Disney Facts!

Facts 3691-3720

Got some more updates from D23 as this years Disney convention comes to a close.

Let's get to half a million reads before school starts in September!... For me anyways, I know for some it's at the end of August.

But we can do this!

And if you haven't read it yet, Chapter 9 of Disney Wizards is out!

Fact #3691
Pixar has announced that accompanying Inside Out on its DVD release, is their new short "Riley's First Date?".

Fact #3692
Disney Parks has announced that Disney World's Animal Kingdom is finally getting its own light/firework show called "Rivers of Light".

Fact #3693
D23 has announced that Big Hero 6 will be having it's very own world for Kingdom Hearts III.

Fact #3694
Disney Interactive has announced its brand new mobile game, "Disney Magic Kingdoms", a game that allows you to build and create your very own Disney Park using attractions from all over the world.

Fact #3695
Guardians Of The Galaxy & Marvel is premiering a new short on September 26, telling the story of how Rocket RACOON met Groot for the first time.

Fact #3696
Though today Disney's Alice In Wonderland is a cult-classic, when it was released in 1951, it was considered a complete failure. It wasn't until the 1960s that the movie became more widely appreciated and treasured.

Fact #3697
The voice of Alice in Disney's version was played by Kathryn Beaumont. She also played the role of Wendy in Disney's Peter Pan.

Fact #3698
During a break in the recording sessions, Ed Wynn ad-libbed the speech where the Mad Hatter tries to "fix" the White Rabbit's watch. ("Muthtard? Leth not be thilly!") Walt Disney, who was listening in a nearby sound booth, saw that the recording tape was still recording Wynn's speech. He told the sound technicians, "Hey, that stuff's pretty funny. Why don't you use that speech in the movie?" The sound men objected. "We can't use that speech. There are too many background noises on the tape." Disney smiled, and told them, "That's your problem," then walked out of the room. Eventually, with much labor, the sound technicians managed to erase all the background noises from the recording tape so that Wynn's ad libs could be used in the film.

Fact #3699
The Doorknob was the only character in the film that did not appear in Lewis Carroll's books.

Fact #3700
Alice In Wonderland took five years to complete, but was in development for over ten years before it entered active production.

Fact #3701
Rumor has it that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be producing a film based off of the "Jungle Cruise" attraction at Disneyland.

Fact #3702 
Walt Disney named Fantasyland as his favorite land.

Fact #3703
In 2014, Instagram named Disneyland as the most geotagged location in the world.

Fact #3704
When Disneyland opened, it spanned 160 acres. This means roughly 187 Disneylands could fit in Disney World.

Fact #3705
In 2010, Ocean Spray Craisins were named Disneyland's official fruit snack.

Fact #3706
All of the little "It's a Small World" dolls were meant to sing different national anthems at the same time, but someone, thankfully, realized this would be chaos.

Fact #3707
A petrified tree, which the park claims to be 55-70 million years old, sits near the Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland.

Fact #3708
If you stand above the manhole cover in front of the Five & Dime in Toontown, you'll hear voices from underground.

Fact #3709
If you ring the doorbells around Mickey's Toontown, you can hear cats, at the Dog Pound, set off a flash, at the Camera Shop, or see a puppy at the Fire Department.

Fact #3710
The most expensive item for purchase is found in Main Street's Crystal Arts shop: the crystal replica of Cinderella's castle, at $37,500.

Fact #3711
The Big Thunder Ranch outdoor area is available for private picnics for up to 100 guests. Complete with catered meals and Disney character appearances.

Fact #3712
Walt Disney began developing his skills as a cartoonist as a young kid. Stuck on a farm in Missouri, he didn't have many subjects, but delighted in drawing cartoon pictures of his neighbor's horses.

Fact #3713
Disney was good pals with Uncle Sam, producing animated war propaganda films and training videos for the United States military.

Fact #3714
Disney was the head of pageantry for the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Fact #3715
A minor planet is named after Disney--4017 Disneya. It was discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina in 1980. 

Fact #3716 
When Disney died, 25 percent of his estate went to CalArts, helping the private university build up its campus.

Fact #3717
Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls were based off of the three good fairies from Sleeping Beauty.

Fact #3718
The priest that married Carl and Ellie was also their gynecologist in Up.

Fact #3719

Out of all of the Disney princesses that were ever made, Melody, Ariel and Eric's daughter was voted the most forgotten. 

Fact #3720
Scar is younger than Mufasa, yet he has a darker mane. A lion's mane darkens as it ages, which means Mufasa's mane technically should be darker.

******

I hope you all enjoyed these facts as much as I did!