FUN DISNEYLAND FACTS

Since I was born and raised in So. California I grew up going to Disneyland. I had several friends who worked there. For many many years I had a Year Pass and could go whenever I wanted.

To me, Disneyland is like a home away from home. But, I know many of you have never been to Disneyland or maybe only go once or twice in a lifetime.

I thought it may be fun and interesting to some of you, if I shared some fun facts, tips and even secrets about Disneyland.

There is so much information I can share with you. So, I am going to spend the next few days on this subject.

Disneyland is located at 1313 S. Harbor Street Anaheim CA. Walt Disney picked this address himself when Disneyland was first built.

Why 1313 you ask? Well, M is the 13th letter of the English alphabet so 1313 stands for Mickey Mouse. Pretty clever huh?

Walt Disney refused to ever allow a death certificate to read the place of death as Disneyland. For those who have died at Disneyland, they were not allowed to be pronounced dead. They were quickly brought under ground to a tunnel that leads out to Harbor Blvd. It is there that the person would be pronounced dead, not before hand.

Mickey Mouse will never been seen in two places at the same time inside Disneyland.

Disneyland does not sell gum.

Only Coca Cola brand soft drinks will be found at Disneyland. No other brands are allowed to be sold there.

If you buy a cup of coffee, keep your cup. The rest of the day you can then go to any place that sells coffee and get a free refill. Most people don't know you can do this as they don't often tell you. It's a little secret for those people who are "in the know".

Another little secret is, if you purchase a balloon and it pops or your child lets it go, you can get a free replacement. Also, if you find a part of a popped balloon, even if you didn't purchase it, and you take it to the balloon man/girl, you will be given a free balloon.

Sleeping Beauty's Castle has a real working draw bridge. It's only been lowered two times. The first is when Disneyland first opened on July 17, 1955.

Fantasyland under went a major refurbishment and was closed. In 1983 the bridge was once again lowered when Fantasyland reopened to the public.

The crest above the Castle is the Disney family crest.

To the right of the Castle, you will find stairs that lead up inside the Castle where you can go through an exhibit that tells the story of Sleeping Beauty.

It's a bit hard to find and is not always open. Therefore, many people do not even know about this attraction.

Dumbo is hiding on the wall of the 1st cave on Big Thunder. Most people have never even noticed this.

Alice can be seen only once on the Alice in Wonderland ride.

See if you can find her when you go on this ride. She is before you enter the Queen's Courtyard on the right side of the trees across from the caterpillar.

Once you enter the Haunted Mansion and go into the room that stretches, you are really going down an elevator. The doors open and you walk down the hall towards the buggies for the ride.

When you do this, you are no longer in Disneyland. The ride is actually underground and outside the park.

There is a hidden Donald Duck on the back of one of the chairs inside the Haunted Mansion.

No, I'm not going to tell you exactly where it is. It's more fun to hunt for it.

While in line waiting to get on the ride, you will hear an announcer call out for Mr. Egroeg Sacul.

This is actually George Lucas ,the creator of Star Tours, name spelled backwards.

Tinkerbell, Goofy, Briar Rabbit, Blackbeard and Pluto are all hidden on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Again, I'm going to let you search for them. I don't want to spoil the fun.

Throughout the Park you can find Mickey Mouse hidden in different ways.

There is at least one in each Land. You may find them in the wrought iron railings or a hedge that is cut into the shape.

Take some time and search for them. It's fun to see how many you can find.

Hope you enjoyed these little known facts. There are many more waiting to be told so come back tomorrow.