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Giant mice and dogs used to be the main fear. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Cast Members at the Walt Disney World Resort, Spa, and Sanitorium are sharing a new phenomenon with Uncle Walt’s Insider: fear of seeing uncovered human faces. “We used to only have to deal with small kids being afraid of the…
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Because everything old is new again… if it brings in $$. BR’ER BANK, CA — In his quest to find a way to charge guests extra for dang near everything, Disney CEO Bob “Bob” Chapek announced today that Disney ride coupon books are returning. For the 98% of Disney fans alive today who have never…
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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…
Just like 98.8% of college basketball players! LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL — The NBA Experience, Disney Springs’ newest addition, opens on August 12. The attraction promises to let guests “live out their hoop fantasies” in a realistic simulation of pro basketball. And Uncle Walt’s Insider has learned just how realistic it is: Most folks won’t…
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History comes full circle, as Disney now owns the inspiration for its own theme park castles. BAVARIA, GERMANY — A real-life fairytale castle, long said to be the model for Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland and later Disney castles, is now in the hands of Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company announced yesterday that it…
We have friends in high places! Who knew? UNCLE WALT’S H.Q., SVALBARD — So someone at Marvel Studios must really be a fan of Uncle Walt’s Insider! Yes, we were sent an advanced Blu-Ray copy of the upcoming blockbuster Avengers: Endgame! And now we’re going to share with you some of the biggest surprises (once we…