Q 01/05

To pitch Disney's Animal Kingdom to CEO Michael Eisner, an Imagineer brought which live animal into the meeting?

A) A Bengal tiger

B) An African lion

C) A black rhinoceros

D) A silverback gorilla

Answer · why

A) A Bengal tiger

A Bengal tiger weighing about 400 pounds joined the presentation. The Imagineer who brought it went on to lead the design of the whole animal-themed p...

Q 02/05

Disney's Animal Kingdom opened on April 22, 1998, a date it shares each year with which environmental observance?

A) Arbor Day

B) World Water Day

C) World Oceans Day

D) Earth Day

Answer · why

D) Earth Day

Earth Day falls on April 22, and Disney kept returning to the date: Expedition Everest was announced on the fifth anniversary, and a lagoon show was p...

Q 03/05

Three water buffalo that joined Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2015 were named after characters from which sitcom?

A) Designing Women

B) The Golden Girls

C) Laverne & Shirley

D) Sex and the City

Answer · why

B) The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls supplied the names Rose, Dorothy and Blanche. The trio moved onto the walking trail in the Asia section, where a new pool was built f...

Q 04/05

Before Disney's Animal Kingdom existed, Walt Disney wanted real African animals for which classic river ride?

A) Pirates of the Caribbean

B) It's a Small World

C) Jungle Cruise

D) Splash Mountain

Answer · why

C) Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise ended up with Audio-Animatronic animals instead. Real ones finally roamed beside a Disney ride vehicle when Kilimanjaro Safaris opened i...

Q 05/05

Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom is 199.5 feet tall, just under the height that would require what?

A) A lightning rod

B) An aircraft beacon

C) A rooftop helipad

D) A fire sprinkler system

Answer · why

B) An aircraft beacon

An aircraft beacon, a blinking red light, is required on structures of 200 feet or more. Disney stopped six inches short so nothing would spoil the lo...