4 Astonishing Things You'd Never Expect to See in Disney World

Disney World is full of magic — that’s why it’s called The Most Magical Place on Earth!

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It’s not uncommon to see some pretty astonishing things while you’re in the parks, especially if it’s your first visit, or you haven’t been in a while. Some of these things though even surprise us, and we’re in the parks every day! If you’re traveling to Disney World in 2025, you’ll want to prepare yourself to see these astonishing things while you’re in the parks.

A Dead Phone by 12PM

Many people don’t realize just how much you need to be on your phone in Disney World, but between taking photos and/or videos to remember your trip, using the My Disney Experience app for Lightning Lanes and/or mobile order, using the Play Disney Parks App or another game to pass time in line, and so much more, you’ll find that your phone dies WILDLY early in the parks.

FuelRod

The best way to solve this is to make sure that you have at LEAST one strong portable charger with you! We’re talking about either one charger that can hold at least two full charges, or two smaller portable chargers that each hold one full charge. You can purchase a FuelRod in the parks and then trade them out with a fresh one whenever yours dies, but they’re a little expensive for the initial purchase (we recommend buying them from Amazon online first instead!).

Needing To Take A Break

Trust us — even if you’re a theme park pro and you feel like taking breaks is for the weak, Disney World is a WHOLE new level. You’ll find yourself wanting/needing to take a break at least once a day, and if you don’t, your body will likely force you to take that break on day two or three of your trip.

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We’ve all been there, we promise! Many of us thought we were pros and wouldn’t need to take breaks, but wow were we wrong. It’s best to build in at least an hour long break into each park day to make sure you can recharge, and if you need more time than that, it’s okay! It’s best to do what’s best for you and your group in the parks, and if that means more breaks to avoid everyone getting cranky (or worse, sick), then that’s what you do!

Cast Member Magic

Something that never fails to amaze us is how incredible Cast Members are! Cast Members truly do make the magic, and while we’re reminded of that nearly every time we get to chat with them, we also see them do some pretty astonishing things from time to time, and if you catch these, you’ll want to take a moment to admire them.

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For example, we love getting to see custodial Cast Members make incredible art on the group from ONLY water! How cool?!

Cast Member water art

We’ve also seen some hilarious Cast Member work around the parks as well, such as seeing them place name tags on snack carts around the parks — it never fails to make us laugh!

Snack Cart Name Tag!

Cast Members amaze us every day, and we hope they know how incredible they are!

The Mickey Shadow That Appears ONCE A Year

On Mickey’s birthday every year, which is November 18th, there’s a special hidden Mickey that appears in ONE place in Magic Kingdom for only a few minutes, thanks to some incredible Imagineering. It can be found in the queue of Under The Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid right around noon, and it looks like a hidden Mickey appears on the wall when the sun hits the ride just right.

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We’re always on the lookout for incredible and exciting things in Disney World, so stay tuned to DFB!

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