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John Lasseter returns to Jungle Cruise? Photo by DearCatastropheWaitress, Creative Commons [CC-BY-SA-3.0] via Wikimedia Commons; modified.

John Lasseter spotted at Magic Kingdom’s Jungle Cruise

Has the former Jungle Cruise skipper returned to his roots? A Jungle Cruise aficionado and Uncle Walt's Insider fan named Burt Kirby says he recently spotting a familiar face while boarding the Cruise at Magic Kingdom Park for his 26th trip of the day. Pixar head John Lasseter, who is on hiatus from his duties at that studio, was busy loading guests onto the "Sankaru Sadie", Mr. Kirby reports. Out of the public eye Most scandal-rocked celebrities disappear from public life, so Uncle Walt's ...
February 21, 2018 by Walt in California, Florida
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News Brief: Hall of Presidents

News Brief: Hall of Presidents closed for Presidents Day?

The one day of the year people actually plan to visit the attraction, and it was shut down. WALT DISNEY WORLD -- Magic Kingdom guests were surprised yesterday to find the Hall of Presidents closed for President's Day. The theater show features a short film and audio-animatronic figures of all 44 American Presidents, who each give speeches about their accomplishments and why they should not be voted out of the attraction. While the new competitive reality show format has increased attendance, most ...
February 20, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Uncle Walt's Insider - Editorial / Opinion

Editorial: Awards – Disney Moms ‘inspired by’ (steal from) Uncle Walt’s

Awards Season is Upon Us As our loyal readers know, Uncle Walt's Insider recently announced our 85th Annual Golden Churro Awards for excellence in Disney Social Media. Shortly thereafter, the Disney Parks Mom's Panel announced their 2nd Annual Best Things at Walt Disney World awards. While we greatly appreciate and are humbled by the Moms naming Uncle Walts as the Best Disney Website Ever, we do have some minor issues with their announcement. The Paragraph in which we discuss Timing Sure, posting "Best Of" ...
February 16, 2018 by X in Other, Spotlight
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News Brief: Stormtrooper missing. Inset photo by Chad Sparkes via Flikr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).

News Brief: FN-2198 goes AWOL

A stormtrooper goes missing. No, not that one. Another one. DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS, FL -- The First Order recently put out a notice alerting the galaxy to be on the lookout for a missing trooper, designated FN-2198. FN-2198 (no relation to FN-2187) did not show up for a normal roll call prior to their scheduled 1500 (3PM for you civilians) March at Disney's Hollywood Studios. FN-2198 was replaced by FN-1824, who recently came from back from a blaster injury suffered during a ...
February 15, 2018 by Walt in Florida
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Lonely World -- tips for singles at theme parks.

Lonely World: Tips for Disney singles on Valentines Day

"Lonely World” is an ongoing series featuring romance tips for single adults visiting theme park destinations on their own. Are you alone on Valentines Day? You don't have to be! While everyone the world fawns over his or her significant other, you are free to have fun your own way -- and there is plenty of fun and camaraderie to be found for singles at Disney parks! So head on over to Disneyland or Walt Disney World and celebrate your singleness with ...
February 14, 2018 by Marty in Spotlight
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