Your BEST WDW theme park secret! Part II

[baseballmickey]

I would have to say that my park secret is...

we sometimes park at either the GF or the WP and take the monorail from there to MK instead of parking in TTC parking lot.

I enjoy riding the ferry and the monorail, but sometimes we just want to get in fast so we can make our breakfast reservation or just because we're running late lol, and bypassing the tram and crowds makes it so much faster.

since we started staying on property, this hasn't saved us money, but it also used to have that benefit, since they don't charge you to park at the resorts. You can also park at the Boardwalk and walk right into Epcot, or take the boat (or a bit of a walk) to DHS.

I've yet to get around paying to park at AK. lol. (you could always park at a resort or DTD and take the bus, but the extra time is not worth it.)

 

[ejud]

I would have to say that my park secret is...

we sometimes park at either the GF or the WP and take the monorail from there to MK instead of parking in TTC parking lot.

I enjoy riding the ferry and the monorail, but sometimes we just want to get in fast so we can make our breakfast reservation or just because we're running late lol, and bypassing the tram and crowds makes it so much faster.

since we started staying on property, this hasn't saved us money, but it also used to have that benefit, since they don't charge you to park at the resorts. You can also park at the Boardwalk and walk right into Epcot, or take the boat (or a bit of a walk) to DHS.

I've yet to get around paying to park at AK. lol. (you could always park at a resort or DTD and take the bus, but the extra time is not worth it.)

I must point out that this is against the rules, with certain specific exceptions, and should not be encouraged.



Jud

 

[TK-Fett]

I agree that the file will be outdated very soon with all the updates but I just thought it would be easier to have one central location to get the file rather than have everyone keep looking for the newest version from whoever has it. The file in the auto reply could simple be changed ever other month or so to try and keep it up to date.

 

[ChattaAlley]

Why do people keep posting their emails when they have continualy been told to go directly to this person? Are they illiterate? Not sure.

 

[baseballmickey]

I must point out that this is against the rules, with certain specific exceptions, and should not be encouraged.



Jud

you got me there. I suppose that makes me a villain

 

[PhoenixStrength]

I agree that the file will be outdated very soon with all the updates but I just thought it would be easier to have one central location to get the file rather than have everyone keep looking for the newest version from whoever has it. The file in the auto reply could simple be changed ever other month or so to try and keep it up to date.

This has been discussed extensively many times, mostly on the first part of this thread, and was even tried. It just does not work. The emailing of the list is the only thing that has constantly worked over the past couple of years.

Why do people keep posting their emails when they have continualy been told to go directly to this person? Are they illiterate? Not sure.

I would say illiterate, impatient, or just think they are too important to actually read the first few posts.

 

[mom2princesses2]

I just PM'd my request. Can't wait to read!!

 

[dcarjn]

I'm not illiterate, and I'm trying to follow the request of the OP, but I don't have enough posts yet to allow me to PM her with my request for the file. So, sorry to those who are bugged by it.

 

[Dcanoli]

Hey guys,

I'm getting a lot of messages, and I guess I need to reply.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS OR REQUEST FOR THE DOCUMENT IN THIS THREAD.

It bogs down our thread and takes us off track.

If you need a copy of the document, please e-mail me directly at:

dcanoli@comcast.net

I have been doing this for a very long time (no telling how many years at this point).

I add your new secrets in when we find them, and I try to delete the old ones as you guys tell me or I find them myself in the document.

To once again address the central location issue, every so often someone comes along with this idea. Even the DISboards themselves host it; however, my experience is that people drop off or lose interest and the documents sits out there and "wastes away."

I have sent the document out to 1000s of people, and if any one wants to do that with the document I have sent them, feel free to do so.

HOWEVER, I will still be maintaining my own personal document for my own use, and I will still be MORE than happy to mail it out to anyone that wants a copy.

It's really hard for people coming to this thread and looking for a new secret to find it's only one request after another. I know some of you don't have enough posts yet, and that's why I am posting my e-mail address here.

Again, if you want a copy of the document I have, please sent me a quick e-mail at:

dcanoli@comcast.net


THANKS GUYS!!!!!

 

[Dcanoli]

I agree that most people are doing this innocently. I actually did read back and have tried to email the person on two separate occasions without hearing back from them. I thought that maybe they don't actually want to receive requests that way (or that perhaps the emails were getting blocked for some reason) so figured I would post here to see if that worked. I hate to bother anyone but would so love a copy of this.....not sure what else to do. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Cdnmommy,

If you e-mailed me and did not receive the list, I apologize. I try to mail out the lists pretty quickly.

If you e-mailed me and didn't get the list, chances are good I never got your e-mail.

Try again. I'm compiling a list now. Thanks!

Deb

 

[Dcanoli]

Amazing! thank you TONS!!!! a lot to go threw!!
I will be asking questions to insure they are still valid? if thats ok?

