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...
by Jeff Dixon | Dec 5, 2012 | Featured
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by Jeff Dixon | Dec 3, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Walt Disney and Christmas Memories just seem to go together. Have you ever heard about Walt Disney’s Secret Santa File? According to Disney biographer Bob Thomas, Walt loved being able to play “Santa Walt” so much that he had to develop a filing...
by Jeff Dixon | Nov 2, 2012 | Disney Trivia
While it seems that everyone is trying to make a movie in 3-D these days, it should come as no surprise that one of the pioneers and first to embrace and try 3-D technology was none other than Walt Disney. In the early days of film, 3-D came in and went out…in...
by Jeff Dixon | Oct 28, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Ready for a little Disney trivia? Well, here you go…Each of the questions below are designed to give you a little who, what, when and where about Disney history. Question One- What was the first Disney film to hold its world premier outside of the...
by Jeff Dixon | Oct 13, 2012 | Disney Trivia
The Disneyland News could be bought on Main Street in Disneyland. One of the young men who sold them was Tom Nabbe. He started his Disney career at age 12 and Walt was impressed by the young man. Tom’s spunk, eagerness, and enthusiasm caught the attention of...
by Jeff Dixon | Oct 12, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Epcot Celebrates 30 years… For a few moments we are going to take a closer look at The American Adventure… These brief snippets were posted on the Key to the Kingdom Series Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/KeytotheKingdombook?v=wall (Visit for more...
by Jeff Dixon | Oct 8, 2012 | Disney Trivia
If you had been with Walt Disney in the summer of 1949, you would have found yourself in England. The Disney Studio was hard at work on the live action feature, Treasure Island. Since it was being filmed in England, Walt traveled there and took his family with him....
