by Jim Smith | Jan 26, 2021 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
Patrick Warburton’s name may not jump out to everyone as a major television and film star, but he’s been subtly there in the pop culture ethos for decades – especially to fans of Seinfeld and Disney. Warburton’s blissfully subdued portrayal of the moronic...
by Jim Smith | Dec 1, 2020 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
Watching films or episodes of the Muppets can be as rewarding to Muppets fans as watching Star Wars or Marvel films is to those rabid fans – chock full of cameos and Easter eggs. As a historical fan of the Muppets, I had sadly never seen Muppet Christmas Carol....
by Jim Smith | Nov 3, 2020 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
The Hall of Presidents is one of the longest standing attractions at Magic Kingdom, opening with the park in 1971. It is modeled after Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The attraction includes animatronic figures of all 44 U.S. presidents. When the attraction first...
by Jim Smith | Oct 14, 2020 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
When you hear the name Jim Henson, who is the first Muppet character you think of? If you are like me, you immediately think of Kermit the Frog. Kermit was created in 1955, and while he may be the first Muppet created by Henson, he is not the first Muppet to appear...
by Jim Smith | Oct 8, 2020 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
Students of Walt Disney history know that Mickey Mouse is not Walt’s first major successful animated character. That distinction belongs to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In the early days of the Disney Brothers Studio, Walt, Roy, and their small crew of animators...