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This Theory of ( Spongebob ) is 😰🤯😱… #spongebob #spongebobsquarepants #spongebobschwammkopf #spongebobsquarepant #theory #bobesponja #theorie #conspiracy #facts #fact #disney #disneyfacts #nickelodeon #conspiracytherory

do i spend my free time scrolling around google earth looking at Disney? maybe… #abandoneddisney #disneyworld #disneysecrets #disneyfacts

what ride should i deep dive next?? #disneyworld #disneyrides #towerofterror #disneyfacts

muppet courtyard was doomed when the decision to build galaxys edge was made - and here is why! #urbanplanning #disneyworld #disneyfacts #mgmstudios #hollywoodstudios #disneyhistory

Frozen and Moana are connected 🤯😱🤯 #frozen #moana #elsa #disney #disneyfacts #facts #disneysecrets

ever been worried your hands will hit the track on space mountain? #disneyfacts #disneyimagineering #disneyworld #spacemountain #disneyrides

disney really does think of everything !! #imagineering #disneystorytime #disneyfacts #drseeker #disneyworld #disneysecrets

abandoned snorkeling at Disney? in two different locations?? yup. #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneyfactmas #disneysecrets

the long lost ride of the seas!! Tomorrow is Magic Kingdom - comment a ride for us to cover! #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneyfactmas

i cannot believe Walt actually did this but it was ✨ genius ✨ #disneyhistory #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneyworld #disneyland

literally living in my head rent free #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #abandoneddisney

no, disney is not collecting your information for anything malicious. it really just is to prevent ticket fraud! #Disneyworld #disneysecrets #disneycast #disneyfacts

Mentira no es💁🏼‍♀️😂 #disneytravelagent #disneyadult #tiktokdisney #fyp #babiditrips #disneytiktok #disneyparks #disneyfun #fypv #fypv #disneyfacts #humor #ynimoderrimo #humortiktok

when we look at urban planning, world showcase is an example of Disney being so smart and strategic #disneyworld #epcot #urbanplanning #disneyfacts #disneyhistory

this secret path is my roman empire #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneyhistory #disneyfactmas

It’s Day 6 of Disney Factmas and we’re talking about the unbuilt attractions in Japan in Epcot! #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneyfactmas #disneysecrets

you can still see a small piece of this abandoned attraction #disneyfacts #disneyworld #disneyfactmas #disneysecrets #castawaycay #abandoneddisney

tbh i will be so sad when Factmas ends but the facts will not stop!! #epcot #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneyfactmas

let’s hear it - what country should be added to the World Showcase? #disneyhistory #disneyfacts #epcot #africanoutpost #disneysecrets #imagineering #disneystorytime

As promised i’m finally diving into how these two rides are connected! #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneyfactmas

animal kingdom is the most underrated park #disneyworld #animalkingdom #disneysecrets #disneyfacts

this is part 2 to the urban planning problem at hollywood studios! #urbanplanning #disneyworld #disneyfacts #mgmstudios #hollywoodstudios #disneyhistory

diving deeper into the Land with a touch of abandoned Disney !! Also i will be hard launching on Y T soon for more long form content and I am so excited so stay tuned!! #epcot #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneyhistory #disneyfactmas

i am so happy to finally document the hidden backstory of Dinoland #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneyfactmas

is there anyoneeee who remembers the swan boats?? #disneyhistory #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #retrodisney #magickingdom

this is one of my fav pieces of Disney lore EVER because there are sooo many unreal photos/videos of it in its abandoned state #disneyfactmas #abandoneddisney #disneyparks #epcot #wdw #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #figment

You either love or hate It’s A Small World… did you know these facts? 🌎🎎 #d#disneyd#disneyworldw#wdww#waltdisneyworldd#disneytokd#disneytiktokd#disneyadultd#disneyparksm#magickingdoma#animalkingdomh#hollywoodstudiose#epcoto#orlandod#disneylandc#californiaadventure#a#amusementparkd#disneymoviesd#disneyvillainsd#disney100disneyplusvoices #itsasmallworld #smallworld #disneyfacts #disneynews #castmember #castmemberlife #funfact #funfacts #disneyfun #disneyfunfacts #disneyeasteregg #shermanbrothers #music #musicfacts #musicfunfact @Disney @Disney Parks @Walt Disney Animation Studios @Disney D23

