Disney Lore
Disneyland, and the lore associated with it, is fascinating as heck. A must-have book is "Mouse Tales: A Behind-The-Ears Look at Disneyland", which speaks of, in lurid detail, the deaths of workers and visitors alike that have occurred at Disneyland, California, and all sorts of amazing, behind the scenes trivia.
Club 33 in the French Quarter is very exclusive, but surprisingly not that difficult to belong to. Just have 7,000 bucks or so and put yourself on a 3 year waiting list, and you, too, will be sipping wine above the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Another not very well known fact are the brazen attempts, in earlier times, of gals "exposing themselves" on Splash Mountain during its initial opening. Since you could purchase a picture of yourself as you go screaming down the waterslide, patrons soon got hip to the fact that they could have a little "fun" on the way down. Suffice it to say, the technology changed quickly, and such attempts don't get past the workers and are deleted immediately, much to the chagrin of the perpetrator and their unknowing guests. But, in the old days, a few of these pics, and others, got out. Check it out...it's a laugh riot!
(WARNING! The following URL contains partial nudity..)
http://www.flashmountain.com/
And as for MY personal experience, many years ago my friend and I showed up at Disneyland with our hair dyed green. While waiting to get onto Space Mountain, we were surrounded by their police squad, and escorted to their little "jail" on Main Street. I know it sounds tame by today's standards, but back then we were considered "not family oriented" and were asked to leave, with a full refund. We countered with the offer that we could go to our car and get hats...baseball caps, actually. They accepted the compromise, and we enjoyed the rest of the day.
