The Learning Princess

Learning Through Fandom

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Science Behind the Magic

Wonder how Disney creates smells? Or how roller coasters work?

Peek backstage
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Research-Based Teaching Tips

Want to learn more on your next theme park visit?

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View fullsize Did you know Disneyland has a Braille map? ⁣ If you look really closely, you can see the raised bumps under the black text on the map! ⁣ Braille uses combinations of six dots arranged in two columns and three rows to represent letters and numbers as
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