I stumbled across this page, and found a number of facts related to Disney, which I work for, proudly, and quite happily, as a cast member. This company really does treat us VERY well, despite the rather low pay (when you have THAT many employees, I'd imaging it's not easy to pay them all really high!).
Disney World in Florida was opened to the public in 1971. The amusement park was the largest in the world, set within 28,000 acres. It required a $400-million investment, and did not do well during the first year it was opened. Only 10,000 people visited Disney World during that initial year. With time, however, the attendance numbers rose to more than 10,000 people an hour.
Here are some basic fun facts about Walt Disney World, so the next time you choose to go, you'll have a few secrets up your sleeve.
You can see the monorails changing tracks early in the morning, if you get one of the first buses to Magic Kingdom you can see the tracks move to let a new monorail on.
If you make a right onto Center St. (the street that crosses Main at its center) you will here a singing lesson and a ballet class coming from the windows marked "Singing Lessons" and "School of Dance". They're quite neat to listen to.
While walking down Main Street, the Realty company building (M.T. Lott Realty). This name was one of Walt's fake names under which he purchased land in the Orlando area. If you read it fast it reads "Empty Lot". A reporter from Miami investigated the company and found out that the owner of M.T. Lott Realty was Mrs. Minnie Mouse. He did this so that when he bought the property the owners wouldn't jack up the prices on him knowing who he was. Walt bought his first acre of land for $80 and his last for $80,000
This is one of my favorite facts I never knew that I learned from "Traditions" the orientation class.
Haunted Mansion
does the floor descend or does the ceiling rise in the Haunted Mansion's Portrait Chamber (aka the stretching room)? Well...both--it depends on the location. As with Pirates of the Caribbean, the space-strapped Disneyland in California needed to transport guests to a large building beyond the park's berm. The Chamber is actually an elevator that takes guests down to an underground passageway, which leads to the show building. Disneyland Paris' Phantom Manor uses the same concept. In the Florida and Tokyo versions however, space is less of an issue, so the ride building is directly behind the facade. In those stretching rooms, the ceiling rises, and guests remain on the same level.
The Carousel of Progress, located in the magic Kingdom was first introduced at the New York Worlds Fair in 1963 and 1964. It was so successful that Walt Disney added the attraction to Disneyland in 1967. In 1973, the attraction was moved to Walt Disney World where it remains today.
Resort guests are welcome to ride in the front car of the monorail. when boarding, just ask the attendant if the seat is available. The front car can accommodate 4 people in addition to the operator. It's yours just for the asking.
Get those Fastpasses! Fastpasses save so much time and frustration that I still marvel at how many visitors don't take advantage of the system. When you enter the Magic Kingdom, have in mind which attraction you'd most like to experience and make a b-line for the Fastpass kiosk for that attraction. Your Fastpass time will most likely be an hour from the time you receive it, so that will give you plenty of time to shop, see another attraction, or get some breakfast if you planned on doing breakfast at the park.
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