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[–] obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.app 13 points 5 days ago (3 children)

given that Disney world is basically reclaimed swamp, I suspect there is no underground. otherwise this scenario seems perfectly likely.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 39 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Your suspicion is wrong. It's one of those things that you have to admit is pretty impressive about Disney World from an engineering perspective, even if you hate Disney from a business perspective.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_utilidor_system

[–] obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.app 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

my primary point is that they're not underground, because, you know, swamp:

The largest system of utilidors is beneath Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, but they are not a basement, contrary to popular belief. Because of an elevated water table, most of these tunnels were actually built at ground level, and the Magic Kingdom was built above that.

[–] monotremata@lemmy.ca 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The distinction between "the tunnels are underground" and "the tunnels are above ground, it's just that the stuff visitors walk on is then above that" seems like a pretty subtle one.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No, let’s argue about it some more.

[–] hobovision@mander.xyz 3 points 5 days ago

All that says is that Disney moved the ground up so that they could have underground stuff without it getting flooded. Or is the entire park the roof of a one story building?

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Imagine encountering Mickey in the Backrooms

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I dated a cast member so i more than once encountered mickey at home (there were like four of them sharing an apartment. anaheim sucks)

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My understanding is the performers and cast members are paid like garbage which is wild considering how much it costs to go to Disney.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

this is true! my friend started in the college program then dropped out to disney full-time. which is i'm sure their goal. we lost touch shortly after we broke up (happiest breakup i've ever had) so i have no idea what's going on in their life. alls i know is they got my favorite chinese restaurant turned into a church and i hate them.

hold on hold on hold maybe i should write a song about how much i hate this girl.

[–] Mnem667@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

There's a horror story or three, maybe an scp, that is about that.

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Mnem667@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Ya know... I guess it's a rule for a reason lol

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Tons of creepypastas that I remember reading.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

There are custom Disney-themed FNAF ripoffs

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There isn’t much about Disney World that isn’t impressive from engineering, logistics, infrastructure, surveillance, and customer experience perspectives.

It’s a Damm impressive operation.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

Hitler would have loved that shit. Such ze organization. Which is fitting given some of Walt’s inclinations.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I think you mean “imagineering”

[–] gole@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I read somewhere that yes, there is indeed a dungeon, a network of dungeons actually. The park is essentially on the second level, the first level is the underground network actors use to move around the park discreetly.

[–] obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.app 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I've heard that too. I've also heard about the sophisticated trash system that's allegedly there. but if you look at an aerial photo of the place, it's pretty clear that almost all of the attractions are accessible from the outside edges of the park, so I suspect that the tunnels are limited if they exist at all.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've worked at Disney, the tunnels exist and can take you pretty much all over the park

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

Disney is like the matrix within the matrix.

[–] Aqivex@fedinsfw.app 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_utilidor_system

so I suspect that the tunnels are limited if they exist at all.

They're not top secret, but you've guessed right all along.

It's more of a mixture of tunnels, backstage corridors between attractions, and open areas within internal attraction-voids.

As in, there really are tunnels, but no one with any knowledge on the subject never claimed the whole thing was tunnels.

EDIT: Actually, you're both right in parts because in large portions also have the whole elevated by one level thing, and the "outside" is really the second story. I skimmed that critical part on the first look at the wiki.

oh they didn't reclaim it