Chapter 1
Tricks of the eye and architectural magic
Chapter 2
The hidden cities beneath the magic
Chapter 3
Cultural shapeshifting across the globe
Chapter 4
The sensory science of the parks
YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of the Disney castles and underground cities
Ch 2 · The hidden cities beneath the magic
disney The Magic Kingdom Utilidors
We're walking on stories up here in the air, While the actual ground floor is hidden down there.
disney A private treatment plant pipes purified water into Adventureland and the castle moats.
disney Bright neon lines illuminate the underground AVAC pipe network beneath the Disney park
Fun Fact
Second-floor parks: Guests walking around Florida's Magic Kingdom are actually walking on the roof of a massive underground office complex.
Glossary
utilidor (noun)
An underground or aboveground conduit containing utility pipes, cables, and other infrastructure. Florida's high water table forced builders to construct the Magic Kingdom's nine-acre tunnel system at ground level.
An underground or aboveground conduit containing utility pipes, cables, and other infrastructure. Florida's high water table forced builders to construct the Magic Kingdom's nine-acre tunnel system at ground level.
Quiz
Where does the pneumatic trash system deliver all the waste collected from the park?
Quiz
In which European country was the pneumatic trash system used in Disney parks originally invented?
Quiz
What natural disaster was Tokyo Disneyland specifically engineered to withstand using advanced soil compaction?
Quiz
What is the name of the 9-acre underground tunnel system beneath Florida's Magic Kingdom?
Quiz
Which Disney park has its own fully functional wastewater treatment plant to recycle water for its lagoons?
Quiz
Why did Walt Disney insist on building underground tunnels for his second theme park?
Quiz
How fast does trash travel through the pneumatic tubes of the AVAC system in Magic Kingdom?