It's a well-known fact that Walt Disney World is the most magical place on earth.
From the Magic Kingdom to Epcot, the Orlando, Fla. theme park was planned in exquisite detail by both Walt Disney and his creative designers — "The Imagineers."
But even frequent visitors to the park don't know many of its secrets.
Author Susan Veness reveals some of that hidden magic in her book The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World. The book is chock full of fascinating facts from behind the scenes at the park. She shared some of her insider scoops with us.
Walt Disney called his plan to purchase property around Orlando "Project X." He bought the land using dummy companies that were chaired by a "Mr. M Mouse".
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There's a lot more to Disney World than meets the eye: The park is built above a nine-acre network of tunnels called "utilidors," which Cast Members use to get around.
The underground network also houses locker rooms, kitchens, break rooms, and the central trash collection system. YouTube user DarkSideDisney took hidden video so you can see what the tunnels look like on inside.
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Thanks to an Imagineers' trick called "forced perspective," Cinderella Castle is actually much smaller than it looks. The bricks and castle windows are smaller at the top, and the Main Street buildings are angled to make the castle seem further away.
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