18 Magical Facts About Disneyland You Probably Didn't Know

5. Walt Disney Had A Private Apartment On Main Street USA

It is located above the fire station, and it still contains the same furnishings as when Disney was alive. Visitors can even take a tour to see it!

4. The Disney Family Crest Is Featured On Sleeping Beauty's Castle

It is located right above the drawbridge as visitors walk into Fantasyland Land.

3. There Were 18 Attractions Open On Opening Day

Some attractions that still exist today include Autopia, King Arthur's Carrousel, Mad Tea Party, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and the Jungle Cruise.

2. Sleeping Beauty's Castle's Drawbridge Actually Works

It has been lowered only two times: Once on opening day in 1955, and once in 1983 for Fantasyland's rededication.

1. There Are Actual Remains Of The Dead On Some Rides

After a family decided to scatter the ashes of their 7-year-old while riding the Haunted Mansion ride without permission, some visitors have tried to follow suit. However, this is not allowed or approved by Disney Parks. The Pirates of the Caribbean ride also originally used real human skeletons for its design when it opened in 1967. There only remaining human bones are located on the headboard of the bed of a (now fake) skeleton looking in a magnifying glass.
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Holland Baker is based in New York City, where she is an editor, writer and co-host of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Podcast. In her free time, you can find her searching for bodega cats, eating mass amounts of pizza and using humor as a defense mechanism.