Walt Disney Flashcards
Disney Trivia
Walt Disney:
What are the names of Walt Disney’s 3 Brothers?
Roy Ray and Herb
Walt Disney:
What was the first fairy tale that Walt Disney made a cartoon about? Answer: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Walt Disney:
In Downtown Disney in WDW there is a restaurant on aboat named Fulton’s Crab House, what was it called before that?
The Empress Lily (named after Walt’s Wife)
Walt Disney:
What was Walt Disney’s First Live Action Film?
Treasure Island
Walt Disney:
The very first cartoons created by Walt Disney were a series of shorts for a theater in Kansas City, Missouri. What was the name of the theater?
The Newman Theater
Walt Disney:
When Disneyland First opened in 1955 who bought the very first admission ticket at a cost of $1 ?
Walt’s Brother Roy
Walt Disney:
What was the first Disney Song released on Sheet Music?
Minnie’s Yoo Hoo written by Walt Disney and Carl Stalling
Walt Disney:
What was the quote that Walt Disney used in the dedication of Disneyland’s Fantasyland?
“Fantasyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart; to those who believe that when you wish upon a star, your dreams do come true.”
Walt Disney:
What did Walt Disney win his first Academy Award for?
The Silly Symphony Flowers and Trees
Walt Disney:
In What Country was Walt Disney’s father Elias born??
Canada
Walt Disney:
WHich one of Walt Disney’s daughters was born on New Year’s Eve?
Sharon Mae
Walt Disney:
Who drew the 1953 plans of Disneyland for Walt Disney?
Marvin Davis
Walt Disney:
What animated feature, created by Walt Disney, was inspired by him playing the lead role in a school play?
Peter Pan
Walt Disney:
What Full Length Animated Feature did Walt Disney win a special award for screen innovation?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walt Disney:
WHo designed the statue of Walt and Mickey Mouse called “Partners”?
Blaine Gibson
Walt Disney:
What relative of Walt Disney’s co-wrote a biography of him in 1956?
His daughter Diane
Walt Disney:
When Walt Disney was young he had a pet pig. What was this pig’s name?
Skinny
Walt Disney:
In what state did Walt Disney get married?
Lewiston, Idaho
Walt Disney:
Where did Walt Disney conceive the idea of the mouse?
On a train bound for L.A. from New York
Walt Disney:
Fow what film did Walt Disney win his last Academy Award for which was also presented after his death?
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Walt Disney:
In what US city did Walt Disney record the soundtrack for Steamboat Willie?
New York
Walt Disney:
When the financial institutes thought Disneyland was a crazy idea and would not give Walt the money for the project where did he get the financing?
He borrowed the money from his personal life insurance policy
Walt Disney:
What town is home to the first school named for Walt Disney?
Tullytown, Pennsylvania
Walt Disney:
In the early days, what item did Walt Disney sell in order to purchase a one-way ticket to Hollywood from Kansas City?
His Camera
Walt Disney:
What medal did President Lyndon B Johnson present to Walt Disney?
The Presidential Medal of Freedom
Walt Disney:
How old was Walt Disney when Disneyland opened?
53
Walt Disney:
What boyhood town and state gave Walt Disney the original inspiration for Main Street, USA?
Marceline, Missouri
Walt Disney:
What was Walt Disney’s family dog named and what kind of dog was she?
Lady and she was a poddle
Walt Disney:
Where did Walt Disney get the idea for the animated feature Dumbo?
On the back of a cereal box
Walt Disney:
What is the name of Walt Disney’s oldest daughter?
Diane
Walt Disney:
Walt Disney had a total of 3 brothers and 1 sister. What are their names?
Brothers Roy, Herbert and Raymond, and a sister Ruth
Walt Disney:
What was the name of Walt Disney’s family dog and what kind of dog was she?
Lady. she was a podle
Walt Disney:
After Walt Disney moved to California he made a movie for a Kansas City Dentist, what was the movie called?
Clara Cleans Her Teeth
Walt Disney:
What was the name of Walt’s daughter who played a small part in his film, ‘Johnny Tremain’?
Sharon
Walt Disney:
What was the name of Walt’s daughter who played a small part in his film, ‘Johnny Tremain’?
Sharon
Walt Disney:
What town and state did Walt Marry Lillian?
Lewiston, Idaho
Walt Disney:
What was the name of the backyard train that Walt Disney had in his Holmby Hills Home?
Carolwood Pacific Railroad
Walt Disney:
Walt Disney was the first person at the podium to refer to The Academy Award Statuette by this name?
Oscar
Walt Disney:
In honor of the memory of Walt Disney, a light is kept burning on the second floor of what Disneyland Building on Main Street?
The Fire Station, where Walt’s apartment was
Walt Disney:
Where did Walt and his wife spend their 30th wedding anniversary?
On the Mark Twain Riverboat
Walt Disney:
What town inspired Walt Disney’s idea of Main Street, USA?
Marceline, Missouri
Walt Disney:
When Walt Disney moved to California in 1923, what relative did he move in with?
His Uncle Robert
Walt Disney:
What occupation Did Walt Disney’s brother Herbert have?
A Postman
Walt Disney:
Where did most of the money come for Walt Disney to build the Burbank Studio?
He got the money form the profits of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walt Disney:
What is know to be Walt Disney’s favorite song from all of his movies?
Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins
Walt Disney:
What was the Imagineering Division of Disney orginally called?
WED Enterprises
Walt Disney:
How old were Walt and Roy DIsney when Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie?
Walt 26, Roy 35
Walt Disney:
Due to Walt Disney’s busy schedule, the animated feature film Fun and Fancy Free marked the debut for whom, as the new voice of Mickey Mouse?
Jim MacDonald
Walt Disney:
How old was Roy O. Disney when his little brother Walt was born?
8
Walt Disney:
In what State were Walt Disney’s parents married?
Florida
Walt Disney:
When did Walt Says his famous saying: ?I only hope we never lose sight of one thing… that it was all started by a mouse.??
October 27, 1954 (when ?The Disneyland Story?, the first episode of Walt?s Disneyland TV series, was broadcast on ABC)
Walt Disney:
In what Idaho town were Walt and Lillian Disney married?
Lewiston, Idaho
Walt Disney:
When Walt came to Hollywood, what was his original goal?
To be a director of live action movies
Walt Disney:
Walt Disney introduced the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction to television audiences in which episode of his program?
The Disneyland Tenth Anniversary Show
Walt Disney:
When Walt was in his early teens he met another boy, and the two did an act together in which they would impersonate Charlie Chaplin. What was the name of the other boy Walt did the act with?
Walter Pfeiffer - The act was called “The Two Walts”
Walt Disney:
What Disneyland attraction was based on one of Walt’s favorite hobbies?
The Disneyland Railroad
Walt Disney:
What was the name of the Art School Walt Disney attended as a child?
The Kansas City Art Institute
Walt Disney:
Where did Walt Disney go to record the soundtrack for his first Mickey Mouse cartoon?
New York City