The utilidors, short for utility corridors, are some of the world's largest utility tunnels and part of Disney's 'backstage' (behind-the-scenes) area that separate employees from park visitors. The 'tunnels' could not actually be built underground due to water levels in Florida.
According to Inside The Magic, Disney invented Go Away Green to camouflage backstage buildings and construction walls from visitors. The color tends to blend into its surroundings, making them appear out of focus. It's almost a way of keeping the “magic” alive when guests at Disney theme parks encounter eyesores.
Figment is the mascot of the Imagination!pavilion at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. He is a small purple dragon with a runaway imagination, which serves as a plot device in Journey into Imagination with Figment, the most recent edition of the pavilion, and he is featured in Epcot merchandise.
There's an Abandoned Island at Disney World — and It's Hidden in Plain Sight. Discovery Island welcomed Disney World guests for 25 years before closing in 1999. Elizabeth Rhodes is a special projects editor at Travel + Leisure, covering everything from luxury hotels to theme parks to must-pack travel products.
There's an abandoned island at Walt Disney World, and it's hidden in plain sight. Located in Bay Lake near Magic Kingdom and several Disney hotels, Discovery Island was once a subtropical oasis that welcomed guests for 25 years before closing in the late '90s.
Disneyland's “secret restroom” is an isolated, disabled-accessible bathroom tucked away to one side of the castle in the Carnation Plaza. Very easy to miss, it is a refuge when al…
28. This is an easy one for Disney fans, who all remember that Mickey made his on-screen debut in Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928. Minnie Mouse: No. 89. Art Director Sy Thomas chose this number to represent that it's been 89 years since we first met Minnie in Steamboat Willie, as well.
We've already told you what a “Code 101” means, but today, we're here to talk about the dreaded “Code V,” otherwise known as a “protein spill.” What's that? Well…it's Cast Member lingo for when someone vomits.
Smoke-Free Policy – Frequently Asked QuestionsTo cover the costs of cleaning and restoring the room to a smoke-free condition, a US $250 to US $500 room recovery fee plus tax (based on the Disney Resort hotel and room type) will be charged to Guests who smoke in hotel rooms, on balconies or on patios.
Our Private IslandOn Disney Castaway Cay, adults can swim in translucent-blue waters, savor a delicious barbecue lunch and sunbathe atop white sands at Serenity Bay, a tropical oasis reserved for Guests 18 years of age and over.
The island has remained closed to the public since 1999. Additionally, Walt Disney World has banned all outings to the park — in fact, you're not allowed to get within 50 feet of its shoreline — and legal action may be taken if you're found trespassing.
Can you stay on Disney's island? There aren't any hotels on the island, and guests are not allowed to stay overnight. Disney employees are another story—a reported 60 cast members (what Disney calls its employees) live on the island. Their homes are in the backstage areas that guests can't see, much less access.
Orange Bird is a Disney character first created in 1969 and debuted in 1971 as a mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission, in exchange for them sponsoring the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction and Sunshine Tree Terrace at the Magic Kingdom theme park.