by Jim Smith | Jun 28, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Walt Disney Imagineering finds design inspiration from all aspects of life: not just engineering education, but personal experience as well. One excellent example of this is Imagineer Mark Sumner, who saved an iconic Disney Parks attraction from certain doom using a...
by Jim Smith | Jun 28, 2022 | Hidden
What iconic Disney Parks attraction mechanism did Disney Imagineer Mark Sumner design using his childhood Erector set? Image: Disney Answer: Soarin’ (Over California) When designing this fan favorite attraction, Imagineers wanted three levels of seating to match up...
by Jim Smith | Jun 14, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Disney-Pixar’s Lightyear blasts off in a couple days, giving some origin story to one of Andy’s beloved toys. The famous Space Ranger first infiltrated Andy’s room in 1995, and has been a mainstay of Disney/Pixar films, spinoffs, and Disney Parks entertainment ever...
by Jim Smith | Jun 14, 2022 | Hidden
Here are the answers to this trio of Buzz Lightyear trivia questions: Question 1 – What actor was originally offered the role of Buzz, but turned it down, in what he later admitted was the biggest mistake of his career? Left Image: Disney Answer – Billy...
by Jim Smith | Jun 8, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Disney pictures have a long history with the Academy Awards. Many films, both animated and live-action, have been nominated for (and many of those have won) Oscars for various film categories. For this question, let’s focus on animated films. Which Disney...