Disney World’s Strangest Secrets

Since it first opened in 1971, Walt Disney World has imagined itself as “The Most Magical Place on Earth”-and for many people, it is. However, this is an image it has carefully cultivated through strictly-controlled practices and secretive policies.
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[@user-mh9kv6bo4w]

The magic of Disneyworld is the disappearing act of your money

[@WNB_Guy912]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@briandonegan8480]

Interesting fact. Walt chose the location of WDW after flying over it in his private plane scouting for just the right spot. After doing so the plane headed back west and while refueling Walt found out President Kennedy had been assasinated. Yep both events happened the same day.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Which was also the day that Gilligan's Island was filming the pilot, including the beginning sequence at the marina. If you pay close attention, you can even see the flags at half staff as a result.

[@GravesRWFiA]

if you watch the start of gilligan's island- look for the flags in the background, they are at 1/2 staff because as it was filmed word came of the president's death and they were lowered.

[@muzicfreek1986]

When I worked down there in 2005, I got told by quite a few cast members that when dealing with an overly obnoxious or infuriating guest, to give your biggest,brightest, cheeriest smile and in your best "Disney voice" tell the guest to, "Have a DISNEY day!" It was basically how to tell a guest to go f**k themselves without actually saying it. To this day I'll still occasionally do that when I get annoyed with people.

[@NelsonStJames]

Say what you will about Walt Disney, the man was a visionary and a futurist, something the Disney company hasn’t had since his passing.

[@longWriter]

I dunno---they did okay for a few decades. Personally, I think it's the cost-cutting and preachiness of the last five years or so that have ruined it.

[@NelsonStJames]

@@longWriter They did okay, but nothing innovative, they basically just brought themselves back to the level of quality they had lost.

[@jodyjody1612]

I think if Mr Disney could see what is being done to his parks he would be devastated.

[@Sakura_Matou]

Seems Pooh's political ambitions were sucessful, he is now the leader of China.

[@Starbeam1979]

🤣🤣🤣

[@CameronHuff]

Damn you beat me to it. It's the first thing I thought of.

[@SupahSmashBrotha96]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SupahSmashBrotha96]

​@@CameronHuff Same lol

[@rebornvisualministry]

Skip to <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1110">18:30</a> min if you're here for the click bait

[@luciusfunk]

You da true MVP.

[@badbiker666]

A few comments regarding your content: • The tunnels beneath the surface level of Walt Disney World are officially called Utility Corridors, or "Utilidors" for short. • Winnie the Pooh is English, and therefore ineligible to be President of the United States. • River Country closed over eleven years after the incident with the dead kid. Declining attendance due to that death was NOT the reason it was closed. Disney frequently shuts down under performing attractions, and Disney's Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon were vastly more popular, which led to River Country's demise. • I never heard about that small plane that crashed into Epcot's parking lot, but I do know that Walt Disney World is a "no fly zone," meaning the FAA doesn't allow any aircraft to pass overhead except in cases of emergency. So it was unlikely that the passengers of that plane were flying over to take in the view of WDW. If they did, they were breaking the law. • Discovery Island was shut down and its residents transferred to Animal Kingdom when it opened. This was a planned event, and Discovery Island wasn't shut down for lack of attendance.

[@floridawoman]

The no fly zone didn’t go into effect until 2003, after 9/11

[@DiznyGrandma]

😮River Country closed to other guests, and let the campers at Fort Wilderness use it. I was one of them with my family of 8. It did close on Nov 2, 2001, but wasn't supposed to stay closed. However, due to the other water parks being more patronized, 9/11, and a FL law regarding the type of water that needed to be used, specifically chlorinated water. There was also concern about how the critters that would go in and get sick. Alligators enjoyed it too. We thought it was OK, but definitely not Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon. It permanently closed on Jan 20, 2005.

[@tecwzrd]

Happened in 1984 before the 9/11/2001 no fly zone restriction was enforced.

[@pliktl]

​@@tecwzrd i trust nothing i have read on the internet

[@nursekaren]

Winnie the Pooh is actually named for Winnipeg Canada.

[@SpookMrsSpooky]

Code V used to be called a "protein spill" - I worked custodial at Disney World, we used to love hearing a code V over the radio while eating lunch.

[@madnesscm]

When I worked there, I was told that it stood for "Human Feces," not "Honey." I personally never had to encounter a Code H, but I definitely had a Code V once. It happened right before the car was supposed to take off, but I held it from going because he just didn't look good at all. Not 5 seconds later, Code V happened all over the load station floor. Poor kid's clam chowder didn't stand a chance against those tummy nerves. Good thing we were in an open-air attraction...

