Monday, September 22, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
What is a Hidden Mickey???
Hidden Mickeys started out as inside jokes among the Walt Disney Imagineers. A Hidden Mickey is an image of Mickey Mouse concealed in the design of a Disney attraction (ride, resort, etc...). Originally, it took the shape of a head and ears silhouette
i.e. one large circle with two smaller circled on top in the appropriate place, but Hidden Mickeys can take on many forms.In designing, constructing or adding the final touches to an attraction, Imagineers subtly "hide" Mickey Mouse silhouettes in plain sight. Soon, it became a tradition, and as the word spread, Disney fans everywhere went on the search for Hidden Mickeys in Disney movies and theme parks.
So when you are at Disneyland - keep an eye out for them.
I will get you started:
This Hidden Mickey is the laid out wheel cogs on the Thunder Mountain ride.Tuesday, September 16, 2008
We do think about things besides Disneyland . .
While it may seem that DISNEY is all that I have on my mind . . .
It is not completely accurate.
As you all know the fall season is upon us, and that means it is time to prepare for the Hilton Halloween Party.
I still don't know what we will do for our Costumes. Tom has really put the pressure on me this year.
I have to watch more Horror movies (just for Layne's quiz) and he would like to have me start sitting in the closet for a couple hours a night to help get over my fear of closed spaces. But the real trouble is - there is no way to know what Layne will dream up as our torture. PLUS this years costume contest is going to be the toughest competition ever.
I just updated Tom's web page with the last few years costumes and party pictures.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
DISNEY TRIVIA
--Disneyland projects faux swamp fumes in the Disneyland Railroad’s Primeval World to complete a sense of atmospheric immersion and give the illusion of “being there.” The Candy Palace and Ice Cream Parlor on Main Street emit the odor of fresh candy into the street via “smellitzers”. This trick is also used in Soarin’ Over California where travelers experience the scents of pine trees, ocean salt, and orange groves.
--A lamp burns in Walt’s honor above the Fire Department, in what had been his private apartment. Furnished in a rich victorian style and maintained even today, this apartment enabled Walt to work late and start quickly the next day during Disneyland’s construction and early years. New Orleans Square was designed to be a new apartment, but he died before he could move in.
--The skeletons in Pirates of the Caribbean were originally real specimens, but have since been replaced by artificial facsimiles. Reproductions of skeletons were not convincing in the 1960s, so actual ones were obtained from the University of California Medical Center where they had been used for research. Later, when they were replaced, they were returned to their originating countries and given a proper burial.
--Club 33, as it’s known, was intended to be a place for Walt to host visiting dignitaries and executives from sponsoring companies. The 33 original sponsors of Disneyland reportedly gives the club its name, though this claim is often disputed. Unfortunately, Walt died before Club 33 opened.
--There is a whimsical sign at the base of the drop on Splash Mountain. Riders whizzing by at 40 mph may not always notice it, but there is a signpost to the right side of the logs as they splash down from the drop. The sign reads: “Drop in Again Sometime.” Disneyland took great pride in the fact that Splash Mountain featured the world’s tallest and steepest drop for a flume ride when it opened.
--The Rivers of America was inaugurated with actual water samples from some American waterways, such as the Mississippi River. A similar strategy was used in “it’s a small world,” which claims that guests navigate “The Seven Seaways” around the globe. To lend credibility to the claim, Walt inaugurated “it’s a small world” by dropping in water samples from each of the world’s oceans.
--A lamp burns in Walt’s honor above the Fire Department, in what had been his private apartment. Furnished in a rich victorian style and maintained even today, this apartment enabled Walt to work late and start quickly the next day during Disneyland’s construction and early years. New Orleans Square was designed to be a new apartment, but he died before he could move in.
--The skeletons in Pirates of the Caribbean were originally real specimens, but have since been replaced by artificial facsimiles. Reproductions of skeletons were not convincing in the 1960s, so actual ones were obtained from the University of California Medical Center where they had been used for research. Later, when they were replaced, they were returned to their originating countries and given a proper burial.
--Club 33, as it’s known, was intended to be a place for Walt to host visiting dignitaries and executives from sponsoring companies. The 33 original sponsors of Disneyland reportedly gives the club its name, though this claim is often disputed. Unfortunately, Walt died before Club 33 opened.
--There is a whimsical sign at the base of the drop on Splash Mountain. Riders whizzing by at 40 mph may not always notice it, but there is a signpost to the right side of the logs as they splash down from the drop. The sign reads: “Drop in Again Sometime.” Disneyland took great pride in the fact that Splash Mountain featured the world’s tallest and steepest drop for a flume ride when it opened.
--The Rivers of America was inaugurated with actual water samples from some American waterways, such as the Mississippi River. A similar strategy was used in “it’s a small world,” which claims that guests navigate “The Seven Seaways” around the globe. To lend credibility to the claim, Walt inaugurated “it’s a small world” by dropping in water samples from each of the world’s oceans.
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