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find us @TPMvideos. Over the past couple years on this channel,
we’ve spoken heavily about theme park secrets at Walt Disney World but now it's about time
to dive deeper into Disneyland. I mean it was the very first Disney theme
park and there’s so many little details that go unnoticed! Now we already have a few videos dedicated
solely to Disneyland secrets so if you haven’t seen those yet, they’re all in the card
on the right-hand side. Earlier in the year we posted a video just
talking about general hidden secrets at Walt Disney World, and a lot of you requested that
same style of video but for Disneyland. So get ready to explore the original Disney
theme park as we count down the Top 7 Hidden Secrets at Disneyland! Number 7
Main street USA is the gateway to many magical lands at Disneyland but if you run right down
the middle of main street USA to get to that next attraction you’re probably missing
some little hidden details along the way. Right in the center of town square sits a
flagpole that soars 65 feet over the park, but have you ever noticed that the base of
the flagpole has this fancy design? Now the man responsible for dressing Main
Street with the appropriate props and fixtures was Imagineer Emile Kuri. On a window above the Market House, his name
can be found credited as the Interior decorator. Well, the base of the town square flagpole
was actually acquired by Emile and had a previous life on a street in Los Angeles. One day after work, Mr. Kuri was driving through
Los Angeles on his way home, when he saw a light post on Wilshire Blvd that had been
knocked down by a car. He thought it could fit in with the look of
Main Street so he purchased the base of the light post for 5 dollars. He brought it back to Disneyland, and to this
day, that light post has remained the base of the Town Square flagpole ever since. Number 6
The King Arthur Carousel has 72 majestic white horses that gallop and spin around Fantasyland. All these antique wooden horses look like
a uniform team but each is unique and there’s one horse in particular that's especially
unique. Jingles, who got its name from the bells that
hang off the saddle, can be found on the outside ring and is the lead horse on the Carousel. It just happened to be Mrs. Disney’s favorite
horse. In Saving Mr. Banks, Walt Disney offers Jingles
to PL Travers and this gives you a clearer idea of what the horse originally looked like. For Disneyland’s 50th anniversary Julie
Andrews, who played the iconic Mary Poppins was the theme park ambassador for the 50th. So after the celebration ended, they dedicate
Jingles to Disney legend Julie Andrews on April 8th 2008. She was asked what her favorite colors were
and Imagineers painted the horse accordingly. Now that Jingles is dedicated to Julie Andrews
there are some hidden tributes to her and Mary Poppins on the horse. First off there’s a blue Umbrella on the
saddle blanket, then on the crest, you have the J and A for Julie Andrews, there’s a
pair of Mary Poppins boots with a bird, and there’s the classic silhouette of Mary Poppins
flying with her umbrella. So the next time you’re choosing a horse
on the King Arthur Carousel, keep an eye out for Jingles who holds a lot of significance
in Disney history. Number 5
Everyone loves a good gag, right? Well in Mickey’s Toontown there’s a bunch
of gags hidden right in front of your eyes, you just need to explore the land really carefully. Any handle you can pull, door knob you can
grab, or button you can push will definitely give you a little surprise. Now we aren’t gonna spoil all of them but
here are just two of my favorites. Near the back, you’ll find the Powerhouse
where the sign on the door says “Opening this door is absolutely, positively, and unquestionably
forbidden. Well in true Disney fashion anything that
tells you to not do something means they want you to do that thing. So if you go and pull the doorknob, you’ll
be in for a little surprise. This one’s especially great when you tell
someone who doesn’t know what happens to go and pull that doorknob. It always makes for some great reactions. Across from the gag factory, you’ll find
this phone that will connect you with the police department of Toon Town. If you pick it up, you’ll get to eavesdrop
on some conversations with some pretty familiar voices. {Police Voice} Be on the lookout for Roger
Rabbit. Over Roger! That’s right, Roger! Roger! {Roger Rabbit} This is Roger, did somebody
call me? Over! {Police} Nobody called you over. {Roger Rabbit} I know nobody called me over,
be somebody called me Roger. {Police} Roger {Roger Rabbit} See I told ya so! Number 4
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye has probably one of the best queues at
Disneyland. So much detail and theming has gone into the
entire queue experience that stretches about half a mile until you reach the loading area;
its a pretty far walk. It was anticipated that this ride would be
extremely popular so Imagineers actually built many interactive elements into the queue to
keep you entertained while you wait. One of them can be found in the room with
the excavation site. You’ll find a sign that reads “Caution,
do not pull rope,” but remember this is Disney and they want you to pull the rope. You’ll hear a little surprise {Voice} Careful. We’re excavating an artifact down here. You may have also walked through the queue
and noticed some hieroglyphics written on the walls. Well, Imagineers actually made up their own
hieroglyphic language called maraglyphics. You never wanna stare into the eyes of Mara,
but if you stare at the messages on the wall they do provide a back story for the attraction…well
that’s if you can figure out what they mean. When Indiana Jones Adventure first opened,
they actually used to hand out these decoder cards which would allow you to decode the
messages engraved on the walls. Apparently, Disney officially discontinued
