Tricks of the eye and architectural magic
The hidden cities beneath the magic
Cultural shapeshifting across the globe
The sensory science of the parks
YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of the Disney castles and underground cities
disney Disney Imagineers used optical illusions to build their iconic theme park castles.
disney Disney's Forced Perspective
We shrink the windows as they rise (oh yeah, so high!) / To trick your eyes and touch the sky (touch the sky!)
disney Imagineers use forced perspective on Disneyland's Main Street to manipulate visual scale.
disney Holographic lines map a Disney building disappearing behind a coat of dull green paint
disney Match hidden symbols on the map to discover the secret history of Disney parks.
Invisible green paint: Imagineers use a custom paint called "Go Away Green" to make massive backstage buildings visually vanish.
An optical illusion technique that manipulates visual perception to make objects appear larger, smaller, closer, or farther away. Imagineers used this architectural illusion on Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle in 1955 to exaggerate its height.
What is the second custom color, alongside "Go Away Green", used to hide structures against the sky?
What is the term for the architectural technique of making objects look further or closer by altering their scale?
disney Disney Imagineers used forced perspective to build Tokyo DisneySea's Mount Prometheus.
Why does Main Street, U.S.A. feel shorter when guests are exiting the park at the end of the day?
Why are the upper windows on Main Street, U.S.A. buildings smaller than the lower ones?
What is the name of the custom paint color Disney uses to make utility boxes and show buildings "disappear"?
Which iconic volcano at Tokyo DisneySea uses optical illusions to appear much larger than its 189-foot height?