Disney Trivia (Expert Edition)

[Zawadi]

This is going to get interesting as there are now two sets of questions on the go

6) Why do the Monorails travel in opposite directions on the resort and express loops?

For guest experience. Express TTC to MK via Contemporary is the shortest leg to get guest to MK the quickest. Whilst GF is the "poshest" resort so has the shortest non-stop section to MK.

7) What are the "unofficial" names of the three hitch-hiking ghosts in the Haunted Mansion?

Prisoner is Gus
Skeleton is Ezra
Traveler is Phineas

[Main Street Jim]

For guest experience. Express TTC to MK via Contemporary is the shortest leg to get guest to MK the quickest. Whilst GF is the "poshest" resort so has the shortest non-stop section to MK.

Ummm...LOL...Okaaaay. Not the "story" I heard from several Monorail pilots a while back.

We'll see if anyone else comes up with another explanation

[Zawadi]

6) Why do the Monorails travel in opposite directions on the resort and express loops?

In that case I'll have a go with...

It's a speed of deployment issue from the monorail/steam shed, behind the MK, minimising the number of times a pilot must move between the "front" and "rear" cabs.

The spur from the shed feeds towards the MK station on the outer track. This is used for the deployment of EPCOT and Express trains. The switch at TTC from the express (outer) loop to the Epcot loop only works for trains travelling counter-clockwise on the TTC/MK outer loop.

For the deployment of trains on to the resort (inner) loop the pilot changes ends at the MK station and the switch is made as the monorail heads toward the Contemporary.

Therefore, as soon as a monorail train is routed onto a loop (resort, express or Epcot) it is heading in the correct direction.

[Main Street Jim]

In that case I'll have a go with...

It's a speed of deployment issue from the monorail/steam shed...

Still not the story I've heard from Monorail pilots Let's wait and see if anyone else can come up with an answer

If you can find early video of the Monorail on YouTube, you'll see that both loops travel in the same direction (clockwise). Of course, we all know nowadays, that the two loops run in opposite directions. I just wanna see if anyone else knows the answer I'm looking for

[Zawadi]

Next guess at Monorail question:

To remove the temptation for pilots to race each other

[badkitty]

4. Which Disney character is the mascot for the ½ Marathon race? Who are the mascots for the Marathon Relay?

½ Marathon - Donald Duck
Relay - guess at Chip 'n' Dale

Just wanted to close down the previous set before moving on. (I was off running the Neverland 5K in Disneyland this weekend.)

Correct, Zawadi! Good guess on the relay mascots.

[PopPhan]

Monorail question: So they can wave to each other as they pass???

[Main Street Jim]

Zawadi got it on the third try

Legend has it that, when the park first opened and the Monorails were traveling the same direction (clockwise on both resort and express loop), they would get to "drag racing" each other, with the resort monorail completely blowing through the Contemporary and the Polynesian on more than a few occasions So, one loop was reversed, thereby removing any temptation about racing ever again I'm not sure *exactly* when they reversed the direction on the express loop...but....that's the story I got from more than a few long-time Monorail CM friends that I used to hang out with

So...Zawadi (I don't even know your real name...LOL...) got #6 and #7 correct. Anyone taking a shot at the rest of 'em?

[dlpmikki]

1) Who are your four hosts for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room?
Zazu and Iago plus the two outside whose names I can't remember - sound vaguely germanic?


4) What attraction was originally planned as a sequel to Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress?
Horizons

5) How many attractions have been hosted in the Fantasyland Theatre, and what are/were they?
Magic Journeys, Lion King, Philarmagic and one even older that I can't remember

[badkitty]

1) Who are your four hosts for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room?

I'll take a shot at this answer. The original hosts are Jose (voiced by the incredibly talented Wally Boag), Michael, Fritz and Pierre.

This was my Nana's favorite so I have it memorized. Let's all sing like the birdies sing!

[badkitty]

10) The Davy Crockett Canoes are actually still in use to this day - for a Cast Member-only event. What is it?

Is it Cast Member canoe races? They do this at Disneyland so my guess is it happens at the Magic Kingdom in FL as well?

