Disney World Facts
39 Disney World Facts That Even Die-Hard Fans Don't Know
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There are even entire sites dedicated to logging all of the ones people have found.
1 Each day, an average of 210 pairs of sunglasses are turned in to Disney's lost and found.
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2 Mickey and Minnie have hundreds of unique outfits.
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3 There are about 74,000 cast members in Central Florida.
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4 The Cinderella mosaic is symbolic.
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5 Disney World is HUGE.
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It spans about 40 square miles, making it the size of San Francisco or two Manhattan islands. According to Disney, of the approximately 25,000 acres, about a third is conservation land.
6 Over 75 million Coca-Colas are consumed each year at the Disney World resort.
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7 Animal Kingdom is Disney World's largest theme park.
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8 Newlyweds can see the Cinderella Castle from the altar of Disney World's wedding pavilion.
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9 When Mr. Toad's Wild Ride closed, a tombstone was placed in the Haunted Mansion to honor it.
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10 You can't bring balloons, straws, or drink lids in to the Animal Kingdom Park.
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It's for the safety of the animals!
11 The camel outside the Magic Carpets of Aladdin ride actually spits on you.
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12 Cast members do an average of 285,000 pounds of laundry per day.
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13 When the parks opened, admission was just $3.50.
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14 Cinderella's Castle has a guest room suite that people can actually stay in.
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15 Epcot is 35 years old.
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The discovery showplace covers 305 acres and first opened on Oct. 1, 1982.
16 Expedition Everest is Walt Disney World's tallest attraction.
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17 There are 4,000 acres of gardens and maintained park landscapes.
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18 Epcot is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.
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19 There are hidden Mickeys all over the parks.
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20 You can camp at the happiest place on earth.
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Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground boasts 409 cabins and 799 campsites for people to stay at.
21 The first movie ever filmed at Disney World was Ernest Saves Christmas.
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22 Cinderella's Castle is not built from stones.
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23 The Liberty Oak in Liberty Square is the parent to over 500 other trees.
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24 Disney World's Beach Club Resort pool holds 750,000 gallons of water.
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25 The fountain at Epcot Innoventions Plaza can shoot water 150 feet in the air.
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If all of the "shooters" were set off at the same time, there would be 2,000 gallons of water in the air.
26 Most cast members at Walt Disney World can tell you where the bathroom is in 14 languages.
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27 As of 2017, the Magic Kingdom is the world's most popular theme park.
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28 Every holiday season, Walt Disney World resort decorates the parks with 1,500 Christmas trees.
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29 The headhunter at the end of the Jungle Cruise is named Trader Sam.
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30 The Tree of Life is 14 stories tall.
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31 There is a secret tunnel system that runs under the Magic Kingdom.
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32 The water tower at Hollywood Studios is known as the Earffel Tower.
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33 Walt Disney World is 46 years old.
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34 You can't buy gum anywhere in Disney World.
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35 The Jungle Cruise has actually developed its own self-sufficient ecosystem.
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36 The parks use "smellitzers" to make the smells of different areas match the theme.
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37 Epcot's Spaceship Earth installment weighs 16 million pounds.
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38 There is a wedding ring embedded into the concrete of the Haunted Mansion.
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39 The Be Our Guest restaurant serves "the grey stuff" from the song.
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