Magic Kingdom - 3 Points

Question 1

Swiss Family Treehouse

Answer 1

• Opened October 1, 1971
• Takes about 10 minutes to walk through - 116 steps
• Based on the 1960 film, Swiss Family Robinson
• 60 feet tall, 90 feet wide, with over 300,000 polyethylene leaves
• Only the Spanish moss is real

Question 2

Magic Carpets of Aladdin

Answer 2

• Opened May 24, 2001
• The ride lasts about 80 seconds
• It was the Adventureland introduction to characters from a Disney animated film
• The two camels were first used in the Aladdin Royal Caravan parade at Hollywood Studios in 1994
• Take note of the jewels in the cement

Question 3

Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room

Answer 3

• Opened October 1, 1971
• The show is 10 minutes long
• It features 88 singing birds
• The original Disneyland version, which opened in 1963, was the first attraction to use audio-animatronics technology
• The roof of the attraction appears to be covered in straw, but it is actually sheet metal cut to look like straw (to prevent fire)

Question 4

Jungle Cruise

Answer 4

• Opened October 1, 1971
• The trip takes about 10 minutes
• Inspired by the 1955 Disney documentary “The African Lion”
• Boats are 27 feet long and hold 37 guests and go about 2 mph and are powered by 60 hp natural gas engines
• Famous past skippers of the Disneyland Jungle Cruise include Robin Williams, Kevin Costner, and John Lasseter

Question 5

Pirates of the Caribbean

Answer 5

• Opened December 15, 1973 - exactly 7 years after Walt’s death
• It is approximately 10 minutes long on 15 passenger boats
• Was never intended to be built in the Magic Kingdom due to Florida’s close proximity to the Caribbean, but guests loved the Disneyland version and wanted it at Disney World
• There is a 14 foot drop that is 52 feet long - Its purpose is to get guests under the WDW Railroad and to the “show building”
• 125 audio-animatronic figures: 65 people and 60 animals

Question 6

Splash Mountain

Answer 6

• Opened October 2, 1992
• Ride time is 11 minutes - HR=40”
• Based on the 1946 Disney film, Song of the South
• The attraction holds over 950,000 gallons of water
• The final drop is 52 feet high at a 45° angle and 40 mph

Question 7

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Answer 7

• Opened November 15, 1980
• Ride time is 3 ½ minutes
• 40-30-20 HR=40”, Top Speed=30 mph, 20 audio-animatronics
• The attraction cost 17 million to build - in 1979 dollars, which is what the total cost of Disneyland was in 1955
• Story:
• Tumbleweed was a thriving mining town
• The mountain was a sacred spot to local Native Americans and was cursed
• The settlers desecration of the mountain caused a flood, and the town was abandoned
• Some time later, the Locomotives were found racing around the town on their own
• Big Thunder Mountain was founded in the old mining camp to allow tourists to ride the possessed trains

Question 8

Country Bear Jamboree

Answer 8

• Opened October 1, 1971
• Show lasts about 11 minutes – 380 guests
• One of 3 opening day attractions original to Disney World
• The show features 22 audio-animatronics - 18 bears
• From 1986 to 1991 the show changed to Country Bear Vacation Hoedown, and it held special Christmas shows from 1984-2006

Question 9

Tom Sawyer Island

Answer 9

• Opened May 20, 1973
• The island is 3.3 acres
• There are 4 – 70 passenger rafts, powered by natural gas - they are named after characters in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer:
• Tom Sawyer
• Injun Joe
• Becky Thatcher
• Huck Finn
• Fort Sam Clemens was renamed Fort Langhorn in 1996
• Langhorne was the middle name of Samuel Clemens
• Harper’s Mill
• Tom Sawyer had a friend named Joe Harper.
• It is also a nod to prominent Imagineer Harper Goff, who was a major contributor to the Disney parks

Question 10

The Hall of Presidents

Answer 10

• Opened October 1, 1971
• 23 minute show - every half hour - in a 700 seat theater
• Modeled in part on Independence Hall in Philadelphia with
• The number 1787 on the building refers to the year the United States Constitution was ratified - and the era of Liberty Square
• All of the Presidents were sculpted by Blaine Gibson up until Barack Obama, sculpted by his protégé Valerie Edwards

Question 11

Liberty Square Riverboat

Answer 11

• Opened October 2, 1971
• The trip takes about 17 minutes – on holds 450 passengers
• The original boat was called the Admiral Joe Fowler after the man who oversaw construction on both Disneyland & the MK
• This boat was damaged in 1980 during a refurbishment and it never returned to service
• A second boat was introduced in 1973 and was named the Richard F. Irvine who was the Vice President of Imagineering
• The Irvine underwent a major refurbishment in 1996 and was rechristened the Liberty Belle - which is currently in use

Question 12

Haunted Mansion

Answer 12

• Opened October 1, 1971
• The attraction takes about 15 minutes – 160 “doombuggies”
• The mansion is of gothic style, similar to 18th century Hudson River Valley structures
- The weathervane on the roof is actually a bat
- The mini towers that adorn the roof are chess pieces
- The flower planters are cremation urns
- The columns beside the front door are coffin shaped
- Black wreath on front door – bad illness or death inside
• The authentic hearse, built in the 1860s during the Civil War was used in the 1965 John Wayne film: The Sons of Katie Elder
• The Haunted Mansion is the only place in all of Disney where the cast members don’t smile

Question 13

Peter Pan’s Flight

Answer 13

• Opened October 3, 1971
• Ride time is 2 minutes 45 seconds
• Based on Disney’s 1953 film
• The “traffic” in London is created by glow-in-the-dark paint on a moving bicycle chain
• A barrel outside the attraction actually covers a fire hydrant

