8. Years in the Making For years before the ride was constructed, there had been plans for a pirate-themed attraction in Disney World. Initially, it was planned as a wax museum, but later it was decided to use audio-animatronics to tell a pirate tale. Pirates of the Caribbean has the honor of being the last attraction that Walt Disney oversaw ...
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8 Totally Cool Things About Kali River Rapids At Walt Disney World
8. Follow Your Nose The next time you ride Kali River Rapids, let your nose be your guide! Disney Imagineers added ginger and jasmine scents to the mist around the ramp at the start of the ride, in keeping with the Asian theme. You may also catch a whiff of smoke during the logging section of the ride, making it ...
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8. Realizing Walt’s Dream The dream of using African animals at Disney goes all the way back to the inception of Jungle Cruise at Disneyland, before Disney World even opened. Originally, Walt Disney’s goal was to populate Jungle Cruise with real animals, but for various reasons (including the unpredictability of the animals), animatronics were used instead. Only decades later did ...
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8. Your Chance in the Spotlight For anyone who’s ever dreamed of being in an Indiana Jones film, the best part of this attraction will certainly be the “casting call”. If you want to be chosen to participate in the show as an extra (you’ll even wear a costume) for the street scene in Cairo, your best bet is to ...
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8. Towering Heights The Tower of Terror is one of the tallest rides at Walt Disney World, at 199 feet. In fact, only Expedition Everest is taller, by half a foot! The attraction is so tall that according to FAA regulations, it would need a red flashing beacon on it if it were just a foot taller. Because of its ...
Read More »Top Ten Mind-Blowing Facts/Experiences at Haunted Mansion In Magic Kingdom
1. Spooktacular Souvenirs Now that the long-awaited Haunted Mansion collection has arrived in Disney World, your experience doesn’t have to stop once you leave the attraction! Haunt the nearby Memento Mori shop either before or after your Haunted Mansion adventure, and take home some ghostly magic to remember your visit. The selection in the shop is quite varied, and Disney ...
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2. Interactive Hitchhiking Ghosts Just when you think you’re out of the woods and have escaped Haunted Mansion intact, Disney has one more surprise in store. At the end of the ride, you’ll pass a group of hitchhiking ghosts. These other-worldly travellers actually have names; Phineas carries the carpet bag, Gus has the ball and chain, and Ezra is the ...
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3. Lotsa Leota Lore Did you ever wonder who lent her face and voice to the deliciously eerie Madame Leota, featured in the séance area of Haunted Mansion? Wonder no longer! Leota was played by actual Disney Imagineer Leota Toombs Thomas; she also played the small figure at the end of the ride who invites you to “hurry back” and ...
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4. Great Hall Ghosts The hauntingly majestic Great Hall scene even captured my grandmother’s attention when she visited the park years ago; I remember her telling me about it when I was a child. The hall is full of translucent, waltzing ghosts, as well as other spectres, such as portrait ghosts who emerge to duel, and ghostly guests eating a ...
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5. Devilish Details Every time we ride Haunted Mansion, we discover something new. That’s part of the brilliance of the ride; there’s just so much to see, that you’ll only see a portion of the deliciously devilish details the ride has to offer each time. Staircases to nowhere appear, and glowing footsteps without owners, while creepy shadows and wallpaper covered ...
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