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Disney parks are very discriminatory when it comes to body type for their princesses: for example, other than a couple outliers, to be a Disney princess, you have to be between 5ft __in and 5ft __in (must get both the min and max for points)
WHAT IS: 5ft 4in and 5ft 7in
Fun Fact: The outliers for the height rule are Tinkerbell, Alice, and Wendy, who have to be between 4ft 11in and 5ft 2in. For all cast, 27 years old is considered old, so they're usually between 18 and 26
In March 2002, a patent was granted to Disney for this invention, which is a main contributor to the overall experience of the parks without the visitors ever seeing them
WHAT IS: The "Smellitizer"
Fun Fact: This device is usually placed next to airflow ducts and produces a staggered stream of scents (either natural or artificial). Parks usually have multiple of these systems set up throughout the park, with each one producing an individual scent applicable to the nearby attraction or shop
The number of seasons in Adventure Time
NOTE: This is not including Adventure Time: Distant Lands or Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023)
WHAT IS: 10 seasons
Fun Fact: The most popular episode of the series is "Come Along with Me", the series finale. The least popular episode is a tie between "Cherry Cream Soda" and "Son of Rap Bear"
This fish is considered the most abundant fish in the ocean
WHAT IS: Bristlemouth (or the Lightfish)
Fun Fact: The most recent scientific studies believe that there are thousands of trillions of bristlemouths in the ocean
This animal is considered the largest lizard in the world, both by weight and by length
WHAT IS: the komodo dragon
Fun Fact: Once an adult, this animals main diet consists of carrion, but has been known to actively hunt and eat younger komodo dragons, pigs, deer, cattle, and even humans
This now-intrinsic preliminary step in the process of TV and film-making was actually invented by Walt Disney in 1938
WHAT IS: Storyboarding
Fun Fact: Walt Disney used it for his short film Ferdinand The Bull, and did it to "give control and creativity early in the process"
This character has more than 2.3M individual hairs, which caused a single frame with this character to take an average of 12 (computer) hours to produce
WHO IS: Sully (Monster's Inc/University)
Fun Fact: In Monster's University, Sully's hair count rose to 5.5M individual hairs. In general, each frame of Monster's University took over 29 (computer) hours to complete. Luckily, Pixar has a render farm with over 2,000 computers to assist
This animated character is attributed with being the first animated character to dress in drag
WHO IS: Bugs Bunny
Fun Fact: RuPaul credits Bugs Bunny for introducing him to drag when he was young
This animal is considered the largest cephalopod (octopi, squids, and such) by length
WHAT IS: the giant squid
Fun Fact: Despite the giant squid growing to over 40 feet long (an absolute max length has not been found, as specimen are difficult to find), the colossal squid weighs more
The average giraffe's tongue is approximately this long
WHAT IS: 18-20 inches long
Fun Fact: A giraffe's tongue is prehensile, meaning it can use it to hold and manipulate objects
Walt Disney halted production of this movie twice: once for design disagreements on the main character, and once to add a new major character into the story
WHAT IS: Pinocchio
Fun Fact: Initially, Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, lead animators for the movie, wanted to make Pinocchio completely out of wood, which Walt thought would make audiences unable to sympathize with the character. The second stop was due to Walt believing Pinocchio was too easily tricked in the movie, so they added Jiminy Cricket to the movie.
