Finding gems: Hidden things to seek out on your next Magic Kingdom visit

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Magic Kingdom is location to six themed-lands and adjacent though determination is plentifulness of wonderment to instrumentality in, from Cinderella Castle and each the iconic attractions, walking astir the parkland is an attraction by itself.

Through its architecture and entertainment, each of Disney World’s taxable parks are afloat of pristine item and adjacent though determination are Magic Kingdom must-sees and must-dos, not each impermanent stops to odor the enchanted roses.

Whether it’s your archetypal clip visiting oregon the 50th, present is our database of hidden gems (some much hidden than others) to instrumentality successful astatine the Magic Kingdom.

Harmony Barber Shop

The Harmony Barber Shop is often passed by guests archetypal entering the Magic Kingdom. Tucked distant on Main Street U.S.A. successful the Town Square, the old-fashioned spot hasn’t mislaid its charm. It offers hairsbreadth and beard trims for guests of each ages, and for small ones, a first-ever haircut astatine Harmony makes the milestone adjacent much memorable. The barber store has been closed since the pandemic reopening. We look guardant to it returning soon.

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Tossing coins

Disney World has been making dreams travel existent for astir 50 years, truthful it’s nary astonishment that guests person been making wishes by tossing coins into fountains, wells and h2o rides astatine each the parks. Cast Members really marque a constituent to cod the coins and past donate the wealth to charities, including Give Kids the World.

Coins spotted successful the h2o brook of the Tangled-theme country of Fantasyland. (Photo credit: Haley Coomes) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Cinderella fountain

Everyone knows that Disney princesses fertile beauteous high, and 1 fountain has the crown to amusement for it. Guests who straight look the statue of Cinderella astatine the Fantasyland fountain volition spot an absorbing backdrop effect. From an adult’s presumption point, a crown is supra Cinderella’s head, nevertheless from a child’s view, the crown is resting perfectly connected Cinderella’s head. Officially titled “La Fontaine de Cendrillon,” it was sculpted by Disney Legend Blaine Gibson, who besides sculpted the archetypal 42 presidents for the Hall of Presidents.

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The Chapeau phone

Main Street U.S.A. resembles American tiny towns during the aboriginal 20th period and chapeau manner was large backmost then. The Chapeau has a wide enactment of Disney hats and headwear, but the item of this store is the “working” old-fashioned telephone. When you prime up the receiver and enactment it to your ear, you’ll eavesdrop connected a concealed conversation.

The Sword successful the Stone

Disney’s 1963 animated classical is based connected 1 of the astir celebrated tales of King Arthur, and the monument replicating a sword encased successful an anvil is simply a hidden Fantasyland gem. You tin stumble upon the chromatic adjacent to Prince Charming’s Regal Carousel. And for those who consciousness worthy, thing mightiness hap erstwhile you effort pulling enchanted Excalibur.

The sword successful the chromatic sits successful Fantasyland (Photo credit: Haley Coomes) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Whatever happened to Rosita?

Disney Imagineers person endowment for linking antithetic attractions together. During the singing presumption of the Enchanted Tiki Room, amusement big José wonders wherever showgirl Rosita, a achromatic cockatoo, went to. Her sanction gets referenced successful respective attractions, but 1 of the champion Rosita gems is successful the queue to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. In the Ventilation Service Room, you’ll drawback glimpse of hanging vertebrate cages, 1 of which has her sanction connected it.

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Whatever happened to Rosita's birdcage? You tin spot successful the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad queue. (Photo credit: Landon McReynolds) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

The Liberty Square Tree

Walt Disney was a large admirer of American history. In the halfway of Liberty Square stands a much than 130-year-old oak histrion that was recovered and preserved connected Walt Disney World spot during its aboriginal construction. Its patriotic roots tin beryllium spot hanging from the branches. Every evening, 13 lanterns airy up, each 1 representing 1 of the archetypal Thirteen Colonies.

The Southern unrecorded oak successful Liberty Square (Photo credit: Haley Coomes) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Look live astatine Haunted Mansion

To nary surprise, determination are acold much haunts than hidden gems astatine the Haunted Mansion. Just earlier the mansion’s entrance, if you look down, you whitethorn spot what immoderate judge is simply a wedding ringing belonging to the ride’s celebrated bride embedded successful the concrete. In the adjacent graveyard, it’s worthy your clip to halt and look astatine Madame Leota’s gravestone. Every truthful often, she’ll somewhat twitch and unfastened her eyes. Within the favored cemetery successful the exit queue, there’s a tribute to an extinct Fantasyland attraction. Mr. Toad’s tombstone tin beryllium spotted successful the backmost of the plot.

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Happy haunts and hidden gems astatine the Haunted Mansion (Photo credit: Haley Coomes) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade

Walt Disney didn’t bounds himself to 1 benignant of movie genre and his occidental flicks were action-packed. Guests tin surely consciousness similar a cowboy and giddy-up to the Frontier Shootin’ Arcade. The southwestern scenery and the accidental to shoot a replica .54-caliber Hawkins buffalo rifle volition marque you consciousness close astatine location connected the range, adjacent though the rifles sprout beams of airy alternatively of bullets. Like Harmony Barbershop, the Shootin’ Arcade is not presently unfastened to guests.

Pirates chess

There’s a hidden gem successful the Pirates of the Caribbean queue that’s a existent treasure. In 1 of the jailhouse cells, a crippled of chess has a dormant man’s curse. Disney Imagineer Marc Davis tin beryllium credited to creating this country of 2 skeleton pirates engaged successful a crippled that’s stuck successful a stalemate.

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Game implicit successful the Pirates of the Caribbean queue. (Photo credit: Haley Coomes) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

A antithetic benignant of hidden Mickey

Anyone tin instantly admit a Mickey Mouse awesome from its ears, and that’s usually however you find a hidden Mickey. One of the astir unsocial hidden Mickeys is really ear-less. Before Splash Mountain flume riders instrumentality the large plunge into the Briar Patch, they tin get a large presumption of Frontierland but besides a Mickey illustration hidden successful the stone wall.

Before you drop, look up for this unsocial hidden Mickey (Photo credit: Haley Coomes) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

What a discarded river

Waste absorption during the Colonial epoch isn’t arsenic precocious arsenic it is now. Liberty Square’s brownish way represents beingness earlier indoor toilets. It replicates a stream of enclosure cookware discarded flowing done the town.

River of "sewage" successful Liberty Square (Photo credit: Haley Coomes) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

There’s much hidden gems to find than tin ever beryllium recovered astatine the Happiest Place connected Earth. Let america cognize successful the comments what you’re favorites are.

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