- ...that Harriet Burns designed the original prototype models of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, Pirates of the Caribbean and New Orleans Square?
- ...that Disney Channel veteran Selena Gomez (pictured) sings the theme song for the new Disney series, Shake It Up?
- ...that Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland was inspired by the Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Germany.
- ...that there is something called a Hidden Mickey, a hidden silhouette of Mickey's ears inserted into many Disney feature films?
- ... that the most valuable cartoon movie poster was a poster for the Walt Disney short, Alice's Day at the Sea (USA 1924), was sold in London England at $36534.00 in 1994.
Did you know 1
- ...that the Phineas and Ferb episode "Are You My Mummy?" originally aired as part of "Phineas and Ferb-urary," a special event which showed episodes of the series every night in February 2008 on Disney Channel?
Did you know 2
- ...that Harriet Burns designed the original prototype models of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, Pirates of the Caribbean and New Orleans Square?
Did you know 3
- ...that Joyce Carlson, designer of the Disney theme park attraction "It's a Small World", was the first female employee to achieve a fifty-year service record with Disney?
Did you know 4
- ...that the Disney bomb of the Second World War is thought to have been inspired by the Walt Disney cartoon Victory Through Air Power?
Did you know 5
- ...that the Phineas and Ferb episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" was nominated for an Emmy award for the song "I Ain't Got Rhythm"?
Did you know 6
- ...that former Disney animator Jack Dunham created the official rooster mascot for St-Hubert, a Canadian BBQ restaurant chain?
Did you know 7
- ...that the Phineas and Ferb episode "Are You My Mummy?" originally aired as part of "Phineas and Ferb-urary," a special event which showed episodes of the series every night in February 2008 on Disney Channel?
Did you know 8
- ...that "Flip Decision", a 1952 Donald Duck comic book story, introduced the term flipism?
Did you know 9
- ...that Dan Povenmire was at a Wild Thyme restaurant in South Pasadena, California, when he first drew the character Phineas Flynn?
Did you know 10
Did you know 11
- ...that producers hope to use Good Luck Charlie "to debunk the myth that Disney never has the mom in the picture"?
Did you know 12
- ...that for scenes in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Jerk De Soleil" where the character Candace had a deep voice, co-creator Dan Povenmire had to step in for the normal voice actress?
Did you know 13
- ...that Le Journal de Mickey, a French comics magazine first published in 1934, is credited with "the birth of the modern bande dessinée"?
Did you know 14
- ... that Huey, Dewey, and Louie were originally named after two political figures and an animator of the time. Huey was named after Huey Long (1893–1935) of Louisiana. Dewey was named after Admiral George Dewey (1837–1917) of the Spanish–American War. Louie was named after animator Louie Schmitt (1908–1993).
Did you know 15
- ...that Walt Disney's Riverfront Square in St. Louis, Missouri, was to have been entirely indoors, with artificial lighting simulating weather and time of day?
Did you know 16
- ...that Alan Wagner, the first president of the Disney Channel, was also an opera critic and radio personality?
Did you know 17
- ...that Tomorrow's Pioneers is a television program for children produced by Hamas?
Did you know 18
- ...that the 1935 Disney cartoon Three Orphan Kittens was later censored for having negative portrayals of African Americans?
Did you know 19
- ...that when Sonny with a Chance actor Demi Lovato bowed out of season three, show-within-a-show So Random! was spun-off into its own sketch comedy series?
Did you know 20
- ...that Disney Channel veteran Selena Gomez (pictured) sings the theme song for the new Disney series, Shake It Up?
Did you know 21
- ...that it took 16 years for the pilot episode of Phineas and Ferb to be picked up?
Did you know 22
- ...that Michael Eisner credited research economist Harrison Price with being "as much responsible for the success of the Walt Disney Co. as anybody except Walt Disney himself"?
Did you know 23
- ...that child actor Joey Pollari was 15 years old when he appeared in the Disney XD film, Skyrunners?
Did you know 24
- ...that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects?
Did you know 25
- ...that the Phineas and Ferb season two premiere was the most watched cable telecast on Friday, March 13, 2009?
Did you know 26
- ...that The Nightmare Before Christmas was originally released by Touchstone Pictures, a label owned by the Walt Disney Company, because it was considered inappropriate to use the Walt Disney Pictures banner due to the darker content displayed in this film.
Did you know 27
- ...that the creator of Disney Series Doug and 101 Dalmatians, Jim Jinkins, has created an independent company, Cartoon Pizza.
Did you know 28
- ...that Walt Disney's grandson Walter Elias Disney Miller produced a film about his grandfather called Walt - The Man Behind the Myth?
Did you know 29
- ...that Mikey Blumberg's singing was voiced by Robert Goulet, who has starred in Rose-Marie and released more than 15 albums.
Did you know 30
- ...that Walt Disney started sketching Disney Characters in 1908?
Did you know 31
- ...that Disneyland has only ever had three unscheduled closures: In 1963 due to President Kennedy's Assassination; In August 1970 due to an invasion by Yippies and September 11, 2001.
Did you know 32
- ...that Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland was inspired by the Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Germany.
Did you know 33
- ...that as a result of her performance in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Actress and the 1965 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Did you know 34
- ...that Walt Disney had long wanted to make a film based on the Uncle Remus storybook, but it wasn't until the mid-1940s that he had found a way to give the stories an adequate film equivalent, in scope and fidelity.
Did you know 35
- ...that Newsies is based on the true story of the Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City.
Did you know 36
- ...that in May 1992, entertainment magazine The Hollywood Reporter reported that about 25% of Euro Disney's workforce — approximately 3,000 men and women — had resigned their jobs because of unacceptable working conditions.
Did you know 37
- ...that Donald và bạn hữu (Vietnamese for "Donald and friends") is a bilingual weekly Disney comics magazine in Vietnamese and English published by Tre Publishing House in co-operation with The Saigon Times under license from the Walt Disney Company.
Did you know 38
- ...that the structure of the Epcot's Mexico pavilion was designed by architect and structural engineer Arturo Dulzaides in 1984.
Did you know 39
- ...that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest set several records in its first three days, with an opening weekend of $136 million.
Did you know 40
- ...that The Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land on the Walt Disney World Resort.
Did you know 41
- ...that the earliest accounts of the stories of Mulan state that she lived during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534).
Did you know 42
- ...that press releases for the Phineas and Ferb episode "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror" detailed a cut subplot where the character Lawrence Fletcher searches for a rare bottle cap?
Did you know 43
- ...Disneyland cost $17 million dollars to build?
Did you know 44
- ...that there is something called a Hidden Mickey, a hidden silhouette of Mickey's ears inserted into many Disney feature films?
Did you know 45
- ... that Elsa the Snow Queen, a protagonist in Walt Disney's Frozen, was originally written as a villain?
Did you know 46
- ...that when Walt Disney was looking for a new character following Oswald, he rejected a female cow and male horse who later turn up as Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar?
Did you know 47
- ...that Walt Disney was an ambulance driver during World War One?
Did you know 48
- ... that Disney CEO Michael Eisner was struck with inspiration for the show, Adventures of the Gummi Bears when his son requested gummi bear candies one day.
Did you know 49
- ... that in 1989, a black-and-white drawing from Walt Disney's "Orphan's Benefit" (USA 1934), depicting Donald Duck being punched by an orphan, raised $280,000 at Christie's London, England.
Did you know 50
- ... that the most valuable cartoon movie poster was a poster for the Walt Disney short, Alice's Day at the Sea (USA 1924), was sold in London England at $36534.00 in 1994.
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