35 Disney World tips Only insiders know
The most magical place on earth is also one of the most fascinating.
SinceWalt Disney WorldIn Florida, he welcomed his first visitors in 1971, he is integrated into the American consciousness in a few such institutions have ever. CornDisney's success was not a coincidence. The park hit great because of his tireless focus on his visitors and their experiences and maybe just atiny Few PERLIMPINPIN powder.
Yet when your station welcomes millions of visitors each year, there is a lot of experiences to manage. And of course, there is a ton of things that are happening behind the scenes. HiddenUnderground tunnels That only a few privileged will never see his 30,000 rooms that would take 68 years to stay, Disney World has a lot of things that most customers never see or know.
Continue reading for 35 amazing facts about America's favorite theme park. Oh, and if you are worried: we promise, no matter how much you know, it will not ruin magic.
1 Walt Disney World uses more people than all other Disney Parks combined.
If you have added the number of employees to all Disney Disneyland Resort in the world-California, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, and Shanghai Disney Resort-still fall around user you 5,000 people below 70,000 People working at Walt Disney World in Florida.
In addition, each employee of his princesses-costumed park to hisfront office"Is that lovingly called" distribution members. And that many people put on the show every day, Walt Disney World is theThe biggest monosite employer in the USA.
2 No structures in Disney World stands higher than 200 feet.
The Tour de la Terror at Hollywood Disney Studios and Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom of Disney Each cage exactly 199 feet high. It's not a coincidence that it was. The large 200-foot buildings must flash the headlights of aviation. And, of course, it would be ruining some of the magic.
3 The entrance cost the same price as a bottle of water done today.
When Disney Magic Kingdom opened in October 1971 admissionguests set back Only $ 3.50 the price of a bottle of Dasani in Disney today. (Adjusted inflation, which is about $ 21.) Unfortunately,prices soaredAnd a one-day passCOST NOW about $ 109.
4 Disney World has a secret underground trash system.
To remove the park waste, the Magic Kingdom uses an automated vacuum collection system (AVAC) that works in large underground utilors of the park, or underground tunnels. To use the system, guards remove waste and throw it in special processors. From there, it is put underground and pushed along 60 miles per hour at a central place where it is treated, compressed and transferred to a landfill or recycling center.
5 There is actually any other world of tunnels under the feet of customers.
In addition to the AVAC system, Disney's ultimates are also at home to a gigantic network of underground tunnels that help members of the Parc Navigue. The walls of the tunnel are coded by color so that distribution members can easily know where they are. And if they take a bad turning, which is very good, like most of them move in the golf cart like battery vehicles (even if an ambulance could lead through the utilidor system in case of emergency). Customers of theKeen keys Visit are the only ones allowed in the tunnels.
6 The Disney World Railroad uses a train from the 1910s.
TheDisney World Railroad In the offers Magic Kingdom a great OPP photo, but it is also interesting to note that it is a functional steam train that carries 1.5 million passengers a year. The four trains were built between 1916 and 1928 and have been restored to operate upper tip.
7 EPCOT was initially intended to be a model community.
Walt Disney had great projects for Disney World, and one of them was to create a controlled community at EPCOT, which meansCommunity experimental prototype tomorrow. The seemingly dystopic plan was to select 20,000 people to live in the city, which would have trading areas, residential properties, theaters, restaurants, and more Questionably-a controlled climate. After Disney died, the project was judged unrealistic, and he was scrapped.
8 The American flags in Disney World are wrong.
Because the real American flags must follow theNational Flag Code, Such as the flying flying during periods of mourning, those of Disney were deliberately missed a band or star. This means that the park does not have to worry about the flag-because its flags are technically pennut.
9 There is a reason why rain falls never falls from Epcot's spatial vessel.
Epcot's emblematic spacecraft has been designed so that when it rains, no water never pours the sphere of 16 million tonnes. Instead, the water crosses a passage in the ball and is channeled in the lagoon of the park park showcase. How is it for recycling?
