shhhh here are 10 things Disney wants to forget or not let you know about.

1. By Ben

2.  Ever wonder how Belle was able to get from Main Street to Fantasyland in just a matter of
minutes without having to battle through the crowds? She got there through one of
Disneyland’s numerous underground tunnels that stretch throughout the park. In order for
characters and employees to get to their stations swiftly, as well as haul equipment and goods
without tarnishing the image of Disneyland, underground tunnels were built. So as you’re
walking around the park, there’s a completely different world buzzing around under your feet.

3.  Ah, yes…the infamous Splash Mountain. When you descend upon the
highly anticipated drop, a camera is there to shoot a picture of your faces
as you fall. Over the years, people have been quite creative with these
timed photos from themes to poses. But having the camera there also
allows room for people to do other things. The reason why Splash
Mountain has the nickname of “Flash” Mountain is because there is a rich
(and we mean RICH) history of women who show their boobs for the
camera. The problem got so bad that Disneyland had to create a special
position just to filter through the photos.

4.  This one is a bit disturbing because it happens more often than you’d
think. There has been a trend of Disney fans that have requested to have
their ashes spread on Disneyland rides, and if you ask the park for
permission, they will say no. The problem first began on Pirates of the
Caribbean when a woman was seen spilling an unknown substance into
the water, and the ride had to be shut down. After clean-up was done, it
was discovered that it was human ashes that were dropped into the
water.

5. When Disneyland closes at night, crews flock both parks and thoroughly clean
every inch so that it remains pristine and clean for the next day. When it comes
to pest control, Disney takes an unconventional route. If you have seen a stray
cat during one of your visits to Disneyland or California Adventure, it is no
accident. Stray cats are very common at the park, and Disney takes advantage of
it to help control the rat and mice population. Disney figured it would be less
shocking to see a cat as opposed to a mouse. Disney spays and neuters each cat
and brings kittens to the shelter every year.

6.  When Disneyland was first being built, Walt wanted to be able to stay at
the park as much as possible to oversee the work, and eventually be able
to stay overnight at Disneyland after it’s completion to watch the activity
from his apartment. The cozy place had a consistent theme with the
firehouse that it sits above, and Walt never allowed photos to be taken of
him or his family inside the place. The apartment still remains at
Disneyland, and if you look closely at the centre window above the
firehouse, you will see an illuminated candle that represents Walt always
watching over Disneyland, which originally was a sign to employees that
Walt was at the park.

7.  Due to the limitations of space in Disneyland as well as building codes,
Imaginers had to come up with creative ideas to make things look bigger
than what they really are. The ground floor buildings are at a 9/10ths
scale, the second floors of the buildings are at a 7/8th scale, and the third
floors are at 5/8ths. The gas lamps on Main Street are also over 160 years
old and were purchased as junk from the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
Also, Sleeping Beauty’s castle is only 77 feet tall, but designers built it
with an illusion to look bigger using forced perspective, the same design
concept for Main Street.

8.  Disneyland has quite the reputation for being one of the stricter
employers in the world. When you become an employee at Disneyland,
there are certain rules and regulations that must be followed. For
example, employees arrive to work in street clothes and change into their
costumes at the park. There has also been rumours of employee
underwear that must be worn because the park doesn’t want to take the
chance of modern day underwear being seen. Another fun little titbit:
Walt Disney always wanted to be called by his first name amongst his
employees, which is why you only see first names on the employee
nametags.

9.  Club 33 is Walt Disney’s answer to a VIP lounge. It is the only place in the
park where you can buy alcohol. The waiting list to join Club 33 is about
10 years long, with an initiation fee of $25,000 and annual dues of $10,000
per year.

10.  Tom Sawyer Island has been many things, but now it sits dormant
besides the boat tours that allow kids to walk through every now and
then. The island is now being converted to something more interactive for
park guests, but during the seventies, it was actually held hostage by
hippies on August 6th, 1970. About 300 members of the Young
International Party descended on Disneyland, hoisting up the Viet Cong
flag, yelling at the marching bands, etc. and Disneyland called the riot
police. The fight escalated to the point where the park was forced to close
early.

11.  According to the Disney Channel show, “Inside Out”, there is a
small attic-like space at the top of the Matterhorn that houses a
basketball court. Most people know this, but there’s something
more to it. There have been numerous rumors as to why there was
this space. One theory was that Disney wanted to skirt the
building height restrictions and add a sports facility to the
mountain so it could be taller, which has turned out not to be true.
In reality, the space is not really a basketball court, but instead just
a space where the costumed workers go to wait, rest, relax, etc.
while they’re working on the ride and an employee added a
basketball hoop to the space, hence to why the space got its title.

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