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Aerial view of the Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain show buildings

Also shown: my old stomping grounds, the ODV (Outdoor Vending) warehouse! This is where the food carts and stock are kept when they aren’t in the park.

On the north side of the building (this photo looks more or less south to north), you can see the tuggers and trailers used to tow wagons to and from the nearest onstage entrance, so the carts don’t have to be pushed up that giant hill in Critter Country anymore.

Because once a guest gets in the way on the way up that hill, good luck getting the cart moving uphill again after you’ve stopped to avoid killing them.

And downhill? Good luck stopping at all if someone gets in your way when you’re trying to hold back a couple thousand pounds on wheels that wants to careen down the hill.

Hence, the large carts now being driven around the outside of the park. It’s more expensive, but exponentially safer.

Here’s a dumbed-down version of the picture: