[neen626]

DisneyAnne you are too awesome!!!! :) :)

Thanks for all those awesome tips!! Oh my gosh I am printing them out...be a thread hog!!!
We want more....

the only one I can think of is:
Epcot - There is a guy that can name the zipcode of every city in the U.S. He was one of the outside performers so to speak, and people where standing around him, and he did some really cool things with numbers, and would ask you what towns you were from and then tell you the zip code for your town...it was way cool!!

Thanks DisneyAnne !! You are a way cool chickie!!!

[iluvwdw]

Originally posted by DisneyAnne
Okay...here are some more...

• MK - On Splash Mountain, as you approach the big drop, look toward the ceiling above you and you will catch a glimpse of the FSU critter... He pops out of the ceiling and says "FSU" for Florida State University. The guy that created the ride was a graduate and this was his choice of signature for the ride. We got stuck for 45 minutes in 1999...believe me...I know exactly what every creature in that last scene is saying..!
  
• MGM - On TOT, Sally Shine, the little girl, is holding an authentic 1935 Mickey Mouse stuffed animal.
  
• EPCOT - On TT, in the heat test, if you will look at the electric heat compressor, you will find fried eggs; while in the cold test, there are popsicles in an ice cube tray; in corrosive area, the robots serial numbers spell out CRUS-T and RUS-T. The driver of the semi truck during the evasive maneuver is actually a cardboard cut-out of President Nixon.

More later...I get tired of typing...

Anne, you are AWESOME!!!! Keep these tips coming, I am going to print out this ENTIRE THREAD to keep prior to my trip. It will add so much fun to my trip to try and look for all of this great stuff!!! Where did you learn all of this stuff, the College of Disney Knowledge?!?:D

[DisneyAnne]

Ha...I wish there was such a place...It seems I just spend too much time on the net researching WDW :)

• WL - Look for the abandoned lawnmower between FW and MK. I tree has actually consumed the lawnmower. It has some a cute poem next to it.
  
• MK - As you go down Main Street USA toward the castle, take the first alley on your right and at the back of that alley on the top floor is a store that advertises dance lessons and another that offers piano lessons. If you stand there and listen you can hear tap shoes and piano lessons going on.
  
• MK - Tug on the rope of the Liberty bell in Libertyland for a surprise.
  
• MK - When on Tom Sawyer Island, if you find a paintbrush, take it to a CM for a surprise. Although I have never found one, there are reports of front of the line passes for SM or BTMR or limited edition trading pins.
  
• MK - To be a big shot, hold your button down while on the Buzz Lightyear to get a top score...no need to aim and shoot.
  
• MK - Be at Toontown for rope drop...each character choses a child to walk through Toontown to start the day.
  
• MK - In Minnie's house, the microwave pops a bowl of popcorn when you turn it on; the coffee pot will perk if you turn the knobs on the stove and causes the utensils hanging above the stove to dance in time to music. You can also listen on Minnie's messages on her answering machine!
  
• MK - Ever notice the sidewalks around the resort? There are shells embedded in Ariel's Gotto and jewels around Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride.
  
• MK - Stop by the tiki gods in Adventureland...you may hear the natives getting restless. Just don't anger them...You'll be surprised at what happens.
  
• AK - Although the river ride is defunct, if you will stop on the bridge to Camp Minnie Mickey, you can still see the fire from the fire breathing dragon. It is on the right hand side of the bridge on the left bank.
  
• MGM - In the pre-show area, a sign on the security window reads "Back in 5 minutes. Key under mat." If you look under the mat, you will find a key!
  
• EPCOT - When exiting TT, look for the test dummies that are sometimes there. They are real. Have your friends or family go pose next to them for a picture, and they will come to life. (Sometimes)

OKAY! That is all I have....I have exhausted my tip book. Hopefully, these will help some of you. If you get back and things have changed, make sure to post so someone else doesn't look for the same thing.
Thanks!

[DisneyTeacher]

Thanks DisneyAnne, these are wonderful tips. I am going to print it out to take with us this summer.

[BDavis932]

Any of you taking a boat after sunset to the Wilderness Lodge, notice the lighting and the window arrangements make the back of the lodge appear as a "bear's face"! It is really cool!

Our boat captain pointed it out to me one evening, before that, I never noticed!!

I wish I had all these cool tips a couple weeks ago!

I'll save them for our trip in March, can't wait to check some of these out!!

[neen626]

Thank you DisneyAnne!! Those are so great! I have printed them out for myself and a friend who is taking her family. It will be so much to look for these when we are at the parks and resorts.
Thank you Thank you Thank You :) :) :) :) :)

[Willbegone]

Holy cow! Did you find out all this stuff on your own or do you have a book?? ;) These are great! I'm going to have to also print this thread for our March trip.

Thanks DisneyAnne.

[kcamozzi67]

Thanks DisneyAnne :)
The list is fantastic! I'm going to take the list with me when we go...it's like a scavenger hunt - fun!

[BuzzLightyear]

I guess this is more of a tip than a secret, but

Don't miss Illuminations or Fantasmic!!

[DisneyAnne]

Honestly, y'all - no book...just lots of research on the internet. I'm glad you're all so tickled with it...I'm going to look through a couple of other things I have and see what else I can come up with...but I think I am spent!:D

[WVWISEGUY]

Here is a link to a site taht is in a document format that contain a lot of the secrets and things to do.

I printed this out for my upcoming trip and went through and hilighted all the things I wanted to look for. I plan on suprising my DW with all of the things I just happen to notice this trip.:laugh

http://www.kaufmansplace.com/other/DisneyTips.rtf

(By the way, a box will pop up asking for a password, just click OK 3 times):dazed

[goofygal1975]

Wow, thanks for the link! And the hint to click ok 3 times!!

I have enjoyed reading all the tips by DisneyAnne too!!

[neen626]

Originally posted by DisneyAnne
Honestly, y'all - no book...just lots of research on the internet. I'm glad you're all so tickled with it...I'm going to look through a couple of other things I have and see what else I can come up with...but I think I am spent!:D

Maybe you should write a book :)

[tinkerbell]

Originally posted by WVWISEGUY
Here is a link to a site taht is in a document format that contain a lot of the secrets and things to do.

I printed this out for my upcoming trip and went through and hilighted all the things I wanted to look for. I plan on suprising my DW with all of the things I just happen to notice this trip.:laugh

http://www.kaufmansplace.com/other/DisneyTips.rtf

(By the way, a box will pop up asking for a password, just click OK 3 times):dazed

:) thanks so much WVWISEGUY!! this is just great .. I didnt have to click anything 3 times though .. I just clicked save

[DisneyAnne]

Okay...here are a few more I found on the net...

• EPCOT - When you get off of the Maelstrom ride at the Norway pavillion in EPCOT, you are escorted into a theater to watch a movie. Just before you walk in, there is a talking bench to the right of the theater doors.
• MK - President Clinton is the only president to wear a Mickey Mouse Tie, in the Hall Of Presidents
• MK - The water fountain behind Cinderella's Castle (next to Tinkerbell's Treasures) Has Cinderella in it holding a bird. If you stand directly in front of Cinderella and curtsey to her, you will see the crown behind her painted onto the wall go onto her head.
• WDW - Some of the coins in the fountains are permanently affixed to form hidden Mickeys