HIDDEN Disneyland Secrets

Welcome to the most magical place on earth! After its grand opening back in July of 1955, Disneyland has enamored guests for 63 years and counting. While you explore the park or wait four hours to ride the infamous “It’s a Small World”, we’ve conjured up a list of some of Disneyland’s Hidden Secrets that you can try to spot while you explore the Magic Kingdom.
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11. Lost Parents Poster
Another secret on our list at City Hall happens to be right in front of it! At first glance, you’ll notice that the poster has two parents looking concerned for their lost children. If you’re a big Disney fan you will notice right away that those parents belong to Wendy, Michael, and John Darling from Peter Pan. I guess their children could be described as truly “lost” while on their adventures with Peter.
10. The Mercedes Jeep
One of the fun props you’ll get to see while waiting in line to ride Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye is an old 1937 Mercedes Jeep sitting casually outside. That prop was actually used on set for the film Raiders of the Lost Arc!
9. Red Carpet Entrance
Sadly, it’s not really red carpet, but rather red bricks. Walt Disney wanted you to feel like you were walking on the red carpet when you entered the park, so he had them place red brick down specifically at the entrance!
8. Cast Member Name Tags
Ever notice how every Cast Member name tag only has their first name and where they’re from…? That’s because Walt Disney didn’t really enjoy being called “Mr. Disney”, and had always insisted on being called Walt. So in 1962, he issued name tags with both the first name and home state or country of the Cast Member.
7. Route 55
One of the coolest attractions in Tomorrowland that allows guests to race and drive their own cars, there are many routes as you drive through the course. One Route, titled Route 55, is an homage to the year Disneyland opened, which was in 1955.
6. Swisskapolka
If you know a lot about Disney, you’ll know that a majority of its rides have been remodeled or repurposed as time went on to keep as up to date as possible with the movies they produced. One of the attractions remodeled was the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, which became Tarzan’s Treehouse in 1999. Although gone, this once loved attraction is still around in today. One of the record players hidden away in the treehouse plays the Swisskapolka, which could be heard when the original attraction was debuted in 1962.
5. The Number 77
As you move through the line for Space Mountain, you’ll notice the reoccurring number 77. That’s because it is a reference to when the attraction first opened back in 1977.
4. C-3PO and R2-D2
While you’re waiting for the Star Tours attraction, you’ll see the most beloved characters from the Star Wars franchise sitting in a specific area. What’s cooler than that, those are two actual props from the films, but are now loaded with animatronics to make them move and speak!
3. Dumbo’s Lost Magic Feather
Located in the line queue for Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, you can find a poster that asking for help to find Dumbo’s “Lost” Magic Feather, a nod to the film.
2. WDI Trees in Toon Town
If you look closely at the trees behind Minnie Mouse’s house in Toon Town, you’ll notice that a few of the trees make out the letters WDI. These letters stand for Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative team behind the creation of the Disney Theme Parks.
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