I never saw the Plaza Inn the same way after learning this 🥹 No. 20 St. James Park in LA was originally built by Baroness Rosa Von Zimmerman in 1870. A 1955 press release from Disneyland explained more: “An old mansion in Los Angeles supplied part of the interior for the Delmonico-style restaurant at the Disneyland Plaza. The house was purchased and dismantled, with interior wood paneling and stained glass windows, crystal chandeliers and staircases receiving the utmost care, for most of the mansion’s features were incorporated into Disneyland’s Main Street. A stained glass ceiling which had been used on the mansion’s third floor solarium, hand-carved wood paneling, and newel posts from the mansion were prominent in the restaurant.” Emile Kuri, the imagineer who helped decorate much of Disneyland, said “Walt wanted the Plaza Inn to be absolutely the most luxurious things for the average family.” For the Plaza Inn, he scoured salvage yards and antique shops, adding an 1820 marble console table, an 1840s guilded Louis XV clock from Versaille (with matching barometer), and a 1700s French fruit wood cabinet. It has absolutely warmed my heart to see Disney offering lower ticket prices for kids here and there, even if its only for a limited time. While a visit to Disneyland is still out of reach for many, hopefully this will help some families finally be able to take their kids to Disney 🥰 #plazainn #disneyland #disneylandpark #disney #disneyhistory #waltdisney #mainstreet #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disneystories #disneyfacts #mainstreet #mainstreetusa #walt #disneylandhistory #disneynerd #disneyfan #disneycicerone #distory #disneytiktok #disneytok #disneytiktoks

welcome back members to the dull disney club! #dulldisneyclub #disneyworld #epcot #disneyfacts

let’s just say abandoned Disney season 4 is going to be SO good #tomsawyersisland #disneynews #disneyhistory #disneyfacts #disneyworld #disneyland #waltdisney

Perhaps I was too subtle 🤔 Disney, I beg you PLEASE bring this back to World Showcase in Epcot 😭😭 As much as I would like to see the omnibusses return, sadly some of them have been sold to other places and some have been shipped to other parks. Perhaps the Imagineers could come up with some new ride vehicles that represent some of the countries that would provide transportation around World Showcase. Because as much as I love strolling (and eating) around the world, Epcot is brutally large, especially on hot summer days ☀️ 😭 A few of the vehicles in the fleet of omnibusses you see here were created specifically for Epcot in 1982 based off of Bob Geers original 1956 design for the omnibus in Disneyland, while two were imported from Disneyland. Its unclear exactly when the busses stopped operating (it seems like they phased them out over time) but past the 90s they only seem to be used in Epcot for character calvacades and not guest transportation. As for the People of the World dolls… that’s a story for another day 😉 #ep#epcota#waltdisneyworldi#disneyworldi#disneyi#disneyhistoryo#worldshowcasex#extinctdisneyd#wdwp#epcotcenterp#epcotworldshowcasei#disneyentertainmenti#disneyshowi#disneyperformero#bobgurri#disneycharacterso#robinhoodi#mickeyi#mickeymouseo#goofyi#disneynerdi#disneytransportationi#disneybusm#omnibusi#disneyfani#disneytiktoki#disneytoki#disneytriviai#disneyfactsi#disneysecrets

abandoned Disney season 4 begins now - and let’s talk about Riles Island aka Discovery Island #abandoneddisney #disneyworld #disneyparks #disneyhistory #disneyfacts

it’s Day 1 of Disney Fact-Mas !! Each day we’ll bring you a new Disney fact (a deep dive, live from the parks, or a topic you choose!). and help us pick tomorrows topic in the comments #disneyfacts #disneyworld #disneysecrets #disneyhistory #disneyfactmas

