Disney has a special place in the hearts of many. The movies feature characters that many of us loved as children, and still bring back beautiful memories today. Young and old, Disney is something we can all appreciate. Especially Disney Fun Facts! Here are 9 Disney fun facts you probably didn’t know!
Pin9 Disney Fun Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
1. When they first built Disneyland, it was supposed to include the land of Oz. Sadly, it was never constructed.
2. You may have seen that the Toy Story characters used to drop to the ground and play lifeless if someone shouted “Andy’s coming!” Now that the secret is out on the internet, they don’t do it anymore.
3. The Magic Kingdom is built on the second level of the park. The first level is a series of “utilidors” that allow the costume characters access to move around the park without being seen by guests. They also allow emergency vehicles access when needed, and are used to remove trash from the park.
4. The skull on the headboard at Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean is actually a real skull.
5. There are hundreds of feral cats in Disneyland. They keep them because they keep mice and rats out of the park.
6. Richard Nixon’s famous “I am not a crook” speech was given at the Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World.
7. Disney parks employee undercover security officers to help ensure guests follow the rules, and to prevent vandalism and graffiti.
8. Characters Don’t Point Their Finger. Not with a single finger that is since it can be considered rude in some cultures. They usually gesture by sweeping the hand or with two fingers.
9. Shops do not sell gum. This helps keep the park free of gum being stuck to structures, streets, rides, etc..
Now that you know these Disney fun facts, you can share them with your friends and family. Impress them with your super knowledge of all things Disney!
Very impressive, I didn’t know about all 9 of these facts.. haha the cat one.. makes sense.
Those are amazing facts and I especially shocked about Richard Nixon
I have never been! I had heard about the gum, however, which is pretty wise.
Thanks for this informative and interesting article.
The amount and level of strategic planning that goes in to keeping these parks nice and clean is honestly impressive!
I did not know these facts about Disney. I wish they had included the land of Oz.
Really interesting, especially Richard Nixon…very fitting 🙂 lol
thank you for all the fun facts! I learned alot.
The only one of these facts I knew was number three. I had read about that one somewhere else. These are fascinating!
Thank you. I didn’t know about Richard Nixon giving that statement there.
Ummmm….Richard Nixon gave the I Am Not A Crook speech on Nov. 17, 1973 at Walt Disney WORLD in Florida – not Disneyland. I had to look it up because I could remember the speech but not where he gave it.
Thanks! Somehow we wrote the wrong location. It’s corrected now.
The most interesting fact to me is about the real skull. I would of never knew that
Good to know this about Disneyland!
helpful facts 🙂
Great Article !
Wow, some facts I didn’t know. Interesting!
I hadn’t noticed the gum thing until recently. They really put a lot of thought into keeping the parks clean.
Yes, they certainly do and a clever way too!
The 2-finger point is so ingrained in cast members—I have a relative that hasn’t worked there for 4 years and they still do it all the time.
This is really interesting. I knew about the Toy Story one and the one about the cats, but I haven’t heard about the others.
Great post. I’ve wanted to go there!
These were really interesting to find out. I certainly never would have guessed about feral cats.
Those facts were interesting. I am sorry that I missed seeing the Toy Story characters fall. That must have been great to see.
Me too! That must have been hilarious!
I thought this article was really interesting. Disney really works hard to make everything seem magical.
If we only knew everything that goes behind the scene at Disney to make it so magical!
Great facts! Love all things Disney.
I didn’t know some of these facts. How interesting!
Thanks for the great information!
Great fun facts! I have always wanted to go but I have never been. We are hoping to get to take the kids in the next few years for a family vacation!
Thanks! Your family will love Disney!
Such an interesting read. The feral cats trick is clever!
I love disney .Thanks for the fun facts.
The kitties make me much more interested in going!
They certainly do! Are you planning on going within a year?
Interesting! Especially the feral cats! Mickey Mouse wouldn’t like that! LOL!
Good one!
No. 5 I already knew.
So interesting.. the one about no gum being sold really made me laugh but makes perfect sense.. Clean beautiful parks thats for sure….
i did not know these! i like that they are making use of the hundreds of feral cats.
I didn’t know any of these. Thanks – how fun!
Great information on all things Disney. I love Disney!! Thanks for sharing this fun post.
I am such a fan too and you are welcome!
They truly are masters of management there.
I didn’t know the skull was real. Wow!
No way about the skull!? I have a friend who works at Disney – never mentioned this one.
Very informative! Thanks so much! 🙂
These facts are so cool! I wonder if the undercover security guards look at for errant gum chewers, too :).
Thanks for sharing these fun facts!!! I love Disney!
I didn’t know any of those Disney facts. Very interesting.
That was interesting to know.
I did not know most of these. I cannot wait to take my little girl, so I can impress her with my new found knowledge.
Great info! I appreciate learning all these interesting Disney facts. Fun to know.
I didn’t know these!! That’s so smart of them to have under cover employees to watch and prevent & not having gum is such a good idea! I didn’t realize they had cats…. We’ve been twice and I never saw a cat. So interesting!