Disney Trivia

spodie · Post by **spodie** » Oct Wed 22, 2008 9:11 pm

The first part of the question has already been answered, so I'll answer the second part: that section of the park (with ToT and Rock n' Rollercoaster) has it's own power "sub-station" to prevent a malfunction.

agingerbugg · Post by **agingerbugg** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 8:15 am

annafab wrote:I believe if both elevators at ToT were going at the same time which in turn were going at the same time as RnR? But yeah, I think RnR has it's own generator or something to prevent that from happening....

If I'm right, someone else can go...

Yes, if both elevators in TOT and RnR drop/launch at the same time, the drain on the grid would cause a catastrophic loss of power in MGM.

Since, Annafab left it open anyone can post a question.

zdog · Post by **zdog** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 8:31 am

Here's a relatively easy one:

Which is the last attraction at WDW that Walt Disney personally worked on?

spodie · Post by **spodie** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 8:39 am

Pirates of the Caribbean?

agingerbugg · Post by **agingerbugg** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 8:46 am

Carousel of Progress?

zdog · Post by **zdog** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 9:29 am

Spodie was correct. Pirates of the Caribbean did not open until December 15, 1973.

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 12:28 pm

I don't know, I haven't met a person yet who can beat me at trivial pursuit. Here goes my question...

What event, if it occurred would bring down the power grid at MGM?

By the way, contingencies have been put in place to prevent this event from occurring.

Added tidbit, yay!
ToT also supplies the power to the ToT/RnR grid. ToT only needs external power for the first couple of rides, then it starts generating power of its own.

Post by **js3901** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 12:42 pm

this is a trick question (the Walt/attraction one). Walt was not alive when WDW was being built. he died a shortly after he announced that he bought all the property for WDW.

agingerbugg · Post by **agingerbugg** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 1:01 pm

Cheshire Cat wrote: Added tidbit, yay!
ToT also supplies the power to the ToT/RnR grid. ToT only needs external power for the first couple of rides, then it starts generating power of its own.

Really? How does ToT generate power?

zdog · Post by **zdog** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 1:10 pm

js3901 wrote:this is a trick question (the Walt/attraction one). Walt was not alive when WDW was being built. he died a shortly after he announced that he bought all the property for WDW.

Maybe. My resources are impeccable and unquestionable (some site off the web

). I would assume that many of the rides were planned long before opening. I'm not sure when Disneyland deployed Pirates. It could well have been before Walt died in 1966 or at least was being built at that stage.

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 1:35 pm

Really? How does ToT generate power?

On one of the backstage tours they told us the drop mechanism was configured to a generator, so that when the elevevator goes up and down it charges it up. After the first few times to get it going, it generates enough power each time to run without external power.

agingerbugg · Post by **agingerbugg** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 1:46 pm

Cheshire Cat wrote: On one of the backstage tours they told us the drop mechanism was configured to a generator, so that when the elevevator goes up and down it charges it up. After the first few times to get it going, it generates enough power each time to run without external power.

Well, if that is the case, then there is no excuse for Disneyland not to be able to figure out a means to provide A/C to their monorail.

Post by **js3901** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 2:05 pm

pirates was opened in DLR in 1967. Walt did personally give his input into the design of the DLR attraction. however, the WDW version of the ride, which has slightly different scenes, did not open until 1973.

Son of Dreamfinder · Post by **Son of Dreamfinder** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 4:26 pm

I thought it was haunted mansion

zdog · Post by **zdog** » Oct Thu 23, 2008 5:27 pm

js3901 wrote:pirates was opened in DLR in 1967. Walt did personally give his input into the design of the DLR attraction. however, the WDW version of the ride, which has slightly different scenes, did not open until 1973.

It's sounding like my unimpeachable resource is maybe not as accurate as we would like around here. I've got a good feeling you know your Disney trivia.