Wayne Allywine and Russi Taylor married in 1991 and remained married until Wayne's death in 2009. The pair also voiced these characters (Wayne for 32 years and Russi for 5 years) before they were married
WHO ARE: Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Fun Fact: In 2008, a year before Wayne Allywine's death, both he and Russi were named Disney Legends. Russi Taylor died in 2019 at the age of 75, and had the longest tenure as Minnie Mouse, holding the role for 33 years
This animated character was banned by ABC in the 1980's, citing him as a problematic stereotype. The alleged stereotyped group, however, campaigned against ABC to bring back the character and won
WHO IS: Speedy Gonzales
Fun Fact: The League of United Latin American Citizens not only got the character unbanned, they named him an official Hispanic cultural icon. He's actually beloved by most all of the Mexican community, despite (mostly white) people in the U.S. still saying it's an offensive stereotype
Despite having a vastly different form of communication and methods of showing affection/emotion, this common garden insect is actually listed as one of the most affectionate insects towards humans
WHAT IS: the praying mantis
Fun Fact: praying mantis' are one of the few insects that will return eye contact with humans when we look at them; they are also very calm when being handled, with some even actively pursuing being pet once handled enough times
This species of moth is considered the smallest in the world
WHAT IS: the pygmy sorrel moth
Fun Fact: the pygmy sorrel moth is part of a family of micro-moths called leaf miners; their caterpillars live and eat in-between the top and bottom layers of leaves, hollowing out the middle of the plant
In order to convince the original Disney animation team to make the movie, Walt Disney acted out this movie in its entirety by himself to them
WHAT IS: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fun Fact: Walt Disney performed each character, mimicking their physical stature and characteristics, and giving them unique voices
Daveigh Chase, the voice of Lilo from Lilo and Stitch, also played this horror movie icon (you can name the character or the movie)
WHO IS: Samara Morgan (The Ring)
Fun Fact: Daveigh Chase was also the voice of Chihiro Ogino in the english dub of Spirited Away
As officially stated by Nickelodeon, Spongebob from Spongebob Squarepants canonically has this many holes in his body
WHAT IS: 27 holes
Fun Fact: Spongebob's birthday is 14 July 1986, making him 37 this past summer
Despite most animals actively avoiding humans, this animal is considered the most aggressive animal in the world
WHAT IS: the Nile crocodile
Fun Fact: The reason they are so aggressive is because they are one of the few animals in the world that see humans as a regular part of its diet
While this mammal species has been able to produce amazing creations in their own regard, they have also recently been found to emit light off their body
WHAT ARE: Humans
Fun Fact: Humans do emit light off their bodies, but it is 1,000 times dimmer than light visible to the naked eye. It has been found to be weakest in the morning and strongest in the afternoon, with it fading afterwards. Human faces glow brighter than anywhere on the body, with the forehead, cheeks, and neck glowing the brightest. It is posed that it is caused as a chemical byproduct of burning energy in the body
Bill Crystal, the voice of Mike Wazowski in Monsters Inc, says that while the role of Mike is his favorite he's ever taken, his biggest regret was turning down this role from Toy Story
WHO IS: Buzz Lightyear
Fun Fact: Bill Crystal was also the voice of Calcifer in the english dub of Howl's Moving Castle
The storm scene in The Little Mermaid (which lasted about 2 minutes) took a team of 10 special effects artists this long to complete
WHAT IS: 1 year
Fin Fact :D - The movies production was delayed to allow Disney to work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Oliver & Company. This allowed Howard Ashman (best known for directing Little Shop of Horrors) to get on the project and turn it into a musical
This famous actor/wrestler auditioned for the role of Ron Stoppable from Kim Possible
WHO IS: John Cena
Fun Fact: John Cena actually started his wrestling career because he was turned down for this role
According to the American Kennel Club, this breed of dog was listed as the most popular pet breed in 2022 (U.S.)
