Christopher, League, Texas

The Doom Buggies were used to create a constant flow of guests through the Haunted Mansion.

Rio, Pinole, California

Disneyland Guest Relations records do not indicate that Marilyn Monroe ever visited the park. If she did, she probably did so incognito without making Guest Relations aware of her presence.

Marco, Sao Paulo, Brazil

On July 17, 1955, Disneyland announced to its invited guests a closing time of 8:00 p.m., so they could get the park ready for the public opening the next day. To prepare for the live television special, all attractions closed at 4:00; they would then reopen as each land was dedicated. For the remainder of …

Chuck, Columbus, Ohio

Disney has always been famous for taking care of its old films, when other studios let theirs disintegrate. So, no, there are not any Disney films that have been lost (except for some early Alice Comedies and Oswald cartoons). Thinking ahead, Walt Disney filmed most of his early television shows in color, even though they …

Jaimie, Chilliwack, British Columbia

A continuity script, also known as a cutting continuity, is prepared after a film is finished. It breaks the film down scene by scene, including descriptions of the action and all dialogue, and gives the exact footage. It can then be of help to those dubbing foreign versions, quoting dialogue, preparing television and DVD versions, …

Kaitlyn, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, and had the qualifications and experience that Disney needed, when I was selected to start the Walt Disney Archives. While the Archives rarely has openings, since you will be on the Disney College Program, you might network with people in the Archives …

Bayley, Sacramento, California

There are only a few areas of Walt Disney World that have been closed down, such as River Country and Discovery Island. Both closed after being superseded by larger and more elaborate attractions elsewhere at the Resort.

Joe, Midland, Texas

The plans for unbuilt parks and attractions are maintained by Walt Disney Imagineering, not the Walt Disney Archives. As you are no doubt aware, preliminary design work is done on hundreds of parks and attractions that end up never being built.

Jason, Anaheim, California

The Archives does not have recipes for the fried chicken.

Floyd, Bella Vista, Arkansas

That was actually the cover of the 1981 Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog, and it pictured the 1932 Disney Christmas card. The original card shows the characters riding in their sleigh toward a milestone, which reads 1933; that causes many people to assume it is a 1933 card, but actually it is 1932, and they are …