The chain of amusement parks, where the world of Walt Disney cartoons is recreated, is always popular with children all over the world. Looking at the magical castles and breathtaking roller coasters, few people realize that Disneyland is not only about entertainment, but also about many not-funny stories. 
John Lennon signed the official dissolution of The Beatles while at the Polynesian Resort at Disneyland. 
On September 11, 2001, all Disneyland guests in the United States were effectively evacuated by cast members. There was no panic: park employees formed human walls that directed vacationers towards the exits, and so little by little they led everyone out of the park. Most didn't even understand what happened. 
The Disneyland and Disney World parks in the United States have been "national defense airspace no-fly zones" since 2003. 
President Richard Nixon's infamous press conference to defend himself after the Watergate scandal took place at Disney World. This was the first time a sitting president visited an amusement park. 
On October 1, 1971, actress Julie Andrews, who played Mary Poppins in the iconic film, was honored with the opening of Disney World. By the way, the actress celebrates her birthday on October 1. 
Fog Island was proposed as a theme park within Disney World. Visitors, upon landing there, had to solve the proposed riddle by finding clues, and no two guests were supposed to have the same adventures. 
A Florida woman had a Disney World MagicBand surgically implanted in her arm. MagicBands are used in parks to track tickets, purchases, and room keys. Disney now places a "not for subcutaneous use" warning on all of its MagicBands. 
Disney World (Florida) has almost no mosquitoes, despite being located in a swampy area that is infested with insects. The thing is that the park has an experimental scientific program for monitoring mosquitoes, which helps to quickly destroy them when they appear on the territory. 
When asked by reporters what he would do next after traveling around the world, Dick Rutan, the pilot who made the first non-stop flight around the world, replied: “I’m going to Disneyland.” This inspired the "I'm Going to Disney World" advertising campaign launched in January 1987. 
In 1967, Florida passed a law that allowed Disney to build its own nuclear power plant at Disney World. This law is still in effect. 
Visitors are not permitted to scatter the ashes of their loved ones at Disneyland. This is a real problem, especially with the Haunted Mansion attraction, where the originals regularly bring the remains of family and friends. 
When purchasing land for the future Disneyland in Florida, Walt Disney went to extreme measures to keep the project a secret. He feared that the land would become too expensive if sellers found out about the true meaning of the project. Disney even opened several shell companies to purchase the land. Alas, Walt died before the opening of the first park named after him. 
Walt Disney initially considered building Disneyland in New Orleans, but chose Florida after Louisiana officials raised the price of the area. 
The names of the stores on Main Street, the park's main thoroughfare, are the names of the original shell companies that Walt Disney created to purchase land in Florida. 
Disneyland has the right to open schools on its property and create its own criminal justice system, although they have never decided to do so. 
The most expensive roller coaster ever built is Hagrid's Motorcycle Adventures with Magical Creatures in Orlando, costing $300 million. And the second most expensive roller coaster is the Expedition Everest coaster at Disney World, which costs three times less and amounts to only $100 million. 
Mr. Jabbs, the main character in the iconic book The Wind in the Willows, has a tombstone in the pet cemetery at the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland's Magic Kingdom. 
Disneyland in Orlando briefly had a real airport with a singing runway. The grooves in the asphalt were positioned so that they would play the opening notes of "When You Wish Upon a Star" as the planes rolled over them. The airport closed in 1972. 
One of the actors who played Gaston at Disneyland accidentally killed himself when he set fireworks on his head. 
At Disneyland in Florida, about 3,000 hectares of land are empty - and this is not an accident. When purchasing the land, the company promised the state of Florida to leave the land untouched for environmental reasons. 
Disney once considered building a villain themed theme park called Dark Kingdom. 
Walt Disney's original idea was to create not just a park, but an entire city of people living in Disney World. Everyone had to work, but the company had to own their land or house. But so far there have been no takers. 
Beneath Disneyland's Magic Kingdom are large tunnels called Utilidors. Recyclers allow employees to clean up trash, and Sims can travel around the park without being seen. 
The Main Street train station at Disney World was designed exactly like a turn-of-the-century train station in Saratoga Springs, New York. And the station, replicating a stop in upstate New York, is the second most photographed building in the Magic Kingdom. 
A 2016 study found that the Thunder Mountain roller coaster at Disneyland was successful in helping people get rid of kidney stones.
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