Tuesday Trivia - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

The queue of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios features two marble-covered doors.  Each door holds 3,536 multi-colored marbles.  

Tuesday Trivia - Sailing Ship Columbia

The Sailing Ship Columbia was christened at Disneyland on June 14, 1958. The ten-gun, three-masted ship was designed using plans and historical documents to be a full-scale replica of the first ship to carry the American flag around the world.  The ship (with the exception of its' hull which was built at a Long Beach shipyard) was build entirely at Disneyland.  Her creation & addition to the park came about as the result of a conversation between the manager of Frontierland and Walt Disney as they observed the waters of the Rivers of America one day in 1957 - which at that time contained the Mark Twain, two Mike Fink Keel Boats, three Indian War Canoes and two Tom Sawyer Island Rafts.  As the men talked, Walt said, "Look at that, now there's a busy river."  The manager expected a complaint from Walt, but instead was surprised when Walt said, "What we need is another BIG boat!"  

Tuesday Trivia - Pioneer Hall

Pioneer Hall at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, the home of the ever popular "Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue" was constructed using 1,283 hand-fitted logs, shipped by rail, from Montana. 

Tuesday Trivia - Grand Canyon Diorama

Disneyland's Grand Canyon Diorama, the world's longest diorama, situated along the section of track between Disneyland Railroad's Tomorrowland and Main Street, U.S.A. stations, opened in 1958.  At the dedication ceremony, 96 year old Hopi Indian Chief Nevangnewa blessed the trains that would transport visitors past the dramatic scenes.  The Diorama was expanded in 1966 with the addition of Primeval World, taking guests back in time to the age of the dinosaur.  The dinos found in the diorama originally debuted at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, and at its' conclusion, were relocated to Anaheim.  

Tuesday Trivia - Epcot and Hollywood Studios

Did you know that there is a 100 degree temperature difference between the hot & cold rooms within Epcot's Test Track attraction?


Did you know that Beauty & The Beast-Live on Stage premiered at Disney's Hollywood Studios (then known as Disney-MGM Studios) on the same November day in 1991 that the film premiered in theaters?

Tuesday Trivia - Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland, the dark-ride attraction in Disneyland's Fantasyland, inspired of course by the Walt Disney's animated film, is the only such dark-ride to occupy two levels.  When added to the park in 1958, the queue and the "hole that Alice falls down" were located (what was then) behind the neighboring Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.  As guests progress through the attraction, their caterpillar-styled vehicles then proceed to go up and above the Mr. Toad's attraction, coming back out into the open-air for a return trip back to the ground level exit along a curving leaf-shaped, downhill track.

Tuesday Trivia - Dinoland USA

The Boneyard section of Dinoland, U.S.A. at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park was originally designed to include a roller coaster attraction that would have been called, The Excavator.

Tuesday Trivia - Pirates of the Caribbean

Did you know that Pirates of the Caribbean first opened at Disneyland in 1967, and is home to not just swashbuckling pirates, but also a host of creatures from the animal world? Throughout the excursion you'll find fireflies, alligators, crabs, a seagull, cats, dogs, chickens, pigs, a donkey, a goat and parrots?  Did you also know that along your journey, there are 14 boats (not including the attraction vehicles) that are either sunken or afloat?

Tuesday Trivia - Mark Twain Riverboat

Did you know that Disneyland's Mark Twain Riverboat, a July 17, 1955 opening day attraction found in Frontierland, was at the time of its' construction, the first functional paddlewheel steamship built in America in over 50 years?  The 105 ft long, 150 ton ship was constructed in two different locations, and then transported to the still-under construction theme park site. The hull was constructed at Todd Shipyards in the nearby Long Beach/San Pedro port, and the body was built in Burbank at the Disney Studios. They were assembled together in the park's dry dock, "Fowler's Harbor" on the southwest edge of the Rivers of America. The Mark Twain embarked on its' maiden voyage on July 13, 1955, four days prior to the park's Grand Opening, during a private party to celebrate Walt & Lillian Disney's 30th wedding anniversary.

Tuesday Trivia - Vista United Telecommunications

Did you know that when Walt Disney World opened it was the first company/organization ever to offer completely electronic phone service to its' guests?  


Vista United Telecommunications (a Disney partnership), who originally managed all of the resort's telecommunications, devised a computer controlled system that was the first to be able to: 

• connect international calls without the aid of an overseas operator
• provide 100 percent single-party service
• total touch-tone dialing
• and the first phone system ever to feature completely buried cable
• and then in 1978 was the first phone company in the entire United States to offer the most extensive installation of fiber optic cable

Tuesday Trivia - Disneyland Operations

For most of the first 30 years of Disneyland's operation (1955 - 1985), the park only operated 5 or 6 days each week as the park was closed every week on Mondays, and often Tuesdays, for general refurbishments, cleaning and overall park care. It was on February 6, 1985 that the park began operating 7 days per week and has been open every day, all week long every week, since then (with only a couple of single-day closures - following the events of 9/11 back in 2001 and a "day of preparation" in advance of the 50th Anniversary celebrations back in 2005)

Tuesday Trivia - Haunted Mansion / Carousel of Progress

Did you know that the Carousel of Progress and The Haunted Mansion are connected?  Not literally, but they do share "someone" in common. The ghostly figure of a woman rocking in a chair during the ballroom sequence in The Haunted Mansion was created using the same mold as the grandmother from Carousel of Progress.

Tuesday Trivia - The Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion was the first attraction completely built, installed and ready to entertain guests at the Magic Kingdom when the park opened in October 1971. This was due to the fact that in 1969, when the imagineers were building the attraction at Disneyland, decided that the new attraction would be included in the Florida park's opening attraction roster and built duplicate sets and props. Those duplicates were then stored until they were needed for installation in Florida.

Tuesday Trivia - Roy O. Disney Builds Walt Disney World

Following his brother Walt's death in December 1966, Roy O. Disney raised $400-million, and over the next five years built Walt Disney World, opening the new resort in October 1971. Through a series of convertible and common stock issues, the funds raised ensured the company was debt-free at the time the resort opened.