Question 14

it’s a small world

Answer 14

• Opened October 1, 1971
• Ride time is 12 minutes – 20 passenger boats
• It was originally at the 1964 New York World’s Fair where over 10 million guests rode it - before it moved to Disneyland
• There are 289 audio-animatronic doll figures
- 100 nations are represented
- Only two American dolls in the whole attraction
- 500,000 gallons of water is used to fill the canal

Question 15

Prince Charming Regal Carrousel

Answer 15

• Opened October 1, 1971
• Ride time is 2 minutes – 86 horses
• Was Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel until June of 2010
• Built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1917 making it the oldest attraction in all of Walt Disney World
• There are 2,325 lights on the carrousel and18 painted scenes

Question 16

Mickey’s Philharmagic

Answer 16

• Opened October 8, 2003
• Show lasts 12 minutes – 486 guests
• It has the largest seamless projection screen in the world
• 150 feet wide and 28 feet high
• The entire production was created totally on computer
• The theater was previously occupied by:
• Mickey Mouse Revue: 1971-1980
• Magic Journeys: 1987-1993
• Legend of the Lion King: 1994-2002

Question 17

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Answer 17

• There is a mural in Owl’s house that shows Mr. Toad handing over the deed of the property to Owl

Question 18

Mad Tea Party

Answer 18

• Opened October 1, 1971
• Ride time is 90 seconds – 18 tea cups
• Inspired by the tea party scene in the 1951 Disney adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
• 10/6 on the Mad Hatter’s hat is the price of the hat - ten shillings, 6 pence
• On the side of the attraction facing the castle, there is a quote inscribed on a large leaf
• It is a tribute to the late Imagineer, Randy Pausch
• He was a professor who’s “Last Lecture” video was incredibly popular online and book was a best seller

Question 19

Dumbo the Flying Elephant

Answer 19

• Opened March 12, 2012
• Ride time is 90 seconds
• The attraction is based on the 1941 Disney animated feature
• It originally opened on October 1, 1971, then moved to Storybook Circus and added a 2nd carousel and indoor queue
• Each Dumbo has 16 ride vehicles that carry 32 guests at a time

Question 20

The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini

Answer 20

• Opened March 12, 2012
• Ride time is 1 minute – HR=35”
• Originally called the Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm which opened on October 1, 1996
• The ride reaches a top speed of 25 mph and is 30 feet tall
• Along with one Dumbo carousel, it was the first attraction to open in the “New Fantasyland”

Question 21

Tomorrowland Speedway

Answer 21

• Opened October 1, 1971
• Ride lasts 5 minutes - HR=32” or 54” to drive alone
• Top speed is 7.5 mph on Briggs & Stratton 9 hp engines
• There are a total of 146 cars at a price of $6,000 per car
• When it originally opened it was called Grand Prix Raceway
- It became the Tomorrowland Speedway in 1996
- It was Tomorrowland Indy Speedway from 2000-2008

Question 22

Space Mountain

Answer 22

• Opened January 15, 1975
• Ride lasts 2 ½ minutes – HR=44”
• Took 3 years to build
• Top speed is 28 mph – on two 3,200 foot tracks
• The base of the attraction is 300 feet in diameter – 183 feet tall

Question 23

Astro Orbiter

Answer 23

• Opened April 30, 1994
• Ride time is 90 seconds – holds 24 guests
• The ride does 11 rotations per minute and 1.2 mil miles per year
• You travel about ¾ of a mile on your journey
• The original attraction was called Star Jets, which debuted on November 28, 1974

Question 24

Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover

Answer 24

• Opened July 1, 1975
• Ride lasts 10 minutes – 900 guests per hour
• Top speed is 6.8 mph and the track is just over 1 mile
• The attraction is powered by 533 electromagnets that form the linear induction system - quiet and pollution free
• Originally, the attraction was called the WEDway PeopleMover
• It became the Tomorrowland Transit Authority in 1994
• It changed to the current name on August 5, 2010

Question 25

Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress

Answer 25

* Opened January 15, 1975 * Show lasts 21 minutes – 6 theaters holding 240 guests each * There are a total of 32 audio animatronics figures * It originally debuted at the 1964 World’s Fair where almost 16 million people saw the show. After the World’s Fair, the attraction was moved to Disneyland where it played from 1967 to 1973 before moving to WDW * The father’s voice is Jean Shephard, who narrated and co-wrote “A Christmas Story.” Cousin Orville is Mel Blanc -Bugs Bunny

Question 26

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin

Answer 26

* Opened October 7, 1998 * Ride time is 4 ½ minutes * It is based on the 1995 movie, Toy Story * The Imagineers left their mark on the batteries on the first wall across from the entrance: Made in Glendale California! * Previous attractions: * If You Had Wings (Eastern Airlines) – 6/5/72 to 1987 * If You Could Fly (Delta Airlines) – 1987 to 1989 * Delta Dreamflight – 1989 to 1995 * Take Flight (No Sponsor) – 1996 to 1998

Question 27

Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor

Answer 27

• Opened April 2, 2007 • Show lasts about 15 minutes – 400 guests • Inspired by the 2001 Pixar film • Replaced Timekeeper – which closed in 2006 - Starred Robin Williams and Rhea Perlman • Other previous attractions: • America the Beautiful – opened 11/25/71 • Magic Carpet ‘Round the World • American Journeys

Question 28

Stitch's Great Escape

Answer 28

* Opened November 16, 2004 * Show lasts about 15 minutes - HR=40” – 240 guests * Stich is 39” tall and is the first audio-animatronic to spit * Each of the “plasma cannons” weighs 1,600 pounds * Previous attractions: * Flight to the Moon - 12/24/71 to 1975 * Mission to Mars - 1975 to 1993 * ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter - 1995 to 2003