Behind the scenes at Disneyland
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Behind the Scenes at Disneyland — Daily trivia Friday, October 9, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which comedian learned his tricks working in Disneyland's Fantasyland magic shop?
- ASteve Martin
- BRobin Williams
- CJim Carrey
- DJerry Seinfeld
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Steve Martin
Steve Martin started at Disneyland in 1955 selling guidebooks, and by 1960 had a paying job at the Magic Shop in Fantasyland, where he studied Golden Horseshoe comedian Wally Boag's timing and learned the tricks that fed his act.
Q 02Disney treats Disneyland like a stage show, so what does it call the park's employees?
- AAssociates
- BCast members
- CPartners
- DTeam members
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Cast members
Cast members: out of guests' sight they are backstage, and every new hire trains at Disney University, which Walt Disney set up for Disneyland's opening.
Q 03Which fairy did performer Tiny Kline play at Disneyland, flying above Sleeping Beauty Castle?
- AThe Blue Fairy
- BThe Fairy Godmother
- CTinker Bell
- DThe Sugar Plum Fairy
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Tinker Bell
Tinker Bell: Tiny Kline was Disneyland's first flying Tinker Bell, soaring above Sleeping Beauty Castle from 1961 until she retired from the role in 1964.
Q 04Which 'Tootsie' actress once roller-skated as Disneyland's Statue of Liberty?
- AMadeline Kahn
- BGoldie Hawn
- CJessica Lange
- DTeri Garr
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Teri Garr
Teri Garr skated through Disneyland's 1970 summer show 'Show Me America' as the Statue of Liberty, carrying a torch that spewed confetti or ping-pong balls, years before her Oscar nomination for 'Tootsie'.
Q 05Which animation studio co-founder once guided guests on a jungle river ride?
- AHayao Miyazaki
- BJohn Lasseter
- CGenndy Tartakovsky
- DTim Burton
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John Lasseter
While studying at CalArts, John Lasseter worked as a Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland in 1977 and 1978, where he says he learned comic timing from delivering the ride's puns to captive boatloads.
Q 06Who was fired from Disneyland's Coke Corner piano for playing modern pop?
- ARichard Carpenter
- BBilly Joel
- CBarry Manilow
- DNeil Sedaka
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Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter and lyricist John Bettis played Coke Corner on Main Street, U.S.A. in 1967 until a supervisor fired them for slipping modern pop into the turn-of-the-century set; the Carpenters later mocked him in 'Mr. Guder'.
Q 07Walt Disney's private Disneyland apartment sat above which Main Street building?
- AThe Emporium
- BCity Hall
- CThe Opera House
- DThe fire station
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The fire station
The fire station: Walt Disney's small apartment above it let him watch the park unseen and sleep on site during construction; after his death in 1966 the lamp in its window was left lit in his memory.
Q 08Which future White House press secretary skippered Disneyland's Jungle Cruise?
- AMarlin Fitzwater
- BJames Brady
- CRon Ziegler
- DLarry Speakes
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Ron Ziegler
Ron Ziegler guided Disneyland's Jungle Cruise as a USC student before joining Nixon's staff; as press secretary he dismissed the Watergate break-in as a 'third-rate burglary'.
Q 09Which family act was discovered singing barbershop on Disneyland's Main Street?
- AThe Jackson 5
- BThe Osmonds
- CThe Cowsills
- DThe Beach Boys
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The Osmonds
The Osmonds: in 1962 four of the brothers sang barbershop with Main Street's Dapper Dans and were hired for Disneyland's shows; Andy Williams's father spotted them there, which led to the Andy Williams Show.
Q 10Which Imagineering chief began as a UCLA student writing The Disneyland News?
- AClaude Coats
- BKen Anderson
- CRolly Crump
- DMarty Sklar
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Marty Sklar
Marty Sklar, a UCLA student editor, was hired to create The Disneyland News a month before the 1955 opening; he rose to lead Imagineering and retired on Disneyland's 54th birthday, after 53 years.
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