I have heard that Disneyland park is filled with unique little touches- like the Genie in the Adventureland Marketplace. Are there others like that I should watch for when we visit in June?
Thank you!
Mark
If you compare the house of phantom manor with the house of Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho", you will find that they are almost the same :wink:.
Secrets, hmmm...
Okay- go to Adventure Isle and try to find a little clearing at ground level to the East (taking Main Street as pointing due North) of the large suspension bridge. You should notice a rather large, flat rock. If you push one side it will roll over on a central pivot.
In Boot Hill, the graveyard at the exit of Phantom Manor, look for a large metal sarcophogus grave. If you press your ear up against it you should hear a faint heartbeat from inside it.
There are loads inside Sleeping Beauty's Castle. On the first floor inside the castle there is a large oval window pointing towards main street. Every few second the image on it changes from a rose to a dove.
In a nearby scene there are two suits of armour. Listen closely and you can hear them snoring.
Next to that is a stone statue of Malificent's raven. If you take a flash photo of it you should notice that its eyes briefly glow red.
And, if you didn't know, a huge animatronic dragon is to be found lurking underneath the castle.
Right, Pirates Of The Caribbean. In the interior queue you will walk past a barred window looking into a room with a broken floor and a chandelier with a skeleton lying on it. Near the end of the actual ride, in the scene with the skeletons drinking in the bar, look up at the broken ceiling and you will see that same chandelier from earlier.
At the entrance to Adventureland look up along the top of the wall stretching from the left of the entrance. There is a large bird (the Roc bird from Arabian legends) egg sitting on top of the wall in a nest.
On Big Thunder Mountain, when you're on the first chain lift through the tunnel. Look down and ahead on your right by the waterfalls. You should notice an opening in the rock and some train tracks. This is where the trains rush by as they enter the last tunnel before the big drop underwater. If you're lucky you might also see a train shoot past.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head... :wink:
Quote from: "Lordofthemightybeasts"Secrets, hmmm...
Okay- go to Adventure Isle and try to find a little clearing at ground level to the East (taking Main Street as pointing due North) of the large suspension bridge. You should notice a rather large, flat rock. If you push one side it will roll over on a central pivot.
In Boot Hill, the graveyard at the exit of Phantom Manor, look for a large metal sarcophogus grave. If you press your ear up against it you should hear a faint heartbeat from inside it.
There are loads inside Sleeping Beauty's Castle. On the first floor inside the castle there is a large oval window pointing towards main street. Every few second the image on it changes from a rose to a dove.
In a nearby scene there are two suits of armour. Listen closely and you can hear them snoring.
Next to that is a stone statue of Malificent's raven. If you take a flash photo of it you should notice that its eyes briefly glow red.
And, if you didn't know, a huge animatronic dragon is to be found lurking underneath the castle.
Right, Pirates Of The Caribbean. In the interior queue you will walk past a barred window looking into a room with a broken floor and a chandelier with a skeleton lying on it. Near the end of the actual ride, in the scene with the skeletons drinking in the bar, look up at the broken ceiling and you will see that same chandelier from earlier.
At the entrance to Adventureland look up along the top of the wall stretching from the left of the entrance. There is a large bird (the Roc bird from Arabian legends) egg sitting on top of the wall in a nest.
On Big Thunder Mountain, when you're on the first chain lift through the tunnel. Look down and ahead on your right by the waterfalls. You should notice an opening in the rock and some train tracks. This is where the trains rush by as they enter the last tunnel before the big drop underwater. If you're lucky you might also see a train shoot past.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head... :wink:
Cool!!
i have had a great idea , we should get all the secrets together and make a list of them all so they can be printed out and we can all look for them when we vist , make a sort oif check list so you can mark off the ones you have seen, and get everyone to look out for new ones to add to the list! :nemo:
just a idea :pluto:
i dont know if you know this, you proberly do but to make the castle look further away the top storeys of the buildings along the sides of mainstreet are subtly graduated in size.
Okay, I thought of some more:
Look at the centre window on the first floor of Phantom Manor and you just might spot the Bride behind the curtains. This is pretty much impossible to see on a bright day, but when it gets dark a light will occasionally illuminate the window for a few seconds. Also look out for the Phantom lurking behind the furthest left window on the first floor on the side facing Boot Hill. Again, a light will come on behind the window every once in a while.
