![]() In fact, one of the youngest members of the family, Ron Dominguez, worked his way up the Disneyland ranks, eventually becoming the park’s president. Disney agreed, and the tree still stands tall today. The Dominguez’s one request was that their beloved family tree, which had been a wedding gift, remain untouched as part of the park. It belonged to the Dominguez Family who sold their Anaheim farm to Walt Disney so that Disneyland could be built. Tree Predating Disneyland: High above the Jungle Cruise in Adventureland, stands a prominent palm tree that predates the existence of Disneyland. The Disneyland team took the tree and planted it in the Jungle Cruise attraction and it is still beautifully growing in the parks today.ġ1. The owner hated the tree and said that they could have the tree if they removed the Banyan tree and planted something new. They knocked on the door hoping to strike a deal with the homeowner. ![]() One day they discovered the perfect tree in the front yard of a Beverly Hills house. Goff and Evans used to cruise the streets of Beverly Hills looking for trees for the parks. Harper Goff, the designer of the Jungle Cruise, and Bill Evans, the chief landscaper for Disneyland, were looking for a tree to fill the hippo scene background. This tree was purchased from a home in Beverly Hills in early 1955. ![]() Banyan Tree: On board the Disneyland Jungle Cruise look for the large Banyan tree in the angry hippo section of the attraction. It’s on a first come, first served basis.ġ0. This is a fact but they only print a certain amount every day. This map shows the Jungle Cruise ride’s entire route and features. Free Cruise Map– Once the ride is over, ask the people helping you out of the boat if you can have a cruise map. We also found some new secrets of our own! Check it out!ĩ. We went there to check them out and unfortunately have to debunk many of them. Now that that’s out of the way, there are a TON of secrets being passed around about Disney. We were allowed into the park for 8 hours from 3PM to 11PM and everyone else who wasn’t part of this event was kicked out at 6PM. On top of that, the whole place was decorated for Halloween and there were special trick or treating events and a stunning parade! Without completely blowing up this secret, I will say study their calendar and look out for special events. We went on a day that had (on average) 10 minute lines, we got $72 off our tickets (for two people) and free parking. We got incredibly lucky as none of this was planned, it just happened to fall on a day I had off. Those crowds are exhausting! Right off the bat, Disneyland does not like to give discounts of any kind, BUT if you play your cards right you can get HUGE discounts. It had been 15 years since I had gone to Disneyland and I have no clue when I will go again. This is quite an extensive list so be ready to read a lot! Consider this page just one of the MANY layers of Disney. Peeling the layers of Disney is like peeling a very large onion. Make sure to check out our list of hidden gems in Orange County! Secrets of Disneyland:
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