Trail 4 of six · Walt Disney World · 7 finds
What Stood Here?
Stand in a current queue, show building or land and reconstruct the attraction that occupied the same footprint before it.
One URL, one search: what was there before Princess Fairytale Hall, Cosmic Rewind, Frozen Ever After.
Your guide
Trixie the Time Traveler, the guide written for this hunt. She also guides Trixie’s Time Adventures on the TrixiePlanner front page.“The building may look new, but the footprint remembers. I’ll help you line up today’s landmark with yesterday’s ride.”
How this trail reads
A footprint outlasts the name on it. Each find here sets a current place beside the attraction that occupied the same ground, and the dates come from Disney's own guide-map sheets: the last sheet a name was printed on, and the first sheet without it. Where a closure happened before the map corpus begins, the house says so rather than filling the gap.
Your own record
A reader keeping track of what they have seen is collecting, and these pages support it. What they do not do is turn it into a score: there is no total set against another reader, no ranking of one find above another, no badge and no streak. The three difficulty words the original page carried on the Hidden Mickey finds — they graded the finds against each other — were removed for that reason, and a build that lets one back onto a page fails.
Marking a find is a convenience for a reader and not a record this house keeps. It is written into this browser's own storage on this device; it is never sent anywhere, it is never counted against another reader, and there is no badge, no streak and no leaderboard at the end of it. With scripts switched off there is no button, and nothing else on this page changes.
The seven finds
1 of 7 · Two tracks became one Hundred Acre Wood
Magic Kingdom · Fantasyland
The clue
Stand outside The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and picture two separate ride tracks entering Mr. Toad's chaotic English world.
What you are looking at
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride occupied this building until 1998. Pooh opened in the same structure in 1999, then left a deed-transfer portrait inside as a handoff.
Who published it
SOMEBODY ELSE IS THE SOURCEStanding: LEADtouringplans.com
A third party published this; the house holds its own evidence beside it. https://touringplans.com/blog/attraction-archaeology-mr-toads-wild-ride/ ↗
- Disney lists
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Field File
- On Disney’s paper
Role Name as printed Run Reading the name that stopped printing Mr. Toad's Wild Ride 3 dated sheets, 1977-12 to 1996-11 first sheet read from OCR_LAYER, last from TEXT_LAYER the name that took the footprint The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 11 dated sheets, 2012-10-07 to 2026-01-05 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from TEXT_LAYER The first sheet in the corpus without it is 2026-05-03.
A printing run attests the name on a dated sheet, never its absence.
2 of 7 · The princesses moved into Snow White's dark ride
Magic Kingdom · Fantasyland
The clue
At Princess Fairytale Hall, look past the current royal setting and map the entrance back to a far darker trip through the forest.
What you are looking at
Snow White's Scary Adventures ran here until 2012. The building reopened as Princess Fairytale Hall in 2013 while pieces of the ride moved into Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
Who published it
SOMEBODY ELSE IS THE SOURCEStanding: LEADwaltdatedworld.com
A third party published this; the house holds its own evidence beside it. https://waltdatedworld.com/snow_whites_scary_adventures.htm ↗
- Disney lists
- Meet Princess Tiana and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall Field File
- On Disney’s paper
Role Name as printed Run Reading the name that stopped printing Snow White's Scary Adventures 3 dated sheets, 1977-12 to 1996-11 first sheet read from OCR_LAYER, last from TEXT_LAYER - Read this carefully
- Disney lists the meets held in Princess Fairytale Hall, not the hall as a thing of its own, and no guide-map sheet in the corpus prints the hall's name.
A printing run attests the name on a dated sheet, never its absence.
3 of 7 · A submarine lagoon under New Fantasyland
Magic Kingdom · New Fantasyland
The clue
Between Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Under the Sea, imagine a vast lagoon filled with twelve Nautilus-style submarines.
What you are looking at
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea filled this part of Fantasyland until 1994. The lagoon survived for years before demolition cleared the way for the New Fantasyland expansion.
