Random WDW Info - I Never Knew!

[newcomer52]

2) One interesting tidbit I remember off the top of my head is the marble slab at the foot of a door surrounded by iron in Liberty Land. Supposedly, this is an actual piece of marble from Thomas Jeffersons estate. Pretty Cool.

Rae, the tour guide, told us on the KTTK tour that this is not true. Sorry.

js

 

[TheIncredibles]

The only place outside the Coca-Cola World HQ in Atlanta to try a variety of Coke flavors from around the world is Ice Station Cool, Epcot.

 

[dvcfamily41801]

Just wanted to subscribe to this thread!! I love reading all of these!

 

[TwingleMum]

Great thread just subscribing.

 

[mommykds]

Also subscribing.

 

[pepperw23]

This is awsome..keep em' comming:

Saw this on Modern Marvels:

The Cinderella Castle looks bigger than it really is because the windows get smaller as they get higher, thus giving the illusion they are "further away"

 

[TheIncredibles]

Quote from Unofficial Guide of WDW - "There are three other 'hidden' characters in Walt Disney World, though much rarer: Minnies, Goofys and Donalds. And there are even hidden Hidden Mickeys in several Disney movies, dating back to Mary Poppins..."

I never knew that!

I believe the Poly has the only hidden tinkerbell...although we've never really looked, I think I know where it may be.

 

[fanofdisney]

http://www.snopes.com/disney/disney.asp

Here are all sorts of Disney legends- you can read if they are true or not.

A little something to flip over to when the server is busy.

 

[AmyBWV99]

On the busiest days (such as the 4th of July) the beer stand selling Carlesburg in Norway drains a keg every 20 minutes.

 

[AmyBWV99]

And one more: the Guerlain shop in France at Epcot is the only Guerlain shop in the US that carries the entire Guerlain line of cosmetics. Its makeup is high-end enough that outside of this flagship shop, only Saks Fifth Avenue and Nieman Marcus sell the makeup line in the US.

 

[doombuggy3]

Jeez AmyBWV99! Keep this info coming! It's so interesting and when I'm walking around the parks with people now, I'll be able to tell em this stuff so I sound smart!!!

If anyone else has really cool trivia like this (that you probably won't read in books or autobio's) post it along to the rest of us, please!

 

[AmyBWV99]

As I type, my DH and I keep thinking about more (we seem to know the most about Epcot).

1) Recently, Norway stopped sponsoring the Noarway pavilion. Disney now owns it.

2) The Norway pavilion used to serve a beer called Rignes. Carlesburg bought Rignes recently and mandated that Rignes can't be distributed outside of Norway. Thus, it's now Carlesburg at Norway and not a Norwegian beer.

3) The Canada pavilion used to serve Molson Canadian. They don't any longer because Molson products changed the label such that Disney found it offensive.

4) The Canada pavilion was the first place in the US to serve Moosehead Light.

 

[momtimesone]

Hi all im new to this site but obssessed with disneyworld and have been reading tons of stuff about it in preperation for me and my 6yr old sons first time ever on vacation and our first trip to the world.
some cool things i have read in the many books i have read threw
If you see a piece of gum on main street fear not the cast members are not slacking on there duties the gum is fake there mini speakers to better surround the visitors with the sounds of the parade there made to look like gum because hey whos gonna touch that lol.

 

[palaemon]

When we were on the Guided Segway Tour last September, the guide told us a good one.

Ever wonder why the "Tower of Terror" is sort of mauve in color?

It's because you can see it from EPCOT. It's located just behind Morocco. And since Morocco was built first and it's mauve, Disney din't want to spoil the illusion. So it was made to blend with the Moroccan buildings.

Palaemon

 

[goofydad621]

That each room in the towers is modular and they were made to slide out in tact that way they could refurbish a room off location and slide it back in.
The building settled enough so the rooms will no longer slide out.
I thought that was very cool

 

[Tine731]

This is an urban myth.

From oscar.com:

How the statuette got the nickname Oscar isn't clear. A popular story has been that Academy librarian and eventual executive director Margaret Herrick said that it resembled her Uncle Oscar. A reporter allegedly overheard her and helped brand the golden guy. In any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn's first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didn't use the nickname officially until 1939.

Well that is the last time I take any news from Entertainment Tonight as gospel.

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

Oh, so THAT is how the shoes get in the tree!!! I saw it last trip, and wondered why they were there!

I learned last time that of all of the land at WDW, 1/3 is developed, 1/3 can't be developed (it is swampland, or otherwise not useable), and 1/3 is still available to build on. That means WDW could pretty much double!

 

[sarahsmom73]

This is so cool! Keep 'em coming!

 

[pampam]

We were told on the KTTK tour that what appears to be gum on the road is actually sensors for the floats on the parade route.

Years ago WDW had the 5th largest navy in the world. Now, with more resorts on the waterways, I'm sure that info is outdated. Mind you, this includes all boats, water sprites, etc.

 

[CastMemberDWA]

I have a few:
1. The wildlife preserve (aka safari ride) acreage in DAK is so large that you could fit the entire magic kingdom inside of it with 30 acres leftover for parking!

2. When Disney was looking to buy the property in Florida and didn't want developers to catch on to what was happening he used a couple of clever names on the realestate transactions. WEDway enterprises and M. T. Lott. (personally I love the "empty lot" one)

3. Both the Poly and Contemporary resorts were built with the modular "slide out" rooms.

4. Bay Lake is a reclaimed lake....seven seas lagoon is a man-made lake. The soil from it was what was used to cover the utilidors (tunnels) of the Magic Kingdom. The white sand on the beaches is from the bottom of the lake.

5. Only about 1/3 of park guests in Animal Kingdom find the Conservation Station (or choose to visit it) once they find us they make repeat visits!

6. During the "wishes" fireworks show the back access road behind MK has to closed off so that some of the new pyrotechnics can be shot off the back of flatbed semi trucks. This ties up the traffic pattern for a time every night.
The effect is beautiful and worth the trouble it causes.

7. Main street USA in MK is built with a slight hill. Up as you head towards the castle, and down as you exit the park. 2 reasons for this: 1 is the aforementioned dirt and utilidors...the other is to benefit tired legs when you exit at the the end of your journey in the park.

I will think of more later......I know lots of these. I am the worst kind of Disney addict I think. I used to (as you all do) research and plan all my trips etc. We became DVC members...that wasn't enough....we finally moved here 5 years ago and now I have my fun PT job with them so I can get my Disney fix whenever I want! I can hear the fireworks every night (from 8 mile distance) JOY!