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But I compiled a list of 'little secrets' from the Dis boards and put them together for my own use, I have cut and pasted them all so forgive me if they aren't grammatically correct!
I've attached the TTC and MK ones and have got some for the other parks if anyones interested let me know!
TICKET AND TRANSPORTATION - Request from a CM to ride with the pilot (right in the front) of the the monorail driver
MAGIC KINGDOM
MK – MAIN STREET USA - Once you go through the train station and are into the "movie," the first thing you see are the credits. If you look up at the names on the windows of the buildings along Main Street, you see the names of all the people who were responsible for building the park. The very last name is Walt's, but you really have to know where to look because it is on the backside of the last building on the right (ice cream parlor?). It seems like he's almost hidden from view, but Roy wanted him there so that he would always have a view of the castle.
MK – MAIN STREET- The telephones in the stores along Main Street. Pick one up and you will hear a conversation. Some of them are really funny.
MK – MAIN STREET USA- If you turn down the first side street to your right on Main Street on a more quiet day and look up at the windows that have signs that say something like "music lessons", you'll hear a voice practicing scales and someone tap dancing. You can't always hear it - it has to b pretty quiet.
MK – MAIN STREET USA In the MK if you go to The Partners Statue in front of the castle and look at the ring on Walt's hand, you will see a hidden Mickey.
MK – MAIN STREET USA- I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet, and it's not really a secret, but it's something I've never noticed before in Tony's Town Square Restaurant....At the back of the restaurant, there is a beautiful 3-paned dark blue window, through which you can see the shadowy silhouettes of Lady and the Tramp sharing their late-night meal of spaghetti. My husband and I were seated directly in front of it, and didn't even see it until 2 children stopped next to us and point ed to the "wall" behind us. When I turned around, I couln't believe I almost missed this lovely, romantic scene!
MK MAINSTREET USA The Lady and the Tramp paws in front Tony´s at MK
MK – MAIN STREET USA - In FantasyLand the pavement changes a few times. One is near Ariel's Grotto. The pavement is cement mixed with sea shells like you would find near an ocean town. Another is right in front of the carousel where Merlin the Magician picks a lucky lad to remove the Sword from the Stone. The pavement there is shaped like sword blades.
MK – MAIN STREET STATION- Has anyone mentioned being a "guest conductor" on the train in the Magic Kingdom? If you sit in the very last car, the one that is the little platform out the back they will ask you to be the guest conductor. Last time all three of my kids fit back there while we were up a few rows. They get to yell "All Aboard" into the microphone and announce the different lands. Not only do you have a perfect location to videotape the entire journey, but you will also receive a nifty "Co-Pilot License'
MK – MAIN STREET STATION at the train station. Up on one of the shelves (CMs can halp you locate it) you can see Aladdin's lamp as well as other characters belongings waiting to be picked up at the train station.
monorail.
MK – MAIN STREET STATION- There was mention of the items in the waiting room at the Frontier Land train station. On of the items is a wooden leg. If you look at it closely, you can find a name on it -- Smith. Any Mary Poppins fan will recognize the joke.
MK – CASTLE Behind the castle is a fountain with Cinderella. If you bend down and look at the fountain the crown on the back wall appears to crown Cinderella.
MK – CAROUSEL - Apparently there is only one horse on the carousel that has a gold ribbon on it's tail. This particular horse is rumored to be Cinderella's favorite. (atleast that's what the fairy godmother said).
MK – WINNIE THE POOH - seen the part of the Winnie the Pooh ride, where Mr. Toad hands off the deed to the ride to Pooh
MK – MISC - go into Tinkerbell's Treasures ( the shop that is near Cindy's Castle) There is a small chest that looks like a lady's vanity near the front entrance. Over it is mirror that sparkle's Pixie dust every once in a while. If you look in the first drawer's key hole you can see Tink and she's tangled up like in the story
MK – IIS A SMALL WORLD - In it's a small world, there is only one nation or region whose name is actually written out anywhere in the attraction - look (carefully) for the small hat with the name "Mexico" written on it as you venture through the South American portion of the ride! :
MK – SNOW WHITE - In Snow White's Scary Adventures, originally there was no image of SW in it because it was supposed to be from her point of view (the guest is seeing it through SW's eyes, basically) but so many people complained at not seeing her that Disney finally put in a Snow White figure to stop the complaints!
MK – TOMORROWLAND- The motorized trashcans in TomorrowLand.
MK – TOMORROWLAND- I like the Hidden Mickey in Buzz Lightyear. In the very last room where you are still able to shoot, look forward at the top left corner, there's a planet with Mickey on it. This same planet is also on the map of planets in the waiting area just as you enter. The planet is blue, if that helps you any MK – TOMORROW LAND TRANSIT AUTHORITY At one point during the Tommorrowland Transit Authority attraction, riders pass by a model of a futuristic city. This model was Walt Disneys personal vision of E.P.C.O.T.
