Mike Olsen

Answer by Mike Olsen:

When Walt originally purchased the land for Disneyland from the Dominguez family they had a stipulation. He had to keep a date palm that was presented to the family in 1896 from the Canary Islands. The tree was a wedding gift and held great sentimental value.

To me what makes this an amazing hidden secret is the fact that Disneyland has still taken great care of preserving it, even now over a hundred years old it is not only still at the park but you can even touch it!

Next time you visit the park, go get a fastpass for Indiana Jones, just before you enter the fast pass area, look to the right and you will see it (along with some bamboo growing next to it).

This is an “amazing hidden secret” because it still shows the respect and values of the Disney company. They have owned the land long enough, this tree could easily have been removed by now. You can even see the great care taken when the new Jungle Cruise queue was built.