You can also hear the sounds of a dentist performing a particularly painful operation on a patient, a man shaving and various other noises coming from the upper floors of certain buildings on Main Street USA.
On the waterfall lift in Pirates Of The Caribbean, look above you and you will notice lots of little glowing eyes peeking down at you. These eyes are also to be found later in the skeleton caves and in the first tunnel in Big Thunder Mountain.
In Alice's Curious Labyrinth, the Cheshire Cat is more than just a head. The hedges that grow overhead to the right actually form the stripes of the cat's body, as seen in this sattelite photo:
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When riding Big Thunder Mountain, after the second lift hill, just after coming out of the big helix you go through a canyon before dropping down through a small tunnel. Just before you drop, look above and you'll notice a pack of animatronic coyotes (two to the right, one ahead) It's surprising how many people miss this. Oh, and in the final tunnel, after the third lift hill, look above you to see a group of glowing bats screeching at you.
This is so much fun! Thank you!
And more...
At the far left end of Main Street USA, just before reaching Central Plaza, where Liberty Arcade comes to an end, turn left toward Frontierland. Here there is a secret passage to Frontierland that bypasses the main entrance.
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As you exit your doombuggies on Phantom Manor you find yourself in the wine cellar. Looking through one of the barred windows you can see into a small chamber storing wine in barrels. On top of a barrel is a bunch of roses, and if you listen carefully you can faintly hear the haunting, manic laughter of the Phantom echoing around the chamber. A wonderfully creepy little touch.
At one end of Adventure Isle lies Skull Rock (from Peter Pan). Unbeknownst to most guests, there's a little passage next to Captain Hook's ship that takes you up and inside Skull Rock. From inside you can look out of the hollow eyes and mouth, offering a very different view over Adventureland.
I'll try to think of more... :D
^You know everything! :P
Tell me more! I haven't heard of many of these before.
Quote from: "Lordofthemightybeasts"At one end of Adventure Isle lies Skull Rock (from Peter Pan). Unbeknownst to most guests, there's a little passage next to Captain Hook's ship that takes you up and inside Skull Rock. From inside you can look out of the hollow eyes and mouth, offering a very different view over Adventureland.
I'll try to think of more... :D
:shock: I never knew that, so next to Captain Hooks Ship theres a passage way to another level inside skull rock ?
Quote from: "Owain":shock: I never knew that, so next to Captain Hooks Ship theres a passage way to another level inside skull rock ?
Yes, in the 'chamber' that looks out of the mouth there is a gap in the wall that takes you up a (very slippy) stairway to an upper level where you can get a unique
skull's eye view. I'll try to get a picture up soon.
Okay, some more- in the African section of Adventureland, to the left of the main entrance there is the Girafe Curieuse shop. If you go in then you will find the large, curious giraffe itself, its head poking through the wall, chewing on some leaves.
On Space Mountain: Mission 2 you drop through a large field of asteroids just before you enter the loop. Each asteroid has a 'moving' effect projected onto them, but the lowest one on the right which you pass by last has the face of the moon from the original version projected onto it.
How about a little something from an extinct( :cry: ) attraction- Space Mountain: De La Terre A La Lune.
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You see that brush thing, that's a spark brush. When the train rushed past guests in the queue (it looked right into the mountain back then) could see it produce a shower of real sparks (only in the dark), adding that extra touch of magic. :wink:
Quote from: "RnRCj"^You know everything! :P
Well... it gets me through endless games of 'Guess The Disney Park' :D
From inside skull rock >>>
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Quote from: "Lordofthemightybeasts"Quote from: "RnRCj"^You know everything! :P
Well... it gets me through endless games of 'Guess The Disney Park' :D
Of course! It's you! Deadly Avenger! I need to wake up more :P
Quote from: "RnRCj"Of course! It's you! Deadly Avenger!
'Course it is! :D
Alright, some more. At the entrance to Adventureland there is decorated blue archway that has 'Adventureland' written on it. Where the top, blue part of the arch comes to an end, there is a little corner with the intitals WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering) hidden in it. This can be seen at both sides of the arch.
