Top 7 Hidden Secrets at Walt Disney World

The Walt Disney World theme parks are filled with so many secrets that bring all the Disney magic to life. Today we’ll explore everything from hidden details to sharing some behind-the-scenes magic like the dangers of the highest-paid Disney character as well as debunking some commonly talked about Disney myths and secrets like the true reason why Magic Kingdom only has one real American flag or if Haunted Mansion was ever supposed to get the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay. There are so many stories to explore so sit back as we count down 7 Walt Disney World Secrets.

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[TPMvids]

By 30 miles I meant 30mph😅 anyway hope you enjoyed the video!!

[jennapounds]

Hi, TPM! I love your videos! I’m a cast member at Animal Kingdom and technically we get “escaped animals” all the time. The macaws that we use for both bird shows don’t always make it back home and tend to hang out where they’re not supposed to be. We call this a Signal 96E over our radios.

[kyliehomar]

I work at little mermaid in WDW and I didn’t even know that about our animatronics! I’ve been watching your videos for years now and they greatly contributed to me having the courage to follow my dream to work for Disney, I owe so much to you! Thank you!

[krististarosta]

I've always thought Disney created most of the animatronics, but really Garner Holt Productions did. I'm surprised!

[bananaslocal]

Hi TPM! My mom is a cast member, one of her friends used to work as Ariel for fantasmic they used blue fireproof bags because the black ones obsorbed heat from the fireworks 😅

[MrFrankd]

Back in 2007, I took the Keys to the Kingdom tour and it took you backstage in a number of areas showing some secrets. One of the areas was the catch area for Tink's flight. They told us about what they have to do to get her to fly and a few funny behind the scenes things like a hook if she comes up short of the padded catch area. Can you imagine being her and being just short of the area and the guys teasing you to keep coming before they get the "hook"?

[kristenroberts]

Tink also has to be incredibly strong because she’s required to pull herself hand-over-hand down the zip line if she gets stuck. The actor who plays Indy in the Indiana Jones stunt show also gets paid hazard pay per stunt.

[palmickey]

Actually Disney did have plans to bring Haunted Mansion Holiday to the WDW. So much so that Tim Burton had toured the attraction. He even left nightmare before Christmas books laid out around the ride. You can only see them with the lights on, but they are there, I’ve seen them in person. The wallpaper in the stretching room is actually from the scrapped layover.

[berrypie]

For #5, Disney’s Enchantment was actually canceled on us during our trip in August. It was raining for most of the night, and they kept announcing that it was only delayed. The rain kept going, and more people were leaving. We eventually got a spot right in front of the castle. However, even we had to give up and leave, but as we left, they announced the show was canceled. It was my husband’s first time in Disney World, and my first trip back in almost 20 years. We were excited to see the fireworks and Tinkerbell flying. 😞

[bettyhoward]

My grandchild knows everything about your channel, and Disney. She has only been to Orlando but, she loves it! She went in 2022 and misses it. She can't wait to go back with all you little easter eggs! Today I asked her if you could live in any 5 places were would live? She replied, Florida, California, Paris, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. I said why, she replied, "Because a disney themepark is in each of those places!" We love you! Thank you TMPvids!

[bradenbot]

I have a question. How do you find these kind of secrets? I know some of these are really obvious, but the little ones like secrets in dark rides. It just always suprised me how you find these out.

[jonathanfazio]

Disney: We have a 18’x25’ moat to separate the guest.

Ian Malcolm: Life finds a way…😂

[Sweetay-zbcv]

The flag portion of the video was very interesting. I enjoy watching your videos TPM vids!

[bex_schuster]

My question isn’t why Prince Eric doesn’t carry Ariel down the steps at the end, but rather why isn’t Ariel just in her human form for fantasmic? I feel like it makes more sense safety wise all the way around, but the bagging of Ariel is a pretty funny tradition 😂

[ButterFlyGardenBlossom]

Thank you for giving Garner Host some credit! I didn’t know they made the animatronics until now, but I’m even more impressed than before. I hope they can make awesome animatronics for Universal as well, they are really lacking in terms of at least great animatronics.

[davidleavitt]

Regarding Tinkerbell, I'd be shocked if there's not a movement to get an animatronic figure, similar to Spiderman. A great money saver.

[ghoulbusters]

I see you said that you meant 30 MPH and I knew you meant that, but imagining a 30 mile long zip line for her is absolutely hilarious 💀😂

[riyanlittlefield]

"No animal has ever escaped." Incorrect! We had the luxury of being there for a preview before the official opening of Animal Kingdom. Back then, crested cranes were kept in DinoLand along with a few other animals and we came off of Countdown to Extinction to find one in the path. They told us she regularly escaped to look for her keeper. When the keeper came, she ran and leapt into his arms. A fun memory for us!

[FishLordVR]

I was at animal kingdom last year. And I looked up at a tree cause I saw something very colorful in the corner of my eye.. it was a parrot from the bird show! A cast member came and took care of it. But in my 10 years of going to Disney world, I’ve never seen a “escaped” animal ever.

[Alola_Hanna-Barbera_TMS_Fan]

With the return of Fantasmic comes the return of Bagging the Fish!