secrets you forgot

[wigdoutdismom]

Isn't it the same with the castle?

 

[GoonieBride]

Isn't it the same with the castle?

this is true for the castle and all buildings at disney. they only object that ever had a light on top was the wording around the EPOCT ball. but that was taken down around 2008.

 

[yrdlyprincess]

I think I have alot of good reading ahead!

 

[Jessikat]

I'm addicted to this thread! Going to definitely try to find most of these things when I go next summer!

 

[Stefy]

Just gone through this whole thread, have to do the twinkling lights at Epcot.

I read somewhere that if you sit near a certain part of the castle you can hear Stitch saying "I'm hiding" is that true?

 

[SteamboatWillie28]

To help get ready fo our upcomming Disney trip, we bought a book that just amazed me by how many Disney secrets it held. Its "The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World" by Susan Veness. Its full of over 600 Disney secrets plus a timeline of all the parks. I recommend it to anyone who is looking to discover the hidden magic of WDW. It has everything from how entering MK is set to seem like you are entering a movie.(The movie poster under the train station, the fresh-popped popcorn, and the opening credits on the windows of the second story of main street.to name a few) to hidden mickeys throughout the parks. Some of my favorite hidden magic that i found in this book are: how there is a mural of cinderella behind a drinking fountain so that when grown-ups bend down to get a drink they are symbolically bowing to the princess, however kids never have to bow to her to get a drink. And how there is a painting of a mariner with his spear in the haunted mansion who's eyes follow you as you walk passed, and his spear can also be found in the Columbia Harbor House along with other aritfacts of ships lost at sea. And also how as you walk down mainstreet lamps turn from gas lamps(near the entrance) to electric lamps(closer to the castle) you are symbolically walking through time. And lastly there is a telephone in the General store on mainstreet, pick it up and you can hear a conversation of somebody else on the 'party line' Well thats just some of the hidden magic that i learned from this book if you want to learn more i recommend getting it I got it from Barnes and Noble online. P.S. I dont think that this is an official hidden mickey but if you turn the MGM (I know its 'Hollywood Studios' now but it's still MGM to me) map upside down and look at where the sorcerer's hat is you can see a very faded mickey mouse face complete with his widows peak and smile.

 

[SteamboatWillie28]

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!

Yeah idk if someone has already said this i havent read all of the posts yet but the dog is Walt childhood dog Rover. He is also in the HM in the graveyard scene, he's the caretakers dog (who i believe is holding the keys)

 

[SteamboatWillie28]

Another secret that i forgot to say earlier is that at the WDW railroad station in Frontierland, as you head up the stairs toward the station you can hear a tapping that sounds like its just part of the railroad, but its actually morse code of Walt's opening day speech at Disneyland. "To all who come to this happy place; welcome." Its just another of those interesting facts that nobody would ever notice.

 

[Stefy]

Just gone through this whole thread, have to do the twinkling lights at Epcot.

I read somewhere that if you sit near a certain part of the castle you can hear Stitch saying "I'm hiding" is that true?

Anyone?

To help get ready fo our upcomming Disney trip, we bought a book that just amazed me by how many Disney secrets it held. Its "The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World" by Susan Veness. Its full of over 600 Disney secrets plus a timeline of all the parks. I recommend it to anyone who is looking to discover the hidden magic of WDW. It has everything from how entering MK is set to seem like you are entering a movie.(The movie poster under the train station, the fresh-popped popcorn, and the opening credits on the windows of the second story of main street.to name a few) to hidden mickeys throughout the parks. Some of my favorite hidden magic that i found in this book are: how there is a mural of cinderella behind a drinking fountain so that when grown-ups bend down to get a drink they are symbolically bowing to the princess, however kids never have to bow to her to get a drink. And how there is a painting of a mariner with his spear in the haunted mansion who's eyes follow you as you walk passed, and his spear can also be found in the Columbia Harbor House along with other aritfacts of ships lost at sea. And also how as you walk down mainstreet lamps turn from gas lamps(near the entrance) to electric lamps(closer to the castle) you are symbolically walking through time. And lastly there is a telephone in the General store on mainstreet, pick it up and you can hear a conversation of somebody else on the 'party line' Well thats just some of the hidden magic that i learned from this book if you want to learn more i recommend getting it I got it from Barnes and Noble online. P.S. I dont think that this is an official hidden mickey but if you turn the MGM (I know its 'Hollywood Studios' now but it's still MGM to me) map upside down and look at where the sorcerer's hat is you can see a very faded mickey mouse face complete with his widows peak and smile.

