the Disney Company added Disney Cruise Lines to accommodate guests who wanted to go to exotic places.....not just to make money.
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the Disney Company added Disney Cruise Lines to accommodate guests who wanted to go to exotic places.....not just to make money.
At one point when Disney first said they are makeing new ships, the name for one of them was Discovery.
Ad the other the fantasy
WDW put in air conditioning units in the lions area at the Animal Kingdom, so that the lions wouldnt hide in the shade and out of guest sight
The rafts used to take you to and from Tom Sawyers Island are used to pull the Liberty Belle Riverboat back into port when it has a breakdown
WDW put in air conditioning units in the lions area at the Animal Kingdom, so that the lions wouldn't hide in the shade and out of guest sight, but forgot to put A/C in restaurants and shops for humans initially believing guests would enjoy the Jungle experience. Disney started retrofitting those buildings for A/C within a year.
Walt Disney was very fond of the art of M.C. Escher. This is reflected after the refurbishment of Haunted Mansion, where a scene that reflects Eschers' lithograph Relativity was added to the attraction
Disneyland in California is actually home to dozens of Feral cats. Every night cats patrol the park and have been doing so since about 1959. The park officials themselves adore the cats due to their ability to keep themice population down. There are permanent feeding stations in the parks set up for the cats that are hidden and blend in with the environment.In order to help keep the cat population down Disney spays them and puts them up for adoption.
The bats living in the Jungle Trek are trained to respond to an audio cue, something world renowned bat experts thought was impossible.
On September 15th, 1999, the Walt Disney WOrld was closed for the day for the first time in history due to Hurricane Floyd
The voices of Lady Tremaine-Evil Step Mother, Cinderella; Madam Leota -Haunted Mansion and Maleficent-Sleeping Beauty were all voiced by the same woman, Eleanor Audley
And guess who knows that first hand? :mickeywavQuote:
Originally Posted by froland_04-08
I was living in the area, and we were actually supposed to take a trip around that time, but postponed it due to the storm.
The Oasis at the front of the Animal Kingdom was originally going to be called Genesis Gardens. Disney changed it to dodge the religious connotations
on one of my 4 trips out there, I have actually seen a couple of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by HauntedGabe