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50 free Disney World trivia questions with answers. Think you're a true Disney World expert? Put your knowledge to the test with our comprehensive 98-question trivia quiz covering everything from iconic attractions to beloved characters. Whether you're a frequent park visitor or a Disney fan from afar, this quiz will challenge your understanding of the magic that makes Disney World unforgettable.
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Q 01At whose insistence was the Florida resort named Walt Disney World rather than just Disney World, as a memorial?
Roy, the founder's older brother
Roy, the founder's older brother and business partner, pushed the project through after Walt's death and wanted the full name as a memorial; he died less than three months after the opening.
Q 02Which architect designed the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels?
Michael Graves
Michael Graves designed the postmodern Swan and Dolphin hotels beside Epcot, which opened in 1990 crowned with giant swan and dolphin statues.
Q 03Disney's Hollywood Studios opened on May 1, 1989, as both a theme park and a working production studio, under what name?
Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park
It opened as the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park, the third of four theme parks at Walt Disney World, conceived as both a theme park and an active production studio.
Q 04What is the park icon at the centre of Disney's Animal Kingdom?
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life, a 145-foot artificial baobab carved with more than 300 animals, rises from Discovery Island at the centre of Animal Kingdom.
Q 05What did Walt Disney's acronym EPCOT originally stand for?
Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
After his death the company shelved the plan for a real city of the future and built a theme park under the name instead.
Q 06How many distinct country pavilions are featured in Epcot's World Showcase?
11
Nine pavilions opened with the park; Morocco and Norway were added later in the decade.
Q 07In what year did Epcot open to the public?
1982
Epcot, the second theme park at Walt Disney World, opened on October 1, 1982, exactly eleven years after Magic Kingdom. It features two main areas: Future World and World Showcase.
Q 08Which Walt Disney World water park is themed as a melting ski resort?
Blizzard Beach
Blizzard Beach, opened in 1995, is built around a freak Florida snowstorm whose ski resort melted, turning Mount Gushmore's ski runs into water slides.
Q 09Which two resort hotels opened with Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971?
Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
When Walt Disney World first opened its gates in 1971, it did so with Magic Kingdom and two flagship hotels: Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.
Q 10Which of these Walt Disney World park landmarks is the tallest?
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror rises 199 feet, topping Cinderella Castle at 189 feet, Spaceship Earth at 180 feet and the Tree of Life at 145 feet.
Q 11Epcot's Soarin', opened in 2005, was cloned from which Disney park's attraction?
Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure opened Soarin' Over California in 2001; Epcot's copy in The Land pavilion followed in May 2005 and became Soarin' Around the World in 2016.
Q 12When did Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park first open?
April 22, 1998
Disney's Animal Kingdom, the fourth theme park at Walt Disney World, opened on Earth Day, April 22, 1998. It is dedicated to natural environment and animal conservation.
Q 13Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios features the music of which band?
Aerosmith
Q 21Walt Disney World lies about 20 miles southwest of which Florida city?
Orlando
Orlando is the city the resort is marketed with; the property lies roughly 20 miles southwest of downtown, straddling Orange and Osceola counties.
Q 22Which Magic Kingdom boat ride passes hundreds of singing dolls dressed as the world's children?
it's a small world
it's a small world, created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, was an opening-day attraction at Magic Kingdom in 1971 and sits in Fantasyland.
Q 23What is the name of the iconic castle found at the Magic Kingdom park?
Cinderella Castle
Aerosmith recorded custom mixes for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, which opened in July 1999 and launches riders in stretch-limo trains through a neon Los Angeles.
Q 14How many themed lands did Magic Kingdom Park open with in 1971?
Six
Six lands opened in 1971: Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland; Liberty Square is the only one without a Disneyland counterpart.
Q 15Approximately how many guests attended Magic Kingdom on its opening day, October 1, 1971?
10,000
About 10,000 came on October 1, 1971 (10,422, to be exact) after fears of crushing crowds, a far cry from Disneyland's chaotic opening.
Q 16Which of these was NOT an opening day attraction at Magic Kingdom in 1971?
Pirates of the Caribbean
Florida's Pirates did not open until December 15, 1973, six years after the Disneyland original; the other three were all running on the park's first day.
Q 17What became the visual centerpiece of Disney's Hollywood Studios after the Sorcerer's Hat left in 2015?
Chinese Theatre
The Chinese Theatre replica, hidden behind the Sorcerer's Hat from 2001 until January 2015, regained its place at the end of Hollywood Boulevard once the hat came down.
Q 18Which Walt Disney World water park is home to the Crush 'n' Gusher water coaster?
Typhoon Lagoon
Typhoon Lagoon, opened in 1989, added the Crush 'n' Gusher water coaster in 2005 beside its surf pool, which generates six-foot waves.
Q 19Which animal did Jane Goodall insist be carved into Disney's Animal Kingdom tree?
A chimpanzee
The chimpanzee David Greybeard, Goodall's most famous study subject, was carved near the tree's entrance after she toured the unfinished sculpture and found no chimpanzee on it.
Q 20Which of the four Walt Disney World theme parks is the largest by area?
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom is the largest theme park at Walt Disney World Resort, covering 580 acres. It was the largest theme park in the world upon its opening.
Cinderella Castle, standing 189 feet tall, is the centerpiece of Magic Kingdom and an iconic symbol of Walt Disney World.
Q 24Disney World's Discovery Island, which closed in 1999, functioned as what kind of place?
A zoological park
Discovery Island was an 11-acre zoological park reached only by boat, best known for its tropical birds; it closed in April 1999, a year after Animal Kingdom opened.
Q 25Besides Magic Kingdom, which Walt Disney World park is served directly by the resort's monorail?
Epcot
The monorail runs between the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, also serving the Polynesian Village, Grand Floridian and Contemporary resorts and the Transportation and Ticket Center.
Q 26Tiana's Bayou Adventure picks up the story after the events of which animated film?
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog (2009) introduced Tiana; the ride, opened June 28, 2024, follows her preparing a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
Q 27Roughly how much land does the Walt Disney World Resort cover?
About 27,000 acres
About 27,000 acres were assembled for the project in the 1960s, roughly 42 square miles, an area often compared to the city of San Francisco.
Q 28Which themed land at Disney's Animal Kingdom is built around the world of the Avatar films?
Pandora
Pandora – The World of Avatar opened in May 2017 with two headline attractions, the Na'vi River Journey boat ride and the Avatar Flight of Passage simulator.
Q 29The TRON Lightcycle / Run coaster in Florida was built in which themed land?
Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland gained TRON Lightcycle / Run in April 2023, built directly beside Space Mountain, the land's long-running indoor coaster.
Q 30Which long-running log flume ride was closed and reimagined as Tiana's Bayou Adventure?
Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain, the Song of the South log flume, closed at Magic Kingdom in January 2023 and reopened as Tiana's Bayou Adventure in June 2024.