How many Disney secrets do you know? Have you heard about some of Disneyland's secrets from friends who have visited the world-famous theme park? Or how about Disney World secrets? The world of Disney has fascinated billions of people around the world ever since Mickey Mouse came out and more so when Disneyland was opened to the public in the 50s. Since then, adults and children alike have marveled at the rides and many attractions of the park and its many siblings around the world. But did you know that there are Disney secrets hidden in the theme parks? Here are some of those secrets and little-known facts as gathered from various internet sources.
The drawbridge to Sleeping Beauty’s Castle really works. It’s been raised only twice: once on opening day, and once in the l980s 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.
According to Disney records, the concept of Disneyland began when Walt Disney accompanied his two daughters to Griffith Park one Sunday. While the kids were on the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round, Walt Disney came up with the idea of building a place where adults and their children could go and have fun together. Although this idea lay dormant for many years, Walt Disney never abandoned it. His plan to build a theme park was strengthened by the experience of his father who helped build the grounds of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. One can see the resemblance of a "Land" filled with "rides" and a fair grounds with differently themed areas to the Disneyland created sixty years later. Other Disney secrets and trivia are the following:
- Disneyland was expected to fail as opening day was a disaster. The opening day temperature was 101 degrees which led the shoes sticking on the asphalt pavement as the visitors walked its grounds. Moreover, by the end of the day, more than half of the rides had broken down. This led to predictions that Disneyland wouldn't last a year.
- Looking for alcoholic beverages in Disneyland? There is only one place to get it, and it's a very exclusive place. Club 33 is a very exclusive place that there is a ten year waiting list and admission is one thousand dollars!
- Since the park's opening in July 1955, there have been numerous accidents, injuries, and deaths at the park. As of December 2006, 13 guests and 1 Cast Member have died inside the park, while over 100 guests have been injured.
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