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On Adventure Isle ther is huge system of underground tunnels and caverns. If you follow one to a point where you are directly underneath the Swiss Family Robinson's Treehouse, look up and you will see the tree's roots creeping through the ground above.
The ride building for Snow White has a tower of sorts emerging from the entrance. Look up at the large arched window on the tower and you'll notice the evil Queen looking maliciously out over Fantasyland.
Another from Boot Hill- there is a large white gravestone in memorial of the 'Hole In The Wallet Gang', 1992. The following list of names are actually imagineers who worked on creating Phantom Manor. The 'hole in the wallet' refers to the huge budget that the team used in creating this lavish, highly detailed attraction.
Moved to The Resort, I think it'd be better here.
Great topic! :D
The buildings of Main Street, USA, were built with the idea of "leaving the park" in mind. All the buildings on Main Street were built using an optical illusion that utilizes making one end of a building slightly shorter than the other end. By using this method of construction, Disneyland created an effect that you don't notice until your tired family leaves the park. The next time you enter the Disneyland Park, make note of the distance that it appears you have to travel to get to the hub. Then look at the exit of the park from the hub. That's correct. The distance appears to be shorter entering the park than exiting. The intention was to keep guests from wanting to take the long walk out. Try this the next time you are there.
All of the Disney castles around the world face to the North so that people wanting to take photos from Main Street could get a nice picture without any shadow.
The Main Street Transportion Co. building features identical architectural elements to the Disneyland Resort's Sleeping Beauty's Castle- it's kind of hard to explain, anyone with pictures to compare would be useful.
Next to the exit sign of Au Chalet de la Marionnette you will notice Figaro (the cat from Pinocchio) painted on the wall giving the thumbs up. When designing the original Disneyland version of this restaurant the imagineers forgot to include exit signs. So when the restaurant was built the exit sign had to be placed off centre from the exit. In a touch of 'pure imagineering' Figaro was painted on the wall pulling the sign by a rope, accounting for it being offset. When it was built in Disneyland Paris the imagineers got the sign perfectly centred and, in a nod to the previous version, painted on a clearly delighted Figaro.
Near the end of the queue for Pirates Of The Caribbean you enter the large Blue Lagoon building where the loading area and first ride scenes are located. As the queue descends towards the boarding area you can see a large wooden figurehead of a woman poking over the wall. If you pay attention in the Blue Lagoon scene at the start of the ride (or are particularly tall), you can see that this figurehead actually extends from one side of the large broken ship you pass through the middle of.
wow really interesting all these sevrets, I'm def gonna write them down and see if I can find them next time I go.
I'm trynna think of a secret myself
I'm guessing most of you peole already know this but just in case,
if you look up at the Videopolis you'll see two big round windows facing space mountain, initially these big round holes were build to make a connection with spacemountain
This is fun- I do remember the Mr. Toad portrait in the restaurant changing from one unique style to another.
At night, have a look at Phantom Manor. If you look closely, you will see a faint candle light from inside, wandering from window to window. This is supposed to be the bride, candle in hand, searching for her long lost love.
Quote from: "disneymadchris"All of the Disney castles around the world face to the North so that people wanting to take photos from Main Street could get a nice picture without any shadow.
I'm afraid thats not completely true. Although Walt Disney wanted this, the only two castles in the world that really face to the south are Sleeping Beauty Castle in California and Cinderella Castle in Orlando. The others, even our Le Chateau isn't facing straight to the south.
- Another detail I heard about is the color of Cowboy Cookout Barbecue in Frontierland. The color on one side of the building is more faded then on the other side. The Imagineers wanted this on purpose because that way it would look like the building was aging because of the sun and wind in the Wild Wild West. :wink:
- According to the story, the Imagination Institute in Discoveryland is only one of the 3 satellite branches over the world. The original Imagination Institute is at Epcot. The satellite branches of the Imagination Institute are at Tomorrowland in California, Disoveryland in Paris and the now closed branche at Tomorrowland in Tokyo. The Imagination Institute was founded many years ago by Dr. Nigel Channing's grandfather. The grandfather inherited a vast sum of money from his father, who was an inventor. To pay homage to his father's, and his family's, inventive nature, he formed the Imagination Institute. The Institute has always been a family operation. Nigel's father, Neville, took over the running of the Institute after his grandfather retired. When Neville retired, he passed onto Nigel. Dr. Channing enjoys the inventive atmosphere, but also has a serious streak about him. After all, this is his family's legacy, and he would like the Institute to be taken seriously by the scientific community.
