WDW Facts! Did you know...

[Laurajean1014]

Slick Willy!


President Clinton is the only president to wear a Mickey Mouse Tie, in the Hall Of Presidents. To-date Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush are the only 2 presidents whose voices were recorded for The Hall of Presidents attraction.

 

[Laurajean1014]

The haunted mansion is actually a hidden mickey in itself. When you are first escorted into the mansion, you are in Mickey's "face". There are actually two rooms you can go into from there, making the wait faster. These are Mickey's "ears". In the foyer at the haunted mansion there are two "elevator" rooms. This is to accomodate a higher number of visitors during busy times. In the abstract it could be construed to be a hidden mickey, although the WED designers probably had higher load capacity in mind.


WHOA!

 

[Laurajean1014]

Cinderella's Crown


The water fountain behind Cinderella's Castle (next to Tinkerbell's Treasures) Has Cinderella in it holding a bird. If you stand directly in front of Cinderella and curtsey to her, you will see the crown behind her painted onto the wall go onto her head.

This secret is on the "Once Upon A time" training tour that all Magic Kingdom Cast Members go through.

 

[Laurajean1014]

Hidden Mickey in Haunted Mansion, Opera Singer, MK, WDW


If you are in the car, almost at the very end of the ride, where you pass the couple, one is an opera singer woman with a viking had and long braided hair, behind her is a hidden mickey. Supposedly not many people have found this one.

 

[Laurajean1014]

Port Orleans Resort - Music to your eyes....


The musical staff notes across the registration desk at Disney's Port Orleans Resort-French Quarter spell out the first verse of "When the Saints Go Marching In."

 

[Tara]

Originally Posted by Tara
All the rooms in the Poly and Contemporary were constructed offsite (and completely furnished) and trucked to the hotels and inserted by crane.

There is an homage to Elvis in the Rock N Rollercoaster garage area...
The rooms were constructed seperate from the resorts, however they were constructed "onsite." There was a huge US steel facility built north of the MK. This is where the room construction was done, and the facility is now part of the WDW north area Central Shops.

Yes, by "offsite", I meant off the construction site, separate from the main building construction.

Pretty cool stuff.

 

[Laurajean1014]

If you have more than 3 people in your party, it is usually less expensive to use a towncar from the airport to your resort than a taxi or Mears shuttle service. Plus, you are met at the luggage pick up by a driver (makes you feel important!), and you go directly to your hotel, vs. mears where you more than likely get a bus, or maybe a van, but have to stop at several resorts before gettting to yours. You can request child booster and car seats, so you don't need to lug one around if your planning on using the Disney buses the rest of your trip. You can even request a grocery store stop at no additional charge.

ME is less expensive than all above, but ME does not meet the above criteria for comparison.

 

[Laurajean1014]

Talking water fountains


Head straight through the Innovations East, and head towards Horizons, you will spot a set of restrooms to the left. You will see a couple of water fountains that there that are said to talk.

The talking drinking fountains are located near the restrooms to your left as you walk through the pathway toward "The Land" Exhibit from the fountain area as of October 2004. They were in the splashing fountain area of the gateway to world show case in 2003.

 

[Laurajean1014]

Disney World Television!

network: Travel Channel
series: Vacation Challenge
episode: Disney World
... Jul 27 2005 @ 12:30 PM. Vacation Challenge. Disney World. ... Another agent wants to lure this family of animal lovers to Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park... ...
airing: — Jun 23 2005 @ 12:30 PM
— Jul 27 2005 @ 12:30 PM

network: Travel Channel
series: Great Hotels
episodeisney's Grand Californian Hotel
... Great Hotels. Disney's Grand Californian Hotel. Take a dream vacation in a hotel located in the middle of Disney's California Adventure theme park. ...
airing: — Jun 28 2005 @ 11:00 AM

network: Travel Channel
series:Inside Walt Disney Studios: Paris
episode: Inside Walt Disney Studios: Paris
On Air (et): Jun 28 2005 @ 10:00 AM. Inside Walt Disney Studios: Paris. Inside Walt Disney Studios: Paris. Disney engineers have taken ...
airing: — Jun 28 2005 @ 10:00 AM

network: Travel Channel
series: Great Hotels
episodeisney's Animal Kingdom Lodge - Orlando
On Air (et): Jun 28 2005 @ 03:00 PM. Great Hotels. Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge - Orlando. At Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, guests ...
airing: — Jun 28 2005 @ 03:00 PM

network:

