New York

Inside this subway station stands a series of mosaic panels along the walls titled Alice: The Way Out by artist Liliana Porter. The panels were installed in 1994 showing silhouetted figures portraying characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, the inspiration for Disney’s Alice In Wonderland (1951) and subsequent live-action versions: Alice In Wonderland (2010) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016). The artwork can be seen inside the number 1 train line’s 50th Street station on both the uptown and downtown sides of the station. While the artwork is open to the public, paid entrance into the station is required to fully view the panels. Address: Inside subway station (1 line) on 50th Street and Broadway, New York, NY 10019 Visitor Information: Open to the public (paid entrance to subway station required)

ABC’s Times Square Studio is located in the heart of New York City’s Times Square. It’s best known as the home to  Good Morning America (GMA), among other ABC and ESPN programs. Access to the studio is only available by attending Adventures by Disney’s New York City Escape or entering for tickets to attend a taping of GMA. Address: 1500 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 Visitor Information (Not Open to the Public): ABC Television Networks

Beetle House is a restaurant and bar themed in honor of Tim Burton. Burton worked as an animator for Disney in the 1980s before moving on to his own feature films, including many for Disney and Fox including Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), and Alice In Wonderland (2010). Though the restaurant isn’t officially sanctioned by Burton or Disney, the decor and staff are dressed as references to his films and characters and the menu makes reference to these films including items like Edward’s Lemonade, Coco Skellington, and Giant Peach Salad. The restaurant also has a sister location in Los Angeles where a scene from the Disney+ series, Prop Culture was filmed. Address: 308 E 6th St, New York, NY 10003 Visitor Information: Beetle House NYC

Brooklyn Lab School is a New York City public high school located in the borough of Brooklyn. This real school played the role of the Midtown School of Science and Technology, the school that Peter Parker attends, in exterior shots during Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Address: 999 Jamaica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 Visitor Information: Brooklyn Lab School

Coney Island’s Boardwalk (Riegelmann Boardwalk) is a nearly 3-mile stretch of a boardwalk on the south shore beaches of Brooklyn, New York. Along the pedestrian walkway, you can find amusement parks like Luna Park and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park (both are WanderDisney locations!) along with shops and food stalls. This area, along with Atlantic City’s boardwalk served as the design inspiration for Disney’s BoardWalk Inn and Villas. Coney Island attractions like Lucy the Elephant and extinct attractions like Sonora Webster’s diving horse act and the Flip Flap Railway are honored in various ways around Disney’s BoardWalk. This location is mentioned in our blog post: A Photo Tour Of The BoardWalk’s Hidden Disney Castles Address: Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224 Visitor Information: Official Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is a small amusement park along Coney Island’s boardwalk. Its namesake Wonder Wheel attraction was built in 1920 and has been in operation ever since. The unique combination of both stationary and sliding gondolas inspired the design of Pixar Pal-A-Round. These two attractions are the only “wonder wheel” type Ferris Wheels of their kind still operating today. Address: 3059 W 12th St, Brooklyn, NY 11224 Visitor Information: Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park

Disney’s massive flagship store in the heart of New York City features two floors of merchandise set among unique decor, making the perfect stop before or after (it’s typically open until 1 AM) a nearby Broadway Show. The store sells a huge variety of unique New York City-branded merchandise in addition to typical Disney Store items. Most of these items are exclusive to the store, but you can find some available on ShopDisney.com as well, including a few of the Minnie dressed as The Statue of Liberty ones. This store also hosts unique events and displays throughout the year showcasing the latest happenings in Disney film, TV, and Broadway shows. Address: 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 Visitor Information: ShopDisney

Double is a 2017 graffiti art installation on Mott Street (near East Houston Street) in New York City by the NYC-native street artist, Jerkface. Double is aptly named as it’s a double-vision rendition of our favorite mouse in the artist’s trademark surrealist style. You can find this very Instagram-worthy tribute to Mickey Mouse by walking a few steps north on Mott Street from Houston. Address: Mott Street and East Houston Street, New York, NY Visitor Information: Street art, open to the public

Duck 3 is a 2018 graffiti art installation of Donald Duck by the Los Angeles based pop artist, Matt Gondek. Our #1 Duck is seen here in Gondek’s signature “deconstructed” style. You can find this art along Troutman Street among a number of other Instagram-worthy pieces along this street, known for displaying part of the Bushwick Collective, an art movement named after this neighborhood of Brooklyn. Address: Troutman Street and Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237 Visitor Information: Street art, open to the public

Earl of Sandwich is a chain of sandwich shops founded in 2004 by John Montagu, the (11th Earl of Sandwich), his son Orlando (both are direct descendants of the 4th Earl of Sandwich, inventor of the namesake food item), and Robert Earl (founder of Planet Hollywood). The company operates three Disney locations: one in Downtown Disney, one in Disney Springs, and one in Disney Village. Address: 1290 6th Ave, New York, NY 10104 Visitor Information: Earl of Sandwich

This public park in Queens, NY is most well known as being the site of the 1964/65 New York World’s Fair. It was at this World’s Fair where Walt Disney saw an opportunity to not only experiment with new theme park technology but to also test the east coast audience, in preparation for his Florida Project. The centerpiece of the World’s Fair and one of the only surviving structures today (along with the Queens Museum) is the iconic Unisphere. Imagineer Harper Goff had a hand in designing the famed armillary sphere which has been featured in major films including the epic opening to Iron Man 2 (2010) and plays a major role in Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland (2015) which recreated the fair for the big screen. You may also recognize the Unisphere as Peter Parker captures a glimpse of it from the highway while being driven around by Happy during Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Read more about our visit to this park in our blog post: Re-Living Walt Disney’s Past: Exploring the Grounds of the 1964/65 New York World’s Fair. This location is mentioned in our blog post: Re-Living Walt Disney’s Past: Exploring the Grounds of the 1964/65 New York World’s Fair. Address: […]

A New York City landmark, Grand Central Terminal has been serving its visitors as a train station and shopping concourse since it opened in 1913. While many areas of the Big Apple were used in filming, Marvel fans will recognize the building’s south-facing facade, featuring its unmistakable Glory of Commerce statues, from the climax of The Avengers (2012) during a scene where the team assembles to form a strategy to kick some As…gardians. Later on in the MCU, the set of statues above the Tiffany clock is found to have been replaced with a unique Battle Of New York Memorial statue. Grand Central is also the inspiration for both the design and punny name for the fictional Game Central Station where video game characters from Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) gather at the end of the night. Address: 89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017 Visitor Information: Grand Central Terminal