Who published it
DISNEY IS THE SOURCEStanding: LEADd23.com
Disney published this. https://d23.com/a-to-z/20000-leagues-under-the-sea/ ↗
- Disney lists
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Field File
- Disney lists
- Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid Field File
- On Disney’s paper
Role Name as printed Run Reading the name that stopped printing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2 dated sheets, 1977-12 to 1993 first sheet read from OCR_LAYER, last from OCR_LAYER the name that took the footprint Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 12 dated sheets, 2014-05 to 2026-01-05 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from TEXT_LAYER The first sheet in the corpus without it is 2026-05-03.
A printing run attests the name on a dated sheet, never its absence.
4 of 7 · Choose your future where astronauts train
EPCOT · World Discovery
The clue
Before entering Mission: SPACE, look at the pavilion footprint and imagine two enormous IMAX screens, a suspended ride system and a finale that let riders choose a future.
What you are looking at
Horizons stood on this site from 1983 to 1999. It was demolished, and Mission: SPACE opened here in 2003.
Who published it
SOMEBODY ELSE IS THE SOURCEStanding: LEADwaltdatedworld.com
A third party published this; the house holds its own evidence beside it. https://www.waltdatedworld.com/horizons.htm ↗
- Disney lists
- Mission: SPACE Field File
- On Disney’s paper
Role Name as printed Run Reading the name that stopped printing Horizons one dated sheet, 1996-11 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from TEXT_LAYER the name that took the footprint Mission: SPACE 16 dated sheets, 2012-05 to 2026-07-01 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from OCR_LAYER
A printing run attests the name on a dated sheet, never its absence.
5 of 7 · A comic history of transport lived here
EPCOT · World Discovery
The clue
At Test Track, stop reading the building as a laboratory. Picture more than 180 Audio-Animatronic figures carrying you through the history of transportation.
What you are looking at
World of Motion was an EPCOT opening-day pavilion in this building. It closed in 1996 and the first Test Track opened in 1999.
Who published it
DISNEY IS THE SOURCEStanding: LEADd23.com
Disney published this. https://d23.com/a-to-z/world-of-motion/ ↗
- Disney lists
- Test Track Field File
- On Disney’s paper
Role Name as printed Run Reading the name that took the footprint Test Track 16 dated sheets, 1996-11 to 2019-06-04 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from OCR_LAYER - Read this carefully
- World of Motion never appears on a sheet in the corpus; only the successor has a printing run.
A printing run attests the name on a dated sheet, never its absence.
6 of 7 · Dinosaurs beneath the Guardians
EPCOT · World Discovery
The clue
In the Wonders of Xandar pavilion, imagine theater vehicles breaking apart and moving through a primeval landscape of Audio-Animatronic dinosaurs.
What you are looking at
Universe of Energy occupied this pavilion from EPCOT's opening until 2017. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind reused the original building and added a vast new ride structure behind it.
Who published it
DISNEY IS THE SOURCEStanding: LEADd23.com
Disney published this. https://d23.com/a-to-z/universe-of-energy/ ↗
- Disney lists
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Field File
- On Disney’s paper
Role Name as printed Run Reading the name that stopped printing Universe of Energy 8 dated sheets, 1996-11 to 2017-05 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from TEXT_LAYER The first sheet in the corpus without it is 2017-08-31. the name that took the footprint Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind 2 dated sheets, 2022-05-27 to 2023-01 first sheet read from OCR_LAYER, last from OCR_LAYER - The sheet it left
- The last sheet carrying Universe of Energy is 2017-05 and the first without it is 2017-08-31. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is among the 35 names that began printing after that gap, first appearing on 2022-05-27.
The sheets date when the name stopped printing. The pool is every name that started after the gap; it proposes and nothing more, and a person rules.
A printing run attests the name on a dated sheet, never its absence.
7 of 7 · Troll country beneath Arendelle
EPCOT · Norway pavilion
The clue
Ride Frozen Ever After and pay attention to the flume's backward section. The track was making that move decades before Elsa arrived.
What you are looking at
Maelstrom opened in 1988 as a voyage through Norwegian history and legend. Frozen Ever After reused its ride system and opened in 2016.
