October 14, 2011
Location:
Asia, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Imagine it! You are at Disney's Animal Kingdom at
rope drop with one goal in mind: to get Fastpasses for Expedition
Everest. So the opening show concludes and you and hundreds of other
guests start to walk, not run, towards Asia. Along the way you pass
the shrine shown below.

I know what you are thinking, "Yes, I've seen it
before! Great attention to detail Disney, but where on earth are you
going with this Brent? Can't I continue on my way and get my
Fastpasses already?"
No. You can't.
You see, it is great attention to detail, but like
always there is more detail here than actually meets the eye. Disney
often gives us little sneak previews of what lies ahead (watch out,
here comes a ramble!). For instance, while walking through the Main
Street Train Station you see several different posters of the
attractions that lie inside the Magic Kingdom, on Star Tours you see
previews of the different planets you may be traveling to, and over
at Kilimanjaro Safaris you meet Wilson who explains what the Harambe
Wildlife Preserve is all about.
So what is this shrine giving us a preview of? If
you look at it closely it shows you exactly what lies ahead, or in
this case, behind it. Let's take a look at the shrine from a
different point of view:

If you look at the shrine from this angle you can
see that this isn't just any ordinary shrine. It is, in fact, a
duplicate of the mountain range that lies behind it, complete with
Everest and Forbidden Mountain! Now continue on to get your
Fastpasses! You may have a later return time, but wasn't the fun
find well worth the wait? No? Well, I hope a yeti takes you for his
lunch!