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Facts
Facts
What iconic storybook castle stands at the center of Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World?
A. Sleeping Beauty Castle
B. Beast's Castle
C. Cinderella Castle
Cinderella Castle
Cinderella Castle is the 189-foot-tall icon greeting guests at the end of Main Street.
In what park is The Tower of Terror ride located?
A. California Adventures
B. Walt Disney World
C. Disneyland
Walt Disney World
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride is located at Disney's Hollywood Studios within the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
What sweet is not sold at any of the Disney parks?
A. Lollipops
B. Gum
C. Gummies
Gum
Disney does not sell gum to keep the parks clean and prevent discarded pieces from sticking to sidewalks, rides, and other surfaces.
On Disneyland’s opening day on July 17, 1955—an event infamously remembered as "Black Sunday"—which of the following major physical mishaps wreaked havoc on the park?
A plumbers' strike forced Walt Disney to choose between finishing the rides or the pavement; he chose the rides, leaving the Main Street asphalt soft enough to trap heels and roll away with foot traffic.
Which nation became the first new country pavilion added to EPCOT’s World Showcase after opening day, debuting in 1984?
A. Norway
B. China
C. Morocco
Morocco
King Hassan II of Morocco sent royal artisans to help design and build the authentic Morocco pavilion in 1984.
On what exact date did Magic Kingdom officially open its gates to the public in Florida?
A. October 1971
B. April 1983
C. June 1992
October 1971
Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971, alongside the Walt Disney World Resort hotel properties.
In what park are these rides located?
Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain
A. Animal Kingdom
B. Magic Kingdom
C. EPCOT
Magic Kingdom
Space Mountain is in Tomorrowland, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is in Frontierland.
At the sci-fi dine in what do guest get to eat in?
A. Classic Cars
B. Space Ships
C. Regular Booths
Classic Cars
At the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant at Disney's Hollywood Studios, guests sit inside vintage convertible car-shaped booths or tables (and road-ready picnic tables in the back) while watching clips of classic 1950s sci-fi B-movies and cartoons.
When the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World opened on October 1, 1971, Walt Disney had already passed away. Which family member officially dedicated the park and insisted it be named "Walt Disney World" rather than just "Disney World"?
A. Lillian Disney
Roy O. Disney
Walt’s brother Roy delayed his own retirement to ensure Walt's dream project in Florida was completed, famously dedicating it to his brother's vision.
What 145-foot-tall sculpted artificial tree, featuring over 300 animal carvings, is the centerpiece of Disney’s Animal Kingdom?
A. The Tree of Life
B. The World Tree
C. The Giving tree
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life anchors Discovery Island and houses "It's Tough to be a Bug!" inside its base.
Which future U.S. President, then a television actor, co-hosted the live opening-day television broadcast of Disneyland on July 17, 1955?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was working as an actor and television host for ABC when he helped guide viewers through opening day.
In what park is "Living with the Land" ride located?
A. Disneyland
B. EPCOT
C. Magic Kingdom
EPCOT
The "Living with the Land" ride is located in EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
What is the most popular food at the Disney parks?
A. Chicken and Fries
B. Churros
C. Mickey Shaped Ice Cream
Mickey Shaped Ice Cream Bars
Vanilla ice cream coated in milk chocolate or cookies-and-cream wafers shaped like Mickey, sold at outdoor ice cream carts park-wide.
Who was the legendary voice actor behind the booming, eerie "Ghost Host" who welcomes guests into the stretching room of the Haunted Mansion?
A. Vincent price
B. Sebastian Cabot
C. Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Known as the "Man of a Thousand Voices," Paul Frees also voiced the Auctioneer in Pirates of the Caribbean ("We wants the redhead!") and Boris Badenov.
The bioluminescent realm of Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom is themed around which fictional alien moon?
A. Endor
B. Pandora
C. Arrakis
Pandora
Pandora is the lush, floating-mountain moon from James Cameron's Avatar films.
In what year did New Orleans Square open as Disneyland's very first new themed land addition?
A. 1958
B. 1966
C. 1960
1966
New Orleans Square opened in July 1966, marking the park's first major land expansion.
In what park is this ride located?
kali Rive Rapids
A. Animal Kingdom
B. California Adventures
C. Disneyland
Animal Kingdom
Kali River Rapids is located in the Asia section of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park at the Walt Disney World Resort.
What popular treat is not owned by Disney?
A. Dole Whip
B. Churros
C. Doritos
All of the Above
Doritos is a popular snack food that was invented at Disneyland, but it is owned by Frito-Lay (a subsidiary of PepsiCo), not Disney. Other famous treats heavily associated with Disney parks, such as Dole Whip and Churros, are also widely sold or manufactured by external companies rather than being exclusive Disney-owned inventions or brands.
In the original 1982 lineup of EPCOT Center, which corporate-sponsored pavilion featured "World of Motion," a whimsical dark ride tracking human travel from walking feet to supersonic flight?
A. General Motors
B. Exxon
C. Horizon
General Motors
Sponsored by General Motors, World of Motion occupied a massive wheel-shaped building that was later reimagined into Test Track.
Opening in 1983, which Asian nation became home to the very first international Disney theme park?
A. China
B. South korea
C. Japan
Japan
Tokyo Disneyland opened in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 1983.
What did the acronym "EPCOT" originally stand for when Walt Disney first announced his utopian urban planning concept in 1966?
A. European Parks Consortium of Technology
B. Environmental Parks and Conservation Operations Team
C. Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
Walt originally envisioned a living, breathing futuristic city rather than a vacation theme park.
In what park is "Mr. Toads Wild Ride" located?
A. Walt Disney World
B. Disneyland
C. California Adventurtes
Disneyland
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is located in Fantasyland at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California.
What happens to the Grand Floridian gingerbread house at the end of Christmas?
A. It gets tossed in the trash
B. It gets donated
C. It gets feed to honey bees
It gets feed to honey bees
At the end of the holiday season, Disney deconstructs the gingerbread house and sends the edible parts for composting while feeding the sugary wooden frames to local honeybees.
How many hotel rooms are there in total at Walt Disney world?
A. 35,000
B. 37,000
C. 40,000
37,000
Located next to Tokyo Disneyland, what is the name of the exclusive, maritime-themed Disney park that has no direct clone anywhere else in the world?
A. Tokyo DisneySea
B. Disney Ocean World
C. Shanghai Port Magic
Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the most intricately themed parks in the world.