Fun Find Friday
December 7, 2012
Location: Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom
It's our 101st week here at Days of the Week so
naturally we needed to do something 101 Dalmatians and "spot" week
was created! While my first instinct was to head to All-Star Movies
to talk about the 101 Dalmatians section of the resort, I realized
that most of you probably read Page 93 of From Screen to Theme every
night before heading off to bed so I needed to come up with
something different.
Then while walking through Fantasyland I realized
that there are spots all over Walt Disney World: Kodak Picture
Spots.

While most of these spots just feature a good place
to capture a memory, there's one in particular that has an
interesting find that most guests never seem to notice. Last week we
talked a lot about how the ground found throughout Disney is often
themed in subtle ways that most guests don't even notice the
transitions taking place around them, but throughout the majority of
the Magic Kingdom, the ground's theming isn't too well done.
However, the one spot in the original Fantasyland area that is well
themed can be found at this often overlook Kodak Picture Spot:

Here you'll find the Sword in the Stone at the top
of a few steps. As the story goes, the rightful king of the area
will be able to pull this sword from the stone and take on the role
of King. While guests often line up to have their picture taken
while attempting to take out the sword, most guests don't pay
attention to the ground at the bottom of the stairs:

While it appears to be a compass, its actually a
whole lot more. To keep with the theme of Sword in the Stone,
Imagineers added a touch to the ground here to keep with a subtle
reference to the film by making the three gray and silver points of
the compass to be swords projecting from the Sword in the Stone
area! So next time you are getting to a picture spot, take a look
around because there is always a lot more going on than meets the
eye!
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