MK – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - When in the queue for Pirates of the Carribean, the two skeletons playing chess have died playing because the chess game is at a stalemate- nobody can win.
MK – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - shout GEORGE 3 times during the fire scene to see what happens this follows the real legend that an imagineer called George died whilst making this ride he is said to haunt it and unless the CMs say goodnight to him each eveing the ride won’t function properly the next day
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - My favorite is the ring in the concrete at the end of Haunted Mansion
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - If you're by the Haunted Mansion at night, look up at the top story right above the front door. If you watch it for a while you'll notice a light pass by it and some shadows, it looks like 2 people are walking by with a lantern.
MK – HAUNTED MANSION- The gravestone of Madame Leota that moves (lifts its face...glances around...) at the entrance to HM has been mentioned a few times, but do you know why that tombstone just appeared within the last year or so?
Madame Leota, the creepy woman in the crystal ball in the seance room of the Haunted Mansion, was played by Leota Thomas (a former Disney Imagineer, actually) and voiced by Eleanor Audley (also the voice of Malificent and Lady Tremaine) - thanks to www.doombuggies.com for this info.
MK – HAUNTED MANSION just before you board the doom buggy look for a table on the right that has a small lamp on it.there is a dictionary on the table that always open to the word ghost.go ahead take a look.....maybe youll be the 1000th ghost
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - When you're in HM in the pre-board show (hall of portraits), look straight up when the lights go out and the lightning flashes. You see a "dead body" hanging from the celling!
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - On the rooftop and turrets of the Haunted Mansion, there are replicas of chess pieces such as rooks, pawns, kings, and queens.
Has anyone ever noticed that the "hands" on the clock are actually FINGERS !?!?!?!?!?
MK – TOMORROWLAND spot the hidden mickey planet during the ride, its right near the end
MK – COUNTRY BEAR JAMBOREE - The claw marks on the floor of The Country Bear Jamboree.
MK – LIBERTY SQUARE- In Liberty Square in MK, all of the shutters are hung slightly at an angle. This is because during the revolutionary war, England stopped shipping the US almost everything made of metal because the colonials would melt them down for bullets. One thing they did continue to ship was shutters. The colonials would take the metal hinges off the shutters to melt down for bullets, and would hang the shutters with leather straps. Over time, the leather would stretch out, causing the shutters to hang at an angle. Pretty awesome!
MK – SPLASH MOUNTAIN - The opening of the top cave of Splash Mountain (the one you exit as you take the final plunge) is a hidden Mickey. It is noticable from inside the cave and outside. It is profile shaped, not the traditional mouse and ears.
I've attached the TTC and MK ones and have got some for the other parks if anyones interested let me know!
TICKET AND TRANSPORTATION - Request from a CM to ride with the pilot (right in the front) of the the monorail driver
MAGIC KINGDOM
MK – MAIN STREET USA - Once you go through the train station and are into the "movie," the first thing you see are the credits. If you look up at the names on the windows of the buildings along Main Street, you see the names of all the people who were responsible for building the park. The very last name is Walt's, but you really have to know where to look because it is on the backside of the last building on the right (ice cream parlor?). It seems like he's almost hidden from view, but Roy wanted him there so that he would always have a view of the castle.
MK – MAIN STREET- The telephones in the stores along Main Street. Pick one up and you will hear a conversation. Some of them are really funny.
MK – MAIN STREET USA- If you turn down the first side street to your right on Main Street on a more quiet day and look up at the windows that have signs that say something like "music lessons", you'll hear a voice practicing scales and someone tap dancing. You can't always hear it - it has to b pretty quiet.
MK – MAIN STREET USA In the MK if you go to The Partners Statue in front of the castle and look at the ring on Walt's hand, you will see a hidden Mickey.
MK – MAIN STREET USA- I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet, and it's not really a secret, but it's something I've never noticed before in Tony's Town Square Restaurant....At the back of the restaurant, there is a beautiful 3-paned dark blue window, through which you can see the shadowy silhouettes of Lady and the Tramp sharing their late-night meal of spaghetti. My husband and I were seated directly in front of it, and didn't even see it until 2 children stopped next to us and point ed to the "wall" behind us. When I turned around, I couln't believe I almost missed this lovely, romantic scene!
MK MAINSTREET USA The Lady and the Tramp paws in front Tony´s at MK
MK – MAIN STREET USA - In FantasyLand the pavement changes a few times. One is near Ariel's Grotto. The pavement is cement mixed with sea shells like you would find near an ocean town. Another is right in front of the carousel where Merlin the Magician picks a lucky lad to remove the Sword from the Stone. The pavement there is shaped like sword blades.
MK – MAIN STREET STATION- Has anyone mentioned being a "guest conductor" on the train in the Magic Kingdom? If you sit in the very last car, the one that is the little platform out the back they will ask you to be the guest conductor. Last time all three of my kids fit back there while we were up a few rows. They get to yell "All Aboard" into the microphone and announce the different lands. Not only do you have a perfect location to videotape the entire journey, but you will also receive a nifty "Co-Pilot License'
MK – MAIN STREET STATION at the train station. Up on one of the shelves (CMs can halp you locate it) you can see Aladdin's lamp as well as other characters belongings waiting to be picked up at the train station.
monorail.
