22, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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What Would Walt Do? You ask, Uncle Walt answers!

Hey Walt, should Disney continue burning parade floats?

"Ask Uncle Walt" is a regular feature of Uncle Walt's Insider: you ask, Uncle Walt answers! Submitted by Andy P., Riverside, CA Hi Andy, Thanks for asking. The short answer is yes. Parades have always played an important part at Disney parks, with creativity and originality that brings families and loners alike to line the street. But the sad fact is some of that creativity and originality has been lost. And to be honest, some of these floats are horrible. I have a couple of ...
May 18, 2018 by Walt in WWWD
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Free food and a monorail. Photo by Eric Marshall [CC BY 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Guide to eating flowers at Flower and Garden Festival

All that beautiful landscaping? Just a free buffet. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The Epcot Center Resort and Spa is known for its many amazing international festivals, and one of the most popular is the International Flower and Garden and Spa Festival, which is going on now. Apart from the beautiful flowers, gardens, and spas added for the event, the festival is also known for tasty food offerings not usually found in the park. But that food costs money, over and above ...
May 17, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Mount Kilauea erupts at Walt Disney World. Photo courtesy of topbreaking.news.

Hawaiian volcano eruption affects Disney parade

Apparently a lava fissure opened under Maleficent's head. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The ongoing eruption of Mount Kilauea in Hawaii has claimed a new victim -- Maleficent the fire-breathing dragon, until now a fixture in the Magic Kingdom Park's Festival of Fantasy Parade. A spokesperson for Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas tells Uncle Walt's Insider that during Friday's parade, a lava fissure from the volcano opened in midair, directly beneath the head of the dragon, causing it to burst into flames. ...
May 15, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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