Disneyland Resort Hidden Mickeys and Trivia Facts

[Disneyland_DHI]

I'm surprised I never found a thread like this on the boards, so here is a thread where you can submit Hidden Mickeys and other Easter Eggs found at Disneyland because even hardcore Disney fans may have never found them once in their lifetime. So let's break it down into three categories:

Hidden Mickeys/ Seasonal Hidden Mickeys
Trivia Fact
Prop of the Past

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience

Hidden Character - An obvious Hidden Character in this show is the poster with Robin Williams as last year's Inventor of the Year for inventing Flubber.

Hidden Walt - Walt Disney is in the prefilm (the one about the inventors and Wayne, not the preshow that has pretty much nothing to do with the actual film) where it shows tons of inventors. Walt Disney is just one of them (I can't believe I didn't notice this just until yesterday).

Hidden Character - The most obvious Hidden Character is the stuffed Pooh Bear from the family's luggage that was supposed to be shrunken rather than the audience.

Haunted Mansion/ Haunted Mansion Holiday

Hidden Character - Not sure about how many of you know this, but there is an abstract Donald Duck design on the chair right by the mansion's endless hall. It does change locations occasionally

Hidden Mickey - In the ballroom, there's a plate and saucers, but you guys already knew that. However, don't just look for it in one spot each time because according to the book with a list of Hidden Mickeys, it moves.

Seasonal Hidden Mickey - In Haunted Mansion Holiday, Jack's sleigh is crashed near the entrance the ghosts use (in HMH, ghost presents) to get in the ballroom and some snow was thrown about. Look for snow that formed in Mickey's head.

Prop of the Past - The organ used in filming "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is the one the ghostly organist is playing. Coincidentally, a red couch in the Haunted Mansion movie was also used in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

Hidden Mickey - Now, this is a repeated one throughout the maps of the galaxy. On planet Ska-denski, look for a continent in the shape of Mickey's head profile.

Trivia Fact - Circles are the least, squares get a little higher, diamonds get better, and triangles are the most.

Trivia Fact - On the first Zurg you come across in the ride, aim for a little black dot on his chest. You can get 50,000 or so points (some say 100,000, others say 50,000). You can do this to the Zurg in the room where Buzz blasts his secret weapon and you do too, but this is more of a daunting task.

Hidden Mickey - In the first space room, find two floating tiles. The bigger one has a Hidden Mickey on it.

Autopia

Hidden Mickey - Somewhere halfway through the ride, there's a sign that says, "Mouse Crossing," with a picture of a Mickey head.

Hidden Mickey - Take a look at the cars' liscense plates. In the upper right hand corner, there is a small classic Mickey.

Props of the Past - Some of Disneyland vehicles are seen in Car Park such as a car from the Midget Autopia, and an original car from Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

Space Mountain

Hidden Mickey - Ok, I've heard this one is often overlooked, yet it's so obvious. In between the seats, the middle speakers create a classic Hidden Mickey.

Well, that's all I have and I'll try to post later.

[mrhappybomb]

Hidden Mickey in DCA the backdrop for Mulholland Madness there is a small pool in the shape of mickey's head and one on the license plate in the back drop

Hidden Mickey on BTMRR just b4 going up the second lift hill if you look to your right and down you can see one large gear and 2 smaller ones that form a mickey, also while going up the hill if you look to your right the snakes are curled up to make mickeys. Also there is a cactus some were along the ride that makes a mickey too I just can't remeber were I saw it at

Hidden Mickey in the Haunted Mansion right as you enter and waiting to get in to the stretching room go to one of the candles on the wall and go directly under it, turn your back to the wall and look up they do form a mickey XD

Hidden Mickey in the Indiana Jones Adventure as you enter the round tundra ( the area just before the safety video) there is the dig site and on the cover stone there is a small mickey on the outside writings of the stone

[Aurorasmiles]

Without sounding foolish and like I don't know...well really I don't know, clarify this Easter Eggs thing for me please....LOL

[stevo505]

Originally Posted by Aurorasmiles

Without sounding foolish and like I don't know...well really I don't know, clarify this Easter Eggs thing for me please....LOL

From google definitions: "An intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game."