these cards in the late 90s only a few years after the ride opened, but sometimes if you
ask the right Cast Member, they will still have a card they can give you. If you encounter a cast member who doesn’t
have a card, you can always just screenshot this image here and use it next time you walk
through the queue. You’ll be able to decode a message like
this on the wall. You’ll find out it reads, “Mara Shall
Guide You Through the Doorway of Your Most Secret Desire in the Chamber of Destiny.” When you know which symbols are which letters,
you’ll realize that many of them look like their corresponding letter. Decoding these hidden messages along the queue
are a fun little way to pass time while you wait in line on Indiana Jones Adventure. Number 3
Next, we’ll head back to Main Street USA. Telling the stories of beloved Disney movies
through the display windows of the Emporium have always been a Disneyland tradition, but
for the Diamond celebration in 2015, they debuted the enchanted window displays which
added some hidden magic to Main Street. Now when you walk by, you might see one specific
scene like Aladdin reaching for the magic lamp. It may just look like that’s all this window
is but if you stick around and watch the entire segment, the scene transforms by introducing
the Genie then places the action into the cave of wonders with all the gold and jewels. These windows displays are quite magical and
there’s 6 different films represented- theres Frozen, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Princess and the
Frog, Cinderella and Toy Story. Each of them transforms and contains many
little-hidden details to spot; you can easily spend a half an hour watching them all. One of the most magical windows is Cinderella
where you see the Fairy Godmother turning Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful ball
gown. Now the vast majority of people probably wouldn’t
think to stop and look at what would usually be generic gift shop windows but these are
truly hidden gems. Next time you find yourself on Main Street
USA, make sure to take some extra time to absorb all the Disney magic hidden right outside
the Emporium. Number 2
Around Sleeping Beauty castle you can find Snow White’s grotto tucked away in this
quiet little path off the hub. Its a really relaxing spot to visit while
you’re at Disneyland and it just happens to be full of many hidden details. Snow White’s Grotto was added in 1961 but
have you ever noticed an issue with the scale of these figures? Well here’s a little secret- the Snow White
figure is the same height as the other 7 Dwarfs; that's right! These marbles figures from Italy were a gift
to Walt Disney and he wanted to use them in the theme park. He gave Imagineer John Hench the task of figuring
out how to make these figures work in a display. By creating a multi-level scene, playing with
distance and height, Hench placed Snow White on the top of the hill with the other figures
below her. This allows forced perspective to trick your
mind into thinking she’s smaller than the dwarfs because she’s higher up, but really
they’re all the exact same height. Now as you’re walking through Snow White’s
Grotto, you may have been lucky enough to see and hear this area come to life. Numerous fountains begin spraying water, you’ll
hear the sounds of birds chirping and hear the song I’m Wishing from Snow White plays. In the movie, Snow White sings the song into
the wishing well which echoes back at her. During this little fountain surprise at Disneyland,
if you listen closely into the wishing well directly across from the grotto, you’ll
also hear Snow White’s Echo during the song. {Snow White} To find me. To find me. Today. Today. Today. Number 1
On February 24th, 2017 the Village Haus restaurant in Fantasyland was transformed into the Red
Rose Taverne. The quick-service restaurant used to be themed
to Pinocchio but is now themed to Beauty and the Beast. When you think of Beauty and the Beast the
1991 animated film probably comes to mind. With this specific re-theme, it was actually
done to coincide with the release of the 2017 live-action film, but the restaurant does
incorporate elements from both the animated and live action films. Familiar characters like Belle, Lumiere, and
Cogsworth can be found on the walls. The enchanted objects from the animated film
are what we’ve become used to identifying these characters as but in the live action
film, they all have a very different look. Well Imagineers used these live-action characters
as props and they’re all hidden in the restaurant, you just need to take a look up to find them. This credenza is home to many plates and cups
but sitting on top you’ll find Mrs. Potts and Chip. The facial features of the live action characters
are so subtle that if you don’t take a really close look, you’d never know that these
items were these characters. The same goes for the other characters. At the front of the restaurant by these windows,
Lumiere is hanging out on the top of this shelf with his fellow candlesticks. His eyes and mouth are so subtly designed
into the character where not only is it tough to see them in the restaurant but it’s also
hard to see them in the actual movie. Lastly, on a display ledge you’ll find a
collection of clocks and on the far right sits Cogsworth looking rather tense. Now if you haven’t noticed by now, each
of the figures has a frame placed behind them to help identify these characters. Because they all look like regular household
items they are very easy to miss. But now that you know they’re in here, make
sure to stop into the Red Rose Taverne to say hi to these enchanted objects from Beauty
and the Beast. So did you know about any of these little-hidden
details before this video? Do you have any other favorite hidden secrets
at the Disney parks? I’d love to know! Leave a comment down below to start a conversion
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