Disneyworlds Underground Tunnels
Everyone has heard the stories of the underground “Utilidor” tunnels that offer employees entrance to various spots of the park. I had heard stories of there being 4 stories underground complete with bowling lanes, movie theaters and hotel rooms.
My imagination was a little off it seems, but still nonetheless, it’s pretty interesting.
As a cast member, you park in a parking lot about 1 mile away from the tunnel entrance, and take a bus to the tunnels. If you’re hungry, your first stop with be the “Mouseketeria.” Burgers, pizza, sandwiches, and amazing omelettes are available for a fraction of the cost of the park prices. The “mouseketeria is immediatly on your right as you enter the tunnels from the bus (on the left in the map). If you look to the right of the entrance on the map, you will see costuming, and locker rooms. The best part of working in the Magic Kingdom was being able to show up in shorts and a t-shirt. You walk up to a window and say the name of the area or attraction you’ll be working for that day, and your measurements, and they hand you a freshly laundered (questionable) costume. You change, and travel the utlilidor to your final destination.
If you look at the map, you’ll notice the tunnels are fairly simple. It’s a large circle, with a line through it. There are other sections that branch off of the tunnel, but only a few. To make things easier, the tunnels have lines on the ground that are color-coded for the section of the park that is directly above you. To travel the tunnels faster, there are bikes parked at many of the exits to the park – so they say. I often saw people on bikes, but never saw one waiting for me to jump on. From wardrobe to the back of the tunnels is about a 10 minute walk if you travel around the circle.