[alyx92]

Hidden Mickey-In the splash mountain scene where you float past the "Zip-a-Dee Lady" river boat, if you look closley at the clouds, you can see an outline of mickey mouse lying on his back!

[ryguy222]

In the pirates of the Caribbean Queue if you go into the Right side line, the first drinking fountain you come upon has a mickey stamped out of the drain cover.

[TimmyII]

Disneyland Trivia Facts:

2.5 miles is the length of monorail track at Disneyland.
.08 mile was the total length of the Disneyland Monorail on opening day in 1959.

6 Attractions can be found on Main Street, U.S.A.
4 Shows and Entertainment can be found on Main Street, U.S.A.
6 Dining locations are on Main Street, U.S.A.
17 shopping locations can be found on Main Street, U.S.A.
35 feet from Main Street is the Jungle Cruise, and you can't even see it...that is the magic of sight lines.

And that's just the beginning of facts I could list.

[disneylover]

Originally Posted by alyx92

Hidden Mickey-In the splash mountain scene where you float past the "Zip-a-Dee Lady" river boat, if you look closley at the clouds, you can see an outline of mickey mouse lying on his back!

I've never seen this one! I'll have to look next time I ride it

[Aurorasmiles]

Originally Posted by stevo505

From google definitions: "An intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game."

Thanks stevo505!

[Executioner]

The foundation for the House of The Future can still be seen today as it is a giant planter now.

[RumsGone]

In the hat shop next to the restaurant in Tomorrowland (Where they have the Star Wars show.) they have a book that gives you hints about where all the hidden mickeys are in Disneyland and also DCA.

[Disneyland_DHI]

wow... this has a better turnout than I thought. some of these, I didn't even know about! here are more stuff:

Star Tours

Prop of the Past - The droid that's fixing the other droid just after you pass by Artoo and 3PO is a goose from the old America Sings show and didn't even wait for the show to close unlike his friends over at Splash Mountain, in case you didn't know. (But you probably did.)

Hidden Mickey - In the safety video, you tend to look more in the center of the screen. But look more towards the lower right corner where the Ewoks are. One has a stuffed Mickey.

Prop of the Past - This is one of the most known Disneyland facts among fans, but one of the most overlooked ones to Disneyland Youtubers. It's in the lower right hand corner of the screen. (The thing that's about to hit your StarSpeeder tries to distract you from it, which is why it's overlooked to many Disneyland fans.)

Soarin' Over California

Trivia Fact - The theme in the queue for California is different from its counterpart in Florida because the fact of the different story: in Florida, it's about taking you to California instead of being there and touring.

Hidden Mickey - According to Steven Barret's Hidden Mickey Field Guide, when you're at the country club, there's a man in the lower left hand corner of the screen who is holding a Mickey balloon.

Hidden Mickey - The most widely known Mickey on this ride is when the golf ball flies past you.

Trivia Fact - The Los Angeles scene is the quickest scene in the ride. Rumors (not sure how accurate this site was), suggest Disney illegally flew over LA.

Hidden Mickey - Apparently, in the Disneyland Holiday scene, the parade features Mickey and Minnie skating on their float, which counts.

Hidden Miickey - Tinkerbell tries to distract you at the end of the film, when a Mickey firework explodes, and because Tink does this, this is counted as a Hidden Mickey.

Trivia Fact - The parade floats were actually stationary and the performers who walk along the parade route actually walked/marched in place to allow several takes over Main Street

Prop of the Past - The building that housed the queue for Rocket Rods can be seen.

[TimmyII]

More Disneyland Trivia Facts:

100 acres is the size of Disneyland

16 entertainment and shows are at Disneyland

29 dinning location are at Disneyland

51 shopping locations are at Disneyland

8 different lands, with over 40 attractions are designed to appeal to guests of all ages the young as well as the young at heart. The 8 lands are: Main Street USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, New Orleans Square, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Mickey’s Toontown, Tomorrowland.

