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The Jar Jar attraction 'crushes' the former interactive turtle! Get it?

“Gungan Talk with Jar Jar” is a huge success

Everyone's favorite Star Wars character replaces a boring turtle! WALT DISNEY WORLD -- Some were shocked back in January when Epcot’s The Seas with Nemo and Friends pavilion abruptly canceled "Turtle Talk with Crush" and replaced it with a similar experience involving Star Wars’ Jar Jar Binks. Although said to be a temporary change - a "test run" according to Imagineer Carly Aldenkamp - the show has proved to be incredibly popular with families. Aldenkamp told Uncle Walt's Insider, “This will eventually be ...
April 7, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Dole Whips before the change. What are they like now? Photo by Amy via Flikr [CC BY 2.0].

Guests outraged over Dole Whip change

Will our favorite pineapple treat ever be the same again??? The Dole Whip is one of the iconic treats sold at Disney parks. A distant second to the greatest snack ever, the churro (invented by Walt Disney in 1956), the cool, smooth pineapple Dole Whips are nevertheless a guest favorite, far surpassing the inferior cream cheese stuffed pretzel. Recently, however, the Walt Disney World Resort announced that a change was being made to the beloved Dole Whip -- so naturally the internet has ...
April 6, 2018 by Walt in California, Florida
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More fees for Walt Di$ney World? Photo via Pixabay, modified.

MORE new fees coming to Walt Disney World

What else is Walt Disney World charging you for? It's all in the fine print! Walt Disney World officials recently sent shock waves throughout social media when they announced that guests would be charged for driving their cars out of Resort and Spa parking lots. What everyone [Ed.: except for the crack team of reporters here at Uncle Walt's Insider!] missed was the announcement about other fees that guests will face on their upcoming Walt Disney World vacations. Disney: a rich history of fees and ...
April 4, 2018 by Walt in Florida
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News Brief: early Characters in Flight design.

Revealed: Characters in Flight first draft used catapult

Admit it: this would have been a lot more fun. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- "Characters in Flight," the popular Disney Springs attraction that takes guests 14,500 feet in the air while strapped to the underside of a giant, colorful hydrogen balloon, looked very different during its planning stages. Internal documents from Aerophile S.A., the French company which designed and built the attraction, have been uncovered by Uncle Walt's Insider, and show that the early drafts of the ride featured a trebuchet ...
April 3, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Totally a castle at Florida's Walt Disney World. Why would we lie to you? Photo via Depositphotos.

Six things first-time Walt Disney World visitors should know

Number four will make you cringe! With an estimated 107,601 visitors checking into Disney's Pop Century Resort and Spa daily, not to mention the other 79 Resort and Spas, there are a lot of people that visit the Walt Disney World Resort (and Spa). Roughly 98% of those people are first-time visitors. With that many helpless first-time visitors, we, the helpful editorial staff at Uncle Walt's Insider, have helpfully put together a helpful little guide to help those of you who need ...
April 2, 2018 by X in Florida
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