People are only just noticing a hidden Easter egg in the meaning of Disneyland and Disney World's names and it's left them mindblown.
Known as the 'most magical place on Earth', many people look forward to visiting the Magic Kingdom at least once in their lives, especially if they have young children to enjoy the wonder.
There are 12 Disney theme parks located across six resorts around the world, including two in the US - located in California & Florida, one in France, one in Japan, one in Hong Kong, and one in China.
Disneyland, located in Anaheim, California, is the oldest Disney park, having opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney himself and set the standard for all of the Disney parks that followed.
Walt Disney World opened in Florida 16 years later in 1971 - and the slight variation in the name did not go unnoticed by fans.
So why is one called Disneyland and the other called Disney World? Well, it turns out there's a hidden meaning behind those names.
According to a viral Reddit thread, in which a screenshot from an NBC broadcast was shared, there's a secret message within the names.
In the picture, LA was highlighted in Disneyland, while ORL was highlighted in Disney World - the signifiers for Los Angeles and Orlando.
While some people were convinced they'd worked out the secret code, others joked: "DisneylaND is clearly in North Dakota," and: "The official name is Disneyland PARIS. If you look closely, Paris is very subtly hidden in there," referring to the one in France.
Another commented: "Oh I get it. Because DisneyLAnd is in L'Anaheim and DisneyWORLd is in Bay Lake and/OR Lake Buena Vista. Neat."
One fan wrote: "As someone who lives neither in neither CA or FL, I mix up which park is in which state.
"The original post with the tv screen helps outsiders like me easily remember which park belongs to which state with letter association with a widely known/familiar city to the correct state."
Others quipped: "Don’t forget D(par)isneyland!", "And Disne(tok)y(o)land," and: "DisneyJand in Japan."
Ok, so the logic is slightly flawed, but it definitely does provide an easy way to rememver which state each park is in at least.