9 attractions offer FastPass in Disneyland park and they are:
1. Autopia
2. Big Thunder Mountain
3. Haunted Mansion (Seasonal)
4. Indiana Jones Adventure
5. It’s a small world (Seasonal)
6. Space Mountain
7. Splash Mountain
8. Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin
9. Buss Lightyear Astro Blaster

5 Attractions offer FastPass in California Adventure Park and they are:
1. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
2. California Screamin’
3. Mulholland Madness
4. Soarin’ Over California
5. Grizzly River Run

105 are the number on the Firehouse on Main Street

10,000 parking spaces make the parking garage at Disney’s California Adventure the world’s 2nd largest parking garage.

4 million plus hamburgers are consumed each year at the Disneyland parks along with 1.6 million hot dogs, 2.8 million churros.

1.6 Million Servings of popcorn are consumed at Disneyland.

3.2 Million Servings of ice cream are also consumed each year at Disneyland.

Over 3,500 miles have been walked by the Disneyland Marching Band since opening day at Disneyland in 1955.

131 vehicles in the Haunted Mansion, and has a ride capacity of only 2,618 guests per hour, as its track is shorter than the Haunted Mansion's in Walt Disney World.

147 feet high stands the tallest attraction in Disneyland the Matterhorn Bobsleds.

144 feet is the elevation of New Orleans Square, according to the sign you pass under.

18 people can ride each boat on the Pirate of the Caribbean.

300 Audio-Animatronic representing 100 nations are in It’s a Small World attraction.

5 trains are on the Disneyland Railroad and they are the following:C.K. Holiday, E.P. Ripley, Ernest Marsh, Fred Gurley, and Ward Kimball.

500 employees work the night shift at Disneyland.

135 of the night shift employees are cleaning cast members alone.

1,000 brooms are used in 1 year at Disneyland.

500 dustpans are used in 1 year at Disneyland.

3,000 mops are used in 1 year at Disneyland.

20,000 gallons of paint are used in 1 year at Disneyland.

11,000 gallons of disinfectant are used in 1 year at Disneyland.

26 million hand towels are used in 1 year at Disneyland.

19,000 miles of toilet paper are used in 1 year at Disneyland.

1,527 people were hula hoping in front of Sleeping beauties Castle at one of the Blast to the past celebrations.

2 Mark I monorails were in service on opening day in 1959.

46 days in operation makes Mickey Mouse Club Circus the shortest lived attraction in Disney history, so far.

15 attractions have remained in Disneyland since opening day

5 attraction have appeared in the Opera house, more attractions have been in this building then any other.

[Wedbliss]

The distance from the Partner's Statue to POTC is just about 200 yards. The distance from POTC to Splash Mountain is also about 200 yards, so POTC is halfway between the hub and Splash Mountain.

It is also about 200 yards from the Hub to Innoventions, so the hub is halfway between POTC and Innoventions.

From the Enchanted Tiki Room to Tarzan's Treehouse is only about 100 yards. 100 yards is also the length of the Grand Canyon Diorama and the distance from the hub to the Golden Horseshoe.

From the Main Street Station to the hub is about 250 yards. The distance from the north end of Tom Sawyer's Island to the south end is also about 250 yards.

The Peoplemover track is 1 mile long. BTMRR track is just about a half mile long.

The Circle-Vision Theater ran from 1955 to 1997. At 42 years, this is the Disneyland attraction which ran the longest before being retired.

Disneyland Mountains: The Matterhorn is 147 feet tall followed by Space Mountain at 118 feet, Big Thunder Mountain at 104 feet and Splash Mountain at 87 feet.

The Columbia is 6 feet taller than Sleeping Beauty Castle.

