The secrets of Walt Disney World, Florida

By alain on Monday 28 May, 2007

In the 60-year old history of the amusement parks of Walt Disney, hardly anything has been revealed about what is happening behind the scenes. First Coast News, a regional television channel from Florida, now gives us a sneak peak. We get an exclusive look at the impressive underground corridor network of Walt Disney World in Florida.

If you make a stroll on Main Street, you are really on the second level of the Magic Kingdom. All facilities are undergound in a 2 mile long circular tunnel, invented by Walt Disney. He found it extremely important that everything that happened behind the scenes would never be visible to the public. It would be a bit strange if you would see a pirate in Tomorrowland, so this will never happen.

Throughout the whole park, there are hidden doors that lead to the underground section of the park. To make sure nobody gets lost in this tunnelconstruction, you will find maps everywhere and some color coding standards have been used. Every ‘part of the world’ has its own color, this way you have to follow the pink doors or arrows to get to Fantasyland. Walt Disney called this underground facility the Utilidor: an abbreviation for Utility Corridor.

In videoreport 1 on the site of First Coast News you will find the described tunnel and you will get a better view of the enormous organisation of this entertainment park. (You will have to watch 10 seconds advertisement before the report will begin, but it’s worth the wait.)

Videoreport 2  gives an insight in the costume department of the park. Every day about 40,000 people have to get dressed and this will not go smoothly if things aren’t extremely organised.

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