Ask #19. A “hidden gem” of Disneyland (or the park of your choice)
I love the sheer amount of hidden little details that Disneyland contains, but my favorite at the moment (besides all the fortune tellers) is the Halloween Tree in Frontierland. I was there at the right time to finally see it decorated and it was really such a delight.
The Halloween Tree itself has so many layers of meaning and how Bradbury is tied up in Disney lore, but also how that’s juxtaposed by the seemingly random choice of tree that doesn’t really match the stature of the one in the book and the fact that the book isn’t actually a Disney-related IP at all.
It’s the kind of old school Disney reference where something was brought into the park just because it’s neat, and it’s wild to me that it was only created in 2007 when it feels like something that could have been there much longer.
Also the tree is undecorated most of the year so it’s technically a hidden gem most of the time.
On a completely unrelated note, a hidden gem I recently discovered in Magic Kingdom that I really enjoy is this random sign in Adventureland:
It’s actually super visible on the corner of the bazaar but I’ve never noticed until now that the boats on the sign actually move! Very cool and quirky element that adds a lot to the bazaar area, which honestly could use a few more details like this one.