[@katycrannell8644]

We were told it was "honey" because we couldn't say any other word for human feces

[@coreym162]

Honey is Bee Poo so makes sense.

[@TheMowsefan]

​@@coreym162 Honey is sort of bee barf, not poo. 😉

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@coreym162 I assumed it was a reference to Winnie the Pooh.

[@SkateBlanchett]

Oh bother

[@SuperChicken666]

I'm sure Mickey Mouse would be welcome in Frontier land or any other land. Cinderella may be a bit out of place.😊🐭

[@maryevens4261]

The first time I ran into Mickey & Goofy, they were by Space Ship Earth and were wearing space suits. That would look out of place in Frontier Land.

[@Cartoonicus]

I was afraid Code "Honey" was going to be someone walking through the park in only a red shirt. But I guess it's supposed to be a play on the word "Pooh" (Poo.)

[@hobgoblin4614]

The Magic no longer lives on. Have you been to the parks lately? Cost cutting, price increases, and deferred maintenance EVERYWHERE and ANYWHERE.

[@CameronHuff]

You know that Disney is struggling for money right? I mean, they are down to their last billon and they need that for the execs!

[@cijmo]

This is predominantly the history of the park. At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1106">18:26</a> they tell you that "H" is a poop code. Please don't start "running as far away as possible" because it's crowded ... and it's mob mentality and if you start running as far away as possible, others will too, having no idea that it's just poop that you're running from.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Also, keep in mind that the reason for code words is to keep people from panicking. If there's anything that legitimately warrants running, it won't be expressed via codewords. It will be something more along the lines of "run for your life, the dinosaurs have broken out of their enclosures and have developed a taste for human flesh" sort of thing. Or, maybe that's more of a Universal parks problem.

[@Curious_Skeptic]

😂 praying I don't code h!

[@goldcanyon340.]

Thanks. I was watching this video & almost thought it was clickbait.

[@forexed8948]

It risks causing a stampede, and as data shows that if stampedes happen people risk being injured or killed.

[@safiremorningstar]

I remember when Epcot was still being built I felt like we were coming into a park that wasn't finished and like you're missing out on all the good stuff it turns out we are.

[@looneytoastywolf]

Duude I LOVED when Stitch messed up the castle I think it was awesome and super funky in a great way, i hope they do something like that again with stitch!! :D

[@SplashTravels]

That would be cool!

[@williamantico7768]

Do you think Disney will ever try to use those abandoned areas for new attractions ? They could easily add new and better attractions there.

[@djthereplay]

This is why you don't believe what everyone and anyone says about Disney because there are those who claim to be Disney Fans out there just throwing mud at what they say that they love and use clickbait to justify it instead of informing people to make their time at Disney more "magical".

[@entguarde]

Honestly, from an environmental perspective, im glad that dino island is abandoned. Considering what birds were shown in the segment, it’s most likely a rookery now! It’s where herons, ibises, and other similar birds raise their young

[@Mr17051963]

I remember visiting River Country and Treasure Island in WDW older years. And, to my taste, they ruined Cinderella’s Castle every time they tried to “decorate” it, including the rose color of today.

[@AgentGodzillaRP1701]

Walt’s Epcot would not have aged well at all. If it did have an influence on urban planning/ living across society, it would not have been for the better

[@thomasgriffith2953]

What's happened to Disneyland & Disneyworld is unbelievable. It's just too expensive to visit ether one today. Walt would be so disappointed because of the greed that has overtaken those places! 😡

[@lucasmembrane4763]

Back in the early days of Disneyworld, they let an award-winning journalist from a Florida paper tour the place behind the scenes and find out how everything worked. He wrote what he learned, some interesting, and more things that Disney wouldn't want you to know than this video even hinted at. After the article appeared in one of the bigger Florida papers, the journalist received a congratulatory letter from Disney banning him from their properties for life + 99.

[@colleenosullivan857]

Every Sunday at the end of the wonderful word of color, Walt would tell us all about his plans for Disney world

[@artisticendeavors5076]

I'll never go to a Disney park again, so I don't have to worry about it.

[@Gwen-f8c]

Im too sick now to go on most of the rides there and if I did go I'd need a wheel chair as I can't walk long distances anymore...

[@richardperhai8292]

Remains of River Country were demolished to make room for a new resort, which seems to on permanent hold now

[@Triggernyar]

Who knew that Winnie the Pooh's early integration into politics would lead to him reigning over China.

[@Brittany.Anderson]

To me, Walt Disney's idea of EPCOT is not the town of Celebration Florida but actually the Disney College Program.

