When he started to create Walt Disney World in Florida, Walt didn’t want realtors to know that he was buying up all the land around his park. He didn’t want prices to go up because it was owned by Disney.
In order to get around this, he used a lot of fake names and businesses to buy the land, which is why you could actually be on Disney property without realizing it because it’s not being used. Many of the names came from businesses that are on Main Street U.S.A.
Mean Girls
A lot of cast members tend to get catty themselves. There are forums in which past Disney cast members talk about the drama they had with other cast members. The person underneath the costume can be very different than the character he or she is playing.
One former cast member shared that the cafeteria for the cast members often felt like a scene from Mean Girls.
The Water Greener on the Otherside
Disney makes a huge effort to make everything look realistic to what it should be. But, have you noticed that the water color is a bit off? The water on the Jungle Cruise is green on purpose.
This is because Disney wanted guests to feel like they are floating in a boat on the water and not moving on stationary tracks.
Don't Cry Kiddo
Disney has a no crying children rule which cast members must abide by. Of course, it's natural for children to get upset and cry. But Disney wants to help families have the best experience as possible for their entire family.
Admission tickets are expensive, lines can get aggravating, and mechanical problems on favorite rides can really put down a visitor's mood. So employees do everything possible to brighten up everybody's day.
Violent Pooh-Bear
Although cast members go great distances to make children happy throughout the parks, there are some families who will also go great distances to get their justice served. So many of Disney's costumed characters get sued. In one case from the 1980s, a performer who played Winnie-the-Pooh was sued after being accused of slapping a young girl.
The cast member won the case after showing up in full costume at court to show that his arms weren't capable of making any slapping movements.