(according to //http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagination_Institute_%28place%29) :P
On Rock n Roller Coaster, if you look to the right straight after the corkscrew you should be able to see a control room where all the lights are controlled :D I always forget when I ride it.
You mean you're supposed to ride it with your eyes open? :lol: I just sing (Very badly) at the top of my voice with my eyes shut! So theres not much chance of me seeing that secret!
Quote from: "tubbsy"I just sing (Very badly) at the top of my voice with my eyes shut!
Ah! So it was you sitting behind me on my last visit :P
Ah you never know! Was the woman also crying and screaming "How much longer?" and "How the ~cough!~ did I let you talk me into this?" :D
Saying that. I cant WAIT to ride it again when we go back. I was very proud of myself for doing it and bored everyone to death with the photo of me with my eyes shut!
Anyone know of any hidden Mickeys around the place that Robert (4) could look out for? I know there are obvious ones all over the place. Has anyone spotted them somewhere bizarre?
Quote from: "tubbsy"You mean you're supposed to ride it with your eyes open? :lol: I just sing (Very badly) at the top of my voice with my eyes shut! So theres not much chance of me seeing that secret!
I that too! I always leave that right with a soar throat (well actually I leave most roaller coasters with a soar throat ahah)
Quote from: "tubbsy"Anyone know of any hidden Mickeys around the place that Robert (4) could look out for? I know there are obvious ones all over the place. Has anyone spotted them somewhere bizarre?
There's one in Phantom Manor's garden: //http://infinity-elite.com/hauntedwebsite/happyhaunts/images/did_you_know/hidden_mickey_garden.jpg
And Space Mountain: //http://family.webshots.com/photo/1138436007055205663ogsqTn
Thank you RnRCj.
N I promise if I'm ever sat behind you on Rockin Roller Coaster I wont sing so loud! :lol:
Woah I am going to write these down and take them with me next time I go!
Or you could just get the book 'Disneyland Paris from sketch to reality' (At least I think that's what it's called :lol: )
It's got most of what's been written here in there... ,or a simple search on google brings up loads of stuff :)
Ye but tht wouldmake sense! Where's the fun in that?
Quote from: "ailsa"Ye but tht wouldmake sense! Where's the fun in that?
Yeah, cos I guess reading them on here is soooo much different to reading them in a book! :lol: :wink: :lol:
Quote from: "Bambi"Quote from: "ailsa"Ye but tht wouldmake sense! Where's the fun in that?
Yeah, cos I guess reading them on here is soooo much different to reading them in a book! :lol: :wink: :lol:
well it cerntainly costs less money to read it here
I've seen a book on dlrp! I want it!!!! But I can't just spend money on a book I don't need!
Look this is a friendly forum, if they want to write them down thats up to them, its certainly more cheaper than buying the book that they might not need as much. Now can we get back on topic !. :)
Yes more secrets please :)
Some for Disney Studio 1 from the 15th Anniversary blog, which is actually getting pretty good now (well done DLRP!) despite the broken english...
QuoteBut let's take a closer look at these façades facing you. The numbers over the stalls weren't chosen by chance. As soon as you enter the studio, the shop on the left bears the number 1205, as if by magic. This stands for December 5, the birthday of Walt Disney! A little further down, the next door bears the number 1128, the birthday of Walt's favourite mouse: Mickey.
