Disney Urban Legends
Which Are True?
The plane that can be seen in The Great Movie Ride (in Disney-MGM Studios) is not actually the same plane used in Casablanca. At the time the movie was made, the studio wasn't big enough to fit a full size plane so a mock up was used. The full size plane in Disneyworld has been used in films, just not in Casablanca.
Up until the late 60s, Disneyland had a strict dress code. Men with long hair were turned away by Cast Members. Similar rules prevented male Cast Memebers from having facial hair until 2000. It wasn't until 1994 that female Cast Members could wear eyeshadow and eyeliner to work.
If you're wandering through either Disneyland or Disneyworld on a hot day and you want a beer, you're out of luck, right? You've heard of secret clubs that serve alcohol but they can't be true... Or can they? In Disneyland's New Orleans Square you can visit Club 33, which is the only place in the park that serves alcohol. The club is members only. Club 33 was intended as a place for Walt Disney to entertain guests but it wasn't completed before he died. There is no similar Club 21 in Disneyworld though.
There really is a basketball court inside the Matterhorn at Disneyland. It is small, located at the top, and used by climbers who entertain guests.
A guest did not become so frightened on Disneyland's Haunted Mansion that they had a heart attack which led to the ride being made less scary. The ride has only had minor work and it wasn't due to a heart attack.
The hearse outside Disneyland's Haunted Mansion was not used in Brigham Young's funeral. His funeral did not have a hearse, and this particular hearse was purchased from a dealer with no records. The manufacturer plate was also missing, so exact origin of this hearse will probably never be known.
Since there was no public funeral for Walt Disney, and his death wasn't announced immediately, rumors soon circulated. The most popular was that Disney requested in his will that he be cryogenically frozen with the hopes of being brought back to life some day. He was actually cremated, and his burial plot is in Glendale.
Donald Duck was not banned in Finland for his lack of trousers. Politicians did stop buying the comics with city funds, however.
Hopefully you now know a little more about all things Disney. If you know of any other pertinent urban legends, true or not, please share!
Sources:
http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/parks.asp
http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/urban.html
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Post a CommentInteresting. I didn't know about any of these.
My fiancee and I were talking about Disney "stuff" just moments ago - how funny to find this article now. Great read!
You forgot the one about the naked woman who appears in the original version of "The Rescuers". Don't worry, it's out of the revised editions, and it was hardly visible when it was in the film. There are a lot of other innuendos with the animation, so I've heard.