Random WDW Info - I Never Knew!

[Brian_WDW74]

Our bus driver one night was very talkactive and had us play Disney Trivia with him. One of the things he said: Walt Disney was actually afraid of mice! How ironic!

Not true. When Walt was a young animator in Kansas City, on the verge of bankruptcy and living in the Laugh-O-Gram Studios office, he always made sure to share his food with the brown mice that lived in the building. He even named one of them: Mortimer.

For the remainder of his life, he refused to allow exterminators into his home to kill any mice that might be there.

 

[GemmaPixie]

Not true. When Walt was a young animator in Kansas City, on the verge of bankruptcy and living in the Laugh-O-Gram Studios office, he always made sure to share his food with the brown mice that lived in the building. He even named one of them: Mortimer.

For the remainder of his life, he refused to allow exterminators into his home to kill any mice that might be there.

What a nice dude...

 

[MissRoseRed]

Last year I was hanging out in the First Aid station (got bit by something) and the guard there had all kinds of interesting info on the size of the world and how the "population" swells at certain times. He also said that WDW is larger than our state (RI) -- no wonder my feet always hurt so much at the end of the day!

I think I wrote down some of the other facts... they must be around here somewhere...

 

[Belle's Mom Tink]

Subscribing!! I love all these little fun facts!

 

[belleandthebeast]

Subscribing so I can find it later. And so I can see only 27 days until I leave.

 

[Spectro is #1]

I've been wondering about those big baobob trees in Africa in Animal Kingdom. I saw one near the entrance to the safari, and also along the safari route. They look like they are upside down, with roots up in the air.

One of the cast members said they are real and Disney brought them all the way from Africa and planted them. But later I read something online that said they are artificial. I am wondering which is true? If they brought them from Africa, wouldn't there be the worry of bringing in disease or insect infestation to Florida?

I also noticed the unusual sausage tree by the shops in Africa, which I was told is also real. I think this is true because I remember seeing one in Cypress Gardens in their botanical gardens.

There is only one real bao tree. it is the large one in Harambe. All the others are Disney made.

 

[Spectro is #1]

Last year I was hanging out in the First Aid station (got bit by something) and the guard there had all kinds of interesting info on the size of the world and how the "population" swells at certain times. He also said that WDW is larger than our state (RI) -- no wonder my feet always hurt so much at the end of the day!

I think I wrote down some of the other facts... they must be around here somewhere...

Don't believe everything you hear from cast members. RI is 2000sq miles. WDW is listed at 47 BIG Difference. WDW is shrinking as they have been selling off land since it opened in 71.

Although more people do visit the Magic Kingdom in a year than live in your state.

RI Population, 2006 estimate 1,067,610

Magic Kingdom est. in 2006 16.64 million

 

[Spectro is #1]

I think it would be a lot harder to find a male who is small enough to do this than a female! Those must be some small men!

Micky along with a lot of the smaller characters are woman because the costumes are the same size the the cast member must fit into it. This is so they will all be the same size.

 

[GemmaPixie]

Micky along with a lot of the smaller characters are woman because the costumes are the same size the the cast member must fit into it. This is so they will all be the same size.

Princess was talking about being Tinkerbell, not the masked characters.

 

[ellyn2000]

From our "captain" on the MK Fireworks cruise some years ago: There are only 7 "water bridges" in the world.(bridges which carry water instead of bridging over water) WDW owns 5 of them. You drive under one just before the entrance to Contemporary.

 

[Disneenut]

Some Facts About IllumiNations

$35,000 is spent on fireworks each night for IllumiNations at Epcot.

2,800 shells are used for each show

Over 26,000 ft of lights outline the World Showcase pavilions.

The Earth Globe is a 28 ft diameter sphere, which rotates on a 350-ton floating island that houses six computer processors, 258 strobe lights and an infrared guidance system.

The Earth Globe is the world's first spherical video display system, wrapped in 180,000 LEDs.

Don't believe everything you hear from cast members. RI is 2000sq miles. WDW is listed at 47 BIG Difference. WDW is shrinking as they have been selling off land since it opened in 71.

The Walt Disney World Resort is located on a 46 square mile site, yet only 7,100 acres are developed.

Things that make you go hmmmm?

OK thats all i got for now. Gotta run.

 

[Conan the Librarian]

I watched a Discovey Channel show about the World which included a section on the building of AK. According to the imagineer who was interview those trees are trimmed southern oaks. disney had / has a hugh tree/plant farm on the premesis in which they excelerated growth of the plants which the utilized in building AK.

They are talking about the 'Acacia trees' in that show, not the Baobab. The smaller trees around the savannah that look like umbrellas.

 

[micknpluto]

this is one of my fav threads!!!

 

[KatyTheFairyPrincess]

Just read through all 37 pages! In one sitting!

It official... I have no life. (LOL sounds like a tag-fairy tag!)

 

[tinkerbelle22]

Subscribing

These are great!

 

[Disneenut]

Just read through all 37 pages! In one sitting!

It official... I have no life. (LOL sounds like a tag-fairy tag!)

TO THE CLUB!

 

[CarolinesMom]

Here's my morsel of Disney Trivia. The MK resorts are themed to match the park itself.
The Poly = Adventureland
WL= Frontier Land
GF= Main Street
CR= Tomorrowland

And for the ongoing Tinkerbell / Tinkerbill debate, I borrowed this pic from another site:

You can draw your own conclusions.

 

[Disneenut]

And for the ongoing Tinkerbell / Tinkerbill debate, I borrowed this pic from another site:

Not this debate again..

I am going to say it again.. Tink CAN fly! DUH!

Epcot Facts

On Oct. 1, 1978, Card Walker, then president of Walt Disney Productions, revealed plans for Epcot, a theme park inspired by Walt's philosophies

Groundbreaking for the construction of EPCOT began not far from the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1979. At the time, it was the largest construction project in the entire United States . And yes, that's right.... believe it or not, it took exactly three years to the day to clear the land and build the entire infrastructure for Future World and World Showcase, including all of the attractions, restaurants, shops and gardens!

It took nearly 3,000 designers and 4,000 construction workers to complete "Phase 1" of the theme park. Think they had to move around a little dirt? You bet - try about 54,000,000 cubic feet. That's how much earth was moved during this initial construction phase!

During the entire three year span that it took to complete the project, a total of more than 10,000 workers from 18 labor unions, as well as 22 General Contractors and 500 subcontractors participated in the construction.

Spaceship Earth
In the scene at the top where the moon is showing, you may see a lift, which is used to get Mickey or others to the top of Spaceship Earth outside for special events or movie shoots.

 

[GemmaPixie]

Here's my morsel of Disney Trivia. The MK resorts are themed to match the park itself.
The Poly = Adventureland
WL= Frontier Land
GF= Main Street
CR= Tomorrowland

And for the ongoing Tinkerbell / Tinkerbill debate, I borrowed this pic from another site:

You can draw your own conclusions.

That is deffo a man!! HE HAS A MOUSTACHE!!

 

[Spectro is #1]

anyone have a picture of this??

i love this board, keep em comming!

There is a hidden tink exiting BTMRR.
Buy the Hidden Mickey Book edition 3 for the exact location.
(I never miss an opratunity to pimp out Steve's book)