It never occured to me when I was finding those numbers for the WDSfans.com guide that they might have been chosen because of that! And people say WDS lacks hidden details eh! 8)
Quote from: "Owain"Look this is a friendly forum, if they want to write them down thats up to them, its certainly more cheaper than buying the book that they might not need as much. Now can we get back on topic !. :)
Where did anyone say not to write them down? :lol: Secrets were asked for and I recomended buying a book or searching on google! :lol: :roll:
Keep 'em secrets coming Baloo.... :)
hi very new to the site,read all the time but i have only posted once so hello everyone...anyway back on subject...you all probably know this but i didnt realise that on one of the top turrets on the castle it has snails crawling up to the top i just thought they were golden balls....
miss bell
Oh! Can you find a picture of it! :stitch_bounce:
I dont have a picture of it but it is on the 15th aniversary blog...all the picures i have of the castle and the times ive seen it and didnt realise,there is also some stuff about the tiles on the castle and the wallpaper in the disneyland hotel having pictures of the charecters on it if you look closely...
miss bell.x.l
Quote from: "mstaft"I have heard that Disneyland park is filled with unique little touches- like the Genie in the Adventureland Marketplace. Are there others like that I should watch for when we visit in June?
Thank you!
Mark
http://www.hiddenmickeys.org (http://www.hiddenmickeys.org)
this website has a lot of , wel hiddenmickeys, and secrets!
Love to leave all those secrets
Quote from: "Lordofthemightybeasts"On Big Thunder Mountain, when you're on the first chain lift through the tunnel. Look down and ahead on your right by the waterfalls. You should notice an opening in the rock and some train tracks. This is where the trains rush by as they enter the last tunnel before the big drop underwater. If you're lucky you might also see a train shoot past.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head... :wink:
Never knew that u could actualy see one of the other trains
i will have to look out for that train next time :D
If you are in the queue for "Pirates of the Caribbean" you can see a scene from the ride ( the skeletons I think ). There's any place where the boats are right under your feet. It's after the 2nd drop.
And in the treasures scene, if you look up to the left, you might see one of the trains drive by.
When we went on POTC I spotted that in the queue area you walk past a floor that is broken and falling in on the left. At the end of the ride you will see this also, but from underneath also on the left.
Quote from: "raptor1982"And in the treasures scene, if you look up to the left, you might see one of the trains drive by.
Yes, I've seen this before, it was really interesting because I never knew that the pirate scene on the train was actually in POTC! :shock: :o
Here's a couple of random facts that you might not know, but might not want to know either.
The majority of the Neon signage accross DLRP was made and installed by a company called Blaze Neon, based un the U.K. Not only was it a great contract for them, they also won a British signs and Graphics award for this project. (Maybe they should be asked to have a look at the coca cola sign in the tiki room in Studio 1)
The other random fact is...
Leona Lewis was "apparently" given a roll in the Lion King at DLRP, but turned it down after getting through into the X factor.
I knew that the train went through POTC infact i can remember that i think i seen the train go through POTC when i was on it.
Interesting fact there about Leona Lewis if that is it's ture.
Quote from: "-breeno-"Interesting fact there about Leona Lewis if that is it's ture.
My wife read it in one of those magazines that are full of gossip, probably about last december time.
Update
"When I did get a part in The Lion King at Disneyland Paris at 18, I turned it down because I didn't want to move so far away from home.
from....
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/a ... article.do (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23417517-details/X+Factor+superstar%3A+Leona+Lewis+on+fame%2C+fear+of+failure+and+the+pressures+of+being+Simon+Cowell%27s+biggest+hope/article.do)
The quote is about 2 thirds through th elast section.
I have a few from Disneyland:-
If you liik carfuly the wicked queen appears in the window above the entrance of the snow white attraction
The Robot wich looks like it has binoculards for eyes in the star tours que was originally used in AmericcaSings as the large Geese. Also after the attraction americca sings closed all the other geese and some other animals were transported to Splash Mountain
Club 33 was named after the original 33 members and the door number wich it lies in New Orleans Square
The Gold spiral was added to the castle later as Walt walked down mainstreet one morning with Roy and though that something didnt look right. the Gold spire was then added and Walt Said "Now thats my dream Castle"
Critter country was originaly called Bear Country and New orleans square sits were Holiday land once stood.
The first attraction to be removed from the park was the phantom cruise boats due to there mecanical problems. The ride famosaly then was known as the first to be removed from disneyland
Hi, i'm going to DLRP tomorrow morning for 7 nights, so thought i'd write down all of these secrets and see if me and the kids (and OH) can spot any while we're there! :D So i c+p'd it all into word to print out later.