Discovery HD Theater
series: America's Thrillmakers: Walt Disney World
episode: America's Thrillmakers: Walt Disney World
... America's Thrillmakers: Walt Disney World. America's Thrillmakers: Walt Disney World. They're some of the most thrilling theme park attractions anywhere. ...
airing: — Jul 03 2005 @ 02:00 AM

 

[Laurajean1014]

Baby Care Center


Baby care center located next to the first aid station near The Crystal Palace in the magic kingdom, it is a welcome refuge for any Disney guest with babies! Here you can find changing tables, private breast feeding room, kitchen with free bottled water and an area for older kids to watch Disney cartoons. All baby needs are available for purchase including formula, diapers, baby food and much more.

Baby Care Center's
Magic Kingdom: Off Main Street next to The Crystal Palace
Epcot: World Showcase, between Test Track and Mexico
MGM: Guest Services building, just to your left as you enter the gates
AK: Oasis, just past the Pizzafari
There is also a new trial basis Children's Concierge located between Space Mountain and the Carousel of progress.

 

[strmtroopr96]

There is a Hidden Mickey in the que for maelstrom. While you are waiting in line and looking at the large Mural behind where you board the boats, look for the Viking wearing Mickey Ears. LOL Rebecca

 

[strmtroopr96]

There is a Hidden Mickey on Splash Mountain towards the end of the ride. I think it is the scene with the big riverboat where you will see a large cloud projected on the wall. It is the profile of Mickey Mouse. Rebecca

 

[strmtroopr96]

There is are a few hidden characters at the World Of Disney. In the Maps/Souvies Room, on the wall you see maps. If you look closely at the land shapes, you will make out the outlines of a few of your favorite characters! LOL Rebecca

 

[strmtroopr96]

During the Pre-show in the Library at the Tower of Terror, there are at least 2 Hidden Mickey's. In one room (not sure if in both), the lyrics to "Mickey Mouse Club March" are laying on a shelf. Also, when you are watching the TV, the little girl is holding an old Mickey doll. Rebecca

 

[strmtroopr96]

While on Mission Space, look for a Hidden Mickey when you go into Hypersleep. You will see a grouping of stars that are in the shape of Mickey. Rebecca

 

[Laurajean1014]

Space Mountain, MK, WDW


Walt Disney World's Space Mountain opened on January 15, 1975, and was the first computer-controlled thrill ride! In addition, the side-by-side tracks were one of the first computer-aided designs. Did you know that Space Mountain is more than 180 feet high, 300 feet in diameter and took more than two years to build? RCA was the first official sponsor of Space Mountain from 1975 until 1993, at which time Federal Express became the official sponsor. During the 2.5-minute ride your space rocket travels up to 28 miles per hour!

 

[Laurajean1014]

WDW Fact:

The longest time that a child's parents went missing was 7.5 hours!

 

[marquettedis]

On our recent trip to WDW in line for Sapce Mountain (actually we were 2 trains away from riding) the ride broke down the cast memeber we were talking to said the longest time the ride has been broken down for was 4 hours and the shortest time was 20 mins. I thought it was an interesting tidbit!

 

[Loves Disney]

I don't know if this has been said (I don't have time to read all of the posts) If it has I am sorry. I have a few.

1. Walt Disney's favorite song was "Feed the Birds".
2. Summit Plummit is the tallest water slide in the world.
3. There are over 6,000,000 spots in the All Star Movies. (101 Dalmations section)

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[Daxx]

WDW has its own fire station on property!

One of our bus drivers said that you can fit Disneyland into the WDW main parking lot. Don't know how true that is, though!