Fact or Fiction Underground tunnels

[M_McFly]

This is a nice video i found on Digg.com

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZAmFU63vs]YouTube - Disney World Underground Tunnels (Myth of Facts?)[/ame]

[Joelio]

I thought everyone knew that it was fact because of what Walt saw?

[flynnibus]

Old info - but a good video that illustrates the concept including images from inside. Thanks for sharing. I figure it's a good one to share with my kids so they get the idea

[ttztotdca50]

I was wondering what those look like...too bad Disneyland doesn't have those, it'd make my life 50x easier!!

[flynnibus]

I've been down there for tours... we even watched part of the mission to mars attraction from underneth you could see up into the theatre.

[KingEric]

They aren't that exciting. I have been all over the Utilidoors. What do you want to know?

[BC_DisneyGeek]

Aren't they technically at ground level, with the MK built on top?

[Joelio]

Aren't they technically at ground level, with the MK built on top?

From what i'd heard they class the park as the 1st floor, thats correct so you're right.

[aimster]

Aren't they technically at ground level, with the MK built on top?

Yup!

[KingEric]

Aren't they technically at ground level, with the MK built on top?

It technically depends on where in the park you are at. When you are under the castle, hub and mainstreet you are actually underground, where in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland you are ground level.

Think of MK being built on a tilt. With Main Street USA being lower than the back of Fantasyland.

[KingEric]

http://www.mickeyxtreme.com/images1/...04utilidor.jpg

Here is a map of the Utilidoors under MK

[Disneytwins]

There's nothing really exciting down there. Trust me.

[RobotWolf]

There's nothing really exciting down there. Trust me.

While you're probably right about nothing "exciting." But I'd venture to say there's several interesting things: DACS, The Zoo Crew, The Fantasyland stage elevator (Miss Minnie's Country Christmoose alumni represent, yo! ) , and Bargain Basement (Does that still exist?)

From a civil engineering point of view, the EVAC system is kinda cool.

From a slightly dark point of view, One of the supply/support CMs told me that if one of those massive compressed CO2 cannisters they cart around (I think they were used for the soda fountains... not sure) ruptured, anyone in the immediate vicinity would probably die of suffocation because the air circulation in the tunnels wouldn't be sufficient to replenish the oxygen supply in timel. Due to the fact that the compressed gas in a ruptured cylinder immediately expands to 2000 times its compressed volume almost instantly. Luckily, those CMs are extremely competent, very well trained, and above all careful.

And if nothing else, the drag under the castle between Zoo Crew/Cash Control and the Main Street tunnels is a GREAT place to race radio-control cars!

[KingEric]

While you're probably right about nothing "exciting." But I'd venture to say there's several interesting things: DACS, The Zoo Crew, The Fantasyland stage elevator (Miss Minnie's Country Christmoose alumni represent, yo! ) , and Bargain Basement (Does that still exist?)

From a civil engineering point of view, the EVAC system is kinda cool.

From a slightly dark point of view, One of the supply/support CMs told me that if one of those massive compressed CO2 cannisters they cart around (I think they were used for the soda fountains... not sure) ruptured, anyone in the immediate vicinity would probably die of suffocation because the air circulation in the tunnels wouldn't be sufficient to replenish the oxygen supply in timel. Due to the fact that the compressed gas in a ruptured cylinder immediately expands to 2000 times its compressed volume almost instantly. Luckily, those CMs are extremely competent, very well trained, and above all careful.

And if nothing else, the drag under the castle between Zoo Crew/Cash Control and the Main Street tunnels is a GREAT place to race radio-control cars!

Well there are some interesting places down there, and I will be honest they are fun to explore. I loved playing ground hog when i first started. Me and a few friends would just pick a stairwell and go up and see where we ended up. Almost got in trouble a few times, but it was fun... oh memories.

Though the video (i finally watched it), not very happy about them actually showing the Utilidoors. I think that they should be legend and lore, and that guests should just wonder about them. It is part of the mystic, and the magic.

Though there are LOTS of stories of crazy happenings in the Utilidoors, just none that I can share on MiceChat. lol

[RobotWolf]

Though there are LOTS of stories of crazy happenings in the Utilidoors, just none that I can share on MiceChat. lol

Ditto on that one!

But I have a question for you: You must be, from context, a current or recently former CM. Back in my time there (late 80's - early 90's,) I never knew a CM that, post Traditions, referred to them as utiilidors. They were always just referred to as the tunnels. Has that changed?