Walt Disney Facts
50 fascinating facts about Walt Disney — his life, career, creations, and legacy that changed entertainment forever.
This page contains 20 trivia questions about Walt Disney Facts. Test your knowledge with these carefully curated questions covering characters, plot details, songs, and production facts. Click each question to reveal the answer. Also check out our Disney Movie Trivia page for more movie questions.
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December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, which went bankrupt.
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22 competitive Oscars from 59 nominations — the most of any individual.
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 1927.
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He lost the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Universal Pictures.
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Mortimer Mouse — Lillian Disney suggested the change.
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From 1928 to 1947, when he became too busy with other work.
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An actual functioning city of the future where 20,000 people would live.
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December 15, 1966 at age 65 from lung cancer.
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No — this is an urban legend. He was cremated and his ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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The Jungle Book (1967), released after his death.
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Holmby Hills in Los Angeles — it featured a miniature railroad.
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The Carolwood Pacific Railroad — named after the street he lived on.
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If you can dream it, you can do it.
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He wanted a place where parents and children could have fun together.
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His studio made training and propaganda films for the U.S. government.
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Disneyland (1954), later renamed Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.
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Marceline, Missouri — which inspired Main Street U.S.A.
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Over 20 honorary degrees from various universities.
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded posthumously in 1964.