Post by Dave on Sept 20, 2014 10:10:18 GMT -5
Among the Disney treasures on display at the 2009 D23 Expo -the actual Volkswagen Beetle that played" the role of Herbie in The Love Bug, the costume worn by Michael Jackson as "Captain EO," and a Nautilus submarine prop from Disney's feature 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Snow White was the first film ever to have a complete merchandising campaign ready to roll on the day the movie opened. Movie fans were able to purchase Snow White mementos from Sears and Woolworth's.
In 1935, Walt Disney was presented with a medal by the League of Nations (whose goals included disarmament, preventing war, settling disputes between countries, & improving global welfare) in Paris, France.
The year 1787 over the entrance to The Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World refers to the date the United States Constitution was completed.
A young Walt Disney and his family lived in Marceline, Missouri from 1906-1911.
The trip around the Walt Disney World Railroad is 1 1/2 miles or about 20 minutes.
Disneyland's only residents were Owen & Dolly Pope. They were hired in 1951 to put together some livestock for Walt's future park. They first lived in a trailer at the Disney Studio where they raised & trained horses. Three days before Disneyland opened, they moved into the park to run the Disneyland Pony Farm.
Disney World recycles over 1 million pounds of scrap metal and 1.5 million pounds of wooden pallets each year.
Captain EO (a 3-D Sci-fi musical film starring Michael Jackson) originally ran at EPCOT for nearly 8 years in the Imagination pavilion. It featured 2 new songs written by Jackson - "Another Part of Me" (which later appeared on his Bad album) and "We Are Here to Change the World" (which was not officially released until 2004 as part of Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection).
The Walt Disney World Preview Center (at one time located near the intersection of Interstate 4 and State Road 535) became the first building on WDW property to open to the public in 1970.