[Zawadi]

3) What Fantasyland attraction took you to Vulcania?

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

PS. I love the new sport of "Drag Racing Monorails" What a sight that would have been

[Zawadi]

2) Who won the inaugural Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway in 1996?

Buzz Calkins - Driver
Bradley Motorsports - Team

[Main Street Jim]

1) Who are your four hosts for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room?
Zazu and Iago plus the two outside whose names I can't remember - sound vaguely germanic?

Nope These two were your hosts for "Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New management". The original version - Walt's version - had four different hosts. Badkitty named 'em

2) Who won the inaugural Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway in 1996?
Buzz Calkins - Driver
Bradley Motorsports - Team

3) What Fantasyland attraction took you to Vulcania?
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

4) What attraction was originally planned as a sequel to Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress?
Horizons

Correct The working title of Horizons was "Century III".

5) How many attractions have been hosted in the Fantasyland Theatre, and what are/were they?
Magic Journeys, Lion King, Philarmagic and one even older that I can't remember

Almost The original show that opened with the park in 1971 was the Mickey Mouse Revue, which was "transferred" and still plays to this day at Tokyo Disneyland.

6) Why do the Monorails travel in opposite directions on the resort and express loops?
Legend has it that, when the park first opened and the Monorails were traveling the same direction (clockwise on both resort and express loop), they would get to "drag racing" each other, with the resort monorail completely blowing through the Contemporary and the Polynesian on more than a few occasions So, one loop was reversed, thereby removing any temptation about racing ever again:LOL: I'm not sure *exactly* when they reversed the direction on the express loop...but....that's the story I got from more than a few long-time Monorail CM friends that I used to hang out with.

7) What are the "unofficial" names of the three hitch-hiking ghosts in the Haunted Mansion?
Prisoner is Gus
Skeleton is Ezra
Traveler is Phineas

0) The Davy Crockett Canoes are actually still in use to this day - for a Cast Member-only event. What is it?
Is it Cast Member canoe races? They do this at Disneyland so my guess is it happens at the Magic Kingdom in FL as well?

Yep Held every July in Florida. It's tougher than it looks/sounds, too...I did it for six diffenet years, all with different teams of people, and we never qualified...LOL...our best-ever time around the Rivers of America was 8 minutes and 32 seconds. The very first time I did it, it took us nearly 20 minutes to navigate...LOL It takes a time of under about 5 minutes, 30 seconds to qualify for a spot in the finals, limited to six teams. 75 teams total are entered every year, although something like over 100+ teams sign up. But due to time constraints (we have to be out of the park before it opens for guests, of course), the cutoff is 75 teams.

So, we got #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 answered. We still need #8 and #9

[Zawadi]

9) What industry "first" is Space Mountain recognized for?

Are you referring to SOBAT - Synchronized On-Board Audio Track first used on Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris?

[Main Street Jim]

9) What industry "first" is Space Mountain recognized for?

Are you referring to SOBAT - Synchronized On-Board Audio Track first used on Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris?

Ok Ya got me on that one I forgot about that. But no...I meant to say WDW's Space Mountain, which was the original. I forgot that SpM is at all of the other parks....Big *duh* on me...LOL

[Zawadi]

Ok Ya got me on that one I forgot about that. But no...I meant to say WDW's Space Mountain, which was the original. I forgot that SpM is at all of the other parks....Big *duh* on me...LOL

WDW specific - Space Mountain was the first indoor, completely dark roller coaster

[Main Street Jim]

WDW specific - Space Mountain was the first indoor, completely dark roller coaster

AND the first roller coaster with "safety zones" controlled by computers.

So, we got #9...

The answer to #8:

Who are/were the "hosts" for the following parades?:
a) Tapestry of Nations - The Sage of Time;
b) Share a Dream Come True (Walt Disney's 100th anniversary) - Julie Andrews narrated the opening, and Peter Pan "monologued";
and c) SpectroMagic - Jiminy Cricket

[Main Street Jim]

I got some new ones lined up if anyone's ready

[Zawadi]

I got some new ones lined up if anyone's ready

Go for it