Q: While walking through the French Quarter in Disneyland, I noticed there is a sitting terrace on the second floor of the building that sits between Pirates of the Caribbean and the Jack Skellington Shop. As I admired the detail of the iron grates that surround the deck, I noticed a brass “WD” and “RD” in the middle of two center panels. Could you tell me the significance of these initials?
Leo, Santa Maria, California
A: As you probably have guessed, those are the initials of Walt Disney and Roy Disney. When that area was originally built, it was meant to be an apartment for the Disney family, but that never happened. The balcony was part of the Disney Gallery for many years, and later became part of the Dream Suite during the Year of a Million Dreams, which started in 2006.
Dave Smith