MK – MAIN STREET STATION- There was mention of the items in the waiting room at the Frontier Land train station. On of the items is a wooden leg. If you look at it closely, you can find a name on it -- Smith. Any Mary Poppins fan will recognize the joke.
MK – CASTLE Behind the castle is a fountain with Cinderella. If you bend down and look at the fountain the crown on the back wall appears to crown Cinderella.
MK – CAROUSEL - Apparently there is only one horse on the carousel that has a gold ribbon on it's tail. This particular horse is rumored to be Cinderella's favorite. (atleast that's what the fairy godmother said).
MK – WINNIE THE POOH - seen the part of the Winnie the Pooh ride, where Mr. Toad hands off the deed to the ride to Pooh
MK – MISC - go into Tinkerbell's Treasures ( the shop that is near Cindy's Castle) There is a small chest that looks like a lady's vanity near the front entrance. Over it is mirror that sparkle's Pixie dust every once in a while. If you look in the first drawer's key hole you can see Tink and she's tangled up like in the story
MK – IIS A SMALL WORLD - In it's a small world, there is only one nation or region whose name is actually written out anywhere in the attraction - look (carefully) for the small hat with the name "Mexico" written on it as you venture through the South American portion of the ride! :
MK – SNOW WHITE - In Snow White's Scary Adventures, originally there was no image of SW in it because it was supposed to be from her point of view (the guest is seeing it through SW's eyes, basically) but so many people complained at not seeing her that Disney finally put in a Snow White figure to stop the complaints!
MK – TOMORROWLAND- The motorized trashcans in TomorrowLand.
MK – TOMORROWLAND- I like the Hidden Mickey in Buzz Lightyear. In the very last room where you are still able to shoot, look forward at the top left corner, there's a planet with Mickey on it. This same planet is also on the map of planets in the waiting area just as you enter. The planet is blue, if that helps you any MK – TOMORROW LAND TRANSIT AUTHORITY At one point during the Tommorrowland Transit Authority attraction, riders pass by a model of a futuristic city. This model was Walt Disneys personal vision of E.P.C.O.T.
MK – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - When in the queue for Pirates of the Carribean, the two skeletons playing chess have died playing because the chess game is at a stalemate- nobody can win.
MK – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - shout GEORGE 3 times during the fire scene to see what happens this follows the real legend that an imagineer called George died whilst making this ride he is said to haunt it and unless the CMs say goodnight to him each eveing the ride won’t function properly the next day
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - My favorite is the ring in the concrete at the end of Haunted Mansion
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - If you're by the Haunted Mansion at night, look up at the top story right above the front door. If you watch it for a while you'll notice a light pass by it and some shadows, it looks like 2 people are walking by with a lantern.
MK – HAUNTED MANSION- The gravestone of Madame Leota that moves (lifts its face...glances around...) at the entrance to HM has been mentioned a few times, but do you know why that tombstone just appeared within the last year or so?
Madame Leota, the creepy woman in the crystal ball in the seance room of the Haunted Mansion, was played by Leota Thomas (a former Disney Imagineer, actually) and voiced by Eleanor Audley (also the voice of Malificent and Lady Tremaine) - thanks to www.doombuggies.com for this info.
MK – HAUNTED MANSION just before you board the doom buggy look for a table on the right that has a small lamp on it.there is a dictionary on the table that always open to the word ghost.go ahead take a look.....maybe youll be the 1000th ghost
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - When you're in HM in the pre-board show (hall of portraits), look straight up when the lights go out and the lightning flashes. You see a "dead body" hanging from the celling!
MK – HAUNTED MANSION - On the rooftop and turrets of the Haunted Mansion, there are replicas of chess pieces such as rooks, pawns, kings, and queens.
Has anyone ever noticed that the "hands" on the clock are actually FINGERS !?!?!?!?!?
MK – TOMORROWLAND spot the hidden mickey planet during the ride, its right near the end
MK – COUNTRY BEAR JAMBOREE - The claw marks on the floor of The Country Bear Jamboree.
MK – LIBERTY SQUARE- In Liberty Square in MK, all of the shutters are hung slightly at an angle. This is because during the revolutionary war, England stopped shipping the US almost everything made of metal because the colonials would melt them down for bullets. One thing they did continue to ship was shutters. The colonials would take the metal hinges off the shutters to melt down for bullets, and would hang the shutters with leather straps. Over time, the leather would stretch out, causing the shutters to hang at an angle. Pretty awesome!
MK – SPLASH MOUNTAIN - The opening of the top cave of Splash Mountain (the one you exit as you take the final plunge) is a hidden Mickey. It is noticable from inside the cave and outside. It is profile shaped, not the traditional mouse and ears.
