Magic Kingdom

[PNWmom]

I love Disney facts and secrets, they are great fun to look for in the parks and to add to my scrapbooks. Please add your Magic Kingdom fun facts here and please include where you found your fun fact, there are a lot of Disney urban legends out there.

Big Thunder Mtn Railroad walk to the exit from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, behind the fence (on the left side as you exit the ride), between two metal carts and behind a cactus is a cutout in the reddish rock that resembles a side profile of Tinker Bell.

This one I can say I saw in person (had to have a little help from a CM to find it though) here's a picture of it.

[PNWmom]

Buzz Lightyear- there is a hidden Stitch in a mural as you exit the ride before the gift shop

http://www.hiddenmickeysguide.com/item.php?aid=1482

[Carolc]

I'll have to look for that next time. Think it's only at WDW?

[PNWmom]

I don't know I forgot to look at Disneyland.

[PNWmom]

Boulder Builder . . . Here’s one to stump your friends with. How many stones are there in Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom? NONE. The whole shell of the building is fiberglass.

http://corporate.disney.go.com/media...acts_08_06.pdf

[tiggernjen]

Originally Posted by PNWmom

Boulder Builder . . . Here’s one to stump your friends with. How many stones are there in Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom? NONE. The whole shell of the building is fiberglass.

http://corporate.disney.go.com/media...acts_08_06.pdf

That one is aways fun to ask someone...Especially when they try to figure out how many stones...

[ncmousemom]

I will have to look for Tink when I go back. That is so cool. thanks

[amordemar]

I just read on Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets that if you sit on the stone ledge to the side of Cinderella's Castle (not sure which side) you can hear Stitch giggling through the bushes and say "Be quiet, I'm hiding" (?!?!) Going to check it out when we visit in September

[amordemar]

OH! And also, I was just reading about how you used to be able to "wake up Tink" at her hiding place in an old dresser drawer at the old Tinkerbell's Treasures store - since that store got replaced, is there anything else like that concerning Tinkerbell in and around Fantasyland?!

[Fioontje]

I think many of you already know this one, but this is my favorite fun fact from WDW:

Cinderella Castle Suite

Inside the upper levels of Cinderella Castle, there is a suite that was intended to be an apartment for Walt Disney and his family when they were in Florida. After Walt died in 1966, the apartment was left unfinished. This space is not large, and can be compared to the size of a master bedroom and bathroom in an average house. The location of the suite can be identified from the outside by locating the stained glass windows with pictures in the center on the north and west sides of the castle, about 2/3 of the way up. The glass used contains many small, multi-faceted pieces, which slightly obscures the view of the park from inside the suite. The suite adjoins a sizable exterior balcony on the east side. The walls around this balcony are about 5 feet (1.5 m) high. This balcony affords views to the north, east, and south. The balcony is only accessible through an emergency exit and is not a guest area.
On June 7, 2005, it was announced by Disney that the suite would be completely decorated and upholstered as a 'royal bedchamber', which can sleep up to six people. It has become available as a prize during the Year of a Million Dreams celebration taking place at all eleven Disney theme parks, and an overnight stay in the apartment will be a prize randomly awarded to a guest at the four Walt Disney World theme parks and Downtown Disney.
Disney describes the apartment this way in their official press release:
Cinderella's Castle Suite is four stories above the surrounding Magic Kingdom -- a salon, bedchamber and bathroom off of a private marble-floored foyer, all replete with rich details:
Fluffy feather comforters beneath the regal canopy draping of two queen beds ... A cut-stone bedchamber floor inspired by the mosaic art masterpiece that adorns the castle's breezeway entrance to Fantasyland ... A parlor sofa that invites kicking off the shoes and curling up to read a chapter beneath the richly detailed vaulted ceiling of the salon ... Familiar castle-gray stone walls, rich hardwood paneling and ornate stained-glass windows.
In the foyer of the suite, guests will discover a design of the fairytale pumpkin coach in the marble floor inlay. A memorable artifact from the story, the famous glass slipper, adorns a cove. And through the doorway, the bedchamber and salon are appointed with furnishings in the style of the era of "the Louies," as Silvestri refers to the French rulers of the period inspiring the castle and Cinderella story. Nooks showcase clocks, porcelain and accessories befitting the period. Doors are richly detailed; the walls are covered with wood panels and wall coverings. In the bathroom, hand-decorated copper basins sit atop the vanity, recalling a time when fresh water was carried to the bedchamber.
Despite all the careful attention to centuries-old details, the amenities of the Cinderella's Castle Suite are definitely 21st century. There's a lavish garden tub plus a shower. There are also wheelchair accessible bathroom and bedroom facilities and elevator access to the suite. As for an ornately framed, 17th-century-style portrait of Cinderella above a regal fireplace in the bedchamber: it magically changes into a modern, 21st-century flat-screen HDTV. Also in the den there is a mirror, but can be turned on to reveal another flat-screen.