13 Disturbing Behind The Scenes Secrets From Disney World [LIST]

While you're busy having "a Magical Day" at Disney World, the employees were holding onto big, surprising and terrifying secrets... until now!

Having been to Disney World in Orlando, Florida before, I'd learned a couple secrets:

There's basically another city underground for employees only.

and...

There's a strictly enforced time-limit for garbage to be on the ground before it should be swept up.

Disney is an enormous company, obviously they have some secrets but some of these are quite surprising, especially #12. Still, I bet these only scratch the surface. Imagine the large number of things we'll never know, until some courageous 'whistleblower' gives us more.

Here are the Disney Secrets that really stood out to me:

2. Characters will be fired if they're seen with the same character.

3. Cast members are not allowed to tell anyone which character they play.

According to a former employee, cast members who play characters can say "I'm friends with ____" or "I hang out with this certain character" but you can never say who you actually play. No pictures of yourself in costume are allowed on social media or you will definitely be fired!

 

6. Announcements over the speakers are rare - but important. Breaking the magic is not something Disney likes to do, but when it's important, they will.

One former cast member made an announcement looking for someone who was waiting on an organ donation - an organ became available and that person had to get to the Orlando hospital right away. Pretty cool!

 

8. Disney keeps notes on their guests. If you're mean to a cast member, it's going on your permanent record. If you have a magic band (you get them for staying at a Disney resort and can be used on food and at stores), the cast member at the computer will be warned if you've been out of line with another cast member. All Disney resorts use the same system.

10. Cast members have three days to learn their lines.

On many rides, such as The Great Movie Ride in Hollywood Studios, cast members have monologues that must be given correctly to the last letter and inflection. Cast members are given three days to learn the entire monologue (and how to run the ride!) before going live. Those three days are spent in a room with a trainer going over the script until they get it right - one word wrong? Start over! Disney wants perfection.

 

And then there's #12... How Disney World deals with accidental death on Kilimanjaro Safari. You will never have to be reminded to stay in your seat again.

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