What psychology of mk do you know about?

[skiingfast]

The largest Hidden Mickey at WDW is the plaza in DHS at the end of Hollywood Blvd.

 

[NewEnglander]

The largest Hidden Mickey at WDW is the plaza in DHS at the end of Hollywood Blvd.

At one time, that was the largest HM, but over the years renovations, additions, etc, in that area have pretty much done away with it (see the satellite view). I believe that because it hardly looks like Mickey anymore, most HM experts have removed it from their lists. It was neat while it lasted though. As far as I know, the one at the speedway is the largest recognizable and official HM. Don't know if it has a name though. There are larger HMs here and there but they have to be on Disney owned property to qualify.

 

[perdidobay]

One i just thought of one. It been Awhile since i heard it so If i get the details wrong sorry.



In the HM after you see the bride in the attic you go out the window and turn backwards to enter the cemetery this is done to symbolize youR death.
Up until that point the happy haunts should not have interacted with you.
Now that you enter the cemetery and/or dead they can interact with you.

FROM THE DOOMBUGGIES WEBSITE:
The light of Life
The caretaker and his dog are lit with incandescent light in the attraction, to subliminally imply that they are among the only "living" characters in the Mansion. All other creatures are lit with UV "black" light, to provide an unearthly glow, and to indicate that they are from the realm of the supernatural.

 

[Goobergal99]

FROM THE DOOMBUGGIES WEBSITE:
The light of Life
The caretaker and his dog are lit with incandescent light in the attraction, to subliminally imply that they are among the only "living" characters in the Mansion. All other creatures are lit with UV "black" light, to provide an unearthly glow, and to indicate that they are from the realm of the supernatural.

I love the Doombuggy website, Lots of secrets there

 

[dvczerfs]

Walt's vision of EPCOT, Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow, was never realized. He had intended it to be a place where people would live, work, and play. Disney kept the name but abandoned Walt's concept. It turned out to be what we have now. But Walt's general concept of EPCOT was realized, sort of. There is a beautiful town designed and built by Disney at WDW where people do live work and play. It's not the futuristic city that Walt intended. In fact it's based on the turn of the century towns, but other than that, it's Walt's EPCOT. It's called Celebration and it's a great place to visit when you're at WDW. It's a total Disney creation, but it's not a fantasy, it's real. One problem is that it's so nice, WDW CMs can't afford to live there.

when we took the tour in oct our tour guide told us thats why he purchased the fl. property to build "epcot". the idea of another magic kingdom came later? i never came across that one before or since. anyone ever hear that one before?

 

[dvczerfs]

the streets in liberty square are brick on the edges and "stone" in the center. back in colonial days there was no central sewage and the streets were brick on the edges and stone in the center for the waste water to flow away. (lived an hour away from philly all my life, never knew that.)

 

[dudelydude]

Liberty Square shutters are all slanted outwards from the window. During this time frame metal was rare so shutters were hung with leather. Over time that leather would stretch and the shutters would tilt away from the windows.

I don't mean to tarnish the spirit of your post, but I heard your reasoning before along with reading contradictory information about how the metal from shutter hinges were taken from homes to make bullets for the revolution. I asked official sources who confirmed the latter. I know....doesn't have anything to do with the psychology of MK and how Walt was "in our head" when he designed the parks, but just thought I'd chime in with that correction.

 

[SpectroMagic*o*]

Adventureland and Polynesian - Yes
Tomorrowland and Contemporary - Yes
Frontierland and Ft. Wilderness - No Ft. Wilderness in DW is way on the other side of Bay Lake from the Contemporary Resort. In DL Ft. Wilderness is the fort on Tom Sawyer's island.
Main Street and the Grand Floridian - Maybe, the GF was not on Walt's original plan for that site, his original plan had an Asian themed resort that would have matched Adventureland more than Main St. but when the GF was designed the imagineers might have had the view to/from Main St. in mind.

Either way, its pretty awesome how it ended up that every MK resort has a matching "Land"!!! Planned or not! But the planned ones are a little cooler cuz its Walts genius

 

[stan_the_man]

when we took the tour in oct our tour guide told us thats why he purchased the fl. property to build "epcot". the idea of another magic kingdom came later? i never came across that one before or since. anyone ever hear that one before?

