Utilidors...

[unkadug]

I'm trying to get a grasp of how big the "First Floor" of the Magic Kingdom is.

I really want to know where it ends.

I've seen the map of the utilidors, but never could really tell where the building itself ends as compared to "on stage". Does it go all the way to the berm? Is BTMR over the utildors. Is Jungle Cruise?

How come I've seen construction photos of the MK, but never of the first floor being constructed?

That would be a pretty neat picture, at least for me!

 

[Captain Hank]

The utilidoors mirror the layout of the MK onstage fairly well. However, it's not really a continuous building, more of a series of connected hallways. In general, if you're walking on a major pathway in MK, there's likely a utilidoor coridoor more or less below you. It also is built around a sort of hub and spoke system, with spurs going out to the varioius lands. Instead of an actual hub, there is a circular hallway going around the hub, with spokes heading out to Ad/Lib/Fronteirland and Tomorrowland.

Its extension out into Fronteirland is actually fairly limited. BTMR is not over utilidoors. Not sure about Jungle Cruise, but I don't think it's over utilidoors either.

 

[Nick Ray]

I'm trying to get a grasp of how big the "First Floor" of the Magic Kingdom is.

I really want to know where it ends.

I've seen the map of the utilidors, but never could really tell where the building itself ends as compared to "on stage". Does it go all the way to the berm? Is BTMR over the utildors. Is Jungle Cruise?

How come I've seen construction photos of the MK, but never of the first floor being constructed?

That would be a pretty neat picture, at least for me!

The "tunnel"'s main enterence is right underneith the Restrooms and Villiage Haus, it mainly goes underneit buildings. No it does not go undre BTMR, it goes under the buildings that devide Adv.land and Frontierland. and ends at Pecos Bills. bothsides of Mainstreet under the buildings. it goes under the castle and under Cosmic Ray's, the main parts of the tunnel are under fantasyland and main street. The tunnel its self it pretty big, BRINKS trucks go down in there to pick up the money from the "bank" that is down there. Its maily just a big circle with a little section that brances of for Adv and Front.. It's really not that exciting, it smells really bad in a lot of parts!

 

[bluejayx]

it smells really bad in a lot of parts!

that it to the "t"

 

[Nick Ray]

that it to the "t"

It also is really loud, due to the AVAC system (the trash system). when I walk next to one and it "flushes" it scares the @#$# out of me!

 

[unkadug]

So basically, what you see on the Ulidors map is what you get?

Found this, so the purple areas is it huh?

 

[joanna71985]

It also is really loud, due to the AVAC system (the trash system). when I walk next to one and it "flushes" it scares the @#$# out of me!

Me too! The first time I was walking and it went on I almost jumped out of my shoes.

 

[Nick Ray]

Yep pretty much! thats it!

 

[Nick Ray]

Me too! The first time I was walking and it went on I almost jumped out of my shoes.

not just my first time! everytime! i should expect it, but somehow it always gets me! and its always when i walk under Liberty Tree Tavern... every time...:ROFLOL:

 

[unkadug]

So to get from Tomorrowland to Frontierland you have to walk around, there's no cut through the center?

 

[maggiegrace1]

Regardless of the smell and the noise..I thought it was pretty cool..

 

[joanna71985]

not just my first time! everytime! i should expect it, but somehow it always gets me! and its always when i walk under Liberty Tree Tavern... every time...:ROFLOL:

Yeah, mine is always under Liberty Square to Adventureland.

So to get from Tomorrowland to Frontierland you have to walk around, there's no cut through the center?

I don't think so.

 

[unkadug]

Regardless of the smell and the noise..I thought it was pretty cool..

I believe that the utilidors are one of the reasons that makes WDW special.

It an engineering design that separates Disney from other Theme Parks by keeping the not-so-pretty well hidden.

 

[joanna71985]

Regardless of the smell and the noise..I thought it was pretty cool..

Cool Dana. I enjoyed taking the tour myself.

 

[Captain Hank]

So to get from Tomorrowland to Frontierland you have to walk around, there's no cut through the center?

Correct.

And I'll second the comments about smell. I found the stretch between Liberty Square and Frontierland to be particularly pungent. I, too was startled just about every time AVACS fired up.

 

[tirian]

Two words:

Tunnel Juice

 

[joanna71985]

Two words:

Tunnel Juice

Ewwwww, I know!! That stuff is so gross!

 

[maggiegrace1]

Cool Dana. I enjoyed taking the tour myself.

It was cool..But I did not take the tour..I worked there from 1995-1997

 

[joanna71985]

It was cool..But I did not take the tour..I worked there from 1995-1997

Did you really?!

 

[maggiegrace1]

Yes I did...
I worked attractions and wardrobe for spectro..

I also tried housekeeping at CBR..but it was not me at all..LOL

Drew worked at the Dolphin in conventions..