To be fair, the flagpole is also there next to the statue, so 🤷‍♀️ I’ve tried to figure out exactly what that statue is from the large aerial sketch of Disneyland that Herb Ryman did in 1953, but I’ve had no luck. My best guess is it’s from either Fort Collins or Marceline, since that was what Main Street was modeled after, though its possible Herb threw in one of his own ideas since it was put together so quickly. The obelisk next to the mummy was part of the Victorian-era Egyptomania trend, when people would have mummy unwrapping parties. It was thought that they could gain wisdom and ancient secrets from these mummies, which is why you see the older gentleman next to the mummy in the graveyard of the Haunted Mansion, listening intently. However, he is hard of hearing, and the mummy can’t really tell any secrets because he’s wrapped up, which is the joke of this Marc Davis scene in the Haunted Mansion. The World of Tomorrow (now Tomorrowland) did eventually get the People Mover, a sort of variation on tbe origibal concept of guests being transported on moving walkways. We also saw that concept show back up with the (now defunct) Space Mountain moving walkways that used to be in Walt Disney World. #dis#disneylands#disneys#disneyhistorys#disneyparkss#disneylandresorts#disneyfans#disneytriviam#tomorrowlandi#aliceinwonderlands#disneyridess#disneyattractionsn#junglecruiseu#hauntedmansions#disneyfunt#retrodisneys#disneysecretss#disneyfactsa#imagineerings#disneylandconstructions#disneytiktoks#disneytoks#disneyconceptart

Liberty Square is hiding SO many hidden secrets #disneyworld #disneysecrets #disneyfacts #disneyfactmas

the haunted mansion has the mostttt disney lore #hauntedmansion #disneyfacts #disneyworld #disneyland #disneycruise #disneytreasure #disneyland

Why does the witch even need one of these when she already has a magic mirror? 🤔 Tbh, I kind of miss the non-sensical ending to the attraction for Snow White’s Scary Adventures where you’d (almost) get crushed by a boulder and then live happily ever after 😂 they added a scene after that in the Disneyland Paris version showing Snow White and her Prince going in the clouds, but the Disneyland Anaheim version never had that until it became Snow White’s Enchanted Wish in 2021. According to Dave Caranci (manager of creative development at Imagineering), “The biggest issue that we had, and we were probably solving for is, if you remember the old attraction, the Queen's trying to push the rock down on the Dwarfs. It falls on her. She screams, gets hit by lightning, and then the show doors open as they live happily ever after, and everybody was just like, that makes no sense. What does that even mean? So obviously we had a problem.” They reorganized the ride’s storytelling from its orginal iteration (that dates back to 1955 though it was updated in 1983) to give it a true happy ending, though the boulder is gone now and substituted by some animation from the 1937 animated feature. It made sense to add in the clip of Snow,White biting the apple, because before that addition you ony saw the witch with the apple (popping out at you in a series of terrifying jump scares 😂). As Dave put it, “One key scene we were missing was her biting the apple. If you don't know the story - and a lot of young kids have not seen the movie - all you see is the witch with the apple. Well, okay, then what happened? So, we have another feature that was really important that we add.” Full disclosure - some of these clips were taken from the Disneyland Paris ride, because they still have the Snow White Scary Adventures version of this attraction. But the photos I included are all from the 1983 Disneyland version. You can see a full walk through of all the changes (in two parts) as part of out Distory w/Kate & Kirk P0dcast 🎙️ #sn#snowwhiteandthesevendwarfsn#snowwhiten#snowwhitesscaryadventuresn#snowwhitesenchantedwishn#snowwhiteridei#disneyi#disneyridesi#distoryi#disneyhistoryi#disneylandi#disneyparksm#imagineeringi#disneylandparki#disneylandcaliforniai#disneychangesi#disneynerdi#disneydetailsi#disneypropsi#disneysecretsi#disneytriviai#disneyfactsi#disneytoki#disneytiktok

Sometimes a story is just a great story 🤷‍♀️ Unfortunately, when it comes to Disney history, there is a lot of misinformation that sometimes finds its way into becoming accepted as truth over time, especially when it’s a heartwarming tale like this Mary Poppins origin story. The Joe Grant remembered his wife reading the book to Walt’s daughters Diane and Sharon when they came over to their house. In a ln interview with Michael Barrier on Oct. 14, 1988, Joe Grant recounted, “She used to read it to the kids. [Walt] came over one day, and we mentioned it to him. He wasn’t interested in it right away, but that’s the first time he heard of it. Mary Poppins originated with Jennie” Of course, one interview is never enough to quite trust as fact, because people sometimes misremember details or make up their own stories. That’s why Diane Disney Miller’s account is what confirms that the popular story is not true. As she told it, “Dad would hear me laughing alone in my room and come in to see what I was laughing at, and It was usually the gentle, whimsical humor of A. A. Milne’s Pooh stories.” She stated specifically that it was Winnie the Pooh that she begged her dad to make into a movie, not Mary Poppins. All that being said, I do think that, besides this historical error, the 60th anniversary tribute was lovely and I for sure cried like a baby at the Sherman Brothers tribute section. Mary Poppins will always be one of my absolute favorite Disney films of all time and I’m so glad they honored it in such a beautiful way 🥰 ##marypoppins##disney##disneymovie##waltdisney##disneyfilm##jollyholiday##disneyparks##disneystudios##disneyhistory##disneyfacts##disneysecrets##disneytrivia##joegrant##disneyland##disneynerd##disneyfan##disneymistakes##abc##disneystories##disneyfactsyoudontknow##vintagedisney##retrodisney##disneytiktok##disneytok