Ooh I have this on my wishlist, have checked out other websites and it says 6-9wks delivery but then I can wait that long if we are going next year.

It sounds like a really cool book though

 

[Luisa]

All the talk of Beverley has me curious, I wonder if its like Chinotto? Sort of bitter grapefruit flavour, if so I love it!

 

[angieg329]

If you ride the monorail thru the Contemporary, there is one sheep that has 5 legs. True-we've searched for and found it.

 

[angieg329]

fabulous! WE are going soon - kids are older & have been before. Love finding hidden things. Where exactly in Animal Kingdom is DeVine?
Thanks for posting awesome photo!

 

[EpcotMatt2]

If you ride the monorail thru the Contemporary, there is one sheep that has 5 legs. True-we've searched for and found it.

And, you can get a little memento of this one.

http://www.pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=65891&sid=2004.1249752747.v2

 

[lnh'smom]

To help get ready fo our upcomming Disney trip, we bought a book that just amazed me by how many Disney secrets it held. Its "The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World" by Susan Veness. Its full of over 600 Disney secrets plus a timeline of all the parks. I recommend it to anyone who is looking to discover the hidden magic of WDW.

I just got this book too and I absolutely loved it! I thought I knew a lot until I read this book!

 

[EpcotMatt2]

So, by chance has anyone created a spreadsheet or Word doc with all of these on it {not from the book, just the ones in this thread}? I was thinking of attemtpting that, but figured I'd check to see if anyone would already have 1 & be willing to share.

 

[ashley0139]

Thanks for all these! I love reading this thread.

 

[LittlemissLee]

Love all these!!

 

[dancer4life22]

is club cool that little red building in epcot? it was like around mission space if i remember right... haha idkk i just remember seeing a little red building with the coke sign on it!

 

[Skoolie]

Hah there are some great ones on here. I think I have a few to add.

* The reason why gum is not sold in the parks or in the resorts is because Walt Disney wanted children to be able to walk the parks barefoot.

* You can go through all the stores on disney property, they all have archways leading to the next shop except those that are 3rd party shops, such as the camera/photo shop and the planet hollywood shop at Hollywood studios.

* For an extra price you can do a walking tour of Epcot's The Land.

* Hollywood Studios has "Streetmosphere" , actors who put on little shows on the streets or in the merch shops. Mel Rose, agent to the stars and his friend often interact with guests.

* All Merch Shops offer Package pickup for those staying at disney resorts, so you don't have to walk around with lots of shopping bags all day.

* Those cast memebers working in the wold showcase are from the actual country they work in.

* When the fountains are cleaned out all of the money that was thrown into the fountain is donated to charity, Make a Wish Foundation, I believe.

* The way they get the line wait time for rides is that they randomly hand a guest a data card when they enter the line, when the guest gets to the boarding station they hand the data card to the cast member to see how long it took that person to get through the line.

* During special events/ anniversaries they decorate Cinderella's castle. The 25th Anniversary the castle became a huge cake, and for the opening on stitch's ride the castle was toliet papered.

* The King of Morocco sent his own artisans and tile-workers to create the Morocco pavilion at the World Showcase Epcot

* Neil Patrick Harris reads Christmas stories at Epcot’s Candlelight Processional at the American Gardens Theatre every year.

* Some of the untouched land on disney property will never be touched because an endangered species of woodpeckers live in the trees.

* There are 3 seperate tracks inside Space Mountain

* More of a tip, but if you want to go on both Rock n RollerCoaster and the tower of terror check the wait time, fast pass the longer time, and stand in line in the shorter line, by the time you are done with the one ride, your fast pass will be up.

* Japan world showcase shop you can buy a japanese paper fan for 5 dollars and have them write your name in japanese on it. It's an inexpensive souviner that helps you stay cool in the heat.

 

[Bethany2008]

We do the same thing with Beverly.

There is a talking waterfountain at Epcot near the big waterfall where futureworld meets the world showcase.

You can ask to ride with the driver of the monorail.

We rode in the front of the monorail last year in October and when we asked this year (about a week ago) we got told by 4 different cast members that they do not allow it anymore I was so sad.