Disney Fun Facts

[tiggerguy]

In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs the handsome prince had no actual name other than "Prince"

[tiggerguy]

The word "Muppet" is a combination of "marionette" and "puppet"

[tiggerguy]

Disney Channel was originally on from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Only 18 hours a day.

[NC_WDW_Daddy]

The Contemporary and Poly, while modularly designed, were never intended to be "taken apart" for refurbs.

[tiggerguy]

in The Little Mermaid, Sebastian's full name is Horatio Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian.

[Veritas]

Mickey was almost called Mortimer until Lilly talked Walt out of that idea

[tiggerguy]

The White Witches full title is: Her Imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia, Chateline of Cair Paravel, Empress of the Lone Islands.

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

The park floor of the Magic Kingdom is actually the 2nd floor...but I think quite a number of people already knew that...just another fun fact, though

[20K]

When WED began constructing the props and set dressings throughout 1969 for Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, they simply made two of everything: one set for Anaheim, and one set for the Magic Kingdom. The pieces destined for Florida were then put into storage until the show-building there was ready to be outfitted.


As a result, the Haunted Mansion was one of - if not the - first attraction completed in the run-up to October 1971.

[tiggerguy]

Walt Disney first considered making Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid in the late 1930's

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

Walt Disney only attended one year of high school

[tiggerguy]

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

[tiggerguy]

In the Shark Reef at Typhoon Lagoon, guests can snorkel alongside live fish and sharks.

[tiggerguy]

The Walt Disney Company invented the "multiplane camera" to add depth to animated films via painted backgrounds on multiple layers of glass.

[tiggerguy]

Most Disney Channel original movies run 95 - 105 minutes long.