Walt Disney

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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


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