Just wondered of ppl have been & totally missed something as they didn't know about it. I went last year & didn't know about the dragon under the castle
I think that most of us on here do our research pretty well so don't miss much. However, I think it's not uncommon to be rushing from one "big" attraction to another and miss some of the smaller detail elements such as the photos in Lily's boutique or the posters by the lockers on the way in
Quote from: daddyof2 on May 01, 2016, 09:23:37 PM
I think that most of us on here do our research pretty well so don't miss much. However, I think it's not uncommon to be rushing from one "big" attraction to another and miss some of the smaller detail elements such as the photos in Lily's boutique or the posters by the lockers on the way in
totally agree ^^^^^^
some things people miss
Dragon under The Castle
Walk through Upper Level of Castle
Side stairs down from Fantasyland to the wishing well by the side of the Castle Stage
Ka in the trees in Adventure Land
Hidden Walkway all the way from Pirates to Liberty Arcade
Ka in the trees in adventure land........ I've been going for so many years and never come across this! Please enlighten me as to where I need to be looking!
Quote from: disneymagic006 on May 01, 2016, 10:58:38 PM
Ka in the trees in adventure land........ I've been going for so many years and never come across this! Please enlighten me as to where I need to be looking!
Hard to explain, but when you take the hidden walkway from Pirates to Adventureland, theres a few random walkways out to the hub area, theres also a mini Volcano there too, just look in the trees
Been going for years & still haven't found all these. The kids said they are going on a DLP hunt when we get there- we will find these gems! :D
There used to be a guy who posted regularly called Rafael from Brazil I think. He used to take amazing fine detail photos. We always saved them to our phone and played a kind of hide and seek with them with our now grown up kids. It's great fun and encourages you to slow down and really enjoy your surroundings...some were more difficult than other to find. I wish he still posted :(
The under cover walkway is so good when there's rain about, but also good as a fairly quick route. Kaa in the trees is tricky to spot, and off route for a lot of people
Def going to look for kaa the kids r just getting into jungle book. Managed to see the wishing well. Need to find the hidden walk ways. I walked past the sword in the stone n cinderella carriage a few times before I noticed them
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/26745117636_d07c4436f0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GKnHFS)Kaa (https://flic.kr/p/GKnHFS) by grovesie.i (https://www.flickr.com/photos/grovesie/), on Flickr
Wow so looking for this the next time we go. How awesome. Any more things that people tend to miss?
The pocahontas Indian village play area is easy to miss I find. The river rogue keelboat were pretty hidden too but I don't think these run anymore?
Yes, the river rogue keelboats don't run anymore. And if the pueblo trading post is closed, and there's no shows on at the chaparral theatre that whole corner can be easily missed
Dragon under The Castle was definitely one I didn't know about on my first trip. I like searching all the hidden Mickeys too.
If you can find Hakuna restaurant then you should find Kaa also near where Chip and Dale are meeting currently ;D
There are the characters from Up on a boat in a stream somewhere but I'm unsure where as I didn't find it last time. Going to hunt for it this time.
Quote from: Ohana on May 03, 2016, 10:48:34 AM
There are the characters from Up on a boat in a stream somewhere but I'm unsure where as I didn't find it last time. Going to hunt for it this time.
Carl and Russell were by the water outside Colonel Hathis but best seen from the island opposite. I think I read they were removed though
Quote from: Ohana on May 03, 2016, 10:48:34 AM
There are the characters from Up on a boat in a stream somewhere but I'm unsure where as I didn't find it last time. Going to hunt for it this time.
I saw them sure it was when I was on the steam boat but I think it's put of action for a bit this year
You can also get a good view of the "Up" characters from the SFR Treehouse, if memory serves correctly, that's where I first noticed them and took a picture! That was in Jan 2015, don't know if they are still there, but I don't know why they would have been moved.
In Adventureland there is a kiosk selling drinks and snacks with a whole pile of junk next to it, crates and maybe even a jeep if I remember right. I think it was quite close to Colonel Hathis...
Anyway there's a beaten up coca-cola cool box in amongst the junk, if you open it up you'll hear something fun!
Pick up one of the telephones around mainstreet as well and you can listen in on the party line! There's one in the barbers and I'm not sure where else.
We did a walking tour and it was absolutely fab for those kind of things and the history of the park I just wish I'd written them all down straight after as I can't remember them off the top of my head... oh well guess I'll have to do another tour!
Wow those are greast tips Lou! Didn't know any of those! :o
Not exactly a gem but today I noticed the manhole covers in Place Du Remy had little pictures of Remy on them. It's incredible the kind of detail you can so easily miss, the other day we spent most of EMH just walking around main street looking at everything and listening to all of the sound effects, I loved the sound of the piano lessons :D
That's awesome - yeah Main Street and Place du Remy both have fantastic attention to detail! :)
Despite my many visits I've still not been up in the castle or under it to visit the dragon. I was determined to do it this time and once again didn't! One year I will make it! :D
OOOOhhh
Can someone tell me where the sword in the stone is??
Last year was our first time, going again in August, for a bit longer this time so we will be able to take it a bit slower! :)
Directly behind the castle! Unless your there for Halloween in which case it disappears for maleficent meet and greet
People tend to overlook the walk-through attractions - the Dragon, Aladdin, Nautilus, Legends of the Wild West & my personal fav Boot Hill Cemetary (you can hear a heart beating in the big sarcophagus :o ). Also I've never gone up the bridge over Frontierland's entrance. I've read but don't know if you can actually go out onto the balcony of the Castle. If possible I would love to do that! Outside Victoria's restaurant on Main Street you can hear the tenant upstairs washing up - humming and gargling - super cute. Lastly for our first 3 trips we never rode the Railway, we thought it was just a way of getting around the park - big mistake! It's an attraction in itself!
Just a note, many of the hidden gems mentioned in this thread are currently closed or not available
The following are not available
Boot Hill Cemetary
The Disneyland Train
Swiss Family Tree House
The UP Characters at the river
Yes, you definitely can go out on the balcony of the castle. I still love the fact that one of the first things we did when we first took our kids in 2014 was go on the railroad. It was afternoon so fairly quiet and we were able to get on at Main St and go the whole way round
Something we used to completely neglect was Autopia. But after we gave it a try a few years ago, it is one of our must-go's
Same goes for Stitch live, we enjoy that a lot, even though being way above the target age
As far as eating goes, the Croque monsieur found at market deli and blockbuster café has proven to be a filling and tasty snack
I was wondering why I couldn't find Boot Hill cemetery! Boooo haha. Today I discovered the waterfall at the bottom of the castle and a wishing well... I'm sure there's still so much more I've not seen!
yes you can go out onto the balcony and walk around, not a lot of space if a few people outside at the same time.
Also there is the sleeping knight inside the gallery if you listen you'll hear him snoring.
You can still get on the train, just the Main St and Discoveryland stations are closed.
One other thing I'd like to add - exploration of the hotels. Across two trips I've spent 9 nights in the Santa Fe hotel and only yesterday did I spot the big volcano model near La Cantina! We also explored Cheyenne and had a Drink in Sequoia Lodge this time and the theming is so great in each, but especially walking around the Cheyenne. It's like an attraction in itself!