by Jeff Dixon | Mar 19, 2013 | Disney Trivia
Walt Disney loved America. He loved the idea that you could dream, work hard, and make those dreams come true. The history of his life reveals a man who believed in his dreams, chased them with a passion, worked hard, risked it all (and lost it all)…and never...
by Jeff Dixon | Mar 9, 2013 | Disney Trivia
If you could get into a time machine and travel back in time to October 9, 1966 with Walt Disney you would find him in Kansas City. Walt was returning to the Kansas City Art Institute, the very place he attended classes 50 years earlier. This Kansas City trip had...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 22, 2013 | Disney Trivia
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded to “Creative producers, whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production.” Who was Irving Thalberg? He was the vice president and head of the Production Division of...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 16, 2013 | Disney Trivia
In Disneyland, the year was 1966 and it was the grand opening of New Orleans Square and the Blue Bayou Restaurant. The mayor of New Orleans had been invited and Walt Disney was having some fun with the visiting city official. The mayor said to Walt, “Looks just...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 5, 2013 | Disney Trivia
If you have ever been to a Disney theme park you have had the chance to walk around and notice the landscaping. Often you will see a sign that indicates the name of the type of plant, tree, or flower you are looking at. Keep that in mind as you read this little...
