Q 01/05

Disneyland opened in 1955 in which Southern California city?

A) Pasadena

B) Anaheim

C) Santa Monica

D) San Diego

Answer · why

B) Anaheim

Anaheim's orange groves made way for the park, and opening day went so badly, with counterfeit tickets swelling the crowd and heels sinking into soft ...

Q 02/05

Which Disney park rings its lagoon with eleven country pavilions in the World Showcase?

A) Magic Kingdom

B) Epcot

C) Disney California Adventure

D) Hong Kong Disneyland

Answer · why

B) Epcot

Epcot began as Walt Disney's plan for a real city, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow; after he died the company judged the idea unreali...

Q 03/05

Which German park did the ride-building Mack family open in 1975 as a showcase for its own rides?

A) Phantasialand

B) Heide Park

C) Europa-Park

D) Movie Park Germany

Answer · why

C) Europa-Park

Europa-Park in Rust grew out of a 1972 trip to the United States, where Franz Mack and his son Roland decided to build a park in which buyers could wa...

Q 04/05

Peter Pan's Flight and the Haunted Mansion are classic examples of which type of indoor attraction?

A) Dark ride

B) Thrill ride

C) Water ride

D) Flat ride

Answer · why

A) Dark ride

A dark ride with a scary theme is a ghost train in Britain because one seaside park renamed its imported 'Pretzel' ride in 1930 after a hit play, pret...

Q 05/05

Which Walt Disney World theme park is home to Cinderella Castle?

A) Epcot

B) Hollywood Studios

C) Magic Kingdom

D) Animal Kingdom

Answer · why

C) Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom's castle hides an apartment planned for the Disney family and left unfinished when Walt died; decades later it became a suite that guest...

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