[@lulumelaniff602]

110% yes

[@gailharris3640]

My cousin was getting off from work one day at EPCOT when the code "Pooh" went through on the radio, I asked her what that meant and she said that it means that a large size guest has gotten stuck on a ride. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen.

[@matthewdewitt26]

Code 'H' is actually for 'Horse', but more specifically their droppings. Which happens all the time because of the Horse-Drawn Streetcars on Main Street.

[@jacobcaraway1754]

How you described Walt's original vision for EPCOT makes him sound like a communist ruler.

[@notapplicable2636]

What about the "magical" act of making your wallet nearly empty after a few days..?

[@bstory3196]

River Country is GONE as in leveled

[@AParker077]

River country no longer exists at all. The land was cleared just before the Covid shutdown. This video was just posted, but I don’t know when it was recorded.

[@MrJoshinJosh]

I’m definitely glad that 1928 Mickey’s not part of Disney anymore🙄👍

[@twulff7060]

Well instead of Winnie the Puuh we did get Goofy as president. …and he’s up for a sequel. 🤦‍♂

[@m.hreels9822]

Just to help avoid wasting people’s time: Code H means someone went poop 💩🚨 (<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1107">18:27</a>).

[@OneSingleCheezIt]

Can someone tell me why it’s so bad to spread ashes in Disney? It’s just dust, right? As long as they’re not making a mess or getting it on people, I don’t think I’d care, but maybe I’m missing something.

[@daydreamTailor15]

good question!! its partially two things - 1, because it can be considered a biohazard depending on how the body is cremated. not good to have a potential biohazard in enclosed places that cycle through 10,000+ people per hour. 2, they just dont want you to do it, and i cant blame them. honestly, i would absolutely care if your grandpa's ashes were floating through the air as you dumped them. im sure that whoevers ashes it is was probably a cool person, but much like dust, ashes are airborne before settling, and no one wants to breathe in grandpa. also, it could probably do a number on attractions, waterways where animals live, public areas, displays, etc., and would cause a much higher amount of work for the facilities and cleaning staff who would be responsible for removing the ashes, and then grandpa would just end up in a landfill. and you would probably end up banned from the parks for life. so its better for everyone involved to not be dumping ashes in the park.

[@DiznyGrandma]

As someone who have had 2 brothers cremated, and their remains scattered in the Pacific Ocean, I can tell you that the remains are referred to as ashes, but they are not like ashes from a burning log in a fireplace, and definitely not like ashes from paper. There are bone particles in the cremated remains. The texture is more like a grainy sand. Most average approx, 10-15 lbs., depending on how large the person was at the time of death. Disneyland, as well as cemeteries, ban scattering of the ashes. The cemeteries will let you bury a box of the remains, but does not allow scattering. Disney Theme Parks, as well as other tourist places, ban scattering because of the mud it causes, and then if it gets intovthe water, which they recycle, it causes issues and damage. I'm sure any possible bio hazard is also a concern. Can you imagine how many people would want to do this? Can you imagine the mess, damage, breakdowns it can cause? It does unfortunately happen, and the rides closes until it can get cleaned up. So just know that your loved one is fine, and maybe once in awhile, roam the park...maybe even with Walt himself!

[@briansmoviesandmadness7415]

All cremains are legally considered human remains from what I understand, with distinct rules and regulations

[@Guernicaman]

Communities & neighborhoods w/HOA that must follow strict guidelines are not much different than what the original EPCOT would've been. Residents also don't or can't vote in most communities. They have to abide by rules & regulations -- especially if you're a renter, not a home-owner. Even so, many neighborhoods are quite strict, even if you're an owner. You also wouldn't have lived at EPCOT permanently, only as long as you worked as a cast-member or Walt Disney World employee.

[@wherethetatosat]

Codes H, U, and V? Why do I get the sneaking suspicion there's a code S?

[@manicstatic370]

If you ever hear a cast member say “KILL ALL NWARDS” over the radio, hide

[@michealfeeney8920]

Point of order, Mate. Vehicles that are used to pump out human waste from any number of different sorts of collection tanks have been known as Honey Trucks for ages. I would posit to you that Walt, having grown up at a time and place where central sewer systems were rare at best, would have been more aware of this and is the real basis for the H designation than this tenuous H = Honey = Pooh = someone carped in public you describe.

[@kirkstinson7316]

O doubt that as A, urban areas in the US had indoor plumbing then. And B, outhouses don't get pumped out. You dig a new hole and move the outhouse. Then fill in the old hole

[@shadowbeast2276]

I seriously doubt we're going to hear Disney's cast call anything out

[@Mhs7039]

When i worked at Dland in 2000 when someone vomited the would ask a cast member to bring the “Pixie Dust” which was actually cat litter with sparkles.

