13 Disney Park Secrets

Family's from all over visit Disney, but do they know Disney has many hidden secrets? These are 13 shocking Disney park Secrets.

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7 - Animal Kingdom – At one point the famous Animal Kingdom was supposed to include a separate attraction within the attraction called “Beastly Kingdom.” This would be dedicated to mythical creatures and probably include some animatronics. Even though that idea never made its way to fruition there is a subtle nod to the project on the sign for Animal Kingdom. In the middle of a rhino and elephant you can see the silhouette of a dragon. We met you’ve never noticed THAT before!

6 - Smellitizers – If you’ve ever visited a Disney park and noticed a certain smell in a certain place, well that’s no accident. Smellitizers are devices that can be found in the tunnels below the parks and are located throughout Disney parks to emit certain smells in certain areas. Some of the most obvious smells are the smell of fresh baked cookies and vanilla on Main Street, fresh citrus on the Soarin’ ride, and a salty smell on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Some of the less obvious, but definitely noteworthy smells are the smell of honey on Pooh’s adventures and burning wood on Spaceship Earth.

5 - Cinderella's castle – Cinderella’s castle may be the most well-known landmark in all of Disney parks. Everyone knows what it looks like and everyone knows where it’s located. What not many people know is that hidden inside the castle is a private guest suite, reserved for contest winners only. You cannot book this suite and it is given to families for use about once every two weeks. The suite has only been used approximately 600 times. Not only do you get a car to drop you at the Magic Kingdom, but you also get a personal guide to accompany you around the park acting as a personal FASTpass for rides and giving you all the information about the park you could ever want. Inside the suite are Disney character relics, such as Cinderella’s glass slipper and Captain Hook’s telescope, as well as a television disguised as a mirror that you use a magic wand to turn on.

4 - The Grey Stuff – A line from the song “Be Our Guest” in the movie Beauty and the Beast has the Lumiere sing “Try the grey stuff, it’s delicious – don’t believe us, ask the dishes!” Now you can try the grey stuff too! When dining at the Be Our Guest restaurant at Disney World, you can order the grey stuff, which is some sort of cookies and cream grey mousse. Originally not located on the menu, it’s now a featured dessert and you should really do yourself a favor and try it, because Lumiere was not lying – it is delicious!

3 - Tom Sawyer Island – This ride, located at Disney World, is a boat ride that takes you over to an island with a Tom Sawyer theme. It’s a very quiet, some would say boring ride. Boring, until you realize that you could walk away with a pretty awesome prize. The island supposedly has paintbrushes hidden all over the place, to recreate Tom Sawyers chore to whitewash his Aunt Polly’s fence. If you’re lucky enough to find a paintbrush, bring it over to your boat driver and they’ll reward you with a fastpass to any one ride in the park. Don’t go crazy looking for all the brushes, though. It’s only good for one brush per family.

2 - Club 33 – Club 33 is one of the cooler secrets within Disneyland. It’s located in the middle of New Orleans Square and is recognized only by a plate attached to the building that says “33.” To be allowed entry into the club, you must be a member, and to become a member you need to get on a waitlist that is estimated to be years long and it’s roughly $25,000 to join plus $10,000 in yearly dues. Some of the perks to the club, is –obviously, access to the club itself – alcoholic beverages, since the park is for the most park dry except for certain areas, early park admission, valet parking at the resorts and access to private events held at the park.

1 - Walt’s Apartment – When Walt Disney was designing and constructing Disneyland he wanted to build a special apartment hidden from the chaos of the park, but still within the park. He built the apartment above the Main Street Firehouse. The Disney family would spend time in the apartment, entertaining guests or Walt would do quiet work – his desk was set up against a window overlooking Main Street. A lamp in the window would be left on when Walt was present in the apartment which was a fun thing for guests to see. Since his passing, the light is always burning in the window as a tribute.

[claireshubin]

“cinderella’s castle may be the most well known”

shows a picture of sleeping beauty’s castle

[thisaintitchief]

Props to the people who actually had their corpses in the pirates of the Caribbean ride

[frydfish]

Theres all kinds of fun mickeys to find!
*ominous music intensifies*

[kentcarpenter]

What's with the threatening music tho? 🤔

[iamice]

Am I the only one not digging the music?

[zynk]

Why is the music so scary and depressing?

[Am-titl]

Its not scary but bruh what's with the scary music?

[madihinton]

I can't be the only one who has been there and misses it sooo much :(

[gracie]

One time my mom got a migraine in the tree on life, so they took her down into the secret tunnels to get to the first aid faster.

[sydneyn]

Did you guys know that the names on the windows of buildings in Main Street are basically credits to the people that built that certain building that their name was on? I just learned that yesterday when I went with a tour guide person.

[trashmammal]

"Cinderella's Castle"
*Shows Sleeping Beauty's Castle*

[MistressHorrors]

Most people at 3 am: asleep
Me at 3 am: _13 Disney secrets!_

[brenthelm]

They also have a mini shop under Disney for employees, I know someone who worked there.

[DiredevilRulz]

one of the "Abandoned parks" is actually an art display? Dismalland... the one with the messed up Ariel in the front.

[geniusintelligence]

Weeee let's go to Disney Land and search for the 800 hidden mickys. What fun we shall have. Weeee

[darcywall]

There actually is a mith for the last one that is: when Walt passed a worker went to turn off the light, but every time it was turned off, it turned back on, so it was left on forever.

[civilrevolution]

They put a candle in the grey stuff when they found out it was my daughter’s birthday. They also brought her a birthday card signed by Belle and Beast

[mirinbrah]

I have been inside Walt's apartment. He had a waffle iron in there because he loved waffles, and there is a really nice balcony attached to the apartment that overlooks the turnabout in the main street square.

[electricshrek]

Girl when she's talking about Pirates in the Caribbean:Everyone has rode it.
Me:I've never went to Disney Land...

[selenagomezselenator]

i almost started crying when they said the lamp never turns off