Yes, please! Anything you can find that is invalid and no longer good needs to come out.

This document is huge, so yes--any help would be appreciated!

 

[Chicago Mo]

may have been posted?
Tinker bell being in Adventureland with the faries there is a picture on the "home tree" that is interactive.

 

[scrawny]

can I get a list please. dawnzonin@yahoo.com
thank you very much

 

[Dcanoli]

Mike Scopa just wrote an article for AllEars. Here are some new things from the article:

Richard Irvine, VP of WED Enterprises, felt that the team of senior Imagineers, Marc Davis and Claude Coates, could bring the attraction home. After all, they were a successful team for Pirates of the Caribbean, and it was Walt who had teamed them up for that project.

Irvine decided that decision made years ago by Disney would serve as guidance for his decision to go with the same team -- a team that really clicked and worked well together.

Not so fast.

There was a HUGE decision to be made and this involved a disagreement between Davis and Coates. The problem was that Coates and others wanted the attraction to be a true horror show -- frightening, scary -- whereas Davis and other designers thought there should be elements of comedy within the attraction to make it lighthearted.

Although Davis won out by convincing Irvine to agree on the lightheartedness of the attraction, to keep Coates somewhat happy, he suggested that some ominous images throughout the attraction would add value for the guests.

As much as this compromise appears, on the surface, to have worked out, to this day there are aficionados of the attraction that feel that this "split" in how the attraction was put together takes away from the consistency of the ride. When you think of it, it's true. The stretching room is filled with comedic elements, but the attic surely isn't... and you can point out other areas as well that sort of ask the question, "Am I supposed to shudder or laugh?"

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Everyone loves the endless hallway and the floating candelabra. The endless effect is due to a full length mirror placed a few feet behind the candelabra... a mirror that is painted in various shades of black to keep reflections off just a bit. Lighting and other elements add to the depth of the hallway.

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I've always been fascinated by the seance room and Madame Leota's appearance in the crystal ball. That illusion was, believe it or not, developed in 1959 as a film is projected onto a bust within the crystal ball.

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Grand Hall--This scene was actually from one of the original concepts for the haunted house attraction. The next time you ride the attraction you may want to look very closely for the party-goer "resting in peace" under the table. Also look for a bust that is a twin for one that you may have ridden past in the portrait corridor.

The most memorable illusion is the image of the dancing ghosts. This illusion uses the "Pepper's Ghost effect" invented in 1862 by chemistry professor John Henry Pepper.

The illusion combines glass and lighting to seemingly make ghostly dancers appear in the hall. These images are combinations of images that are reflected off glass and that are also seen through glass.

But remember, reflections are reverse images and that's why... well, the next time you go through the grand hall, you'll understand why the ladies are leading and not the gentlemen.

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Dueling portraits--Look closely at one of them. It's the twin brother of the auctioneer in Pirates of the Caribbean.

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Any Dickens fans reading this? If so check out the chandelier and tell me if that figure swinging on the Chandelier looks "Pickwickian."

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Everyone knows the graveyard, but may not know that the same technique, forced perspective, used on buildings around the Magic Kingdom, is also used in the Haunted Mansion's graveyard.

You see, forced perspective is achieved when the second and third story portions of a building are made with smaller windows to give the effect that the buildings are actually higher than they truly are.

In the same way, those figures in the graveyard furthest from the doom buggies are actually smaller than those closer thus giving the appearance that the graveyard is much bigger than it really is... forced perspective.

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[pkondz]

Thanks for that last update! I know, I know, you've heard it a million times, but you're gonna hear it again. HM is my fave attraction. So anything new about it is a bonus secret in my books. Thanks again!

 

[Dcanoli]

Thanks for that last update! I know, I know, you've heard it a million times, but you're gonna hear it again. HM is my fave attraction. So anything new about it is a bonus secret in my books. Thanks again!

You're welcome.

It's my favorite attraction too. I also love finding out new things I didn't know.

Honestly, did you realize there could be SO MUCH information and "secrets" for one ride?

 

[Twinkiee]

I can not believe how long this post has been going for. tons of great info! (from what I've read, no easy task to read it all lol) I've been using this site since I was 12 and anticipating my first trip to DW. My dad found it and showed it to me. Thought it was finally time I actually make an account!

lets keep this post alive!

 

[pkondz]

I can not believe how long this post has been going for. tons of great info! (from what I've read, no easy task to read it all lol) I've been using this site since I was 12 and anticipating my first trip to DW. My dad found it and showed it to me. Thought it was finally time I actually make an account!

lets keep this post alive!

to the DIS!

 

[simba89]

Dcanoli i have emailed you thank you!!!

 

[Twinkiee]

to the DIS!

THANK YOU!!!