10 Disney World has one of the highest and most powerful fountains in the world.
The Fountain of Epcot Innoviections Plaza can fire water 150 feet in the air. Keep in mind that the highest fountain in the world, located in Busan, South Korea, pushes only 30 feet more. If the fountain of innovations has published all its shooters at a time, it emits 2,000 gallons of water.
11 Cendrillon Castle can withstand all that mother nature throws.
There is no doubt that Cendrella Castle in the magic kingdom is breathtaking. But looks can be misleading: this castle looks more like a fortress. Although the outside seems to be made of stone, the building shell is actually fiberglass. This is because the dream house was built to withstand hurricanes and can push winds up to 125 miles on time.
12 You are never a few steps away from a trash.
Disney really thought of everything - including how annoying he is to have to wear garbage. To keep the guests happy and clean parks, each space has been designed for visitors to never be more than 30 steps from a trash can.
13 It would take decades to stay in all rooms at Disney World.
Even at a price of a bed and breakfast per night, it would take 68 years to stay in each of the 30,000 rooms at all hotels and Disney World resort.
14 Mickey Mouse has more outfits than even your most fashion friend.
Never the style icon, Mickey Mouse has more in its cupboard than a bouquet of red shorts and yellow shoes. In fact, it has about 136 different outfits, including a smoking and a combination of diving. The Minnie collection is slightly smaller; She just has about 100 outfits.
15 It is estimated that 1.65 million sunglasses have been lost at Disney World since its opening.
On average, about 210 pairs of sunglasses are transferred to the lost disney and found every day. Lost and found people also collect about 6,000 cell phones, 3,500 cameras and 18,000 hats each year.
16 Visitors to the Disney World drink a lot of soda.
Every year you buy more than 75 million coca-cola drinks. It's compared to only 13 million bottles of water. Hydration is the key, people!
17 You can make a private visit of the reign animal at night.
All the creatures of the Animal Kingdom of Disney do not like the day. To see the park's nocturnal animals in their element, visitors can go on a thrilling night safari. In addition to a hike through the Harambe Wildlife Reserve after hours,experience Also includes a meal of African inspired dishes associated with regional beer and wine.
18 You can give up resorts and launch a tent instead.
If you are looking for a disney more robust experience,Campsites In Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort have you covered. For about $ 55, visitors can launch a tent on the 750 acres of park forest. If you are lucky, you could spot deer, rabbits, ducks or armadillos.
19 Disney's magic kingdom park is larger than Disneyland as a whole.
The magic kingdom of Disney extends over 142 acres, while Disneyland to Anaheim, California, covers only 85 acres. The two lowercase text bells when you consider that Disney World as a whole is 25,600 acres - or the size of two Manhattan islands.
20 Disney World is actually his own city.
You may have thought that Disney World was located in the city of Orlando, but it's actually part of Reedy Creek Improvement District, aSpecial taxation district This acts with the same authority and responsibility as a county government. Disney helped organize the neighborhood itself, it could therefore take advantage of more control over the areas surrounding its amusement park. And technically, Reedy Creek is composed of two cities of his own lake, the city of Bay Lake and the city of Lake Buena Vista. The district has its own fire, right and traffic protection contracts, and is just a few dozen full-time residents - all work for Disney.
21 The oak of freedom of freedom of magic was transported in the park by a 100 ton crane.
The life of 130 yearsOakwas found on the Disney property in 1990 and transferred eight miles to Disney's magic kingdom. The tree weighs 38 tonnes and could only be moved by drill holes through the trunk, the insertion of steel pins and lift it with a crane. The process took months.
22 The tree of life in the animal kingdom was built on an oil platform.
Thetremulous tree was built on an oil platform with 14 floors modernized. The 145 feet creation is covered with more than 100,000 sheets that are more than one foot. The trunk of the tree is concrete, no wood.
23 Disney World Resort has the largest sand pool in the world.
There is nothing like feeling hot sand under your feet at the beach. And at Stormalong Bay at the Disney's Beach Club seaside resort, you may have the impression of being really there. Its 750,000 gallon sand pool is the largest in the world.
