Do You Know the Weirdest Facts About Disney Parks?

What secret design element can be found all over Disney World?

Fleur de Lis

Florida orange

Mickey Mouse heads

If you look closely, you'll find thousands of Mickey Mouse heads all throughout Disney World. They're also in the surrounding resorts.

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How do employees get from place to place in the Disney World?

Hovercraft

Canals

Secret tunnels

Any crazy Disney fan knows that there are secret tunnels underneath the parks of Disney World. These help employees to get from place to place undetected.

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True or false: People try to spread the ashes of their loved ones in Disney parks.

True

It's true that people try to spread the ashes of their loved ones in Disney parks. This is seriously illegal.

False

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The Presidential Seal in the Hall of Presidents was approved by _____ .

Congress

The US Congress had to approve of the Presidential Seal. There are only three like it in the country: The Oval Office, hall of the Liberty Bell, and the Hall of Presidents.

The French President

No one in government

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How is Cinderella's Castle made to look bigger than it is?

The trees around it are super tall.

The colors make it look bigger.

The windows are really small.

Cinderella's Castle is a lot smaller than it appears. The windows and bricks are smaller to create an optical illusion.

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How big is Walt Disney World?

10 square miles

20 square miles

50 square miles

Walt Disney World is actually on a 50 square mile plot of land. It's not a Small World, after all.

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Which of these was almost in Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom?

Beastly Kingdom

Beastly Kingdom was almost a part of Animal Kingdom. It was going to be dedicated to mythical animals.

Bird Land

The Reptile Retreat

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You'll find a trash can every _____ steps in a Disney park.

30

You can easily find a trash can within every 30 steps in the park. This helps to keep it pristine and clean.

100

150

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Which of these was almost in the World Showcase?

Israel

Equatorial Africa

Spain

All of the above

Israel, Equatorial Africa and Spain were almost represented in the World Showcase. This is according to the 1982 book Epcot Center: A Pictorial Souvenir.

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True or false: The Magic Kingdom's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction is haunted.

True

It's true that the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is haunted. An imagineer named George was killed there during the building of the ride.

False

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The "Tree of Life" in the Animal Kingdom is actually ______ .

A septic tank

An old car

An oil rig

Turns out the "Tree of Life" in the Animal Kingdom is actually an oil rig. It stands 14 stories high.

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Where is there a secret suite?

Peter Pan's Flight

At the tip of the Matterhorn

In Cinderella's Castle

There is a secret suite inside Cinderella's Castle. You cannot book it online, as it's only used for promotional giveaways.

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On Main Street, what is fake?

The water

The food

The US flag

On Main Street, there's a good chance that the US flag that you're seeing is not real. That's so they don't have to take it down at night!

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Where is the only uncultivated lawn in a Disney park?

Tomorrowland

Splash Mountain

The Haunted Mansion

Traditionally, the lawn surrounding the Haunted Mansion is allowed to grow and die as it chooses. Nowhere else in the park is it like this.

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Which of these is hidden in the Matterhorn?

Basketball court

Hidden in the upper third of the Matterhorn ride at Disneyland there is a basketball court. The employees use this to have a game or two.

Football field

Miniature golf

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What does Disney never sell?

Gum

What you'll never found sold in a Disney park is chewing gum. That's because they don't want it to end up on the pavement!

Chocolate

Pain medication

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How much did Walt spend on the land for Disney World in Florida?

$5 million

Disney spent a measly $5 million on the land for Disney World. When he bought it, it was just Florida swampland.

$20 million

$100 million

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True or false: The Epcot World Showcase is filled to capacity?

True

False

It's false that the World Showcase is filled to capacity. In fact, there's room for 8 more countries.

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Epcot's American Pavilion US flag comes from where?

Main Street, Illinois

The White House

9/11/2001

The American flag at the American Pavilion at Epcot center was pulled from the rubble of 9/11/2001. Now, that's pretty amazing!

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Disney purchases the most _____ each year.

Chocolate

French fries

Explosives

Disney is responsible for purchasing more explosives each year than any other entity in the US. That's excluding the Department of Defense.

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In Disney's Tomorrowland, all the plants are ______ .

Fake

Dangerous

Edible

In California's Tomorrowland, all the plants are actually edible. (Please do not test this fact for yourself.)

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What's the most popular Disney souvenir of all time?

Disney sweatshirts

Disney sunglasses

Mouse ears

The traditional mouse ears are the most popular souvenir of all time.

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True or false: Some teacups spin faster than others.

True

It's true that some teacups on the Mad Tea Party ride are faster than others. In California, it's the purple one and the orange one with diamond shapes on it.

False

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What is used to emit fragrance in Disney parks?

Exhaust pipes

Smellitizers

Devices called Smellitizers are used to emit pleasant fragrances in Disney parks. Scents in certain areas are meant to match their surroundings. Main Street USA smells like freshly baked cookies.

Perfume bottles

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What was Epcot originally intended for?

A space station

Residential living

Epcot center was originally intended for residential living. The community was to house 20,000 residents.

A hospital

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At the Haunted Mansion, there is a _____ .

Pet Cemetery

Okay, it's a fake pet cemetery, but it's still there! Mr. Toad has his own gravestone.

Waterslide

Gas station

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What's the name of the wooden leg in Frontierland?

Georgio

Wilhelm

Smith

There's an actual wooden leg in Frontierland named Smith. Here's a quote from Mary Poppins: Bert says, "I knew a man with a wooden leg named Smith," and Uncle Albert responds, "What’s the name of his other leg?”

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