Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x So while I was at Disneyland for the 55th, I was shopping on Main Street, and was told what I thought was a very cool, interesting fact about the Castle. She said that as you walk through, before entering Fantasyland, there is a chandelier with a clock hanging in the walkway. She said that the clock is stopped at 4:00, because this is the time that Walt died. however, upon googling that fact, I found that Walt died at 9:30am. So, why is the clock stopped at 4:00? Here's a link to my picture: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GO69ctf5WImVP3Qx4ADhrg?feat=directlink" target="_blank">http://picasaweb.google.com/lh...rectlink</a>
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I don't know the answer, and I can't find anything on the 'net about it either. Now I'm very curious. :g
Originally Posted By doombuggy hmmmm just on what I can see on the pic, it looks like it has no clock works in it. maybe it was going to be a clock but never got the workings.
Originally Posted By Ursula He's at the park, under the clock waiting for the 4:30 pm parade to start.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x LOL Ursula! Yes, it was a Cast Member who told me, as I was looking at the Disneyland Through the Years Book (or something like that, it was a great book with old pics of Disneyland)
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<Yes, it was a Cast Member who told me,>> They say all kinds of crap.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Well, they shouldn't just say something if they're not sure, or at least preface it by saying "One of the stories is that..."
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Well, they shouldn't just say something if they're not sure<< Right!
Originally Posted By Roger55 CMs can be both the best and the worst sources of factual information. Information such as "what time is the parade?", "where is the nearest restroom?", etc., can usually but not always taken to be correct. Information on history, backstories, future changes, etc can hardly ever be taken to be true. Did you read Werner Weiss' recent article describing how a DLR bus driver told the story how Katella Ave. was named after Walt's two daughters Kate and Ella? <a href="http://www.yesterland.com/katella.html" target="_blank">http://www.yesterland.com/katella.html</a> It really is frustrating to hear these types of stories coming from the CMs. I know their intentions are good, but I wish there was a way to minimize it from happening.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The clock never had any working parts, due to its exposed nature. Since people could see both sides of the wirey frame, there was just no space to put in a motor for it. Instead, they just glued the hands in place. I believe 4:00 was chosen because that was the time that the park was dedicated, but that could also be another urban myth. I don't know the exact time, but it seems about right (judging by when they had the ceremony on the 50th with the music video and the dove release), and it would have been a pretty good time for live TV coverage across the country as well.
Originally Posted By LuLu I heard 4:15 was the dedication time tho. I want to know the answer to this mystery!
Originally Posted By Dznygrl Maybe they just felt that a clock reading 4:00 was the most aesthetically pleasing.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x So then what's the point of the clock? There's a working one right across from it! LOL And according to what I've read while researching this, most clocks in ads are at 10:10, making the clock "smile"
Originally Posted By jirishgirl <<I heard 4:15 was the dedication time tho.>> Maybe the dedication was supposed to start at 4:00 but they were running late...LOL I wonder if it has to do with the builder(s) of the clock and/or the castle. Alot of the small details in the park are a subtle reminder of those that helped design it. I've been spending a lot of time researching such things...if I find a different story I will share... ....if not, I will ask a different CM every day of my next visit and see how many different answers I get...
Originally Posted By Bellella What I find really cool about the castle is (besides the new improved walkthrough) they were able to keep a more recent bit of history. Have any of you been in that little shop in the castle and seen the diorama of Sleeping Beauty dancing with the animals that used to be in the walkthrough before they changed it? I didn't think I'd ever see that again after they closed the walkthrough and then re-did it, so I was pleasantly surprised to see it.
