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How did Walt’s Brother Roy propose to his wife Edna?

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By Telegram

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Who is the man that supplied the synthesized voice for the Main Street Electrical Parade from 1979 to 1991?

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Jack Wagner

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What are the names of Walt Disney’s 3 Brothers?

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Roy Ray and Herb

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When Walt Disney World opened in October of 1971, who gave the opening day speech?

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Roy Disney

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What is the only Disney Attraction to be in 4 different lands in the 4 different parks throughout the world? and name the lands.

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The Haunted Mansion. In WDW’s Magic Kingdom it is in Liberty Square, In Tokyo Disneyland it is in Fantasyland, In Disneyland California it is in New Orleans Square, and in Disneyland Paris it is in Frontierland

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In which park’s Fantasyland will you find the attraction, “Alice’s Curious Labyrinth”?

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Disneyland Paris

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What Country made Goofy their Official Olympic Mascot in 1980?

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France

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What Attraction opened in Tokyo Disneyland in 1997, which is a revised version of “Honey I Shrunk the Audience”?

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Microadventure

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What was the first Disney Song released on Sheet Music?

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Minnie’s Yoo Hoo written by Walt Disney and Carl Stalling

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What is the order (From Lowest to the Highest) of the 4 Disney Castles located in WDW, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disneyland?

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Disneyland’s Sleeping beauty Castle: 77 Feet Disneyland Paris’ Sleeping Beauty Castle: 148 Feet Walt Disney World’s Cinderella Castle: 180 Feet Tokyo Disneyland’s Cinderella Castle 185 Feet

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Who wrote the Mickey Mouse March Song?

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Jim Dodd

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How tall is the Guitar in front of the Rockin Roller Coaster at MGM Studios?

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40 Feet

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What is the name of the program encouraging Disney employees to contribute their ideas to the company?

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I Have an Idea

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Who voiced the famous “Ghost Host” at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion as well as Ludwig Von Drake?

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Paul Frees

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In which theme park is the Haunted Mansion located in Fantasyland?

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Tokyo DIsneyland

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What was the first roller coaster in a Disney theme park with an inversion (To go upside Down)?

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Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril at Disneyland Paris, which opened in 1993

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What kind of Pets does Stanley from Disney Channel have?

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A cat, a dog and a fish

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What Disney character is the mascot of the Environment?

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Jiminy Cricket

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In what year was the first Mickey Mouse Watch made and what company made it?

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1933 By Ingersoll

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What was the theme song of the original 1930s Mickey Mouse Clubs?

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Minnie’s Yoo Hoo

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What US State has their state song sung to the tune of Baby Mine from Dumbo?

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Illinois

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What is the name of the 100 year old Alligator in the Jungle Cruise attraction?

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Old Smiley

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At Disneyland Paris, the park?s famous Sleeping Beauty Castle is known by what name?

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Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant

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What was the fourth Disney theme park to open in the world?

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Tokyo Disneyland

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What is the name of the new singing sensation to appear in their own show on Playhouse Disney and what color is represented by each member of the group?

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The Wiggles with the colors: Yellow, Red, Blue and Purple

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What is the name of the architectural trick used by Disney designers to make the buildings appear taller than they really are?

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Forced Perspective

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On what night of the week did the Disneyland Park television series first air on ABC?

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Wednesday

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At what Disney Park can you find Le Ch?teau de la Belle au Bois Dormant and what is it?

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It is Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in Disneyland Paris

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What popular animated series owned by Disney includes the categories Multiplication Rock, American Rock, Grammar Rock and Money Rock?

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Schoolhouse Rock

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Who designed the Mickey Mouse Club Ears?

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Roy WIlliams

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What actor originally played the role of Maurice in the Broadway version of Beauty & the Beast?

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Tom Bosley

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What is the name of the town where Tokyo Disneyland is built?

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Urayasu

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Who christened the Disney Cruise ships Disney Magic and Disney Wonder?

