Hidden DL Facts and Secrets

[HaleyB]

Pull the rope that says do not touch. In the circular room touch and try to open everything!

 

[PrincessSitka]

Alaskamom I will be going in April 22-26. Are you staying @ the DH

 

[dulluth]

We will be visiting in August, and I tried to get the code from the link posted earlier in this thread. Didn't get anything. Any help to get that code?

 

[iceskatejen]

I found 2 really cool books on DL hidden secrets and facts the other day in the bookstore in DTD. They are:
Disneyland Detective by Kendra Trahan and 101 Things You Never Knew About Disneyland by Kevin Yee and Jason Schultz. The first had tons of DL facts, trivia and lots that I didn't know in regards to history, etc... of various rides, props, and it tells about each of the names on the Main Street windows. Plus, not only did it have the Indy decoder in it, it actually translated all the messages that are in the queue. Saved me a lot of work, esp since now you don't spend much time standing next to a lot of them. Also included are the Disney myths behind rides like the Haunted Mansion and BTM. I did notice a few innaccuracies, though, such as in the description of Space Mountain. It compared the DL and WDW versions and for the WDW version it says that riders sit side-by-side whereas at DL they're single file. It's actually the opposite. Both books address Disney urban legends as well.

 

[ratmom]

* Try to catch a glimpse of the basketball court housed inside the top of Matterhorn Mountain.

* The smell of vanilla is pumped through ground level vents along Main Street to tempt the taste buds of guests. During the holidays, the scent is changed to peppermint.

* The asphalt in DL is a mixture of asphalt and rubber, to make it more comfortable for guests to walk on. aw:

* The morse code message that you can hear being tapped out at the train station, is Walt's openng day speech.

 

[JenJen]

Redhit96 are you okay? LOL Thanks for the morbid Disney history my 10 year old daughter will love that. (don't ask she likes morbid stuff)

My advise is to learn the fast pass system and learn it well it will save you a lot of precious time

Every ride has a hidden Mickey and if you goggle hidden Mickey's at Disneyland you can get a list and look for them. They are very hard to find unless you have the list because they are Hidden!!!!

Have a great Trip!
JenJen

 

[kandbscloset]

I just remembered another one. Inside the Indiana Jones que there is writing on the walls. It appears to be an ancient language. When the ride first opened the CM would give you a decoder so that while you are standing in line you could translate the ancient writing. Try



Have fun

Okay, this is probably a really old thread that I am posting too, but I couldn't resist ~ I was at Disneyland when this ride opened and I remember getting those cards! Man the line for that ride was CRAZY! I think we had to wait over 2 hours! (I was only 13 or so at the time)

 

[dsanner106]

Does anyone have a current link to the codes for decoding Indy writing?
I would love that.

Drew

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I've scanned that card - I still have mine, too.

Here are websites with the code:
http://www.perry.com/disney/indy/marafont.html
http://www.kaosol.net/~swensonj/mara/

Here's a game to try & decode the letters:
http://www.kaosol.net/~swensonj/mara/font.html

 

[Janomi]

Just to add my two cents, my DSis was cleaning out her drawer the other day and gifted me the same card. What nostalgia! Suffice it to say, I have it placed in one of those hard plastic baseball card holders heh.

 

[Spook50]

7. A child had his brain crushed on Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin, its still closed.

Was this recent??? I don't remember hearing anything about this in the news. I remember when the one guest was killed by something coming off the Columbia and someone was injured on Big Thunder Mountain RR, they were all over the news.

I also have one of the original Indiana Jones decoder cards from when the ride first opened (with the AT&T logo on them and a different layout than the current cards). I think these ones are pretty rare, since I hardly ever see them anywhere. Though when I do see one on eBay, it doesn't go for much. Not that I plan to sell mine

Also, I have a little fact to add for those who don't already know about it: When riding the Haunted Mansion, look closely at the chair with the "demon" face on it. The face is actually an abstract of Donald Duck's face. It's hard to see at first, but when you catch it, it's impossible to see it as anything else!

 

[amw]

Was this recent??? I don't remember hearing anything about this in the news. I remember when the one guest was killed by something coming off the Columbia and someone was injured on Big Thunder Mountain RR, they were all over the news.

That post was from February, 2001.

 

[Spook50]

That post was from February, 2001.

Wow, not very observant am I?

Note to self: check post dates...

 

[Tink!]

Here is one I just found out about in December. Go to the Bazaar in Adventure land (shop). In the back there is a magic lamp. If you insert $.50 the genie will grant you a wish. It works, my wish was granted in December.

I saw this too. Unfortunately, it wasn't working at the time

 

[Deb T.]

Oh my goodness! In preparing for another trip to Disneyland, I was very surprised and absolutely amazed to find this thread on Page 1!!!! I started this thread over five years ago while planning our "once in a lifetime" family trip to DL! Needless to say, we had a fantastic time thanks to all of you on the DIS Boards! We especially enjoyed decoding the hieroglyphics in Indy!

Six months after that wonderful trip, my DNiece and her family moved to Southern California, just twenty minutes from DL! They had just given birth to triplet sons and now also have a daughter, so I've made many trips to California each year to help out. Most of those times, I'd been VERY fortunate to be able to make it to Disneyland! I will soon be making my fifteenth trip (as an adult because I don't remember my first visit at all) to DL!!!! Woohoo! My DH and I are heading out for the triplet's fifth birthday party and will be staying at the Disneyland Hotel. (We've stayed at all three DL hotels!)

Now for some sad news... my DNiece and her family are moving to the Midwest next month. So, my frequent DL visits are soon going to be over. I will truly miss Southern California and all the fun things there are to do in the area. But, I have LOTS of very happy memories from the last five years. I will truly cherish every moment of this next DL trip. My only regret as a true Disney fanatic is that I was never lucky enough to get a peek into Club 33.

So thanks, DIS Boards, for keeping this thread alive for over five years and for ALWAYS being so helpful! You're the BEST!

 

[mikayla73]

This is a pretty cool thread ... I love to tell DH stuff that he doesn't know while we are standing in line waiting for something. HEHEHE And he thinks I am crazy for being on here as much as i am! LOL

 

[SNOWHITE7]

I am just starting to do some research for our first ever trip to Disneyland next year. We have been to WDW many times but I want to see where it all started. This thread is great and I was wondering if anyone can add anything new as it was originally started about 7 years ago. Any hints, tips or 'secrets' would be appreciated.

 

[shannon1219]

We are in the same boat. I just found out that our convention for Honda dealers is being held at DL. This will be our first ever trip to DL and we are beside ourselves with excitement. We go to WDW every year , but now we get to go see the beginning of it all.

 

[cwoob]

* The asphalt in DL is a mixture of asphalt and rubber, to make it more comfortable for guests to walk on. aw:

the "street" in main street (not hte sidewalks) is black to "help" keep people off the street & on the sidewalk. they also have "sensors" embedded to help the floats stay en route.

 

[ramkam]

Go to the Main Street train station and ask the conductor at the station if you can ride the tender of the C.K. Holiday or the E.P. Ripley. If you are granted a ride you will essentially be riding in the locomotive with the engineer and fireman. Alternatively, ask the conductor at the Main Street Station if you can ride in the Lille Belle. This is a private VIP car which was constructed from one of the original cars built for the Disneyland rail road. There is a cloak hanging in the car which they will tell you was left there by Mrs. Disney. If you are real nice the conductor will grant you a ride in this car.