WDW Trivia

The name of the water tank located at Disney's Hollywood Studios is the Earffel Tower.

The hat size of the custom set of mouse ears adorning the water tower is 342.

Every plastic bench in AK is made of recycled milk jugs.

WDW has eliminated most of its insecticide use, replacing chemicals with predatory insects, many of which are bred at 'The Land' in Epcot.

The Rock 'N Roller coaster was built first and then the building was constructed around it.

The only public exhibit of Malayan Flying Foxes in North America is at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

The Country Bear Jamboree was the first major park attraction to debut at WDW and then copied for the other Disney parks.

Main Street, USA was inspired by Marceline, Missouri, where Walt grew up.

The Tree of Life (AK) is made of concrete, over a modified oil rig.

There are climate-controlled rocks on the safari, to encourage the lions to sit in view of the safari vehicles.

The village of Harambe is based on the Kenyan town of Lamu.

Spaceship Earth is made out of alucabond, a carbon-aluminum compound, which is easily cleaned and can withstand the Florida climate.

The Living Seas Aquarium is so large that Spaceship Earth (160 feet in diameter) would fit inside with room to spare.

The Body Wars film was directed by Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock in "Star Trek".

The National Geodetic Survey has a first order GPS station on the WDW property stamped as station RATWORLD.

Seven Seas Lagoon, a man-made lake, is 14 ft deep. Bay Lake, a natural lake, is 12 ft deep.

Christmas Day is the busiest day of the year at WDW.

The Maleficent dragon in "Fantasmic!" weighs a massive 32,000 lbs.

Sorcerer Mickey hat: The hat itself is 100 feet tall; The summit of the Icon reaches 122 feet; The hat size is 605 7/8; The hat weighs 156 tons.

The name of the talking tree at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is Wes Palm.

In 1967 the Florida legislature created the Reedy Creek Improvement District, having most of the powers of a county, to encompass the WDW property. The district has its own building code, supervises construction projects, and runs the fire department.

The original name of Discovery Island was Treasure Island.

At Typhoon lagoon, the home port of Miss Tilly (the stranded ship) is 'Safen Sound, FL .

The MK is 107 acres (the parking lot is another 125 acres); Epcot is 300 acres (the lake is 40 acres); DHS is 154 acres; DAK is 500 acres; Ft Wilderness is 600 acres. Disneyland (CA) is 80 acres.

The musical staff notes across the registration desk at Port Orleans Resort spell out the first verse of “When the Saints Go Marching In”.

The Coronado Springs Quiet Pools are the first on Disney property to use Bromine instead of Chlorine.

Phil Simms was the first celebrity to reply, "I'm going to Disney World!", in a series of television commercials.