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Question: What character did Walt create before Mickey Mouse? He was very similar in looks but the rights were stolen from Walt in 1928.
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Correct Answer When the rights were taken away from Walt it was a huge professional blow. However, because of this, it was on a train journey that the most famous mouse of all was created.
Question: Which of the following Disneyland attractions was based on one of Walt's favourite hobbies?
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Correct Answer Walt had his own train set at home that ran the entire length of his back yard. It was built to carry passengers, and Walt would invite his friends over and take them for rides on his train. He would sit on top of the engine and pretend to be a conductor.
Question: When Walt was dreaming up Disneyland, he wanted it to be next to the studios in Burbank. What was he originally going to call the park before the name "Disneyland" was chosen?
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Correct Answer He originally thought it could be small, and his first idea was to build something on 8 acres next to the studios. As his ideas formed, he realized that he needed more land and space. He ended up buying property in Anehiem, California, that was an orange grove. Disneyland opened its doors for the first time on July 17, 1955.
Question: Family meant everything to Walt. What were the names of Walt's daughters?
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Correct Answer Walt had always wanted children, so when Diane was born on December 18, 1933, Walt was very excited. A few years later, Walt and Lilly adopted another little girl, named Sharon. Sharon, Walt's youngest daughter, passed away in 1993 from cancer. