One Little Spark

[spacemt354]

I've had this thread idea for a while and wanted to share with you all!

I call it One Little Spark, and it's a tribute and fan thread for all the "little" imagineering items that make Disney Parks and Resorts great! Subtle references, hidden items, music queues, and just things that the typical park guest would miss if they weren't privy to it.

Anyway, below I'll kick it off with some of my favorites, and you all should post your favorites too! We can also talk about little things that we, as armchair imagineers, would include in the parks or in our future attractions.

With that said, hope you enjoy!​

 

[spacemt354]

Probably my favorite thing to look for in Disney World is hidden mickeys. Yes I have the book But I like to find my own.

This hidden mickey on Spaceship Earth was the first one I ever found. This was before I knew hidden mickeys were a thing....I was sitting on the left side of the SSE cab and looked at the table and was like...erm......is that mickey?

And indeed it was...so I always thank this little hidden gem for starting me on my hidden mickey crusade​

 

[spacemt354]

Now this one is just crazy...idk how anyone sees this...

 

[spacemt354]

Super Zoom in mode Now I see it...

 

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Gone but not forgotten....

 

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Good one from Living with the Land I always like this one

 

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Sticking with the Epcot theme I guess

The Seas With Nemo and Friends

 

[Flippin'Flounder]

One of my favorite Hidden Mickeys is actually a Tinker Bell

Mr. Toad handing Owl the deed to the ride

A classic Hidden Mickey in the Haunted Mansion

 

[spacemt354]

One of my favorite Hidden Mickeys is actually a Tinker Bell

Mr. Toad handing Owl the deed to the ride

A classic Hidden Mickey in the Haunted Mansion

Those are great!!

 

[spacemt354]

Relatively large and recent easter egg but I love the World of Motion logo on the Test Track banner

 

[spacemt354]

The Tower of Terror blending into Morocco is also one of my favorite imagineer feats

 

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This will probably be going away soon...but the singin in the rain umbrella next to LMA is also cool to me!

 

[spacemt354]

Hang on I'm gonna make this a bit more organized I'm just rattling off my favorites...


Let's keep it to one park at a time will we've hit all our favorites! Then we can maybe talk about other things we might add as armchair imagineers to the rides and resorts!

How about we start with ...

 

[spacemt354]

And I'll tag a few people who may be interested...but if I don't tag still come join, if you have a favorite hidden item or small little reference that you like about the Magic Kingdom, throw it in the ring!

@Voxel
@MonorailRed
@KingOfEpicocity
@tcool123
@Flippin'Flounder
@IDInstitute
@DSquared
@etc98
@David2319
@orlando678-
@IAmNotAHufflepuff
@RMichael21
@jrogue
@DisneyManOne

and more please join in if you want! Tag ya friends

 

[spacemt354]

So here's some things i really admire about Main Street U.S.A - and again feel free to post your own!

 

[spacemt354]

The change from gas to electric lights:

I appreciate how the light styles change from gas to electric from the start of Main Street till the end of the street, as if you're walking through time. I only noticed this a few years ago when I was listening to a podcast and it's just things like this that are neat to me.

 

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The Forced Perspective

When you're walking from the Main Street Station to the Castle, the Castle looks like it's further away than it really is. This is to keep guests moving towards their destination as if they have to venture into the park

However...

In reverse, the Main Street Station doesn't use forced perspective (not only to block the view of the castle from the outside) but also so the Exit on the way out appears closer for tired guests as they leave the park. So when you exit, your destination feels closer than when you enter.

Pretty cool stuff!

 

[spacemt354]

The orientation of the food and shops

People usually walk on the right hand side of the street....so as you enter the park (let's say at rope drop 9am), all the food items are on your right hand side and readily available if you wanted breakfast or something on the way in.

And then as you exit walking in the opposite direction...on your right hand side are all the shops, so before you leave you can purchase those last minute souvenirs

So basically...even Main Street USA has a giftshop on the way out

 

[spacemt354]

The Car Barn Light

So if you ever get to look inside the car barn to the left of the Emporium on Main Street, you'll see a small light-bulb hanging from an exposed wire in the back right corner.

Disney actually hires someone to hand-make that single lightbulb each year, using only the tools that were available to Thomas Edison when he made the first light-blub.

So that bulb actually looks like what you would have seen during that time-period and on a "main street" back in the day!

 

[spacemt354]

The Emporium

So this might be known by most of you all, but the neat thing about the Emporium is that all the sections of the store are connected together. You can walk from Casey's all the way through to the entrance on the other end of the street, which helps for two reasons.

1 - for crowd control during parades and fireworks
but also
2 - Keeps guests in the store. If you don't have to go in and out of stores, you're more likely to stay in the store and buy something, and that's exactly what Disney would like

I like it personally, just because it makes it a lot easier to head out of the park when Main Street is crowded. But it's another little hidden thing that makes Main Street unique!