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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

3. Grim Grinning Facts While this is a darker fact, it is a fact nonetheless. In the case of an unfortunate event, no guest can be declared dead on Disney property. This will not be formally declared or recorded until the guest is not on Disney’s grounds. Also, WDW is a popular place for guests to dispose of the ashes of their loved ones.

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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

4. Someone is Always Watching With so many things to keep track of, you can bet your vacation savings fund that WDW is full of hidden cameras and undercover cast members. Inappropriate or aggressive behavior is simply not tolerated, and Disney goes above and beyond to ensure that the environment is family-friendly and safe.

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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

5. Disney Difference On that note, because cast members are considered to be so much more than park employees, they are held to a higher standard. Note things that create the “Disney Difference”, like the fact that cast members are exceptionally friendly and they always point with two fingers (as pointing with one finger is considered rud

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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

6. The Cast List Did you notice that I said “cast members” and not “park employees”? Disney uses that terminology for their employees, because they truly consider every person to be part of the show. Uniforms are “costumes”. Jobs are “roles”. While roles may include dressing up as Mickey, many other roles include things like keeping the w

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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

7. We’ll Be Here All Night Park times may vary for guests throughout the year, but in reality, the parks never close. There is always someone on property performing maintenance, repainting buildings, planting flowers, or doing a myriad of other things to keep things looking as fresh as they did on opening day. (No, there isn’t a ‘Disney B

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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

8. Do You Have Any Gum? Nope, I don’t. And neither will anyone else in the parks. Keeping with the cleanliness effort, no gum is bought or sold on property. After all, think of all the times you’ve seen a collection of used gum on a sidewalk or on the side of a ride. Disgusting! You will see no such sight in Disney World. Photo Credit: Li

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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

9. Garbage Cans Galore Of all the rare things to spot in WDW, a garbage can will not be one of them. Specifically, Walt was disgusted by the amount of trash he saw littering the grounds of other amusement parks. He conducted a personal study where he kept track of how long a guest would wander around looking for a receptacle, before they

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9 Out of 10 People Won’t Know These Tips about Walt Disney World

Contrary to popular belief (or just the belief of WDW novices), there is much more to this vacation destination than meets the eye. All of the Disney Parks came into being because when Walt Disney took his children to local amusement parks, he was … unimpressed. He looked beyond its outward cheer and couldn’t help but be bothered by the p

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Top 20 Most Thrilling Experiences At Walt Disney World

1. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror No list of the most thrilling experiences at Walt Disney World could ever, EVER be complete without listing the Twilight Zone Terror of Terror in Hollywood Studios. Imagine if you will, this one-of-a-kind, haunted elevator that will drop you 13 stories so fast you won’t even realize it’s happening. The

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Top 20 Most Thrilling Experiences At Walt Disney World

2. Rock n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith What’s better than going from 0 to 60 on a upside down, glow-in the dark roller coaster? Doing it while Aerosmith is blasting in your ears, of course! This rock n’ roller coaster is the absolute best for any thrill seeker who wants to rock out, and tour some of Hollywood’s most iconic staples w

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