Here is the list if it comes in useful to anyone? :)
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Secrets of DLRP
If you compare the house of phantom manor with the house of Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho", you will find that they are almost the same
Okay- go to Adventure Isle and try to find a little clearing at ground level to the East (taking Main Street as pointing due North) of the large suspension bridge. You should notice a rather large, flat rock. If you push one side it will roll over on a central pivot.
In Boot Hill, the graveyard at the exit of Phantom Manor, look for a large metal sarcophogus grave. If you press your ear up against it you should hear a faint heartbeat from inside it
There are loads inside Sleeping Beauty's Castle. On the first floor inside the castle there is a large oval window pointing towards main street. Every few second the image on it changes from a rose to a dove.
In a nearby scene there are two suits of armour. Listen closely and you can hear them snoring.
Next to that is a stone statue of Malificent's raven. If you take a flash photo of it you should notice that its eyes briefly glow red.
And, if you didn't know, a huge animatronic dragon is to be found lurking underneath the castle.
Right, Pirates Of The Caribbean. In the interior queue you will walk past a barred window looking into a room with a broken floor and a chandelier with a skeleton lying on it. Near the end of the actual ride, in the scene with the skeletons drinking in the bar, look up at the broken ceiling and you will see that same chandelier from earlier.
At the entrance to Adventureland look up along the top of the wall stretching from the left of the entrance. There is a large bird (the Roc bird from Arabian legends) egg sitting on top of the wall in a nest.
On Big Thunder Mountain, when you're on the first chain lift through the tunnel. Look down and ahead on your right by the waterfalls. You should notice an opening in the rock and some train tracks. This is where the trains rush by as they enter the last tunnel before the big drop underwater. If you're lucky you might also see a train shoot past
i dont know if you know this, you proberly do but to make the castle look further away the top storeys of the buildings along the sides of mainstreet are subtly graduated in size.
Look at the centre window on the first floor of Phantom Manor and you just might spot the Bride behind the curtains. This is pretty much impossible to see on a bright day, but when it gets dark a light will occasionally illuminate the window for a few seconds. Also look out for the Phantom lurking behind the furthest left window on the first floor on the side facing Boot Hill. Again, a light will come on behind the window every once in a while.
ou can also hear the sounds of a dentist performing a particularly painful operation on a patient, a man shaving and various other noises coming from the upper floors of certain buildings on Main Street USA
On the waterfall lift in Pirates Of The Caribbean, look above you and you will notice lots of little glowing eyes peeking down at you. These eyes are also to be found later in the skeleton caves and in the first tunnel in Big Thunder Mountain
In Alice's Curious Labyrinth, the Cheshire Cat is more than just a head. The hedges that grow overhead to the right actually form the stripes of the cat's body, as seen in this sattelite photo
When riding Big Thunder Mountain, after the second lift hill, just after coming out of the big helix you go through a canyon before dropping down through a small tunnel. Just before you drop, look above and you'll notice a pack of animatronic coyotes (two to the right, one ahead) It's surprising how many people miss this. Oh, and in the final tunnel, after the third lift hill, look above you to see a group of glowing bats screeching at you.
At the far left end of Main Street USA, just before reaching Central Plaza, where Liberty Arcade comes to an end, turn left toward Frontierland. Here there is a secret passage to Frontierland that bypasses the main entrance
As you exit your doombuggies on Phantom Manor you find yourself in the wine cellar. Looking through one of the barred windows you can see into a small chamber storing wine in barrels. On top of a barrel is a bunch of roses, and if you listen carefully you can faintly hear the haunting, manic laughter of the Phantom echoing around the chamber. A wonderfully creepy little touch
At one end of Adventure Isle lies Skull Rock (from Peter Pan). Unbeknownst to most guests, there's a little passage next to Captain Hook's ship that takes you up and inside Skull Rock. From inside you can look out of the hollow eyes and mouth, offering a very different view over Adventureland.
Okay, some more- in the African section of Adventureland, to the left of the main entrance there is the Girafe Curieuse shop. If you go in then you will find the large, curious giraffe itself, its head poking through the wall, chewing on some leaves.
