Disney’s commitment to “going green” impacts ride construction. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL & ANAHEIM, CA — Paper straws have already been spotted at Disneyland, and will soon appear in all Disney Parks and Resorts. It’s just the first part of the Disney Company’s commitment to environmental friendliness — because soon, everything in the parks will…
![The Country Bear Band, now with earworms. Photo by Josh Hallett [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/country-bears-with-earworms-768x432.jpg)
A Country-singing bear? Who ever heard of that? BAY LAKE, FL — The Country Bear Jamboree has always had catchy tunes, but soon the popular attraction at Disney’s Magic Kingdom will receive a new audio system and a brand new soundtrack — and we’ve learned that the entire soundtrack will consist of (*drumroll*) earworms! Uncle…
![Cats on stage at Cinderella Castle. Image by Michael Gray Wantagh [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cats-magic-kingdom2-768x432.jpg)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit replaces Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — It’s the fourth-longest running show on Broadway. It’s spawned a Broadway sequel (Cats 2: Kitty Boogaloo) and inspired two major films (The Lion King, with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane repeating their roles as Leo Bloom and Max Bialystock, and…
He was finally able to leave Seven Seas Lagoon when the dust wore off. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — “He normally doesn’t even like swimming.” That’s the word from Megan Boyce, 33, of Asheville, NC, after her husband Roger spent most of Friday ferrying guests back and forth across Seven Seas Lagoon — one at…
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The new “Boba Fett Bobbidi Boutiques” will feature everything from costumes to appearance-altering surgery. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL & ANAHEIM, CA — We’re just months [Ed.: days? hours? years? We haven’t really been paying attention] away from the opening of the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands at Disneyland in California and Disney’s Hollywood Studios…