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...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 23, 2013 | Disney Trivia, Photos
This unusual gravestone represents a very important…and often lost or forgotten piece of Walt Disney history. In the mystery thriller, Unlocking the Kingdom, author Jeff Dixon explains why this gravestone, as unique as it is…unlocks the world of...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 23, 2013 | Disney Trivia
Those who worked with Walt Disney would always remember how Walt would conduct a meeting. It was agreed that with Walt…there was no wasted motion in a meeting. If there was a gathering scheduled it was known that Walt would rarely engage in any kind of small...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 7, 2013 | Disney Trivia
When people talk about Walt Disney most understand that he was a creative genius, a brilliant observer of life and culture, and a very intelligent and passionate leader. Walt had a Master of Arts degree from both Yale and Harvard, which were awarded in 1938. Which he...
by Jeff Dixon | Dec 24, 2012 | Disney Trivia
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas. A young teenager by the name of Walt Disney had a special gift on his mind. It was a gift that would make him very much like the other kids at school, it was a pair of new boots. Boots were the “in” thing...
by Jeff Dixon | Dec 9, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Imagine you are traveling along a frosty, winter road, through a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. It is close to 4 am, and the night is bitter cold. Something catches your eye on the darkened front porch of the house you just passed. You look closer and you see...
