17 Disneyland Secrets They Don't Know Want You To Know‏

9. The Midnight Mouse Patrol

One of the features of Disneyland that's been around since its initial construction but are rarely seen by park attendees are the huge amount of feral cats that prowl the premises. Wait, how many cats? Like, loads of cats. Two hundred or so at the last estimate.

And somehow you never, ever see them. At first they were actual feral cats that were discovered in Sleeping Beauty Castle and unceremoniously evicted by cast members, but somebody had the bright idea of bringing the moggies back and putting them on the payroll.

They realised that the cats who had taken up in the Magic Kingdom were a problem in themselves - especially because of their flea infestation - but worse than that were the rodents that had also, inevitably turned up in the outdoor attraction.

So, an enterprising member of the Disneyland staff decided to call all the cats back in, and since then they've been employed as the resident pest control for the parks. They're rarely seen in the day time, since they're holed up in well-hidden cathouses and fed in the same underground tunnels we mentioned before, but when night falls - the cats rule Disneyland.

They scatter across the park and take care of the mice and rats that would otherwise spoil a trip to the park for families expecting a clean, magical experience. Then, when the park opens again, they disappear as the streets fill up with punters, to their beds and feeding stations across the Magic Kingdom.