On Space Mountain: Mission 2 you drop through a large field of asteroids just before you enter the loop. Each asteroid has a 'moving' effect projected onto them, but the lowest one on the right which you pass by last has the face of the moon from the original version projected onto it.
Alright, some more. At the entrance to Adventureland there is decorated blue archway that has 'Adventureland' written on it. Where the top, blue part of the arch comes to an end, there is a little corner with the intitals WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering) hidden in it. This can be seen at both sides of the arch.
On Adventure Isle ther is huge system of underground tunnels and caverns. If you follow one to a point where you are directly underneath the Swiss Family Robinson's Treehouse, look up and you will see the tree's roots creeping through the ground above.
The ride building for Snow White has a tower of sorts emerging from the entrance. Look up at the large arched window on the tower and you'll notice the evil Queen looking maliciously out over Fantasyland.
Another from Boot Hill- there is a large white gravestone in memorial of the 'Hole In The Wallet Gang', 1992. The following list of names are actually imagineers who worked on creating Phantom Manor. The 'hole in the wallet' refers to the huge budget that the team used in creating this lavish, highly detailed attraction.
Next to the exit sign of Au Chalet de la Marionnette you will notice Figaro (the cat from Pinocchio) painted on the wall giving the thumbs up. When designing the original Disneyland version of this restaurant the imagineers forgot to include exit signs. So when the restaurant was built the exit sign had to be placed off centre from the exit. In a touch of 'pure imagineering' Figaro was painted on the wall pulling the sign by a rope, accounting for it being offset. When it was built in Disneyland Paris the imagineers got the sign perfectly centred and, in a nod to the previous version, painted on a clearly delighted Figaro.
Near the end of the queue for Pirates Of The Caribbean you enter the large Blue Lagoon building where the loading area and first ride scenes are located. As the queue descends towards the boarding area you can see a large wooden figurehead of a woman poking over the wall. If you pay attention in the Blue Lagoon scene at the start of the ride (or are particularly tall), you can see that this figurehead actually extends from one side of the large broken ship you pass through the middle of.
if you look up at the Videopolis you'll see two big round windows facing space mountain, initially these big round holes were build to make a connection with spacemountain
I do remember the Mr. Toad portrait in the restaurant changing from one unique style to another
At night, have a look at Phantom Manor. If you look closely, you will see a faint candle light from inside, wandering from window to window. This is supposed to be the bride, candle in hand, searching for her long lost love
On Rock n Roller Coaster, if you look to the right straight after the corkscrew you should be able to see a control room where all the lights are controlled
But let's take a closer look at these façades facing you. The numbers over the stalls weren't chosen by chance. As soon as you enter the studio, the shop on the left bears the number 1205, as if by magic. This stands for December 5, the birthday of Walt Disney! A little further down, the next door bears the number 1128, the birthday of Walt's favourite mouse: Mickey.
i didnt realise that on one of the top turrets on the castle it has snails crawling up to the top i just thought they were golden balls
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@ bekiboo26 - we did this and we really enjoyed hunting for the secrets, we nearly got them all till i lost the paper they were printed on :(
I always look at the skeleton on the treasure when we are on the train
Some great secrets there bekiboo26, thanks for posting them :D
:offtopic: Cool avatar thekirtley2 :D How you do that?
Another nice fact:
As a tribute to the previous attraction at the Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast location, Le Visionarium, one of the characters remains floating in hyperspace as a permanent reminder. 9-Eye, the eccentric female robot with 9 cameras for her eyes, can be spotted in the Robot Attack scene.
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Yesterday evening I went through this whole topic and created an article on DLRPwiki.org (//http://en.dlrpwiki.org/secrets) containing most of the facts and secrets mentioned here.
So, people who have not yet created a list or who have lost their list, you can print the article ;)
If you want, everyone can update the article with new facts and secrets.
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GrandiJoos 8)
There is only one place in the caves of Adventure Isle that the hidden treasure can be view from !! From a wooden walkway looking down onto it , don't ask me how to find it as I always get lost in there !!
Quote from: "Nicholas-c"i will have to look out for that train next time :D
me too
What I like about our Pirates of the caribian, is that there is an actual resturant in it. U can go there, and eat, and be a part of the scene
i dunno if all of these are sstill there or even were there to begin with but i have just got them off that hidden mickey site. theres plenty more but these are the ones i have picked to look for so far...