[@jadevr]

Quote... "Walt Disney World has imagined itself as “The Most Magical Place on Earth”-and for many people, it is. However, this is an image it has carefully cultivated through strictly-controlled practices and secretive policies. " As, if you know *anything* about the world, and almost all businesses in general, this isn't some mysterious secret, honestly.

[@SpookMrsSpooky]

First time I went to Disney World, the castle had that "cake" stuff all over it. it was pretty ugly I thought, and the cast members I attended with thought so too. Thankfully t was temporary. Later, a cast member myself, I took a friend to the Magic Kingdom and witnessed the results of the toilet papering of the castle. I thought that was funny as heck. they had wanted signs all over the place for Stitch. That attraction had JUST opened, so of course we went in and had a blast. :)

[@monicaharvatt633]

We missed the TP castle by 1 WEEK!

[@SpookMrsSpooky]

@@monicaharvatt633 AWWWWWW. Too bad, it was hilarious. :D

[@bizburgess1947]

That was the castle made to look like a Birthday Cake 25 yrs ( 1997 if I remember correctly). We had a family wedding on Sunset Point at the Polynesian, with the ugly pink on castle in the background. Small detail my sister hadn't planned on but we all laughed about. Ah best laid plans. The marriage worked out despite that hiccup. Great Disney vacay and great memories.

[@maryevens4261]

I remember going to WDW probably my third time, and when we got to MK I stopped dead in the middle of Main Street in shock and said to my husband, "It's PINK!!!" Not my favorite color. And they had just painted the castle at that point and the frosting and candies hadn't been added.

[@craigtiano3455]

River Country was bulldozed and the land prepared for a new resort to be called Reflections in 2020. The pandemic stopped the project, and Disney hasn't resumed work on it.

[@triton6127]

That’s when I finally stopped watching this drivel. AI BS.

[@AaronNickolas7]

I feel so bad for the people who have to clean the code H, U AND V!

[@twinkholland8392]

Thank you for this video! Yes, I wanted to know about Code H, but I truly enjoyed the history you brought as well!

[@SplashTravels]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@m1t2a1]

Winnie-the-Pooh. Story about a British stuffed toy named after a Canadian bear, by a British author that America loves!

[@feiery]

So, Disney invented the HOA.

[@AnalogOcean]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="578">9:38</a> have you seen politics lately? Pooh would fit right in.

[@Heavenly.Harlot]

What happened to the guy to killed his family in Celebration and lived with the bodies for days? Or when that dude had to play tug of war with a gator for his kid and ultimately lost?

[@patriciaaturner289]

The Casual Criminalist channel has a story of the murder-suicide in Celebration.

[@GarrettSmith-kk7dh]

Walt’s vision of EPCOT was great but I’m glad the imagineers decided to change it because first of all, you can’t force someone to work and second of all Disney was trying to create a city that goes against the Constitution for free will.

[@rickpontificates3406]

If you're in a Disney restaurant and you hear "code V", watch where you step 🤣

[@cowboyvalley]

You should do a video of Walt's involvement in WWII and the influences he used from Europe, i.e. the castle.

[@myfriendcaffeine-tb2fn]

There is nothing sad about Walt Disney dying. He was an awful, awful person.

[@Kevinus_Musicus]

I was there during the 25th anniversary. I remember thinking "THIS is what Magic Kingdom is about?" I was probably 10 or so.

[@jackidavis4640]

When areas are closed, why doesn't Disney clear them out? Leaving the areas to deteriorate is neglect and should be dealt with.

[@sunnyscott4876]

I was 14 miles from Disneyland in 1955 when it opened. I could see the fireworks 🎆 from my backyard. We rarely visited there. I can remember when they built the Matterhorn. And I remember when Disneyland in Florida was a rumor met with disbelief.

[@membear]

and if they say Preparation H, also run.

[@dannyhumphress7332]

Many of the “Discovery Island” photos shown are not of the island in Bay Lake but of the area of the same name in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. After seeing a couple of those, I had to stop watching. Lost all credibility.

[@kiskaloo6843]

My thought exactly although I did stick with it to spot how many mistakes another 'Disney expert' made. I don't think you can blame the plane crash in the EPCOT carpark on Disney. As for the 'totalitarian' city of EPCOT, yeah I don't buy that one as Walt was only copying the models of Bourneville and Port Sunlight.

[@ScottLafray-dd2fp]

In todays political climate, maybe Goofy should be the next one to run for President.

[@judgedredd2039]

As interesting as the orginal Epcot would have been could you imagine how bad then would have been today with how Disney Company is today?

[@wickedlester2743]

I used to call code P all the time at WDW.

