Disney Fun Facts

[tiggerguy]

The White Witch from "The Chronicles of Narnia" stands seven feet tall.

[N.J.boy@N.C.St.]

The mountain of Expedition Everest stands at exactly 199 feet tall...because, if it were any higher, it would need a light beacon for pilots, ruining the theming of the structure

[tiggerguy]

Seven different video games have been produced based on the movie "Aladdin."

[tiggerguy]

Tim Burton received inspiration for "The Nightmare Before Christmas" when he was shopping and saw Halloween decorations being replaced by a Christmas display.

[tiggerguy]

Pirates of the Caribbean was originally envisioned as a walk-through wax museum at Disneyland.

[Dizisit]

Typhoon Lagoon's main lagoon features the world's largest artificially created waves.

There is/was an abandoned wave-making machine off the shore of the polynesian resort. It was taken off line because of the Polynesian beach erosion it ultimately caused.

[Dizisit]

Walt had the originally shot serene sunset giant squid fight scene in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea reshot in a storm after the original appeared too fake because of the visibility of the cams and gears.

[Dizisit]

X. Atencio became a Disney Songwriter only upon Walt's encouragement that he should be.
As well as Disney Imagineer Blaine Gibson becoming sculptor extraordinaire for the same reason.

[Evilduckqueen]

The name "Simba" is Swahili for Lion

[tiggerguy]

After three years on air, Disney Channel became a 24 hour a day network in December 1986

[tiggerguy]

A 20-foot fake peach was constructed for the filming of "James and the Giant Peach"

[tiggerguy]

The phrase "JIminy Cricket" has been used as an exclamation meaning surprise since 1848

[tiggerguy]

A tale similar to Cinderella is known as "Rashin Coatie" in Scotland.

[tiggerguy]

In 2006, the two billionth guest to visit any Disney Park was hosted at Disneyland

[arielfan316]

Ursula the sea witch is King Triton's sister and Ariel's aunt