The Disneyland Paris gate, the one below the Disneyland Hotel, after the floral Mickey, contains a number of hidden Mickeys on each side. Five circles form two hidden Mickeys, both using the central circle.
Around Lake Buena Vista are street lamps. Every lamp has Hidden Mickey
While waiting for the train at Main Street Station you're looking at a glass-mural at the windows in the wall behind the track. On the very left a castle is shown decorated with different circles. One of these circles has two Mickey-ears.
We saw a Hidden Mickey in the Emporium Store in Main Street USA. When you are at the counter with the dome on top, you can see more than one hidden Mickey. In the iron fence inside the dome you can see them in the fence
Liberty arcade: There is a Hidden Mickey on each side of the arcade which you can see when entering from Central Plaza or Frontierland. It is made up by a lamp (head) and the column's top design (ears).
Look between the two smoke stacks on the mark twain, maybe molly and you,ll see an ironwork lattice with a gold star in the middle, to each side, is a perfect Mickey head on it's side.
In the queuing area for Thunder Mountain while in the upstairs section, there is a balcony where you can look down on the queue below. Directly below are three barrels which form a Hidden Mickey
Within the waiting queue, there is a metal plate, briefly before the boarding area on the right side. I cannot remember the exact wording, but it starts with "CO". Those are the ears and the screw under it makes Mickey's head!
In the front gardens of Phantom Manor, three of the "stone" spheres form a perfect Mickey head, which can be seen when you stand outside the front gates, right next to the "guard house". (It can only be seen from one perspective, so you may have to shift your position a bit...)
In the queue line there is a fountain. The fountain is a Hidden Mickey. The water makes up part of the Hidden Mickey.
As you walk into the first room in Phantom Manor, look up, on the ceiling, above the chandelier in the middle of the room, there is a ceiling design that is a very cleverly double hidden Mickey, very obvious.
There is a Hidden Mickey in the right stretch room. In the flowers/tombstone painting, the stones under the vase form a perfect Mickey shape.
In the stretch rooms/elevators in Phantom Manor a hidden Mickey can be found in the painting with the girl with the roses. As the paintings stretch you'll see a skeleton and on his right hand there are three spots that make a perfect Mickey shape
Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril has a very clever hidden Mickey! Just look the front of any train. You will see an inca-style shape. If you look well, you will recognize an obvious inca-style Mickey !
In pirates queue. about 5 minutes before reaching the ride, in a right turn, look up, & see a great, clear Mickey above
take a wench for a bride scene. Right in front of the fat lady in white lies a pile of pineapples in a basket. The one on top forms a hidden Mickey, his ears are the green leafs sticking out at both sides
In the battle scene (pirates), the hole blown out of the castle wall is in the shape of a Mickey
just before the swinging pirate look up and theres a tear in one of the sails that forms a hidden mickey
The lanterns on the back entrance of the sleeping beautys castle contain three bulbs each, a big one and two smaller ones which together form a Hidden Mickey. Of course this Hidden Mickey is only visible when the illumination of the park is on.
Some of the tiles in the castle roof are in a different colour and in a typical Mickey shape
the glass blowing shop in the castle above the workstation is a solar system model, the planet representing earth has two satellites instead of 1 forming a Mickey rotated through about 120 degrees
Great thread. :D
bring this back to life as its a great thread with lots of very interesting posts :)
Any new updated ones? ;D :o :P
Loved reading this thread! Any more? Any Halloween secrets to look for too?
Noticed this 2 years ago in October:
At Dusk/Night look at the Phantom Manor from near to the Riverboat Landing and watch out for flashes from the undergrowth of the manor's Front Garden, it resembles lightning, a very clever effect!
Quote from: DisneyManiac on August 18, 2014, 07:54:02 PM
Noticed this 2 years ago in October:
At Dusk/Night look at the Phantom Manor from near to the Riverboat Landing and watch out for flashes from the undergrowth of the manor's Front Garden, it resembles lightning, a very clever effect!
Thanks for that! Not long to go now. Telling the children on Saturday! 60 day countdown can begin then!