[@295g295]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2">0:02</a> - I am guessing "code h" is 'clean-up vomit at an attraction'.

[@CameronHuff]

I wonder if you could flirt enough with the princesses to take one home with you.

[@gracio1231]

To be honest the happiest place for me is Hollywood studios Harry pottah world even though this is a video on Disney I’m just sayin please don’t come at me

[@safiremorningstar]

I thought there wasn't a workers Union at least according to the actors or cast members.

[@janmcguire5268]

Some of them are unionized. The actors who participate in the stage musicals there belong to a union.

[@Chunks76]

So not bad and it is mostly true. Still somewhat misleading in different times.

[@CecilBob-c4l]

So code U is for #1, code H is for #2, what would code P be then?

[@juliec1257]

River Country has since been Demolished probably future site of a DVC resort

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

LOL at the AI voices on these new channels. You'll need to train the AI to pronounce certain names properly....

[@mikegruber172]

Disney hasnt onwned celebration for decades

[@FashionFunPJ]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="474">7:54</a> I worked on that cavalcade, fun times

[@AllFooNoLame]

Odd that you used a picture of Disneyland's Cinderella Castle to open the Disney World video...

[@michelleroop9991]

Disney World cursed or coincedence.....Hmmmmmm

[@aaronmills4238]

Some tell me if this is true or not, apparently underneath one of the car parking areas there is a huge money safe??

[@maryevens4261]

SHHHH! Uncle Scrooge doesn't want anyone to know.

[@WhiteRavenCoatL]

Yep, just more confirmation to me... Disney SUCKS.

[@mikam8801]

You didn’t mention the alligator tragedy.

[@funsickus]

Let's hope for the cast members who had to share underwear that their colleagues didn't have a code H

[@JoyleiaJo]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="599">9:59</a> dissolution

[@m.hreels9822]

Excellent video! But why did you wait until the very end to tell us what Code H meant? 😮 It literally had nothing to do with the rest of the video. 🤷 Could you please not do that in the future and just get to the point? Thanks! 👍🏻

[@Johndavid-q1z]

The only Disney character I would ever vote for in becoming President is Goofy

[@SplashTravels]

Good answer.

[@janmcguire5268]

I’d vote for Minnie Mouse.

[@MJLover100]

Eeyore or Olaf

[@bstory3196]

the pulse shootings he looked I think it would have happened IF Pleasure Island clubs was still open! OK this would have gone down in MANNEQUINS if it had. but thats MY opinion

[@TruthInspector]

and where child stars are consistently preyed upon

[@Quantumized]

Shut up

[@yvetterodriguez4850]

When I was at Disney World and went to Epcot the only thing that really impressed me was The Guardians of the Galaxy ride. The park was lovely and the staff was very nice but being from Queens, NY it just reminded me of home 🤷🏻‍♀️😉 I felt as if I was walking around the lake at Flushing Meadows park. My family & I cracked up at how excited people were at the “international” food stands & souvenir shops. We kept joking that we could get better food in the different ethnic neighborhoods in Queens!! That’s all Epcot was to me - Queens, NY with super cool rollercoaster 😂😂😂

[@safiremorningstar]

Talk about a man who was a communist and probably loved Hitler I mean based on what you just said it sounds exactly what he was trying to create a totalitarian regime not unlike Hitler basically it was going to be copying Russia but at the time the Communist party was just getting started in a way and I say in a way because it wasn't very well known anywhere else and he's basically imitating them I mean you have to ask yourself the following question this is a man who made movies that basically lambasted Hitler and yet he was planning to be the next one.

[@Doug-lw5gf]

Pick one or the other. Hitler was most definitely not a communist. In fact Nazi Germany and the (Communist) Soviet Union were mortal enemies. However, both were totalitarian regimes, so from the POV of 80 years later I can see how it could be confusing. 🫤

[@hybridstryker233]

winnie the poop😂😂

[@bradrichert3966]

Lifelong Disney fan here. Great video, but I have one pet peeve. It's not Cinderella's castle, it's Cinderella Castle. It's not a possessive, as princesses cannot own castles. Just sayin'.

[@Swelte]

Code H!

[@AScottishOdyssey]

Yeah, poop where it shouldn't be.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

Yeah magical all right

[@andreanorton9902]

Lol, you’ll own nothing and be happy about it

[@kiskaloo6843]

They should replace Trumps animatronic with a Winnie the Pooh one and seeif anyone spots the change.

[@krislangley6226]

Kamala's would be continually be taken in for service for perceived verbal miscues, but put back out because that isn't *its* malfunction.

[@carolyn3135]

That’s funny 😂❤