Disney has been a part of our lives for such a long time now. It is a brand in itself. The Disneyland theme parks have sprouted up in so many places. With all the magic, Disney does offer some strange and interesting facts that add to the magic.
1. The first soundtrack:
Disney has always used music in all of its projects and it has been an integral part of all of its movies. The first soundtrack that was made available for sale to the general public came from a Disney movie about a wooden puppet and its maker.
2. Hidden ears:
Mickey Mouse’s ears have become an icon for generations. However Walt Disney has added to the magic by making sure there are Mickey ears everywhere in Disneyland and other theme parks. You can find them hidden in tiles, in Pizza shapes and the shape of hedges. They are everywhere.
3. Facial hair:
In the 1960s, facial hair and long hair was considered to be a sign of hippies. The kingdom never wanted to be associated with something like that so it barred all of its male employees from keeping facial hair or long hair at any of its theme parks. This policy was only changed in 2000 and now the employees are allowed to keep neatly trimmed moustaches.
4. DDD:
All the Disney employees are barred from dating other Disney employees. Hence the term was coined, Don’t Date Disney. One employee learned the hard way when he gave an interview to LA Magazine. He claimed that he, as Jack Sparrow, had a girlfriend who was a Disney employee like himself. A photograph also surfaced of him and an Ariel. ‘Sparrow’ lost his job.
The Disney employees are also required to ignore any flirtation from guests and not to try and excite members of the opposite sex.
5. Oscars:
The Walt Disney Company has been nominated for the coveted Oscar more than 200 times. Up till 2008, it had won more than fifty times. Walt holds the record for the most Oscars with 22 to his name in the regular category and four honorary Oscars.
6. Rigid control of trademarks:
The Disney Company holds a scary control of its trademarks. There have been cases against those who have somehow questioned that control.
7. Huge Walt Disney World:
The Walt Disney World in Florida is almost double the size of Manhattan. It has great attractions and is a tourist resort. One interesting fact, at these resorts the guests use an amount of linens that would take forty years by a normal person to clean.
8. Fatal rides:
Since Disneyland California opened in 1955, there have been more than a dozen deaths. There have been almost as many at the Disney World. There has also been one at the Paris Disneyland. The majority of these deaths were due to the guests not following instructions properly.
9. The Vault:
The vault is also part of the rigid control of its trademarks by Disney. It is reopened after every ten years. Disney started the revolution of re-releasing its classic movies.
10. Walt’s apartment:
Walt had his own apartment built in Disneyland. To keep the magic alive, he would keep the light on and his employees could see it in his apartment’s window. This was a sign that Walt was in his apartment. In his memory, the light is left on in his window even today.
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