In February 1986, an additional 150 rooms were added to Disney World's Golf Resort and its name was changed to the
Disney Inn.
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In February 1986, an additional 150 rooms were added to Disney World's Golf Resort and its name was changed to the
Disney Inn.
Between 1940 and 1941, the Gillette Safety Razor Company issued paper masks of characters from Disney's Pinocchio as part of a special promotion.
The tank used in Epcot's The Living Seas holds 5.7 million gallons of saltwater ... making it the largest saltwater tank in the world!
In 1934 the Encyclopedia Britannica gave Mickey Mouse his own entry.
Brian...no tidbit for today? :(
Yes, I have heard that before. It is unbelieveably cool. At I am sure that isn't even the tip of the iceburg as far as possibilities go.:musa: :mickey:Quote:
Originally Posted by tiggerguy
Nope I took the day off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mandabella
Tomorrowland's Carousel of Progress was updated in 1994 and renamed Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress.
In the early days of Disneyland, the park had pay toilets. It was believed that people expected to pay for restrooms because they were supposedly cleaner. Walt put an end to pay toilets ... and insisted they be kept spotless
Walt Disney personally selected Richard Fleischer (son of his old competitor in animation, Max Fleischer) to direct the live-action film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
A golden spike marks the original center of Disneyland before Critter Country or Mickey's Toontown were addedjust beneath Sleeping Beauty's Castle.
Don Iwerks (the son of legendary Disney animator Ub Iwerks) is the co-founder of Iwerks Entertainment. He has been associated with many accomplishments, including the 360-degree CircleVision camera and projection systems that he worked on with his father. Don's department designed and manufactured hundreds of unique film projection systems for Disney theme parks and also worked on developing the projection systems for Disney's Star Tours simulator.
“ I won't play down to children, and I won't patronize them.”
-Walt Disney
Disney's Shades of Green Resort was sold outright to the U.S. Military in 1996.
It took more than 650 Walt Disney Imagineers more than 350,000 hours (the equivalent of 40 years of time) to develop Epcot's Mission: Space.