call me the queen of the hidden details #disneyworld #disneysecrets #splashmountain #disneyparks #disneyfacts

Just wait until i get to the underground stage 😱 #disneysecrets #disneyworld #disneyparks #disneylife #disneyfacts

this almost matches fairy godmother mask lure #disneyworld #disneyland #disneysecrets #dulldisneyclub #disneyfacts #disneycast

a day in my life as an unofficial disney historian finding the most obscure facts #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneyparks #disneyhistory #dulldisneyclub #greenscreen

welcome to another meeting of the DDC (aka the dull disney club). want to join? comment a dull disney fact and you’re in! #dulldisneyclub #disneyworld #disneyland #disneyfacts #disneysecrets

i could talk about SEA for hours a the most genius thing Disney has ever come up with #disneyfactmas #disneysecrets #disneyworld #disneyfacts #societyofexplorersandadventurers

Don’t worry, she gets her revenge by coming back to haunt him 😉 Without a doubt, this safe is the most interesting thing in this queue, but it isn’t the only reference to some obscure Haunted Mansion history. Some of it is simply recycled props from the old Fastpass queue, but many items found in the new extended queue have stories of their own which we talk about extensively in our Distory with Kate & Kirk p0dcast. Captain Bartholomew Gore can be traced back to some early scripts by Ken Anderson in the late 1950s. My p0dcast co-host Kirk was the one who suggested that the fountain in the queue is alluding to Priscilla down in the well with Captain Gore above her (his “treasures” are trophy urns to the left and right.) The original well would have had 🩸 red water, and a poem scratched onto a nearby wall “ding dong dell Priscilla‘s down the well… who threw her in? The wicked Cap-a-tain”. If anyone from Imagineering ever sees this… if you could add some red lighting to the water (or even these words scratched into the wall somwhere??), that would absolutely make our distorian hearts happy for all eternity. Please and thank you. #hauntedmansion #disneyhistory #hauntedmansionqueue #disneyland #disney #disneyparks #disneysecrets #disneyfacts #disneytrivia #disneystories #disneyconceptart #imagineering #imagineers #grimgrinningghosts #disneynerd #disneyfan #disneyrides #disneyattractions #disneytiktok #disneytok #pirates #piratesofthecaribbean #disneylandsecrets #disneylandpark #disneylandcalifornia #neworleanssquare

I haven’t seen Casey the same after making this connection… it seems obvious but I didn’t put two and two together until recently 🙈 The character of Casey comes from the 1888 poem “Casey at the Bat” by Earnest Thayer, which Disney made into an animated segment of Make Mine Music in 1946. The description I included of Sleepy Hollow Refreshments came from a pre-opening 1971 cast member handbook for Liberty Square. My apologies for my wonky highlighting, I was reading it while I was on a flight that had crazy turbulence flying into Denver ✈️ As for the Hall of Presidents, there weren’t that many attractions in the Magic Kingdom when this park opened, and it had zero thrill rides. Instead, they leaned heavily on shows and slow-moving rides because they assumed that the local population was largely who they were catering to (like they did in Anaheim). Considering that the local population was more elderly, WED (Imagineering) assumed that guests wouldn’t be interested in throw rides. That’s why you see so many shows in the Magic Kingdom, like the Country Bears, the Hall of Presidents, and the Tropical Serenade (which is now is the enchanted tiki room). They did add more thrill rides later when they realize this was more of a destination park and they needed to design it as such. I always thought that was funny because they marketed Walt Disney World as the Vacation Kingdom, and their target market was the entire Eastern seaboard. There must’ve been some sort of disconnect between marketing and design 😂 #wdw #disneyworld #magickingdom #disneyhistory #vintagedisney #retrodisney #disneynerd #disneyfan #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #mainstreetusa #libertysquare #caseyscorner #fantasyland #disneyparks #waltdisneyworld #disney ##disneydining#sleepyhollow #disneychristmas #disneyholidays #disneyfood #disneydrinks #disneytok #disneytiktok #pocketfam

