迪士尼里的神秘之城
问小孩子世界上最好玩的地方是哪里，他们肯定会说是福罗里达州布纳维斯塔湖的迪斯尼乐园。这个迪士尼乐园在1971年开园，面积有一个旧金山那么大，是世界上最热门的观光地点之一。吉祥物米老鼠和其它新老角色让迪士尼乐园永远都充满活力。
Part of the fun and mystique of Disney World is its obsessive fans, who crave and constantly seek out information and trivia about their beloved park. As a result, urban legends about Disney World abound. Following are just a few of them.
迪士尼乐园有一群疯狂的粉丝，他们热衷于挖掘有关这里的各种冷门新闻。于是迪士尼便有了不少传说，下面是其中的一些。
Many people claim the park is haunted — whether it's by a single ghost in the Haunted Mansion, multiple spirits around the park or the ghost of Walt Disney himself. Legend also has it that nobody is allowed to be declared dead on the grounds of the park. Some say park authorities let packs of feral cats roam the park at night to rid it of mice and other rodents. And we've heard stories of people dumping the ashes of their loved ones in the park or even on the rides. Some of these stories may be true, and some may not. Who knows?
有人说迪士尼闹鬼，鬼魂会在幽灵公馆(迪士尼游乐设施)或乐园中其它地方飘荡，也有人说里面的鬼魂是迪士尼本人。还有人说公园管理处晚上会放野猫去乐园里抓老鼠。还有传闻称，有人曾将心爱之人的骨灰撒到乐园里。这些故事是真是假，谁也不知道。
One tale that's not so tall, however, is the one about the secret city under Walt Disney World. Yes, it's true: There's a bustling scene just below the park. Here's the story.
不过，有个传闻却并不夸张，那就是迪士尼乐园下面有个神秘之城。这是真的：乐园下面确实有个很热闹的地方。
First, Walt Disney World's secret city isn't actually underground — Florida is too swampy for subterranean construction. It's more like the ground floor of the park, and the part that's open to the public, which is built on an almost unnoticeable incline, makes up the second and third floors. The secret city is an octagon-shaped network of connected tunnels called utilidors (short for "utility doors") with a central tunnel cutting through the middle. There are hidden access points all around the Magic Kingdom.
首先，这个神秘之城并非真的位于地下，因为弗罗里达州多湿地，不适合造地下建筑。这个神秘之城可以说是在迪士尼乐园的第一层，而向公众开放的部分位于第二和第三层，但通向第二、三层的斜坡几乎令人无法察觉。神秘之城是个八边形的隧道网络，这里相当于迪士尼乐园的“后台”。
Walt Disney came up with the utilidors idea when he was strolling through Disneyland in California and saw a costumed cast member from Frontierland walking through Tomorrowland — a jarring sight, to say the least. Not wanting to spoil the Disney magic, he decided to build tunnels into his new Florida park so cast members could move through the grounds undetected.
华特·迪士尼之所以想要建造这个神秘之城，是因为他曾在加州迪士尼乐园里看到一个穿着边疆世界戏服的角色走到了明日世界园区，觉得这很不和谐。为了保持迪士尼乐园的神秘感，他才决定在新建的弗罗里达乐园中建造隧道，让表演人员能够在不被看到的情况下四处走动。
The tunnels serve many other practical purposes, too:
这些隧道还有很多实际的用途，比如：
- Laundry services for costumes
- 戏服清洗处
- Offices
- 办公处
- Food preparation
- 食品准备处
- Deliveries
- 物品递送
- Vacuum system for park garbage cleanup
- 乐园垃圾清理的真空系统
- Hair and makeup areas
- 发型整理与化妆处
- Employee cafeteria
- 员工自助餐厅
- Computer and maintenance systems
- 计算机与维护中心
- Special entrances for cast members and employees
- 表演人员及员工的特殊通道
These tunnels allow the Walt Disney World "magic" to happen behind the scenes. And, if you're visiting the park and have an extra five hours and $79 or so in your pocket, you can actually tour certain parts of the tunnel and get a look for yourself. The Disney's Keys to the Kingdom Tour takes you down into the belly of the beast and shows you just how much work it takes to make the Magic Kingdom so magic.
少了这些隧道，迪士尼乐园就没那么有魔力了。另外，如果你去迪士尼乐园的时候，能够腾出多余的5个小时和79美元，你也可以参观其中的部分隧道。在这里你将深入迪士尼乐园的腹地，了解运转这个魔法王国需要做多少工作。
