Walt Disney
What state, according to Walt Disney, was America's Lost Frontier?
Alaska
When Disneyland First opened in 1955 who bought the very first admission ticket at a cost of $1 ?
Walt's Brother Roy
Who was Walt Disney named after?
Walter Parr, the Disney family minister
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"
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
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."
How old was Walt Disney when he joined the Red Cross so he could do his part for the war effort in World War 1?
16
In What year was Walt Disney born?
1901
In what year's world fair did Walt Disney create 'The Carousel of Progess'?
1964
In what year was Walt Disney the Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena?
1966
What anniversary did Walt and Lillian Disney celebrate on the Mark Twain?
30th
How old was Walt Disney on the day that Song of the South premiered in Atlanta, Georgia?
44
How old was Walt Disney when Disneyland opened?
53
How old was Roy O. Disney when his little brother Walt was born?
8
How old was Walt's Wife Lillian when she died?
98
What brand of vehicle did Walt Disney drive through the Jungle Cruise attraction on one of his television shows prior to Disneyland's opening?
A Nash Rambler
What occupation Did Walt Disney's brother Herbert have?
A Postman
When moving to Hollywood, what was Walt\'s original dream of becomming?
A movie director
Where did Walt Disney get the idea for the animated feature Dumbo?
On the back of a cereal box
WHo designed the statue of Walt and Mickey Mouse called "Partners"?
Blaine Gibson
What was the maiden name of Walt's wife Lillian?
Bounds
Walt Disney had a total of 3 brothers and 1 sister. What are their names?
Brothers Roy, Herbert and Raymond, and a sister Ruth
In what city did Walt Disney discover Annette Funicello?
Burbank
What city was Walt's first choice for a theme park?
Burbank
What was Flora Disney's (Walt's mother's) maiden name?
Call
In What Country was Walt Disney's father Elias born??
Canada
What was the name of the backyard train that Walt Disney had in his Holmby Hills Home?
Carolwood Pacific Railroad
In What city was Walt Disney born?
Chicago
After Walt Disney moved to California he made a movie for a Kansas City Dentist, what was the movie called?
Clara Cleans Her Teeth
Of the 4 Disney brothers, 3 of them were all born in the same month... what month was that?
December
What is the name of Walt Disney's oldest daughter?
Diane
What were the names of Walt's daughters?
Diane and Sharon
What was the name of Walt Disney's sister in law... Roy's wife?
Edna
What is know to be Walt Disney's favorite song from all of his movies?
Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins
In what State were Walt Disney's parents married?
Flordia
What country was Walt Disney sent to during World War I when he joined the Red Cross?
France
What did Walt Disney win his first Academy Award for?
The Silly Symphony Flowers and Trees
Walt Disney's former barn that he used for working on his model railroad is currently open to the public in what national park?
Griffith Park in Los Angeles
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
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 originally had trash cans in the park spaced 25 steps apart. Where did he come up with this number?
He performed an experiment where it took 25 steps for a person to eat a hot dog thus needing to disgard some trash.
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
When Walt Disney moved to California in 1923, what relative did he move in with?
His Uncle Robert
What relative of Walt Disney's co-wrote a biography of him in 1956?
His daughter Diane
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
Who took over for Walt Disney for the voice of Mickey Mouse?
Jim McDonald
On what date were Walt and Lillian Disney married?
July 13, 1925
What was Walt Disney's family dog named and what kind of dog was she?
Lady and she was a poddle
What was the name of the first animation company started by Walt Disney and his brother Roy?
Laugh O Gram Films
What did Walt Disney consider to be America's most important export?
Laughter
In what state did Walt Disney get married?
Lewiston, Idaho
What was the first fairy tale that Walt Disney made a cartoon about?
Little Red Riding Hood
What was the first fairy tale that Walt Disney made a cartoon about? Answer: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
What boyhood town and state gave Walt Disney the original inspiration for Main Street, USA?
