A: Dreamfinder and Figment originated as Professor Marvel and his green dragon friend at the proposed, but never built, “Discovery Bay” expansion of Disneyland. When Kodak signed on to be the sponsor of Epcot’s Journey into Imagination, the characters were re-imagined. Professor Marvel became the Dreamfinder, and his green dragon became Figment, who adopted royal purple pigment. Dreamfinder was developed as the kind, wise spirit of imagination (with the attitude of Santa Claus or The Wizard of Oz), and Figment became just the opposite—the curious and childish sidekick with a short attention span.

A: We stopped using the ticket books in 1982.

A: This resort first opened in 1973, known initially as The Golf Resort. The name changed to The Disney Inn in 1986. In 1994, the resort was leased to the U.S. Government, named Shades of Green, and henceforth utilized for rest and relaxation by military personnel. In 1996, the Government purchased the hotel, with a 100-year lease on its land.

A: We do not have a specific date for that matchbook, though Frito-Lay sponsored the Mexican restaurant at Disneyland from 1955 to 1982. I know the matchbook was available in the early 1960s.

A: The Imagineers looked at photographs of many elaborate buildings from the right era for their design ideas and then scoured Hollywood auction houses for the actual props. Some came from lavish estates of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. One set of chairs was 400 years old; other chairs came from the exclusive Jonathan Club, a well-known Los Angeles landmark built in the 1920s.

A: There are no videos available relating to the Monsanto House of the Future. The original House of the Future was removed in 1967; in 2008 a Dream Home, showing off the latest technology, was added to Innoventions at Disneyland.

A: The restaurants are: Ariel’s (1990-1997), Cape May Café (1990+), Beaches and Cream Soda Shop (1990+), Hurricane Hannah’s Grille (1990+), Yacht Club Galley (1990, became Captain’s Grille in 2008), and Yachtsman Steakhouse (1990+).

A: He does not have a name.

A: Originally, for 10 years from their opening in 1991, there were two resorts, the Port Orleans Resort and the Dixie Landings Resort. The two resorts were combined under the Port Orleans name in 2001. The original Port Orleans became Port Orleans French Quarter, with Dixie Landings becoming Port Orleans Riverside. Other renamed hotels were Shades of Green (formerly The Golf Resort and The Disney Inn), Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa (formerly The Disney Institute), Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa (formerly Disney’s Grand Floridian Beach Resort), and Disney’s Old Key West Resort (formerly Disney’s Vacation Club at the Walt Disney World Resort). Besides these Disney-owned resorts, the hotels in the Lake Buena Vista area have gone through many name changes.