WHAT IS: the french bulldog
Fun Fact: This was an upset of the list, which had Labrador retrievers as the top pet breed for multiple years in a row before 2022
More human fun facts! Blood makes up this percent of your body weight
WHAT IS: 8%
Fun Fact: Water makes up about 50-70% of your body weight, with the percentage decreasing as you age, going as low as 47% in males and 39% in females
According to Claudia Chung, simulation supervisor on Brave, if Merida's hair was straightened, it would be this long (in feet)
WHAT IS: 4 feet
Fun Fact: Brenda Chapman, director of the movie, insisted on Merida having 1,500 individually scripted strands of hair, and generated 111,700 total hairs for the character
As of 2012, there have been this many babies born in Disneyland
WHAT IS: 4 babies
Fun Fact: The first "Disneyland Baby" was born 4 July 1979 to Rosa and Elias Salcedo. By the time the paramedics arrived to Rosa Salcedo, she was already in labor, so the baby was delivered in the center of the park on Main Street. Teresa Salcedo, the newly born infant, and her family were invited back to Disneyland as guests of honor, during which Teresa was given a special birth certificate which said "Disney Certificate No.1"
To the surprise of literally no one, network developers are not hip and do not know what kids like: to prove this, they approved this originally YouTube-based cartoon for a season
WHAT IS: The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Fun Fact: This show is listed as one of the lowest-rated shows with a 1.9/10 rating; the show ran from March of 2012 to March of 2014
Catfish are disgusting fish that will live wherever and eat whatever; because of their ability to live essentially anywhere, they are widespread across the globe. In the U.S., they have the strongest concentration of population in this southern river
WHAT IS: the Mississippi River
Fun Fact: In the Amazon Basin, there lives a parasitic catfish species called the candiru. This fish usually lives in the gills of other larger fish (commonly other catfish), lodging themselves into their hosts with backward-facing barbs on their bodies, eating their blood until the eventually lay their eggs in the hosts body, killing them once hatched. They have also been known to host in humans on rare occasions, to include rumors that they have lodged themselves into human urethra (though this has never been scientifically confirmed) through urine streams
The male Grant's gazelle meets sexual maturity at this age (will accept either in years or in months)
WHAT IS: 1-2 years old (18-24 months old)
Fun Fact: Females reach sexual maturity at 9-12 months; the species in general has an average 12 year life span
Disney parks are big af, and sometimes, parents are distracted with their spawn running amok; this is further proven by a comment made by Disney World Resort in Florida stating that every year, they find an average of ____ misplaced cellphones every year
WHAT IS: 6,000 cellphones
Fun Fact: The same park also finds on average 3,000 digital cameras and 18,000 hats a year. Since 1971, they have found an estimated 1.65M pairs of glasses misplaced around the park
Walt Disney accepted not only an Oscar for this movie, but received a customized one for it
WHAT IS: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fun Fact: The Oscar had the full statuette on it, as well as seven mini statuettes on the platform. It was presented to Walt by child actress Shirley Temple
In 1979, ABC nearly cancelled Scooby-Doo, stating that the show was becoming stagnant. To prevent this, the directors added this character to the cast. After a (probably network-induced) fall from grace, the character is not only not used anymore, but is actively despised and even shunned by the Mystery Gang
WHO IS: Scrappy-Doo
Fun Fact: The leading theory as to why ABC and later Cartoon Network assassinated Scrappy-Doo's character was due to early issues with studio executives saying he'd be a bad influence on children, saying he was too "rebellious, outspoken, and independent", much to the dismay of the creator of Scrappy, Mark Evanier (EE-VAN-EE-AYE)
This animal is one of the few mammal species that are able to open doors
WHAT IS: the racoon
Fun Fact: Racoons comes from the Algonquian (language spoken by North American native tribes including The Delaware and The Wampanoag) The word "aroughcun", which means "he who scratches with his hands"
this type of worm, commonly used as fishing bait for bottom-feeding fish, is one of the few animals that contain a large amount of copper in their bodies without being poisoned
WHAT IS: the bloodworm
Fun Fact: Not only does the bloodworm have a large amount of copper in their body, each of their four jaws are actually made of a biomineral called atacamite, which is a crystalline composite made of copper and chloride. Their jaws contain about 10% copper
In 1957, this Democratic president refused to ride the Dumbo ride because the elephant was the symbol of the Republican party
WHO IS: Harry Truman
Fun Fact: Harry Truman became president in 1945, one year into President Roosevelts presidency (before he died of a intracerebral hemorrhage). Due to a massive number of setbacks to his presidency (White House understaffing, newly expanded executive department responsibilities, etc.), he worked very hard, often to the point of exhaustion. This often left him testy, easily annoyed, and sometimes appearing very petty
