History
What was Disneyland's opening year?
A. 1950
B. 1955
C. 1960
1955
Disneyland Park opened to the public on Monday, July 18, 1955 at 10 a.m. By 2 o’clock in the morning, people were already lining up outside the park’s gates. The first person to buy a ticket and enter the park was David MacPherson. He got admission ticket number two, as Roy O. Disney arranged to pre-purchase ticket number one.
What is the most ridden attraction in the park?
A. Hunted Mansion
B. Space Mountain
C. Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean
Classic high-capacity dark and boat rides like It's a Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean put through the largest raw numbers of guests on a daily basis.
What was the cost of admission on opening day?
A. $.50 cents
B. $1 dollar
C. $2 dollars
$1 Dollar
On opening day at Disneyland (July 17, 1955), the admission price was $1.00 for adults. Individual rides required separate fees or coupons.
How many lands are in Disneyland park?
A. 9
B. 5
C. 2
9
When did Disney California Adventures first open?
A. 2001
B. 2005
C. 2007
2001
Disney California Adventure (DCA) officially opened on February 8, 2001.
What year was tomorrow land supposed to represent in 1955?
A. 1986
B. 1996
C. 2010
1986
Disneyland's original Tomorrowland in 1955 was set to represent the year 1986, predicting life 31 years into the future. Walt Disney designed the area around ideas like the Atomic Age, space exploration, and futuristic transit.
What is the fastest Space Mountain has ever gone?
A. 25 m/h
B. 30 m/h
C. 40 m/h
30 m/h
Despite the modest maximum speed, the coaster feels much faster than it actually is due to several design elements like total darkness, tight turns and drops and sensory effects.
How many tree houses are there in Disneyland?
A. 1
B. 5
C. None
1
Located in Adventureland, this 80-foot-tall walk-through attraction is built into a giant man-made tree. It features detailed rooms like a kitchen, dining room, mother's music den, young sons' nature room, and a teenage daughter's astronomy loft.
Which land do guests get pushed towards after a parade?
A. Adventureland
B. Main Street
C. Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland
Cast members use crowd-control ropes and directions to route people toward Tomorrowland.
What was the name of Mickey's Fun Wheel before it was Mickey's?
A. The Mouse Wheel
B. The Sun Wheel
C. The Moon Wheel
The Sun Wheel
Mickey's Fun Wheel was originally known as the Sun Wheel when it opened at Disney California Adventure in 2001.
Which of the following original themed lands was NOT part of Disneyland on opening day in 1955?
A. Tomorrowland
B. Frontierland
C. New Orleans Square
New Orleans Square
New Orleans Square did not open until 1966, becoming Disneyland's first major new themed land addition.
According to the Ghost Host, how many "happy haunts" reside inside the Haunted Mansion?
A. 1,001
B. 999
C. 13
999
The Ghost Host famously notes that there are 999 happy haunts living in the mansion, "but there's room for a thousand. Any volunteers?"
How many flowers does it take to create the mickey before Main Street?
A. 500
B. 1,000
C. 7,000
7,000
The classic Floral Mickey display at the entrance to Disneyland (located just before Main Street, U.S.A. beneath the railroad station) typically uses around 4,500 plants for Mickey's face alone, plus roughly 1,900 to 2,500 plants (or about 2,000–3,600 depending on the season) for the surrounding floral scrolls and filigrees, totaling around 7,000 to 9,000 plants/flowers per replanting.
Which land grows edible plants?
A. Tomorrowland
B. Frontierland
C. Fantasyland
Tomorrowland
Imagineers designed the land with an "agrifuture" or sustainable future theme, incorporating food-producing plants directly into everyday planters and gardens. You can find herbs, greens, and fruit/vegetable plants such as kale, artichokes, tomatoes, parsley, cabbage, rosemary, strawberries, avocados, and citrus trees.
What was there before DCA?
A. Empty Land
B. Old Rides
C. Parking Lot
Parking Lot
When was the bridge in front of the castle lowered for the second time?
A. 1980
B. 1983
C. 1985
1983
How many attractions were there on opening day?
A. 5
B. 26
C. 33
33
What is the distance of the Disneyland Railroad?
A. 1.2 miles
B. 1.5 miles
C. 1.7 miles
1.2 miles
The Disneyland Railroad route is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long. About 18 to 20 minutes for a complete round trip.
What is the largest land?
A. Fantasyland
B. Tomorrowland
C. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Spans 14 acres (making it the largest single-themed land expansion in Disney Parks history).
How tall is the Tower of Terror?
A. 199 feet
B. 200 feet
C. 259 feet
199 feet
What was Disneyland's name when it was located in Burbank?
A. Mickey's Club House
B. Mickey and Friends Park
C. Mickey Mouse Park
Mickey Mouse Park
Disneyland was originally called Mickey Mouse Park when it was planned for a small site in Burbank across from the Walt Disney Studios. Walt Disney's vision outgrew the small 16-acre space, and the Burbank City Council rejected the project due to concerns over crowds, traffic, and a "carnival atmosphere".
When the Jungle Cruise first opened on July 17, 1955, how was the ride originally presented to guests?
A. As a serious, realistic wildlife expedition with a straight-faced narration
B. As a comedic, joke-filled spoof of adventure films
C. As a musical boat ride featuring singing animatronic birds
As a serious, realistic wildlife expedition with a straight-faced narration
Pirates of the Caribbean was the last attraction personally supervised by Walt Disney before his death. In what year did it officially open in Disneyland?
A. 1965
B. 1967
C. 1971
1967
Pirates of the Caribbean opened in March 1967, just a few months after Walt Disney passed away in December 1966.
Which land has only 4 attractions?
A. Adventureland
B. Frontierland
C. Fantasyland
Adventureland
What structure was above the entrance of the park before the refurbishment?
A. Giant Mickey
B. Golden Gate Bridge
C. Nothing
Golden Gate Bridge
Before the major park refurbishment completed in 2011/2012, a stylized, cartoonish model of the Golden Gate Bridge spanned directly above the main entrance of Disney California Adventure (DCA).