Who published it
DISNEY IS THE SOURCEStanding: LEADd23.com
Disney published this. https://d23.com/a-to-z/maelstrom/ ↗
- Disney lists
- Frozen Ever After Field File
- On Disney’s paper
Role Name as printed Run Reading the name that stopped printing Maelstrom 4 dated sheets, 1996-11 to 2012-11 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from TEXT_LAYER The first sheet in the corpus without it is 2015-03. the name that took the footprint Frozen Ever After 7 dated sheets, 2016-06 to 2019-06-04 first sheet read from TEXT_LAYER, last from OCR_LAYER - The sheet it left
- The last sheet carrying Maelstrom is 2012-11 and the first without it is 2015-03. Frozen Ever After is among the 67 names that began printing after that gap, first appearing on 2016-06.
The sheets date when the name stopped printing. The pool is every name that started after the gap; it proposes and nothing more, and a person rules.
A printing run attests the name on a dated sheet, never its absence.
Sources for this trail
- https://touringplans.com/blog/attraction-archaeology-mr-toads-wild-ride/ ↗
SOMEBODY ELSE IS THE SOURCE - https://waltdatedworld.com/snow_whites_scary_adventures.htm ↗
SOMEBODY ELSE IS THE SOURCE - https://d23.com/a-to-z/20000-leagues-under-the-sea/ ↗
DISNEY IS THE SOURCE - https://www.waltdatedworld.com/horizons.htm ↗
SOMEBODY ELSE IS THE SOURCE - https://d23.com/a-to-z/world-of-motion/ ↗
DISNEY IS THE SOURCE - https://d23.com/a-to-z/universe-of-energy/ ↗
DISNEY IS THE SOURCE - https://d23.com/a-to-z/maelstrom/ ↗
DISNEY IS THE SOURCE
Every source is named in full so it can be opened and checked.
What a find rests on
- Who published it
- Disney’s own page — disneyworld.disney.go.com, d23.com or disneyparksblog.com — or somebody else’s. 4 of the 7 finds rest on Disney’s own; 3 do not.
- Standing
- LEAD, on all 7. Opening the operator’s page for the place does not open it on the claim, so a find stays a lead until a page is opened on the claim itself. Nothing on these pages is settled by having been published.
- Disney lists the place
- 7 finds reach a Field File — this house’s page for a thing Walt Disney World lists. That establishes the place. It establishes nothing about the find.
- Disney printed the name
- 7 finds reach a dated guide-map printing run off Disney’s own paper, which is the strongest thing in this set.
- This house wrote it down
- 0 finds reach a row in the Hidden Mickey workbook or the S.E.A. workbook, each row carrying its own owner and its own standing.
- A name left the map
- 2 finds reach a succession pair: the last sheet a name was printed on, the first sheet without it, and the pool of names that began printing after the gap. The pool proposes and nothing more; a person rules.
- Nothing at all
- 0 of 7 finds reach nothing this house holds. They say so on their own line rather than leaving a reader to assume more.
A printing run is Disney's own paper. Two kinds of sheet are read for it: one carries the operator's own digital text, the other was read by machine off folded paper. Both can attest that a name was printed on a dated sheet. Neither can anchor an absence, so a run states its own reading for its first and last sheet.
Where the rest of this lives
- The front door
- TrixiePlanner — plan a day on the map, and the resort year by year.
- The guide’s own pages
- Trixie’s Time Adventures — ten stops, and the places and people in them, every one standing on a page Disney publishes.
- What Disney lists
- the Field Files — one page for each thing Walt Disney World lists, and the page every find on these trails links into.
- The S.E.A. workbook
- Who Says So — S.E.A. at Walt Disney World — the Society row by row, each graded by who owns it.
- The Hidden Mickey record
- Hidden Mickeys at Walt Disney World — the full catalogue, including the shapes that are gone and the reason Disney names none of them.
- Built the same way
- Walt Saw It. Disney Built It. — six stories about what Walt saw and what Disney built, with the same evidence discipline.