secrets you forgot

[gillenkl]

"the Lawnmower Tree" at Fort Wilderness.

 

[eyckmans]

Here's the Disney abbreviations http://www.wdwinfo.com/abbreviations.htm
As you can see HM is Haunted Mansion. I wouldn't be able to understand these forums without this list.

What's HM? Is there somewhere where all the abbrev. are posted so I don't have to keep asking?

 

[gillenkl]

Look for this, one of the goats in the tile mosaic in the atrium of the Contemporary has 5 legs.

 

[DisneyTiger]

At Flights of Wonder in AK, when they ask "who has a camera", be the first to raise your camera and get picked for a very cool demonstration. An owl will fly right over your head as you snap a pic. I've been picked 3 times. This is the best pic that I've gotten...

See the feathers at the top of the pic? Very cool!

 

[DisneyTiger]

Hi, I thought of another tip to share and I'm wondering why this thread isn't getting more posts. I think it's great so I'm happy to give it a gentle bump as well.

I read that if you ride BTMRR at or around noon, it goes a little faster. Why? You ask? Because that is the hottest time of the day and the oil on the tracks is at its slickest. I thought this sounded a little weird but it was confirmed by someone who works for Disney. It's worth a try since this ride is a little slow for my liking. I like to scream

 

[lisa_mae]

here's me under the umbrella from our last trip i don't really remember were it was i just know we found it

 

[a1tinkfans]

i know of in Epcot, there is a place where you can test coke from around the world, i dont no where

YUP, don't miss it. What fun, and the coke tastes SO DIFFERENT, I LOVED some and HATED others. Best part....ITS FREE!!!! (over near innovations, COOL STATION)

 

[aleciajab]

This is a great thread!

Thank you so much for sharing all these fun secrets!

 

[kimis]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/best-kept-secrets_MK.htm
What I did, is copy and pasted it into Microsoft word ( so all the web stuff wouldnt be printed out)... then I printed it from Word... 18 PAGES! I just was able to sit and read it in my own time.

There is AAAALOT of info... so I plan to read over it a few times before we leave, so I can have it memorized somewhat... I hope that things pop into my mind when I run across each thing.


****ALSO about the "waking of Tinkerbell".... if you get to the store and you hear background music already playing... then someone already woke her... and YES you do have to ask a CM to wake her (if there isn't music playing yet).

THank you so much! I also was looking for this. I loaned my copies out to a friend and she lost them. You are awesome

 

[cruisindisney]

On our first family visit to Epcot as we entered Italy we saw a huge crowd of people standing about a statue of a woman. Turns out she was a living statue. I don't know if she's always there, but it was amazing. I don't know if she has a name either. Anyone else know?

 

[Chuck-PA]

On our first family visit to Epcot as we entered Italy we saw a huge crowd of people standing about a statue of a woman. Turns out she was a living statue. I don't know if she's always there, but it was amazing. I don't know if she has a name either. Anyone else know?

Disney did away with the Living Statues a year or two ago. It was so much fun to see the reactions of the people as they moved.

 

[kimsuenew]

Thanks for all the ideas/pointers!

 

[NaplesRI]

Disney did away with the Living Statues a year or two ago. It was so much fun to see the reactions of the people as they moved.

What a disappointment- I agree that the woman in Italy was outstanding- I wonder why they did away with it?

 

[SkyandMeadow'smommy]

cool....I'm loving all these secrets!!!! more please............
we are going to WDW sept 16 for the first time... need all the info you got

 

[ThunderMTexpert]

i DID know about the goat with 5 legs in the contemporary resort. my dad found it years ago and every single year, he checks to see if they fixed it or something. i never realized it was a disney secret!! HAHA!! let's see what else: the dog in the carosel of preogress is the same dog as on pirates of the carribean!! we didnt notice until we had 2 separate pictures and compared!

 

[tinks_1989]

this post is brilliant there is a book that you can buy from tomorrow land there is a book full of disney secrets i guess its also avaliable from web i justr read it in a different forum also on wikipedia search hidden mickeys there are a few different things on there

 

[mintyamy]

The Tower of Terror! Before you go into the "library" where you watch the Twilight Zone video, there is a directory in the middle of the two rooms. It looks like a regular hotel directory with the levels and whats where. If you look down inside the case, there are "fallen" letters that spell out some sort of warning. It was there every trip except for my last one in January. So check it out.

 

[DisneyTiger]

i DID know about the goat with 5 legs in the contemporary resort. my dad found it years ago and every single year, he checks to see if they fixed it or something. i never realized it was a disney secret!! HAHA!! let's see what else: the dog in the carosel of preogress is the same dog as on pirates of the carribean!! we didnt notice until we had 2 separate pictures and compared!

It is actually a replica of Walt's dog!

 

[Em126]

I read that if you ride BTMRR at or around noon, it goes a little faster.... It's worth a try since this ride is a little slow for my liking. I like to scream

Thunder Mountain is the fastest ride at the Magic Kingdom! (Yep, it beats Space Mountain by a whopping 8mph )

 

[PocahontasLookALike]

I have to remember the umbrella for our next trip! It will be our fourth trip and I always forget!