Find THE Secret Path at Disneyland – Yes, THE 1 and Only

So you heard there was a Secret Path at Disneyland, right? Hence why you’re here. To be honest, it’s not really a secret, nor is it hidden, but when I found out about it, I make it a regular stop during a day at Disneyland.

Should you only want to see the video of the Secret Path, click the play button below. If you want to read more, then scroll down.

This Secret Path is behind Harbour Galley (a great spot to get Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bowl) and Fowlers Inn, right along the banks of the Rivers of America. So, how do you find the path?

In our experience, to get more of a hidden feel for the path, you should enter the path from the Harbour Galley side across from the Haunted Mansion exit, as opposed to the Critter Country entrance, near the viewing area of watching people go down the big drop of Splash Mountain, or the soon to be Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Walk past the counter and the seating area, then keep going back and around the buildings. At this point, you can decide if you want to join the others and sit down or see what is beyond which appears to be an employee’s only area.

Once you pass the figurehead on the front of the Columbia, you’ll find another seating area. It’s a great place to relax and enjoy some serenity from the hustle and bustle of Disneyland. But, we know you want to go further.

Secret Path at Disneyland

Once you’ve passed the second seating area, you’ll find an L shaped bridge that travels over the turnaround for Splash Mountain. This turnaround is where you’ll find guests laughing, crying, or maybe just in shock after they just finished the death-defying drop of Splash Mountian. They will most likely be very wet as well. Not only will you observe their emotions, but you just might feel emotions along with them too. You almost feel like you’re part of the ride.

The guests are so caught up in how wet they are to notice that they are being observed by people from the Secret Path. Hang out here for a few and watch the myriad of guests float by you.

If watching people come down Splash Mountain isn’t what you want to see, don’t worry, there are other things to see. For instance, you can just enjoy looking at the Rivers of America with the Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes going by or check out the Mark Twain or Columbia as they make another trip around the Rivers of America.

Once your reprieve is over and you’re ready to leave the Secret Path, simply continue down the bridge and you’ll be on the path that takes you to Critter Country. You can also grab a snack as you leave the bridge, that is if you aren’t too full from the Clam Chowder at Harbour Galley.

As I said, the Secret Path isn’t necessarily secret or hidden, but now you have something to share with your newbie friends you go with to Disneyland and sound like a real pro.

About Disneyland

Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney.

Disney initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small for the ideas that he had.

After hiring the Stanford Research Institute to perform a feasibility study determining an appropriate site for his project, Disney bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. The park was designed by a creative team hand-picked by Walt from internal and outside talent. They founded WED Enterprises, the precursor to today’s Walt Disney Imagineering.

Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the ABC Television Network on July 17, 1955. Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone expansions and major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country in 1972, Mickey’s Toontown in 1993, and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in 2019.

Additionally, Disney California Adventure Park opened in 2001 on the site of Disneyland’s original parking lot.

Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other theme park in the world, with 757 million visits since it opened (as of December 2021). In 2018, the park had approximately 18.6 million visits, making it the second most visited amusement park in the world that year, behind only Magic Kingdom, the very park it inspired. Source: – Wikipedia