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Did you know that the “Jungle Cruise” shares its water with the “Rivers Of America” in  Frontierland?

Did you know that in the Matterhorn ride the Abominable Snowman’s name is Harold?

Did you know that the Casey Jr. Circus train ride was originally going to be a high speed roller coaster?

Did you know that on Soarin’ Over California in the first scene in San Francisco on the bottom left corner of the screen you can see a pirate ship?

Did you know that on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad almost all the mining equipment that you see is authentic mining equipment from ghost towns?

Did you know that Space Mountain cost 20 million dollars to build?  which is more than the park originally cost to build in 1955!

Did you know that in the Haunted Mansion the ghosts in the ballroom De-materialize and Re-materialize using a technique known as  Pepper’s Ghost?

Did you know that sometimes if you ask very nicely you can steer the Mark Twain Riverboat?

Did you know that Fantasmic! has only 51 performers?

Did you know that on the Mad Tea Party the plain purple cup spins the fastest?

Did you know that on Its A Small World all the gold that’s on the outside of the building is real gold?

Did you know that the Tiki Room was going to be a restaurant?

Did you know that Pirates of the Caribbean has the most security cameras out of all the rides in disneyland?

Did you know that Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride was originally going to be a Roller-coaster ride?

Did you know that California Screamin’ has over 36 miles of electrical wire?

Did you know that the Sleeping Beauty Castles drawbridge really works?

Did you know that in the early years of Disneyland, you could bring your own fishing rod and catch live catfish off the docks of Tom Sawyer Island?

Did you know that Disney once found a water-bed in the parking lot?

Did you know that Grizzly River Run is the tallest, longest, fastest river rapids attraction ever built?

Did you know that the Hyperion theater at California Adventure can hold 2000 people?

Did you know that the Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes have no track?

Did you know that Mickey’s Fun Wheel is the first “Wonder Wheel” style Ferris wheel to be built since 1927 when the Wonder Wheel was opened at Coney Island in New York?

Did you know that on the Storybook Land Canal Boats the houses are fitted with six-inch doors and quarter-inch hinges that open and close, so the Disney electricians can change the light bulbs?

Did you know that Space Mountain is taller than the Matterhorn, But it is sunk into the ground?

Did you know that the World of Color show is named after the Wonderful World of Color TV show?

3 Comments »

  1. Wow! Its imposible… I’m realy shocked :/

    Comment by Clothing — September 6, 2009 @ 10:17 pm

  2. please tell me the fact you are commenting on.

    Comment by greenryanhunter — September 9, 2009 @ 8:47 am

  3. Thats very good to know… thanks

    Comment by Kelli Garner — September 30, 2009 @ 1:59 pm

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