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The Disney Magic was christened by Patricia Disney (Roy E. Disney’s Wife) and the Disney Wonder was christened by Tinker Bell.

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What special day was observed every Friday on the Mickey Mouse Club?

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Talent Roundup Day

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What was Disney’s very first Television program and what year did it debut?

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One Hour in WOnderland in 1950

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What was the name of the Disney show that contained the following animated series, Duck Tales, Tail Spin, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers and Gummi Bears that aired during the early to mid 90’s?

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The Disney Afternoon

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Who was always responsible for ringing the gong for the Mickey Mouse Club?

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Donald Duck

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What actress did Walt Disney discover at an amateur contest in Burbank California?

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Annette Funicello

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What Disney Character said the following line: “Enough Is As Good As A Feast”?

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Mary Poppins

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The “Disney Archives” were founded in 1970. Who founded them?

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Dave Smith

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What female relative of Donald Duck had her own comic book series?

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Grandma Duck

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How does the following line end” “Who’s the leader of the club that’s……”?

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Made for you and me

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In what land is Disney’s Haunted Mansion found in all of the parks?

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Walt Disney World: Liberty Square. Disneyland: New Orleans Square. Tokyo Disneyland: Fantasyland. Disneyland Paris: Frontierland

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What Disney artist was once known as “the hand behind the mouse”?

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Ub Iwerks

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Which Disney character is featured on the money in Disney Monopoly?

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Scrooge McDuck

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Who hosts the DVD menu on The Lion King Special Edition DVD?

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Zazu

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For how many years did the Disney Company ban theme park employees from having mustaches until it was lifted?

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43 Years

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Who is the founder of the Disney University?

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Van France

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Where did most of the money come for Walt Disney to build the Burbank Studio?

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He got the money form the profits of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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What is in place of Water Works and Electric Company in the Disney version of Monopoly?<

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Magic Wand and Pixie Dust

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Who were the two sponsors for It’s A Small World at the 1964 New York World’s Fair?

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Pepsi-Cola and UNICEF

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When Disney first invested into the California Angels, what percentage of the team did they buy from Gene Autry?

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25 Percent

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In what Disney Theme Park can you find and area named Adventure Isle?

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Disneyland Paris

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In the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, the Carousel of Progess was know by a different name. By what name was it referred to as?

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General Electric’s Progressland

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When the Mickey Mouse Club first aired in 1955 how many Mouseketeers made up the original cast?

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24

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What was the Imagineering Division of Disney orginally called?

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WED Enterprises

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In the 1950’s Disney had a food division which sold Donald Duck Cola, what company marketed this item for Disney?

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General Beverages Inc.

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What country (other than France) was one of two final choice for the location of Euro Disney to be built?

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Spain

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In what year did the town of Celebration Florida establish itself as a community?

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1994

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What was the title of the Mickey Mouse Club serial that helped kids plan their careers?

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What I Want To Be

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Who was the author of the book The Swiss Family Robinson?

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Johann Wyss

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In the Disney Edition of Monopoly what are the names of the two powers in place of Water Works and Electric Company?

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Magic Wand and Pixie Dust

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What is the name of the Dixieland Jazz combo made up of Disney Studio personnel?

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The Firehouse Five Plus Two

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During its first season, was the original Mickey Mouse Club series on for an hour or a half hour?

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1 Hour

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What is the name of the school created at Disneyland in 1962 to train new Cast Members?

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The Disney University

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What is the name of the island on which the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is located?

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Lantau Island

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What division of the Walt Disney Company is generally responsible for the creative design of the Disney theme parks?

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Walt Disney Imagineering

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What division of the Walt Disney Company is generally responsible for the creative design of the Disney theme parks?

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Walt Disney Imagineering

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How many years did Michael Eisner serve as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company?

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21

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In what state was the Walt Disney Company reincorporated in 1987?

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Delaware

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What year did Walt Disney Productions become the Walt Disney Company?

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1986

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What year was Dick Van Dyke named a Disney Legend?