The Astro Orbiter, BLAB, Captain EO, Country Bear Jamboree, HISTA, Innoventions, Magic Journeys film, The Many Adventure of Winnie the Pooh, Space Mountain, the Wonder's of China film and Fast Passes were all at Walt Disney World before they came to Disneyland.

[TimmyII]

Here's more for ya:

2008 was the first time in 53 years that the Christmas tree on Main Street was fake.

300,000 molded pine tip branches are on the new fake Christmas tree

1,200 large branches are on the new fake Christmas tree

1955 is when Walt Disney placed the 1st Christmas tree at the hub of Disneyland.

60 feet tall is the new artificial tree used at Disneyland

5 feet below ground start the foundation for the Christmas tree at Disneyland

42 inches tall is the star that on top of the Christmas tree at Disneyland

70,000 lights are on the Christmas tree at Disneyland

2,000 ornaments are on the Christmas tree at Disneyland

Feb 1 starts the work on rehab and tagging all the holiday decorations for the following year

120 days were needed to make the new artificial Christmas tree at Disneyland

3 to 4 days are needed to just decorate Main Street of Disneyland.

2 to 3 days are needed to decorate each “land” at Disneyland

50 cast members are needed to decorate each land, which include Resort enhancement, Entertainment teams, Tech Services.

10,000 to 15,000 Christmas bulbs are used to decorate Main Street

5 nights are needed to setup the holiday decorations in New Orleans Square

25 cast members are used each night to setup the holiday decorations in New Orleans Square

7 foot tall sculpture angel is in New Orleans Square for the holidays

50,000 lights are used on the façade of it’s a Small World during the holidays

12 cast members are used to decorate it’s a Small World for the holidays

250,000 to 500,000 lights are used inside it’s a Small World to decorate this attraction for the holidays

75,000 lights are on the Snowflake Tree near it’s a Small World

20,000 pounds of “snow” are used to decorate Sleeping Beauty castle

9 nights were needed to complete the “Holiday” over lay on the Sleeping Beauty castle

3 household circuits is all the power the castle lights need to operate each night

240 acres of property make up the Disneyland Park property

17 tracks of orange groves were used to make Disneyland Park

$1,000,000 was the first year's gross for Disneyland.

Approximately 300 weddings take place at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim each year.

500 million guests have passed through the gates of Disneyland Park in Anaheim as of January 8, 2005 at 10:16 am.

2,224 total Hotel rooms available as of 2005

20,000 cast members are employed at Disneyland as of 2005

160-acres of citrus trees had been cleared and 15 houses moved to make room for Disneyland Park.

1 year and 1 day of construction was used to build Disneyland.

6,000 invitations to the Grand Opening of Disneyland had been mailed. By mid-afternoon over 28,000 ticket holders were storming the Magic Kingdom. Most of the tickets were counterfeit.

15 day heat wave raised temperatures up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit on opening day.

2 times has the real drawn bridge been used at Sleeping Beauty’s castle, the first time was on opening day, the second time was during the renovation of Fantasyland.

10,000 tickets were counterfeited on opening day of the park, making the park very crowded; they even ran out of drinks.

90 percent of the landscape is non indigenous to California. 800 species are native to Australia, Mexico, Europe and Asia.

1,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on September 8, 1955

10,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on December 31, 1957

25,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on April 19, 1961

50,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on August 12,1965

100,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on June 17, 1971

200,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on January 8, 1981

250,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on August 24, 1985

300,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on September 1, 1989

400,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on July 5, 1987

500,000,000th guest entered Disneyland on January 8, 2004

2 billionth Guest to visit a Disney Park was welcomed to Disneyland on May 2, 2006 by 12 year old Emmalee Mason of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

$500,000 investment and the guarantee of $4.5 million in loan made ABC a 1/3 owner in Disneyland back in 1954.

$7.5 million was amount that Disney paid back to ABC to get control of ABC’s 1/3 ownership in 1960.

1 day, Walt walked in on designers, picked up the model of the Disneyland Castle and turned it completely around. He liked it better with the rear facing forward — so that was the way it was built.