I'm sure I read he only built MK first in florida to generate a constant income to support the building of epcot. He always had it in his head that he was going to make a bigger and better MK after being disatisifed with all the motels and billboards cropping up around Disneyland.

I think that was from the book Realityland so if someone has it they could confirm.

 

[madthemouse]

I have always been fascinated with the technology aspect of WDW. Over time, I have become a fan of the marketing genius behind the promotion of all things "Disney". Just from "Disney", knowing the psychological impetus of it's customer base. And how they are able to keep that loyal customer base spending money and coming back. Other companies marvel at it, and have copied it for years. But Disney is ever revolving and their marketing is every bit as good as their counterparts, the Disney Imaginneers.



Just some of the subtle "Marketing" things, that Disney does so well.



You exit a ride into a store.

"Free Dinning"

DTD for our shopping pleasure

Hotels

Recreation

And my personal favorite "Magical Express" The person that thought this one up.....Definitely deserves a golden Mickey award. That's sheer genius from a marketing perspective.



To all of us that have been, and continue to visit WDW and its cousins, around the world. Kudos, to the entire Disney marketing team.

 

[bamagirl@hrt]

CMs will never break character. It's true, true, true. Wen you are talking to Alice in Wonderland, you are ALWAYS talking to her. You can address questions of park business and she will have no idea what you are talking about.

This is true! When we were in WDW in October of 2004 or 2006, Florida had been hit by several hurricanes that year. Some damage had occurred in WDW as well. While we were on the Kilimanjaro Safari, another guest asked the driver if the savannah had suffered much damage from the hurricanes. The driver, totally in character, replied, "Hurricanes? You mean the ones that hit the United States? No, they did not cause any damage here in Africa." It was so funny! That guy didn't ask any more questions either!

 

[LJD2143]

From the Imagineering Guide.....

Upon arrival to MK, from the TTC, the Castle is visible in the distance - this heightens the anticipation.
Once you board the transportation (monorail or ferry), you can see periodic glimpses, but it is not in plain sight.
The Train Station serves as a visual barrier.
You enter Town Square thru darkened tunnels that are on opposite sides to further restrict the view.
The walkway/street is positioned on opposite sides so that you can't initially see all they way down the street.
Slowly, you're funneled toward the center where the Castle is finally revealed!

 

[SusieBea]

More, please.

 

[NewEnglander]

Don't know if it's true or if it's an urban legend but it is told to new CMs at some orientation sessions. A few years back Disney was sued by someone that blamed them for a stone that fell off the castle and hit them. One minor problem. The castle is not made out of stone. It's mostly fiberglass made to look like stone.

 

[dvczerfs]

Don't know if it's true or if it's an urban legend but it is told to new CMs at some orientation sessions. A few years back Disney was sued by someone that blamed them for a stone that fell off the castle and hit them. One minor problem. The castle is not made out of stone. It's mostly fiberglass made to look like stone.

i wonder who won that case?

 

[dvczerfs]

More, please.

jungle cruise, the ryno chasing the guys up the pole, the pole telescopes down for cleaning and repairs.

 

[jtimmons]

Many imagineers have left hidden messages on rides as a way to tell people that they were the creators of the ride....Listen closely for "go FSU" right before going up the tall hill on Splash Mountain, and the 3rd Headhunter in Jungle Cruise shouts "I Love Disco!"

 

[RN01]

subscribing!!

 

[mbswats]

I just remembered something else from our KTTK tour. Something we never really noticed until it was "pointed" out to us. Disney CMs will ALWAYS point you in a certain direction using 2 fingers. Walt considered it rude to point with one. Now we watch for it and have a little giggle if we see a CM point with one finger - newbies!

That is true - my daughter was a CM (MK train conductor) a few years ago, and she still does the two finger point

 

[BilltM]

When you are at the MK check out the sign at the Columbia Harbour House. Take out a $1 bill and note the difference between the eagle on the dollar and the sign. The difference indicates the country was at war during that time period. If you can't wait until you are in the park use the link below.

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