A Listropolis Original
I worked at the Magic Kingdom for 7 years, and was able to take with me a ton of secrets that ruin the “Magic” of Disney. Since I’m now burdened with these secrets, I figured I’d share 6 of them that most people have no clue about. If you’re a die-hard Disney fan that still believes in fairy tales and pixie dust, this list isn’t for you.
- There are tunnels under the Magic Kingdom - the tunnels are large enough to drive vehicles through, and serve as a way for cast members to access areas of the park specific to their costume. I did a much larger post about the Disney tunnels on another site that goes into details, and provides a list of park access points from the tunnels. These access points are scattered throughout the park, but most people never notice them.

- Main Street Illusion - All of the buildings on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland, are built using forced perspective, making it seem as if Main Street will never end as you walk into the park, and making it seem very short when you’re leaving. The windows on the second floor were all created much smaller than the windows on the first floor, and the building slightly angle towards the castle.

- Hidden Mickeys - this is probably the best known of all the Disney secrets. If you’ve never heard of hidden Mickey’s, they are just mickey heads scattered throughout everything done by Disney - EVERYTHING. There are plenty of sites that cover the locations of the hidden Mickey’s, but I doubt anyone knows where all of them are. They are on every Disney attraction, in most Disney movies, formed by buildings and gardens that can only be discovered by air, and many other places you’d never expect.

- X-Rated Fun - Not the x-rated you’re expecting, but many Disney videos have dirty little secrets hidden in them. The most notorious is the penis hidden in the castle on the cover of the Little Mermaid, and the word “sex” being formed from dust in the Lion King. There’s also a pornographic legend about the “Partner’s Statue” in front of the castle, which is a statue of Walt and Mickey holding hands, and if you turn a certain way, you see a whole lot more than you bargained for.

- Flash Mountain - No, not Splash Mountain, Flash Mountain(NSFW). Flash Mountain isn’t really a place. It’s actually a phenomenon where woman flash their breasts as they’re going down Splash Mountain. It’s much more common than you’d expect, and if you watch the logs coming over the drop, you’re bound to experience Flash Mountain. A picture is snapped as you go over the falls, and now they are heavily monitored for flashes, middle fingers, and gang signs. If any of those show up, the picture won’t print, and you’ll be left with only a story to tell.

- No Deaths at Disney - I’m not sure if this one is still true, but as of a couple of years ago, it was ok for Disney to say they had never had a death at the park. If someone were to be fatally injured at the park, they would not be pronounced deceased until they arrived at the hospital - away from the park. Nothing happy fun about this subject, but it’s a dark secret, and not many people know about it.
Know of any other dirty Disney secrets? Let us know in the comments section.


