Disney fact: The original Jungle Cruise skippers were supposed to give serious nature tour speeches, but guests got bored so Disney added the corny jokes that became legendary. 🛶😂 #Disney#JungleCruise#Disneyland#MagicKingdom#DisneyParks
Every artifact tells a story of imagination, innovation, and magic ✨🏰 Don’t miss the premiere of "Disneyland Handcrafted" when it debuts January 22 on @Disney YouTube and @DisneyPlus
Disney World roads are engineered to psychologically slow drivers down without signs or enforcement. Narrowing lanes, gentle curves, and landscaping make you feel faster than you are so you instinctively slow down. Accident rates drop. Guests never notice.
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I asked Leslie Iwerks about her favorite scene in 'Disneyland Handcrafted,' and she pointed to a moment showing workers pulling the Mark Twain that captures both the difficulty of building Disneyland and Walt's determination to make it happen.
"My favorite scene is the guys pulling the Mark Twain. Who knows exactly what the issue was, but they were all trying to pull it, and it's a little symbolic scene of just how hard it was and how hard they worked and their teamwork. Also the fact that they were up against all odds. Everyone doubted this could happen, but they were all saying it was an exciting time because Walt willed it to happen. He told everybody it could happen and that they had never done this before, but they could do it. And so it all gave them confidence that they could pull it off, and they all mobilized under Walt's singular vision to get it done. And I think that scene to me is emotional to me because I just feel like it symbolizes the teamwork."
Using only rare archival footage, witness how the DNA of Disneyland was created. Leslie Iwerks’ brand-new documentary debuts January 22 on @Disney YouTube and @DisneyPlus 🏰 ✨ Visit Disney Parks Blog to learn more. #DisneylandHandcrafted 📲 https://t.co/Mi6wxrRJG6
These are the longest recorded wait times in history at Disney World.
1. On New Year's Eve in 2023, the wait time for Tower of Terror was 480 minutes.
2. Star Wars Rise of the Resistance got up to 410 minutes in October 2022.
3. The wait for Anna and Elsa meet and greet in EPCOT was 5 to 6 hours every day for a while after it opened.
4. Test Track got up to 340 minutes on New Year's Eve in 2017.
5. Avatar Flight of Passage opened in 2017 and the wait time has 300 minutes several times.
6. Frozen Ever After opened in 2016 and the wait time for it was 300 minutes for many days after it opened.
7. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure has gotten up to 275 minutes before.
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