Welcome to another Disney Magic Monday entry at the Magical Mystery Blog.
While I mentioned I would be
restaurant recommendations throughout the remainder of the summer, I decided to
take a break from that this week. Rest assured, I will continue the final entry
of the most expensive eateries at Walt Disney World. This week, I wanted to
address a few things that will definitely bring out the magic in Walt Disney
World.
As most of you know, Walt Disney World is the home of pixie dust, one man’s dream, and magic. Within this theme park are legends and secrets abound, most of which people may not know. Today I will be revealing some of Walt Disney World’s myths to you.
As most of you know, Walt Disney World is the home of pixie dust, one man’s dream, and magic. Within this theme park are legends and secrets abound, most of which people may not know. Today I will be revealing some of Walt Disney World’s myths to you.
1)
Hidden Mickeys. Hidden Mickeys Everywhere –
the Mickey Mouse logo is an iconic image of Walt Disney World; after all, it
started with a mouse. This little logo is scattered throughout the parks and
rides, most of which you may or may not seen because they’re in plain sight or
hidden well. An obvious hidden Mickey is in the Haunted Mansion ride. When
passing above the Ballroom section, look down at the center to far left part of the
table. Notice something special about those plates?
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A second Hidden Mickey is cleverly hidden in the Italy Pavilion of EPCOT. As soon as you enter this specific section, you are greeted with a statue of Poseidon (also known as Neptune) the God of the Seas. Just behind his sculpted frame is a hidden Mickey amongst the rock. Next time you go, try to find as many Hidden Mickeys as you can!
2)
Wake Up Tink! – Tinkerbell is the feisty little
pixie from Disney’s classic animated film, Peter
Pan. She distributes pixie dust to help Peter, Wendy, Michael, and John fly
to Neverland. Over the years she has gained popularity throughout the parks and
public. She mostly resides in the Magic Kingdom in the shop, Tinkerbell’s
Treasures, located in the Fantasyland section. Every morning, the first
person to enter this shop has the special opportunity to wake her up.
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The person is given a gold bell and is instructed to yell 'wake up Tinkerbell' as loud as they can until the fairy arises. In a matter of minutes, Tinkerbell will flit her way around the store, and appear in a little green window behind the register. It’s a magical moment that will light up your eyes and make you believe in fairies.
3)
A Home in the Future – when Walt designed his
masterpiece theme park, he often envisioned the future as something exciting and
grand. He imagined that people would be flying around in electric cars and
living in harmony with fellow robots. While working on Walt Disney World, he
had an epiphany: what if people could live at his park? In a matter of months,
EPCOT (or as Walt called it the Environmental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow)
was constructed with the intention of people living there. It
would be a model community complete with schools, monorail transportation, and
other necessities. It would hold at least 20,000 residents. However, instead of
a living area, it is now a theme park.
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When Walt showed his idea of EPCOT to audiences everywhere on TV he used a model. This same model can be found in the Tomorrowland Transit Authority ride.
4)
Maharajah Jungle Trek - If you happen to be
roaming around this attraction, you will stumble upon the bird sanctuary. This
area houses tons of exotic and beautiful birds from foreign countries. If you
happen to be casually looking, a cast member will come up and ask if they could
show you around. Say yes to this chance. They will give you a private tour of
the birds in their habitat and inform you about everything there is to know
about them. This happened to me during my senior trip to Walt Disney World. It
was something unexpected, excellent, and of course, magical.
5)
Tributes in the Tower – looming over Hollywood
Studios is the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Glaring down at those who walk
the streets, it dares strangers to pass through its doors, and enter the Twilight Zone. As you board this ride and
throughout the ride, there are many references to old Twilight Zone episodes.
The first one is the shattered glasses in the lobby; this is a nod to the
episode, “The Last Man on Earth” who wore glasses and dropped his glasses no sooner he found the treasure trove of books.
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The second tribute is in the elevator itself. There is a inspection certificate signed by someone named Cawallader, a character from the episode “Escape Clause.” Another reference is on that same certificate with the number 10259. 10259 translates to the date of when the first Twilight Zone episode premiered on October 2nd, 1959. Next time you board this cursed elevator, try to point out as many references as you can.
This concludes
this week’s entry of Disney Magic Monday. Next week I will continue with the
most expensive restaurants at Walt Disney World. Once again if there’s anything
about Walt Disney World, feel free to comment and as always feedback and
followers are welcome.
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