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1998

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Inside which Disney theme park will you find ?Scuttle?s Scooters?, ?Caravan Carousel?, and the ?Aquatopia??

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Tokyo Disney Sea

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The Walt Disney Company recently announced the acquisition of what company based in Emeryville, California?

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Pixar

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What Disney Legend was quoted as saying, “Liking the guests is the key to everything we do”?

A

John Hench

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Which aircraft company occupied space on the Disney Studio lot during World War II?

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Lockheed

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What was the original name given to Circle Vision 360 for film viewing in Disney Parks?

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Circarama

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In what year did the first Walt Disney World Marathon take place?

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1994

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Which Disney Cruise Line ship sailed first: the Disney Magic or the Disney Wonder?

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The Disney Magic

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In what year did the town of Celebration, Florida establish itself as a community?

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1994

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When the Mickey Mouse Club first aired in 1955, how many Mouseketeers made up the original cast?

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24

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The term Audio-Animatronics was used first in association with which attraction?

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Nature’s Wonderland

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What year did the Walt Disney World College Program begin?

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1981

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What is the name of Disney’s private island, which is where each cruise leads to?

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Cataway Cay

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What year was The Walt Disney Company started?

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1923

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What major aircraft company occupied space on the Disney Studio lot during World War II?

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Lockheed

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Who did the Disney Company purchase a portion of the California Angels from?

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Gene Autry

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In what year were Disney Dollars first used?

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1987

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What special color Disney Cruise Line receive special permission to color their lifeboats?

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Yellow

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What year was Julie Andrews inducted as a Disney Legend?

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1991

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Of the 4 Disney brothers, 3 of them were all born in the same month… what month was that?

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December

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In what city is the Walt Disney Family Museum found?

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San Francisco

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Who was the first Disney Legend inductee?

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Fred Macmurray

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Who was the first Disney Legend inductee?

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Fred Macmurray

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Which of Disney’s Nine Old Men directed programs depicting manned space exploration?

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Ward Kimball

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The first Disney postage stamp was issued in 1968. How much did it cost?

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6 cents

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What year did Tim Allen become a Disney Legend?

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1999

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What character is Disney’s mascot of the Environment?

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Jiminy Cricket

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On the Mickey Mouse Club, which day of the week was Fun With Music Day?

A

Mondays

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In which country did Cirque du Soleil originate?

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Canada

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Where is The Encounter Restaurant, designed in part by Walt Disney Imagineering?

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Los Angeles International Airport

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Who won the first Disney Legends award in 1987?

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Fred MacMurray

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What image is featured on the reverse side of the original $5 Disney Dollar, released in 1987?

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A Steamboat

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Which of the Seven Dwarfs holds up the peak of the roof facade of the Team Disney Building on the Studio Lot in Burbank?

A

Dopey

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After Chicago, which city was scheduled to have the next DisneyQuest but it was never built?

A

Philadelphia

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What toy company did Disney save from bankruptcy in the mid-1930s?

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Lionel

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On the Mickey Mouse Club, which day of the week was Fun With Music Day?

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Monday

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What was the original name given to the Disney Imagineering Division?

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WED Enterprises

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When was the first issue of Walt Disney Comics released?

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Oct-40

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In what year did the Walt Disney Company begin being traded on the New York Stock Exchange?

A

1940

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What company produced the first Disney phonograph record?

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RCA Victor

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What was the name of the Time Magazine July 29, 1957 article that centered around the success of the Disney Company?

A

How to Make a Buck

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What was the name of the Mickey Mouse Club series that starred Annette Funicello?

A

Annette

114
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What year did the first Mickey Mouse doll debut?

A

1930

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What Golfer won the the first championship at the inaugural 1971 Walt Disney World Open Invitational?

A

Jack Nicklaus

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The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC on the same exact day of what other children show premier on CBS?

A

Captain Kangaroo

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What nickname was given to Roy Williams, the creator of the Mouseketeers for the Mickey Mouse Club?

A

Big Mooseketeer