I worked in the Park for quite a period of time as a part of the Entertainment Technical Services Department. As a result I was able to get into almost every part of the Park.
The 'Basketball Court' was put into place by request of the guys who would launch Tinkerbell every night prior to the fireworks. It gave them something to do while waiting. Just a hoop and a backstop, and some clever lad painted part of a key on the deck. That's all.
You can go underground at the back of the old 'America Sings' building, and can take a tunnel to the Tommorrowland Plaza Stage (which comes up out of the ground). From there you can go to the Matterhorn and can take stairs to get to the top. The only other tunnels in the Park are in New Orleans Square around "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which is mostly underground) and they serve as employee support areas, including a cafeteria and access to the stores for stocking purposes. That's all the tunnels there are, although some attractions and rides have basements for equipment and service.
Also, Walt's apartment is pretty cool.
The castle, emblem of the Park and of Disney itself, is infested with pigeons and has several inches of pigeon crap on the rooftop surfaces. I know this from personal experience. Prior to doing any service on the roof staff would normally put paper bootees over their shoes. Otherwise you would just have to burn them.
The 'Basketball Court' was put into place by request of the guys who would launch Tinkerbell every night prior to the fireworks. It gave them something to do while waiting. Just a hoop and a backstop, and some clever lad painted part of a key on the deck. That's all.
You can go underground at the back of the old 'America Sings' building, and can take a tunnel to the Tommorrowland Plaza Stage (which comes up out of the ground). From there you can go to the Matterhorn and can take stairs to get to the top. The only other tunnels in the Park are in New Orleans Square around "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which is mostly underground) and they serve as employee support areas, including a cafeteria and access to the stores for stocking purposes. That's all the tunnels there are, although some attractions and rides have basements for equipment and service.
Also, Walt's apartment is pretty cool.
The castle, emblem of the Park and of Disney itself, is infested with pigeons and has several inches of pigeon crap on the rooftop surfaces. I know this from personal experience. Prior to doing any service on the roof staff would normally put paper bootees over their shoes. Otherwise you would just have to burn them.