Random WDW Info - I Never Knew!

[deide71]

AmyBWV99, what did they change the label to that was offensive to Disney? I looked at all the Molson Canadian products and can't find anything about any of their labels that could be considered offensive.

Just curious.

I wonder if this has more to do with an american company (Coors, I think) that bought Molson.

Just a speculation.

 

[peter11435]

* From what I was told the rides in disney are constantly running 24/7.

That ones not true. The rides themselves are shut down at night. That said some of the animatoric figures to remain in motion at night. They are put in a non-show sleep mode and continue to move slightly.

 

[tzvdmd]

C.O.P. is the only ride that has Walts name on it.

 

[Drummer71]

That ones not true. The rides themselves are shut down at night. That said some of the animatoric figures to remain in motion at night. They are put in a non-show sleep mode and continue to move slightly.

Although I'm not sure about the other rides, WEDway People MOver/TTA is always moving no matter what.

While you're waiting in the queue for the Jungle Cruise you can hear the anouncer on the PA saying something about some one's blue jeep getting trashed by gorilla's. Then when you are on the cruise you see that later on.

Right after you come out of the HM there is a pet cemetary, wich I'm sure you all know aobut, in the far left corner of it there is the statue of Mr. Toad from the original ride. It's pretty cool. So i guess Mr. Toad is still in the parks.

 

[ravenscroft1999]

from enchanted:

3. When the Tower of Terror was being built, it was struck by lightning.

Heres another TOT tidbit:

Ever wonder why the elevator doors open on the tower of terror seemingly randomly? (other than to scare the wits out of you). It seems that in early testing, the elevators were pushed down the shafts so quickly that the elevators acted like pistons, compressing the air in the shafts and blowing out all the walls in the basement!! The doors ARE meant to scare you, but they are also meant to relieve pressure build up in the shafts.

 

[AKQJ10]

C.O.P. is the only ride that has Walts name on it.

This was actually true until the opening of "Walt Disney: One Man's Dream" in the Disney-MGM Studios.

 

[peter11435]

WEDway People MOver/TTA is always moving no matter what.

Not at night it isn't.

 

[valandemmy]

As I type, my DH and I keep thinking about more (we seem to know the most about Epcot).

1) Recently, Norway stopped sponsoring the Noarway pavilion. Disney now owns it.

2) The Norway pavilion used to serve a beer called Rignes. Carlesburg bought Rignes recently and mandated that Rignes can't be distributed outside of Norway. Thus, it's now Carlesburg at Norway and not a Norwegian beer.

3) The Canada pavilion used to serve Molson Canadian. They don't any longer because Molson products changed the label such that Disney found it offensive.

4) The Canada pavilion was the first place in the US to serve Moosehead Light.

I think someone spends a little too much time in the world showcase just joking...

not sure if this one has been mentioned or not but...

The shops Down Main Street actually get smaller going towards the Castle to make it appear larger than it actually is....

 

[DisneyGeek2000]

Cant prove this but have been told that there is a full apartment in the castle because Disney was going to stay there but he ended up not.

If actual construction on WDW didn't begin until April 1969, years after Walt's death in 1966 - why would they still build the apartment?

See http://www.mouseplanet.com/mark/mg040630.htm for some details on construction.

 

[Joanna71985]

I think that the apartment in the castle was built for Walt's brother and other family, but as everyone knows Roy died a few months after the park opened, and it's never been occupied.

 

[zachnlucy]

I'm sure there are plenty of female toy soldiers, but there's also alot of women in the millitary too. But I'm 100% possotive that a TinkerBill does not exist.

Tell me this ain't a guy:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=976280&highlight=tink

 

[Loves Disney]

These are great!

I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is, at one point during the launch, faster than Mission Space. For a split second during the laugh RNR reaches 5 g's. Mission Space goes as fast as 4 g's.

Also, not sure if mentioned, but Aerosmith was not the first band they had in mind for RNR. They originaly wanted the Rolling Stones, but the Rolling Stones turned down Disney and so Disney went with the next band on their list, Aerosmith, who we now know accepted.

