[jedijson]

Originally Posted by Peppertink

Don't know about that, but the Haunted Mansion was originally supposed to be a walk through.

Probably decided against it to prevent visitors from taking out some of the attractions.

And I'm not necessarily saying stealing them...

...not necessarily...

'cause after seeing the sconces for sale at DisneyDirect, I probably would walk off with them... ;c)

[Peppertink]

Originally Posted by jedijson

Probably decided against it to prevent visitors from taking out some of the attractions.

And I'm not necessarily saying stealing them...

...not necessarily...

'cause after seeing the sconces for sale at DisneyDirect, I probably would walk off with them... ;c)

I think it had to do with the fact that there is no real way to "control" the crowd, experience etc. Disney wanted it to flow. I think the original idea sounded neat because each goup would have a guide to walk them through...Oh well...I love the ride the way it is

[karliebug]

I once read that Walt was fired from one of his first jobs at a newspaper because he "lacked imagination".

[Tinkerbelle67]

The kids and I watched a show last night about WDW and it said the aquarium at the Living Seas takes up more space than Spaceship Earth.

[keljen]

Here's a little piece of trivia

There are 954 triangles covering Spaceship Earth in EPCOT.

[keljen]

Here's one more I found
The first Mickey Mouse cartoon produced was "Plane Crazy" though "Steamboat Willie" was the first released.

[dznygrl]

Originally Posted by keljen

Here's a little piece of trivia

There are 954 triangles covering Spaceship Earth in EPCOT.

Now that is perfectly useless trivia...PERFECT for quoting to drive people nuts with your Disney knowledge! How cool, to know something so completely random! LOL

[WishUponAStar]

Originally Posted by jedijson

after seeing the sconces for sale at DisneyDirect, I probably would walk off with them... ;c)

LOOOOOOVE those sconces!

[monorailgoof]

These are some really cool facts. Keep em' coming!
great post
:.monorailgoof.:

[tragic312]

here is some more useless trivia for you guys, straight from the disney newsletter:

Do any of the Disney films have cameos by Disney family members?

Linda D., Missoula, MT

Actually there are a few. Sharon Disney appears briefly in "Johnny Tremain"; she and her sister, Diane, appear on television in "One Hour in Wonderland"; and Diane's baby son, Walter, appears in "Son of Flubber" (in a TV commercial).

[tragic312]

here is one more bit of trivia for you guys:

Do you know how to tell the three fairies in "Sleeping Beauty" apart?

Flora wears pink, Fauna wears green, and Merriweather is in blue.

[Tinkerbelle67]

Here's more! Flora was modeled after the actress who played "Aunt Bea" on "The Andy Griffith Show".

[tragic312]

useless trivia:

Did Walt originally plan for there to be so many parks at Walt Disney World? What was his vision for that property?

Charmaine T., Mobile, AL

Walt's initial plan was for only a Magic Kingdom and Epcot, but because of his foresight in acquiring so much land, the company was able to add other parks that he had not considered.

[tragic312]

here's one more piece of useless trivia:

Which of these attractions was open when Disneyland debuted: Pirates of the Caribbean, Pinocchio's Daring Journey, or Peter Pan's Flight?

Peter Pan's Flight is the only one of the three that was a part of Disneyland's Opening Day.

[ilvminnie]

Being a Gone With the Wind Fan as well as a Disney Nut, I loved reading one of the questions in the Parade magazine in this morning's paper. Remember the little girl that played Bonnie Blue Butler in GWTW? Well, turns out she was the voice of young Faline in "Bambi." Those 2 things are just about all she ever did...acting-wise that is.