Behind the Photo: Main Street USA Edition

We thought we might try something new. We enjoy photos, and we enjoy infographics, and we have all of this Disney trivia we want to share with you! All these factors have given rise to what we're calling "Behind the Photo", a series where we take a seemingly innocent photo somewhere in Walt Disney World, and tell you what your eye can't see that makes the place all the more magical!

And the best part? We'd love you to participate! Comment on our post on Facebook with a photo of your own taken somewhere at Walt Disney World and we'll select some of these to deliver some factoids.

Here is this week's "Behind the Photo":

The photo is of main street USA looking toward the castle from the flag pole. Bed & Breakfast: Unlike the castle at Disneyland, Cinderella's castle is not open to all guests, but there are two ways to get in. One is to dine at the second-story Cinderella's Royal Table restaurant, one of the hardest dining reservations to get. The other way is to stay in the suite at the top, access to which is given based on secret and exclusive criteria. Second Story. By the time you reach the castle, you are on the second floor of the Magic Kingdom. Below, a series of tunnels called the utilidor allow Cast Members to work and trash to be collected. Walking Uphill. When walking toward the castle, you are walking uphill. This makes the street look longer when arriving and shorter when leaving. It also makes room for the uitilidor 60 MPH trash. It's better than it sounds. Trash at the magic kingdom is collected into local AVAC units that whisk the trash into a central collection area in the utilidors at 60 miles per hour. Not a real flag. All flags except for the flag pole outside the train station on Main Street USA are missing stripes or stars. This is because the United States flag must be taken down at night and in the rain, so these are not United States flags. Opening Credits. The windows on the Main Street shops are an homage to the people that make Disney what it is today from members of the Disney family, to folks like Frank Wells and Marty Sklar. Courtesy Kodak. The pink color of the pavement that is prevalent in the Magic Kingdom was designed by Kodak to make the blue Florida skies and green grasses pop. Disney will also tell you they are rolling out the red carpet for you, though we think it's more pink than red.

Here's the fine print if you want to play along:

By commenting with a photo, you agree that we can use it to create a "behind the photo" graphic and post it on our website.
Not all photos lend themselves to trivia, sorry, so not all can be selected, but we'll do our very best.
Inappropriate photos will be removed. Inappropriate is at my discretion, though I think we all know what that means.
Please use photos without people as the focus. There might be people in it, I mean, it is Disney after all.... but ideally the people are not recognizable from the photo. "People" includes children. It's not that I don't find them cute. It's just that I don't want their pictures plastered all over the internet.
Only Walt Disney World photos, please!

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