THIS is why the giant Star Blaster is so prominently displayed out front, and why it makes sense in the broader context of Epcot and Walt Disney’s legacy 🙌 If we go back to EPCOT’s roots as progress city (Walt’s original plan before he passed), he was all about forward-thinking and optimism for the future, like the fair was in many ways (like the Carousel of Progress). The Star Blaster closely resembles aircraft on display at the fair, in almost the same manner. In this way, the Imagineers were able to honor the importance of the technology developed at the fair that revolutionized the way Disney made theme parks, as well as keeping Epcot relevant to the next generation. I think the Imagineers did a brillant job honoring the legacy of the 1964 New York World’s Fair (as well as the Universe of Energy) throughout the queue. The attraction may not be what the park was about in 1982, but the spirit of hope and optimism, Walt’s cameo, the world’s fair-inspired presentation of information, and the motto “Peace Through Understanding” makes this queue a Disney history gem for me 🥰 In case you’re wondering, this information came from a fantastic panel about the World’s Fair that I had the privilege to attend at D23, plus some extra digging of my own to uncover a few additional connections 🌐 #cosmicrewind #guardiansofthegalaxy #guardiansofthegalaxycosmicrewind #1964worldsfair #epcot #disneysecrets #disney #disneyparks #disneytrivia #disneyhistory #waltdisney #1964newyorkworldsfair #retrodisney #imagineering #disneynerd #disneyfan #marvel #disneyfacts #disneyworld #wdw #waltdisneyworld #disneytiktok #disneytok #epcotcenter #xandar

It all fell apart. The Chicken of the Sea pirate ship wasn’t supposed to become a memory when they remodeled Fantasyland in 1983. The first plan was to move it carefully to the end of Storybookland Canal Boats so it could continue to add whimsy delight nostalgia but when they looked closer they saw a problem. Termites. Rot. Damage. Unsalvageable. And so the Fantasyland icon that had an earmarked spot for its second life instead crumbled to pieces as heavy machinery tore it apart. A second, smaller ship was planned and then later canceled, forgotten along the way erased by lack of money, or time, or both as good intentions often are But a few items from the first were salvaged from its hull snuck away into the night and found a home on a new pirate ship indoors this time where people don’t have to grow up and wonderful thoughts can make you fly. ropes and rigging found a purpose that wasn’t what was planned but in that way what fell apart helped build something new holding together a new dream as the broken pieces of ourselves often do. -kg Note: There have been rumors for years that the lanterns and hook in the queue of Disneyland’s Peter Pan are also salvaged pieces from the Chicken of the Sea pirate ship, but I’ve never seen any evidence to confirm that. The ropes and rigging, however, were something that imagineer Tony Baxter did say in an interview were repurposed when they extended the ride and imported the Jolly Roger purate ship scene from the Walt Disney World version. #peterpan #disneyrides #disneyhistory #peterpansflight #disney #disneyparks #imagineering #disneyland #disneylandpark #disneylandcalifornia #vintagedisneyland #retrodisney #disneyattractions #disneyinspired #pirateship #1950s #disneyhistory #encouragement #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #disneynerd #disneytok #disneytiktok #fantasyland

Thank you for the magic Walt!🥹✨ Did you know Walt Disney had a favorite horse on the Carousel in Fantasyland? I hope you get a chance to ride Walt’s horse on your next visit!🎠✨ #disney #disneyparks #disneyland #disneymerch #disneymerchandise #disneyshopping #disneycontent #disneypins #disneycollection #disneyears #minnieears #disneytiktok #waltdisney #fantasyland #sleepingbeautycastle #disneyfacts #hiddenmickey #disneyfyp #foryou #fypシ @Disney @Disney Parks

if i had to pick a decade to visit WDW it would be the late 80s right after MGM opened - what about you? (Or maybe 1971…) #disneyworld #disneyfacts #disneyhistory #retrodisney