Facts 1471-1500

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Lights, camera, and action folks! I've got loads of facts about Hollywood Studios over at Disney World. This isn't an offical fact themed page since not all of the facts here will be about the theme park, but the majority of them will. 

Fact #1471 

If you are at Hollywood Studios in the morning when the park opens, don't go to the Tower of Terror or the Rock n Roller Coaster, go on the Great Movie Ride first thing with no wait and then go to Star Tours. You can ride Star Tours for almost an hour with no wait because almost all of the guests are over at the two big rides.

Fact #1472 

The island stage of Fantasmic at Hollywood Studios is surrounded by a 1.9 million gallon moat--enough water to fill every bathtub in the more than 24,000 rooms on Walt Disney World Resort property--twice. 

Fact #1473 

During his battle against evil, Mickey encounters the villainous Jafar in the form of a 100-foot long and 16-foot high cobra that could fit more than 8,000 average size King Cobras in its coils. 

Fact #1474 

The mechanical Maleficent dragon in the climactic good vs. evil scene weighs an astonishing 32,000 lbs.

Fact #1475 

If stretched out, the river of fire during the Maleficent dragon scene would circle the entire one-mile tri-oval racetrack at Walt Disney World Speedway.

Fact #1476 

When Disney built the Great Movie Ride, they purchased a real Lockheed plane for that scene.  It was cut in half, and the back of the plane can now been seen in the jungles of the Jungle Cruise in Adventureland. 

Fact #1477 

When you’re sitting in your car waiting for everyone to load in, ask to see the hidden Minnie. It's a shaow figure that's hard to spot.

Fact #1478 

Pharaoh Mickey and Slave Donald are on the BACK wall on the opposite side from Indy and Salla, just as you're about to leave that room.

Fact #1479 

What is the significance behind the license plate number "021-429" on the car depicted in the gangster shoot-out sequence of "The Great Movie Ride?”  It is the date of the Valentine's Day Massacre. Feb. 14, 1929.

Fact #1480

Either you have a gangster or a robber kick out the CM and take over your car.  You never know which one you will get. 

Fact #1481 

Look for the key under the doormat at Muppets 3D.  Just after you go through the turnstile, go to your right and you’ll find a welcome mat.  Take a peek underneath it. 

Fact #1482 

If you go across the street from the Muppetvision show at Hollywood, away from Indy Jones and sort of toward the Shrunk playground, there is a fire hydrant that sprays water at unpredictable intervals. 

Fact #1483 

Check out the "Singing in the Rain" umbrella that is attached to one of the streetlights near the old Hunchback theater.  Grab the umbrella and step on the black square embedded in the cement underneath it for a nice surprise.

Fact #1484 

At the Rock'N'Rollercoaster, While waiting to tour Studio C, listen at the doors to Studio A and B, you will hear sounds from real recording sessions some of which came from Aerosmith's rerecording for the coaster. 

Fact #1485 

While waiting to tour Studio C, you will hear PA calls for various people.  These individuals being called are the Imagineers of the attraction. 

Fact #1486 

Each limo you ride on plays a different Aerosmith track Some songs included are, F.I.N.E, Dude (looks like a lady), Nine Lives, Sweet Emotion, Walk This Way, and Love in an Elevator.

Fact #1487 

If you end up on the limo that plays the song Love in an Elevator, the lyrics actually change to Love in a Rollercoaster.

Fact #1488 

At the Tower of Terror, images of Mickey Mouse have been hidden throughout the attraction by mischievous Imagineers.  During the entire show, for example, the little girl is holding a Mickey Mouse doll.

Fact #1489 

At Epcot, There is a butterfly garden behind MouseGear.

Fact #1490 

In Canada, at Epcot's World Showcase, there is a huge "rock" at the Kodak picture spot.  Before IllumiNations-Reflections of Earth begin, the top of the "rock" will open, and sound and lighting equipment for IllumiNations will come out. 

Fact #1491 

The trees in Canada are replaced when they grow too big.

Fact #1492 

The temple in China is acoustically perfect--if you stand exactly in the middle of the room, your voice will echo back to you. 

Fact #1493 

When you go into Club Cool in Future World, get a little of the "Italy-Beverly" flavor and act like you are drinking it, then tell everyone how delicious it is. They will all take a big gulp and gag! It is disgusting!

Fact #1494 

Since 1971, the Walt Disney World monorail trains have logged enough miles to make 30 round trips to the moon.

Fact #1495 

The Seas Aquarium in Epcot is the second largest aquarium in the US. It uses 5.7 million gallons of water.

Fact #1496 

The lake in which the Fantasmic attraction takes place is only about 1 foot deep.

Fact #1497 

Space Mountain was the first attraction to open at Walt Disney World before Disneyland Park.

Fact #1498 

It took Disney ten years to develop and two years to actually construct Space Mountain.

Fact #1499 

It would take more than 13 million jellybeans to fill the Earth model in front of Mission: SPACE.

Fact #1500

All of the bathrooms in Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park have doors (unlike the other parks) with bolts making it possible, in the event of a dangerous animal escaping, to cram everyone into the bathrooms.

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I hope you all enjoyed these facts as much as I did!

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