RNR goes from 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds. That was probably mentioned and probably already known by most but I thought I would add it considering the others deal with RNR lol.

Each limo in RNR plays different Aerosmith tracks. Such songs include F.I.N.E., Nine Lives, Back in the Saddle, Dude (Looks Like A Lady), Walk This Way, and Sweet Emotion. I think there may be more but I can't think of any others right now lol.

What can I say...I LOVE Rock 'n' Roller Coaster lol

 

[peter11435]

I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is, at one point during the launch, faster than Mission Space. For a split second during the laugh RNR reaches 5 g's. Mission Space goes as fast as 4 g's.

Well g-forces have nothing to do with speed. Obviously the faster something goes the more g's. But g's themselves are not a measure of speed. That said you are correct that RNR reaches 5 g's at launch. However M:S never reaches near 4 g's. M:S tops out at about 2.5 g's.

 

[Loves Disney]

Well g-forces have nothing to do with speed. Obviously the faster something goes the more g's. But g's themselves are not a measure of speed. That said you are correct that RNR reaches 5 g's at launch. However M:S never reaches near 4 g's. M:S tops out at about 2.5 g's.

I realize g's are not a measure of speed directly lol. I suppose I could have worded my post better lol. At the ride itself it tells you it reaches 4 g's and so the source of that information was the attraction at WDW and the Disney planning video. I had actually never heard it only reaches 2.5 g's so that is quite interesting. I will have to look into RNR more lol.

 

[erikthewise]

Well g-forces have nothing to do with speed. Obviously the faster something goes the more g's. But g's themselves are not a measure of speed. That said you are correct that RNR reaches 5 g's at launch. However M:S never reaches near 4 g's. M:S tops out at about 2.5 g's.

G-forces are a measure of acceleration, e.g. how rapidly speed is increasing or decreasing. You can go very fast with relatively low G-forces if the ride is so designed.

To go 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds would require a constant acceleration of almost exactly 1 G, believe it or not. Of course the acceleration is probably not constant, but the higher G-forces in RnR happen in the inversions and tight turns, not at the start.

 

[peter11435]

I realize g's are not a measure of speed directly lol. I suppose I could have worded my post better lol. At the ride itself it tells you it reaches 4 g's and so the source of that information was the attraction at WDW and the Disney planning video. I had actually never heard it only reaches 2.5 g's so that is quite interesting. I will have to look into RNR more lol.

Im sorry but i don't think there is anywhere in the ride that tells you 4 g's. I have been on the ride dozens of times and have never seen or heard that at the attraction. They say you experience g-forces but they never say how many. Maybe you heard that from a CM.

 

[peter11435]

G-forces are a measure of acceleration,

Actually G-forces are a measure of inertial force on a body. While rapid acceleration and gravity are what alters the g-forces on a body, G-forces are not a measure of acceleration.

 

[Luv2Roam]

Forced perspective of buildings is throughout WDW theme parks. The only place there is REVERSE forced perspective is the American Adventure building.
That building was designed to dominate the WS by making the building look larger than the others.

The original name for The Contemporary was The Contempo.

 

[Luv2Roam]

Can't remember how long AK has been around? I go by the Road Route inside AK.
Route 498 = April 1998

 

[peter11435]

Forced perspective of buildings is throughout WDW theme parks. The only place there is REVERSE forced perspective is the American Adventure building.
That building was designed to dominate the WS by making the building look larger than the others.

The original name for The Contemporary was The Contempo.

Actually you have that one backwards. Traditionaly forced perspective is used to make things appear taller than they really are. This is used for the buildings on Main Street which are two stories but appear 3, and Cinderella Castle among other things. In the case of the AA it was used the other way around. Forced perspective was used to make the building appear shorter than it really is. The building appears to have three stories, but in reality it has 5. This is the only place in WDW where they have tried to make a building appear smaller than it really is. The building looks larger than the other pavilions because it is larger than the other pavilions. It not only serves to dominate the landscape but also was needed to accomodate the giant theater and other aspects of the pavilion. The building could not appear to actually be 5 stories tall because buildings of that style in that time period were not built over 3 stories.