Magic Kingdom- The underworld

[jsmatos]

I grew up going to Disney World, but I never realized that there was a lower chamber. I learned about it yesterday when I was talking to a colleague. I looked it up and came across this link:

http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/WDW/MagicKingdom/Secrets/General/Underground.html

I think it's very interesting. My friend says that if you go into this walkway area that leads out into the lagoon on a clear day, you can look down into the water and see a glass chamber. Apparently, this was Walt Disney's office. I would like to go to Magic Kingdom with a list of the tunnels to see if I can figure it all out.

 

[Mike Hull]

They have all kinds of secret rooms and passages at Disneyland in CA too.
No alcohol was allowed in the park, but there are secret party and dining rooms for VIP's that are stocked with all the booze you could imagine.

None can be seen by the public.

 

[Gollnick]

As an engineer, I find this sort "look behind th curtain" fascinating.

But, as an engineer, I also have to ask the rest of you to stay in out front, enjoy the show, and let us create our magic for you.

 

[Centaur]

They have all kinds of secret rooms and passages at Disneyland in CA too.
No alcohol was allowed in the park, but there are secret party and dining rooms for VIP's that are stocked with all the booze you could imagine.

None can be seen by the public.

The part about the private club at Disneyland is true. It's called Club 33, and Snopes has a piece about it. Even has some photos:

http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/club33.htm

Quite a swanky place.

 

[FullerH]

As an engineer, I find this sort "look behind th curtain" fascinating.

But, as an engineer, I also have to ask the rest of you to stay in out front, enjoy the show, and let us create our magic for you.

I understand this latter part, Chuck, but you need to understand why people find Penn & Teller so endlessly fascinating. One reason is that they pull aside the curtain to let people see how their tricks are done.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

One of the management training films we saw was one showing the practices of a few highly successful companies. Disney was one of them. It showed a lot of the behind-the-scenes areas, and how the employees were taught that they were putting on a performance when they went out in front of their public.

 

[Steve Hayden]

I grew up going to Disney World, but I never realized that there was a lower chamber. I learned about it yesterday when I was talking to a colleague. I looked it up and came across this link:

http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/WDW/MagicKingdom/Secrets/General/Underground.html

I think it's very interesting. My friend says that if you go into this walkway area that leads out into the lagoon on a clear day, you can look down into the water and see a glass chamber. Apparently, this was Walt Disney's office. I would like to go to Magic Kingdom with a list of the tunnels to see if I can figure it all out.

This sounds like some kind of involved plot like a Thomas Pynchon novel, e.g. the alligators in the New York sewer system...