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Now a Paramedic w/ a State Trooper can pronounced on scene, but cpr would still be preformed.
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one of my dreams was to work at disney, as one of the characters or control the roller coaster
the tunnel thing is really cool, i can definitely see it as really convenient
any way normal guests can get into the tunnels?
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I've never been there, so didn't know any of these things, great post!
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Best regards Claus
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@Nancy I had never heard of it before Disney. That was always a topic that seemed to get a lot of buzz in the parks. Never really understood why it came up so often, but I must have heard about it once a month.
@Ali I worked at Walt Disney World, in Orlando, so I'm not as familiar with Disneyland. Sounds like a cool place though. No such place in the Magic Kingdom. Epcot is the only place that serves liquor in the Orlando parks. They serve it in World Showcase, which is in the rear of the park. Tons of people "Drink around the world" meaning they buy a beer from each company until they have made it all the way around the showcase. I think there are 13 contries, so you get pretty trashed by the end of it.
@Toylady very cool
@Ashley Glad you liked it. I don't claim to be an expert....just throwing out a few of the things I learned that many people don't know about.
@Dale Are you talking about Club 33?
@Alice feel about the same. lol Just didn't know how to preface the list.
@someone thanks!
@Atul Which part? Some of the items on the list are considered "False" on places like snopes.com, but I can assure you, as far as I can tell, these are real. The penis in the little mermaid is usually considered a coincidence, but it's hard to agree with that when they changed the cover after it was discovered, and now there's no castle on it.
@Claus Didn't really have a plan for this post. I live in Orlando, and meet tons of people (usually tourists) that are curious about Disney. When you talk to them about any of the things on the list, they usually get very interested, so I thought it might transfer well to a post. Not for everybody, I guess. And no, this site is geared towards children. It's a site of lists.....that's it. We're just geared towards people that enjoy lists.
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Great post! What was it you did when you worked there?
Oh, and Claus, don't be a smartass. Everyone but yourself is really interested in this post. If you're not interested, then don't whine about it!
Seriously, I don't get why people do that.
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Claus, you don't have to take the title so literal. My hearts not broken because of the tunnels. These can be great and interesting conversation pieces.
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The word "SEX" does not actually appear in the dust in the movie "The Lion King." The word is actually "SEC" which is the graphics company that created those affects. People saw "S..E..something" and just ran with it.
Sorry to disappoint.
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People see what they choose to see, though.
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Hulk. All I can say is that it was amazing; some of the tech they is just mind boggling. They had this giant flywheel powering the generators for the traction motors. When they launch that thing they are drawing a freaking ton of current. I think they said that if they turned off the flywheel it would take around a month to stop. don't quote me on that because I don't remember exactly
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there are no holograms just reflections in glass
i worked for WDW about 6 years ago with the college program and the guy i was dating at the time somehow got us a walking tour of the ride
it was pretty cool
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http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/rescuers.asp
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For instance, the tunnels under Disney World, for example, are common and, most importantly, public knowledge. It's hardly a "secret" that they are under the park. I recently saw a documentary on the History Channel that talked about the tunnels and why they are there, and they didn't say anything about any big "secret".
And "secrets you'll wish you never read"? Don't you think you're being a little dramatic here? I mean, honestly, who was actually bummed out by any of these?
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I loved working there, and got to climb around inside everything, play with big expensive toys and got paid for it.
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I learned more working at Disney than I have at any other job. It was also the most fun I've ever had at work.
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i turned the picture every which way and i cant see anything pornographic, whats the secret? anyoneee??
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4piZV5wPrw&...
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But it was really awesome to perform on the rising stage...we set up in this small room, and then we rose up right into the Tomorrowland cafe, it was amazing.
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Thanks for the post.
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There was also a death on Big Thunder Mountain where one of the cars came loose and detached from the rest of the train. The decoupling drove a metal rivet through the head of one of the guests on the ride. After it happened, the crew member that found him received a year paid leave from Disney for the trauma.
There was a cast member who got squished on the old America Sings ride by getting squished between the walls as they were rotating and the only way they identified her was because they found the boots that the cast members wore (Disney barcodes every piece of their costumes and makes cast members check them out of the costume dept), and a little boy who drowned when he hid out on the Tom Sawyer/Pirate Island and tried to swim back after the park closed.
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http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&hl=fr&ge...
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http://katie.blogsite.org
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I worked at Disney in 1992-1993 at Epcot :)
Was a blast, and I enjoyed your post. Brought back a lot of awesome memories! Back when I worked there, my boyfriend and I would go to one of the parks when I was off and sneak backstage to get some cheap, yet surprisingly great food and explore the tunnels, find employee deals at the tables they'd have set up down there etc.
Good times =)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InFLnzeQjWw&...
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CHEERS!
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There is a basketball court in the Matterhorn. The morse code you can here at the train depot near the Haunted Mansion is Disney's Inaugural Speech when the park opened. Disney's private apartment is above the firestation at the beginning of Main Street.
The jungle in the Jungle Safari is full of cats as it was the only effective way to keep the rodent population at bay.
The park indeed is full of intersting secrets that could fill a book.
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Do you have any idea about the castle? I know there's a restaurant, but I've heard various rumors about what is in the top of the castle.
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