Marceline, Missouri
What town inspired Walt Disney's idea of Main Street, USA?
Marceline, Missouri
Where was Walt Disney raised?
Marceline, Missouri
Who drew the 1953 plans of Disneyland for Walt Disney?
Marvin Davis
When Did Disney's MGM Studios Open?
May 1, 1989
Where did Walt Disney go to High School?
McKinley High in Chicago
Who did Walt Disney dedicate: So Dear to My Hear to?
Mel Torme...the writer of the song Country Fair
What name was Walt Originally going to give to Disneyland?
Mickey Mouse Park
What attraction did Walt Disney donate to the town of Marceline, Missouri, after it was removed from Disneyland?
Midget Autopia
What was the first Disney Song released on Sheet Music?
Minnie's Yoo Hoo written by Walt Disney and Carl Stalling
In what US city did Walt Disney record the soundtrack for Steamboat Willie?
New York
Where did Walt Disney go to record the soundtrack for his first Mickey Mouse cartoon?
New York City
What name (first used to describe Franklin D. Roosevelt's Supreme Court) did Walt Disney apply to his key animators in the 1950s?
Nine Old Men
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)
Where did Walt Disney conceive the idea of the mouse?
On a train bound for L.A. from New York
Where did Walt and his wife spend their 30th wedding anniversary?
On the Mark Twain Riverboat
Walt Disney was the first person at the podium to refer to The Academy Award Statuette by this name?
Oscar
Walt Disney was injured and crushed four cervical vertebrae from playing what sport?
Polo
Which President awarded Walt Disney the Presidential Medal of Freedom which is the highest award given to a civilian?
President Lyndon Johnson
What future president joined Walt Disney on July 17, 1955, to host a live telecast of Disneyland's opening day?
Ronald Reagan
What are the names of Walt Disney's 3 Brothers?
Roy Ray and Herb
Which brother got married first? Walt or Roy?
Roy was married first and Walt three months later
How many of Walt's ten grandchildren were born while he was alive?
Seven
What was the name of Walt's daughter who played a small part in his film, 'Johnny Tremain'?
Sharon
WHich one of Walt Disney's daughters was born on New Year's Eve?
Sharon Mae
When Walt Disney won an Oscar for Snow White, who presented him with the award?
Shirley Temple
When Walt Disney was young he had a pet pig. What was this pig's name?
Skinny
Walt always wore a tie tack with the letters STR on it. What did those letters stand for?
Smoke Tree Ranch - One of Walts favorite vacation spots
What project was referred to as "Walt's Folly"?
Smow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What Full Length Animated Feature did Walt Disney win a special award for screen innovation?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
According to Walt Disney what did he believe to be the secret of Mickey Mouse's popularity?
That he was so human
What Disneyland attraction was based on one of Walt's favorite hobbies?
The Disneyland Railroad
Walt Disney introduced the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction to television audiences in which episode of his program?
The Disneyland Tenth Anniversary Show
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)
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
What was the name of the Art School Walt Disney attended as a child?
The Kansas City Art Institute
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 Theatre
What medal did President Lyndon B Johnson present to Walt Disney?
The Presidential Medal of Freedom
When Walt came to Hollywood, what was his original goal?
To be a director of live action movies
What was Walt Disney's First Live Action Film?
Treasure Island
What town is home to the first school named for Walt Disney?
Tullytown, Pennsylvania
What four youngsters did Walt Disney hire for the Alice Comedies to play the little girl in Cartoonland?
Virginia Davis, Margie Gay, Dawn O'Day, Lois Hardwick
What was the Imagineering Division of Disney orginally called?
WED Enterprises
How old were Walt and Roy DIsney when Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie?
Walt 26, Roy 35
Who was born this day December 5, 1901?
Walt Disney
Who provided the voice for Minnie Mouse in Steamboat Willie?
Walt Disney Himself
What two men wrote the song: "Minnie's Yoo Hoo"?
Walt Disney and Carl Stalling