24 You can not buy gum at Disney World.
In order to protect the park of disgraceous gum globes, Disney World has ceased to sell things. It's not banned, but if the guests want a room, they will have to bring their own.
25 If each autograph book sold in Disney each year was stacked at the top, they would stand 4,000 feet!
If you want to meet your favorite Disney characters, you could do the experience with an autograph. And as it turns out, Disney sells so much autograph books a year that if you stack them, the battery would be about 4,000 feet high - theSame height as 200 Cinderella castles.
26 Real astronauts attended the opening of the spatial mountain.
In 1975,Space Mountain of the Magic Kingdom Attraction officially welcomed visitors. Although the journey can not reallytake you to spaceastronautsScott Carpenter mercury 7,Gordon Cooper of Mercury 9 and Gemini 5, andJim Irwin Apollo 15 has all attended the big opening to commemorate the promenade on the theme of space.
27 Twelve percent of Disney World is dedicated to greenery.
Disney World is notOnly on the rides and restaurants. In fact, more than 12% of the park, or 4,000 acres, are taken up by gardens and other landscapes maintained. It's around 3,000 greenery football fields. To keep things fresh, every year, horticulturists plunder about three million annual plants.
28 There are barriers strategically for animals on the Safari Kilimanjaro.
Safari promenade 18 minutes in the animal kingdom allows visitors to get up close and personalWith animals who are apparentlyfree roaming. But do not fear any fear, these creatures can not get up and become or mutually mutually. Obstacles such as water and pits features are added to the reserve to maintain animals in specific areas.
29 There are hundreds of real plants incorporated in the Pandora landscape of the animal reign - the world ofAvatar.
Pandora's sites - the world ofAvatar-What opened in May 2017, is so magical that they might not seem real. In fact, there is500 real trees and 10,000 shrubsincluded in the landscape. To add to the experiment, there are brilliant dark paths that are charged during the day and the glow at night.
30 Disney visitors eat a ton of food.
Every year, DisneyVisitors consume Seven million hamburgers, half a million pounds of Mac and cheese, one million water melon books and two million ketchup books. It takes 350 leaders to follow the request.
31 There is a T-Rex replica in the animal kingdom.
At dinoland u.s.a. In the animal kingdom, you canFind Dino-Sue, an exact replica of the biggest T-Rex skeleton ever found, a 13-foot-height creature discovered in the South Dakota by archaeologistSue Hendrickson. You can ask for an image, but do not expect any dino-sue in the frame - after all, it is the length of a four-storey building!
32 It will take you 52 years to pass through the amount of Laundry Disney World in one day.
Keep thousands of Castle Cleaky Cleak Cleak Workplace - and most of them are done by the people of the World Disney World. Every day, distribution members are about 285,000 pounds of linen. If you broke that toa laundry charge One day, you would need 52 years to pass.
33 There are no bathrooms in Liberty Square.
Disney's imaginators took the historical precision of the Place de la Freedom of the Magic Kingdom seriously. To maintain the essence of the colonial period, Liberty Square was built without a toilet. (The magic kingdom itself is well yet!) However, a sneaky loophole allowed to install bathrooms at the house of the Port of Columbia and the Taverne of Freedom of Tree, because they are technically not Located in Liberty Square.
34 You can get a free button when you visit the parks for a special occasion.
Whether you are a first park visitor, it's your birthday, or you celebrate another special event in Disney, you can get a complementary celebration button if you put in the effort. All you have to do is stop by host services or at the reception of one of the resink Walt Disney stations to choose one. Expect special attention from distribution members when you wear your button!
35 Disney World is one of the most well-established holiday places of all time.
All over the world, Disney World Parks attracts about 150 million people every year, making some of the most on-world locations in the world. And almost21 million visitors in 2018The magic kingdom of Disney World is the most visited theme park in the world. And for great family vacation outside Disney, check the15 summer family trips that your teenage children will not hate.