Credit: Renato Marzan, UnsplashDisneyland Resort guests recently discovered a secret cover-up at the Southern California Disney park.
The Happiest Place on Earth is careful to preserve the magic for Disney Park guests. Although maintenance and construction projects are unavoidable, Disneyland Resort does everything possible to minimize impacts on the guest experience. Rolling planters and themed plywood walls often surround areas where crews are making improvements or additions to the Disney parks.
Last week, Disneyland Park guests noticed an unusual solution to a maintenance problem on Main Street, U.S.A. Redditor u/this_knee shared this photo of two trash cans sitting on top of an unfamiliar wooden platform on the sidewalk, asking fellow Disney Parks fans why these trash cans were elevated:
Why are these two trashcans on … pedestals?
Why are these two trashcans on … pedestals?
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“Most other trashcans are just sitting there on the ground. Not these two. Why?” the Disneyland Park guest asked. “Are these trashcans even more portable or something?”
Clever Disney Parks fans immediately discovered that Google Street View shows that a lamppost is usually in this spot, meaning that the elevated trash cans are covering up a hole in the ground where the streetlamp usually stands.
The trash cans serve multiple purposes. Rather than installing just an unsightly wooden platform, Disneyland Resort added trash cans to the structure to make it less noticeable to guests (and less of a tripping hazard). Also, Disney Park guests may otherwise try to stand on the platforms for parades and shows, blocking others’ view.
“The ‘pedestals’ are used to cover work being done (when workwalls aren’t necessary) and to prevent access to the utility and mounting hardware immediately below it,” u/MyDishwasherLasagna explained. “In this case, that’s where a lamp post is supposed to be, and there is electrical wiring below it. But the trash cans are there so guest don’t sit or stand on the platform; or attempt to remove the cover. It’s for safety and insurance. Guests will literally eat off of trash cans so of course they’d also try to stand on these things to get a better view of a parade/cavalcade.”
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