grumpymakesmehappy
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- Oct 2, 2005
Thanks for all the great secrets. We will be making our first trip to DL in May. We've been to WDW many many times but never DL. We're so excited. I can't wait to look for all these secrets.
This isn't really a secret but I thought it was really sweet.
Walt used to say that he always wished he was a few inches taller. After he passed away and the statue of him with Mickey was made (that now stands in the hub), they made the statue a few inches taller than Walt really was to honor him and make his wish come true.
When I heard that, it made me go "AAAHHHHH"
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.
I agree. Highly annoying. One great thing about our WDW trip last month was the lack of locals ruining all the rides...haha.
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...
Is it called....being a disneyland employee?
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
Also try to find Maynard working at the Haunted Mansion and get a picture with him if you can. I tried, but missed out last time I went to DL.
Where excactly is this at? ont the AIW side? Front entrance side?
Nemo side or where?
As of my last trips (about one week ago) the Snow White apple no longer appears in its original spot, the Evil Queen still peeks out the window though, but now on a loop .
In the rocks/landscape area across from the front entrance.
The Queen has always been on a loop. However, the apple triggered her cackle, which is still there. The apple itself is gone, but if you pass your hand over the storybook, you will hear it. At least it was still there in Nov.
In addition to Michael Eisner being the one who hits the golf ball at you. That ball has a hidden Mickey on it. Look fast or you'll miss it.
On Star Tours, at the very end when you are about to crash into the maintenance area, the man on the phone who ducks is George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars movies.
I've been blasted before for posting the location of the secret bathroom. If anyone really needs to know, just PM me.
Is it called....being a disneyland employee?
Wow! There goes the fun in that secret.If the "secret" bathroom ou call keep mentioning is the one someone told me in a PM...it's no secret. I've been there a million times. And it's on the map.
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Not only is it not a secret...but it's usually fairly crowded. And there aren't very many stalls. It's also one of the dirtier bathrooms in the park.
Wow! There goes the fun in that secret.
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.
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