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Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom secret tunnels
The Magic Kingdom, which just happens to be my favorite theme park, covers 107 acres at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando-Florida, the Sunshine State! It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Opened on October 1, 1971, it is the most famous of the Florida theme parks, Mickey Mouse and most of his friends live there! Its layout and attractions are very similar to those of Disneyland, Walt-Disney on the West coast of America, in California.
The park was designed and built by Walt Disney Engineers or Imaginer's as they are more appropriately known
In addition to the bronze "Partners Statue" of Walt Disney and Mickey Moue in front of Cinderella Castle, an excellent spot for a photo!, there is also a bronze statue of Roy O. Disney sitting with Minnie Mouse near the park's entrance.
Utilidors
The Magic Kingdom park is constructed above a series of tunnels called utilidors, short for "utility corridors," used by park employees ("Cast Members") or "Staff Members" to reach areas inside and outside the park without being seen by park Guests.
Walt Disney thought about these utilodors, for some time, he wanted visitors the feel the magic, and not be disappointed at seeing Mickey or any other character in a relaxing position!
Tomorrow land
This means that Cast Members in Adventure land outfits never have to be seen in Main Street, USA, for example, this comes from an occasion in Disneyland when Walt Disney spotted a Frontier land cowboy strolling through Tomorrow land.
Water table
The utilidors were built at ground level, Florida's high water table, and the area around them was filled in with dirt from the "Seven Seas Lagoon" which was being dug in front of the park, and the Magic Kingdom itself was built on top.
This means that, technically, ground level inside the, "Magic Kingdom" is actually on the second floor. The utilidors were originally planned to be used for every park, but due to financial constraints they were not used in any of the other Walt Disney World theme parks.
Epcot, however, does have tunnels in its Future World area.
Walt Disney World Railroad
The park contained twenty-three attractions on the day it opened, twenty of them copies of attractions at Disneyland. Today the park map lists forty-eight attractions, though several of these, like the Guest Information Board, probably shouldn't be included in the number.
The Walt Disney World Railroad runs along the perimeter of the park and makes stops at Main Street, Frontier land, and Mickey's Toontown Fair.