Donnie Dunagan, the voice actor for Bambi, grew up to do this job as an adult
WHAT IS: U.S. Marine
Fun Fact: He also managed to become the youngest Drill Instructor in the Marine Corps history! Throughout his 25 year service, he managed to keep quiet the fact that he was the voice of Bambi. It wasn't revealed that he voiced Bambi until June of 2004, and to this day, Dunagan still has not met any of his fellow child voice actors from the movie, who all recorded their scenes separately
Kim Possible has had multiple guest star appearances, but none went quite as long as when this then-popular band appeared
WHO IS: Smash Mouth (a la "All-Star")
Fun Fact: The show directors wanted Smash Mouth on screen so badly that they actually cut a scene so that the bands cameo would be longer in the episode
Though technically omnivorous, this Amazon-based fish is known for having a diet consisting almost entirely of fruits and nuts
WHAT IS: the tambaqui
Fun Fact: This fish is also the reason that a majority of trees exist in the Amazon, as when they eat fruits and nuts, they excrete the seeds. They are one of over 200 identified fruit-eating fish species
Arguably one of the most important cultural and historical icons of the past century, Vanilla Ice is known for making such absolute BANGERS as Ice, Ice, Baby; but he is also known for having a pet _____ (this animal is technically a hybrid, so answering either of its parts will give points)
WHAT IS: a "wallaroo" (wallaby and kangaroo)
Fun Fact: the pet, named Bucky, once ran away from its enclosure with another of internet sensation Vanilla Ice's pets: his pet goat
Disney World Resort in Florida flew their flags at half-mast the day this famous person died, who was one of Disney's largest single shareholders (at 7%) and was on the board of directors
WHO WAS: Steve Jobs
Fun Fact: In the Movie Cars, there was a white racing car with the Apple logo on it and the number "84", which is a reference to the year the first Apple computer was released
Other than cast members, Disneyland (California) is also home to up to 100 of this type of animal that helps control the pest population in the park
WHAT IS: a cat
Fun Fact: Rather than getting rid of the animals, Disney brought in veterinarians to neuter, vaccinate, and tag all the cats in the park. They have been nicknamed "cat members" by visitors
It is decently well known that Nickelodeon nearly had the rights to Adventure Time, but turned it down in favor of internet-sensation and cultural icon Fanboy and Chum-Chum, BUT, Nickelodeon actually passed up the offer for Adventure Time this many times
WHAT IS: 2 times
Fun Fact: On multiple occasions over a couple years, Federator Studios founder Fred Seibert himself tried to persuade Nickelodeon to pick up the show
This insect is considered the largest by weight
WHAT IS: the giant weta
Fun Fact: This insect, which lives exclusively in New Zealand, grows to be about 2.5oz, about as heavy as a sparrow. Despite looking very similar to a cricket, because of their weight, they cannot jump. In New Zealand, all but one giant weta species is protected due to the genus being considered near-extinct
Unlike most snakes, which have a vertical, diamond-shaped iris, this species of snake, which are native to tropical areas throughout Asia, actually have horizontal, almost keyhole-shaped irises
WHAT IS: the vine snake
Fun Fact: The vine snake is known for its vibrant green color and slender frame; it is also an extremely fast and lightweight, making it perfect for stalking and ambushing from tree branches
Walt Disney stated that this character was his favorite of the entire studio
WHO IS: Goofy
Fun Fact: Goofy first appeared in the 1938 short film Mickey's Revue. From that point forward, Goofy was (with few exceptions) almost always found with Mickey and/or Donald
This movie was the last movie to be approved by Walt Disney himself, and was the last movie to show "A Walt Disney Production" at the end of the movie
WHAT IS: The Aristocats
Fun Fact: This movie was also the first movie to be completed after Walt died in 1966
This show is the longest running children's cartoon series internationally, with over 1,000 episodes, 24 series, and 23 animated films
WHAT IS: Pokemon
Fun Fact: The first Pokemon series aired in 1997 following the adventures of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, with a rotating cast of extras. As of 24 March 2023 (in Japan), the final episode of Pokemon to follow Ash and Pikachu aired - this means that from this point forward, the franchise as a whole will no longer feature the pair, and their story (in reference to being in the media franchise) is complete
This deep-sea jellyfish grows to be about 3.3 feet across (on the bell) and about 33 feet long (including the tentacles), and lives around 21,900 feet under sea level
WHAT IS: the giant phantom jelly
Fun Fact: This jellyfish has only been seen nine times in human history; it was first seen in 1899, but was not recognized as a new species of jellyfish until 1958
This species of snake is unique in that it is one of the few fossorial snake species, meaning it spends a majority of its life underground. They are non-venomous and harmless to humans
WHAT IS: the blind worm snake (AKA brahminy blind snake)
Fun Fact: This is the only snake in the world that can reproduce asexually! Almost all of its species is female, and can choose between laying eggs or live birth, dependent on the soil conditions in the area