Virtucomp
DIS Veteran
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BUSES(1) More than 230 buses transport guests, making Disney the 3rd largest in
Florida, behind Miami and Jacksonville.
CHRISTMAS(1) Each Christmas season, Walt Disney World Resort is decked with more
than 11 miles of garland, 3,000 wreaths, and 1,500 Christmas trees. The tallest is a 70.
tree in Disney's Contemporary Resort. In addition, trees, which range in height from 45
to 70 feet, are placed in prominent positions in the theme parks.
EMPLOYMENT(1) Disney employs more than 54,000 CMs . Disney is the largest single-
site employer in the United States.
GOLF COURSES(1) With the addition of the Pete Dye-designed Eagle Pines course and
Tom Fazio's Osprey Ridge, Walt Disney World Resort now boasts 99 holes of golf. That
makes this one of Florida's largest golf resorts.
HIDDEN MICKEYS (HM) The first HMs began as inside jokes of the Imagineers.
In designing, constructing, or adding the finishing touches to an attraction, Imagineers
would subtly hide MICKEY MOUSE silhouettes in plain sight. Word spread of these
images, and co-workers and friends sought to find them all. That search continues to
this day Unofficially, a HM is defined as an image of Mickey Mouse concealed by
Imagineers or Disney Artists to blend in with the design of something in the theme parks
or resorts. It is not just the traditional "three circle" image that is considered a HM.
In addition, just because three circles appear together, does not necessarily make them
a HM. Unfortunately, there is no official way of tracking down every HM. Imagineers
have never kept track of where they are, and since attractions change or are enhanced
throughout the years, HMs can disappear. Others have been created by a new generation
of Imagineers. There are countless places at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort for a
HM to hide. Where the next one will appear is anyone.s guess. MICKEY MOUSE.S image
has also been incorporated into many designs as a decorative enhancement to new and
refurbished areas. You might say they are Deliberate Mickeys because they are
specifically intended to make MICKEY MOUSE a visual addition to the surrounding
artwork or as an identifying logo. A Mickey head on a manhole cover is an example of a
deliberate or a decor Mickey.
INFORMATION(1) Go into any Park store--the CMs have stickers behind the desk.
Ask them for the "I Made Magic Today" sticker. They will give you 10 Mickey stickers
and 1 "I Made Magic Today" sticker. Your job is to pass out the 10 Mickey heads to
people that aren.t looking so happy and make them smile w/the sticker or people that are
having a great time and telling them it.s because they are so HAPPY. At the end of the
10 stickers, you end up w/your sticker, and you know that every time you look at that
sticker YOU MADE MAGIC!!! (2) Ask the bus drivers if they have any of the tradable
bus cards! (3) WDW has over 2,000 acres of grass to mow! That's 18 miles around the
Earth's equator! (...and Disney mows THREE times a week!) (4) In some attractions,
there are VIP lounges. If there are celebrities visiting WDW (or politicians, etc.), they
Florida, behind Miami and Jacksonville.
CHRISTMAS(1) Each Christmas season, Walt Disney World Resort is decked with more
than 11 miles of garland, 3,000 wreaths, and 1,500 Christmas trees. The tallest is a 70.
tree in Disney's Contemporary Resort. In addition, trees, which range in height from 45
to 70 feet, are placed in prominent positions in the theme parks.
EMPLOYMENT(1) Disney employs more than 54,000 CMs . Disney is the largest single-
site employer in the United States.
GOLF COURSES(1) With the addition of the Pete Dye-designed Eagle Pines course and
Tom Fazio's Osprey Ridge, Walt Disney World Resort now boasts 99 holes of golf. That
makes this one of Florida's largest golf resorts.
HIDDEN MICKEYS (HM) The first HMs began as inside jokes of the Imagineers.
In designing, constructing, or adding the finishing touches to an attraction, Imagineers
would subtly hide MICKEY MOUSE silhouettes in plain sight. Word spread of these
images, and co-workers and friends sought to find them all. That search continues to
this day Unofficially, a HM is defined as an image of Mickey Mouse concealed by
Imagineers or Disney Artists to blend in with the design of something in the theme parks
or resorts. It is not just the traditional "three circle" image that is considered a HM.
In addition, just because three circles appear together, does not necessarily make them
a HM. Unfortunately, there is no official way of tracking down every HM. Imagineers
have never kept track of where they are, and since attractions change or are enhanced
throughout the years, HMs can disappear. Others have been created by a new generation
of Imagineers. There are countless places at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort for a
HM to hide. Where the next one will appear is anyone.s guess. MICKEY MOUSE.S image
has also been incorporated into many designs as a decorative enhancement to new and
refurbished areas. You might say they are Deliberate Mickeys because they are
specifically intended to make MICKEY MOUSE a visual addition to the surrounding
artwork or as an identifying logo. A Mickey head on a manhole cover is an example of a
deliberate or a decor Mickey.
INFORMATION(1) Go into any Park store--the CMs have stickers behind the desk.
Ask them for the "I Made Magic Today" sticker. They will give you 10 Mickey stickers
and 1 "I Made Magic Today" sticker. Your job is to pass out the 10 Mickey heads to
people that aren.t looking so happy and make them smile w/the sticker or people that are
having a great time and telling them it.s because they are so HAPPY. At the end of the
10 stickers, you end up w/your sticker, and you know that every time you look at that
sticker YOU MADE MAGIC!!! (2) Ask the bus drivers if they have any of the tradable
bus cards! (3) WDW has over 2,000 acres of grass to mow! That's 18 miles around the
Earth's equator! (...and Disney mows THREE times a week!) (4) In some attractions,
there are VIP lounges. If there are celebrities visiting WDW (or politicians, etc.), they