Best Secrets in Disneyland

[Silly Little Pixie]

AJA55 sadly some of the info. you offered is no lonegr valid



I miss it terribly. That shop also used to be home to the scarest and my favorite nightmare inducing thing at DL. The wicked witch "box" it was a small animatronic wicked witch in a glass box, that looked like a cage, she was chained and would beg you to let her out. She stayed in that shop for years and later moved to the new La Bat en Rouge, until she was put away when La Bat became the Pirate shop. I hope she will come back.

Oh YES!! I remember that well! I loved her too. I didn't know she was at La Bat... btw I miss that too.

 

[AJA55]

Thanks Pixie I’ll delete them off my list. Knew about the Gallery being gone but forgot to take it off. I hadn’t checked out the villain thingy and the apple was there when we last visited. Maybe it’ll be like the umbrella at WDW and come back…. and go way….and come back….and go way…..LOL

 

[OurMsBrooks]

Loving these tips! Keep them coming, please!

 

[Sally_fan]

fairycat~has La Bat en Rouge changed over to the Pirate shop? We were there this past May & I loved La Bat en Rouge. I was hoping to shop there again when we go in October.

What an awesome thread! Thanks to everyone offering their tips!

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

fairycat~has La Bat en Rouge changed over to the Pirate shop? We were there this past May & I loved La Bat en Rouge. I was hoping to shop there again when we go in October.

What an awesome thread! Thanks to everyone offering their tips!

Yeah, it's now called Pieces of Eight and they sell a bunch of PoTC stuff.. No more La Bat en Rouge..

 

[DoomBugger]

On POC look for one of the people on the ride who's face mold was made from Walt himself! If you look at all the faces in the ride you will see which one is Walt. No hints, it's more fun to find him yourself! POC is very special because it is the last ride Walt directly was involved in before he passed away.

In the Indiana Jones line where you walk past the projection room and by that small office cubicle... On the desk is a crystal cup that was put there to pay tribute to some woman who has apparently ridden the ride over 5,000 times, more than anyone else.

I'm sure everyone knows this but the Matterhorn used to have a basketball half-court in the summit for the climbers while they were waiting to do their show but I have heard it was removed. I used to have picture of former Laker-NBA player Vlade Divac shooting a free-throw from up there.

One of the DLRR trains (Fred Gurley) is the oldest piece of working machinery in any of the parks as it dates back to the 1890s and has been runing at DL since 1958.

The trains make about 13,000 loops annually.

Walt's favorite train, the "E.P. Ripley" runs on bio-diesel since January 17th, 2007. Serious, today is the first day anniversary of the firebox being converted to burn the bio-diesel as it first ran one year ago today with the new capability.

Tons more stuff... I'll be back with more.

 

[Lynzer Torte]

"The rains make about 13,000 loops annually."


What does this mean?

 

[DoomBugger]

trains. trains...

 

[Lynzer Torte]

trains. trains...

Ahh...gotcha! I don't know why I couldn't figure that one out myself!

 

[DoomBugger]

Ahh...gotcha! I don't know why I couldn't figure that one out myself!

I thought you were just messing with me but if so I did invite it with the typo!

The more you learn about the history, meaning and uniqueness of each DLRR train the more you will love and apppreciate the RR, no matter how jaded you are about it!

 

[Sally_fan]

Awww....I'm really dissapointed that La Bat en Rouge is gone but my son will surely love Pieces of Eight! Looking forward to checking that out with him! Thanks for the info!

 

[fairycat]

fairycat~has La Bat en Rouge changed over to the Pirate shop? We were there this past May & I loved La Bat en Rouge. I was hoping to shop there again when we go in October.

What an awesome thread! Thanks to everyone offering their tips!

It is gone, but not completely. Le Bat en Rouge is now Pieces of Eight as stated, but there is still a Nightmare b4 Xmas/haunted manison shop. Just past Blue Bayou and Club 33 is a new much smaller, shop with no name (last I checked). So you can still get all your lovely goodies!!

That reminds me of another secret shopping treasure, "The Jewel of Orleans". In what used to be the perfume shop in New Orleans square is a high end Jewelry store that specialises in antique jewelry. This shop is the only independently owned shop in the Disney Parks.

It was found when one of the Disney CEO's was taken to a Jewelry Store in San Francisco by his wife. He decided that a jewelry store would be a perfect fit for the location and theme. They have been there over 10 years. They have dangerously beautiful things!! Don't tell your SO I told you about this place jewelry lovers!

 

[actionvaughn]

It is gone, but not completely. Le Bat en Rouge is now Pieces of Eight as stated, but there is still a Nightmare b4 Xmas/haunted manison shop. Just past Blue Bayou and Club 33 is a new much smaller, shop with no name (last I checked). So you can still get all your lovely goodies!!

I was almost sure the shop you're talking about is and is still Le Bat en Rouge...

EDIT: Yup, Le Bat en Rouge. I knew I wasn't crazy..

 

[MunkyMe13]

In The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ( I forget where) There moose heads on the upper wall if you look behind you. They are from the Country Bears show.

 

[getnthinr]

Taking my girls for their 16th birthday for the first (and probably only) time -- as we are East Coasters.

Love all this advice from the experts!

 

[Sally_fan]

Thanks Fairycat & actionvaughn for the info! You both just made me a very happy girl! ALL this info is wonderful! I have a huge list of things to look out for & new places to shop!

 

[nthooze]

This is a secret that has been dismantled but not that many years ago, there was a plain looking door on the castle wall near the oft mentioned wishing well that would lead you into the castle for a tour of displays all set to eerie lighting similar to the affect in the sleeping beauty film. My wife has told me about her discovering this as a child and how disappointed she was to find it had be torn out to make room for fire works storage.

Walt would not be happy.

She also told me the story of there being 99 'secrets' placed around the park, Walt wanted there to be new things to discover with every visit.

 

[mommyof2boys1girl]

Bump!

 

[pxlbarrel]

Something else that's not really a secret per se, but still fun to do is go on many of the more "staple" attractions like the Haunted Mansion, Pirates, and Splash Mountain late at night, since that's when the more die hard fans usually ride. It creates a great feel of kinship (for lack of a better word) to go on a ride like HM where everyone there with you is reciting the Ghost Host's narration word for word. I know this, because I'm one of them
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Y'know...I actually find this annoying. I'm a diehard HM fan but I go there to hear the classic voice doing the classic spiel. It's like going to a movie and having the people next to you recite all the lines. Darn annoying. And if I was going on HM for the first time, this would drive me bonkers because for the most part, you can't understand what the crowd is shouting. And yes, this DID happen to me once at DL. I hated it.

 

[Albort]

I know a way to get a free annual pass that never gets blocked out. You get 20% on everything except ODV.

hahaha, its a very cool secret...