How does the Haunted Mansion stretch room work? Here’s a breakdown of 11 hidden factors that bring the whole scene together.
Disney Theme Park Hidden Secrets
Spook Hill
I love a good roadside attraction, and as it happens, there’s a pretty cool one not too far from Walt Disney World. It’s called Spook Hill, and the idea is that if you park your car on Spook Hill and put it into neutral, your car will roll uphill! You can find these sorts of […]
Lions, check. Tigers, check.
Hidden Mickeys are such a big deal now for casual fans. But these aren’t really secrets anymore, not with Disney publishing big yellow books on how to find them. No, the real money is in finding tributes to other lesser known characters (and no, you can’t just put a bow on it and call it […]
It’s Tough to Be A Bug’s Exit Sign is Its Best Effect
The in-theater effects in “It’s Tough to Be a Bug” are some of the best around, but the greatest is the very last one involving the exit sign
Footprints in Cement
Disney’s Hollywood Studios likes to make a big deal out of the celebrity handprints around the Chinese Theater. And I’ve already called out the handprints of famous animators that were once easily accessible at the Animation Tour. But there are even more celebrity footprints over by Echo Lake, and most people just walk right over […]
Kurt Russell Pwns Eric Idle
I mean this is no contest, right? If it was Russell vs Idle in a celebrity death cage match, you go with the guy who played Snake Plissken and Wyatt Earp, not Monty Python’s Sir Robin. And when you have a train wreck like the current incarnation of Journey Into Imagination, you want the guy […]
The Most Feared Carnivore in the Park
Forget that tubby Carnotaurus, with his cherry Kool-Aid skin and asymetrical horns. He’s just a school-yard bully with stubby little arms. No, how’d you like to have this bad boy coming straight at you: Yes, this velociraptor has been happily on the loose since Opening Day, roaming around an enchanting little garden, just waiting for […]
Animal Kingdom Paroon Shark Catfish Finally Gets His Due
The Animal Kingdom Paroon shark catfish is often overlooked in his little channel near the Tree of Life. It’s time we gave him some love.
Mount Rushmore of Disney World
The Disney company is always willing to exploit old characters in new mediums, so it’s a surprise to learn that of all the characters and personalities on property, only four are actually duplicated as Animatronic figures in different attractions. I’m talking strictly animatronics here. For instance, Nemo appears in several attractions, but only as a […]