The Secrets of Disneyland

[Snowflake]

And I am sure the LoTers will know a heck of a lot more! It's a pretty puny list.

Article here

[cirquelover]

For some reason none of the links work for me today. I'm sure you're right, that most people on here could add a lot though. I'll check it out later.

[Capt Jack]

ok, that was just bloody awesome. no, I knew none of that...but Im pretty lacking in the disney trivia dept.

[Not Afraid]

I bet that a group of LoT people could come up with 100 things in a mere 1/2 hour.

[Kevy Baby]

To me, all of that was fairly mundane stuff that I already knew. If people like this kind of stuff, get David Koenig's Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland (this link is for the Special Anniversary edition; you can probably find a soft cover version easily).

For Cirque, here is the entirety of the article:

Gudrun Enger has a friend who works in Disneyland, and whenever she visits the park her friend comes along and acts as a tour guide, and usually shares a few secrets. Here are some you might not know:

The drawbridge to Sleeping Beauty’s Castle really works. It’s been raised only twice: once on opening day, and once in the 1980s when Fantasyland reopened.

The crest above the drawbridge is the Disney family crest. It took only 364 days to build Disneyland.

Main Street represents Walt’s home town, Marceline, Missouri, in 1901, the year he was born.

The organ that was in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea now lives in the ballroom of the Haunted Mansion.

In the early years of the park, the Rivers of America were stocked with catfish and visitors were allowed to fish off the docks of Tom Sawyer Island.

When Disneyland launched its original Submarine Voyage ride, it included Weeki Wachee-type mermaids swimming among the submarines.

Here’s a video of them.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yeah. I knew all 7 of those.

ETA: Oh, and the fact that all of those are published in countless books, available on Disney property no less, I think utterly disqualifies them from being called "secrets". Not that I expect the average person to know them, but anyone who claims any of those "secrets" as "inside knowledge" is a doof.

[Not Afraid]

There ARE a lot of really cool "secrets" throughout the Park. The homages to former attractions are always my favorite as are the Hidden Mickeys. Just with those 2 categories I come up with more than 10 things.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

There ARE a lot of really cool "secrets" throughout the Park. The homages to former attractions are always my favorite as are the Hidden Mickeys. Just with those 2 categories I come up with more than 10 things.

Are there still loads of Hidden Mickeys in the park? I know they upped the number for the 50th. I've not really looked for too many on a regular visit. (pretty sad case here when it comes to Disneyland geekery)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Are there still loads of Hidden Mickeys in the park? I know they upped the number for the 50th. I've not really looked for too many on a regular visit. (pretty sad case here when it comes to Disneyland geekery)

[indignant geek]Those were not hidden Mickeys for the 50th. Those were in-plain-sight Mickeys[/indignant geek] (who am I kidding, those tags are never closed)

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

[indignant geek]Those were not hidden Mickeys for the 50th. Those were in-plain-sight Mickeys[/indignant geek] (who am I kidding, those tags are never closed)

Well, I can think of the Big Thunder Mountain with the wagon wheels, right?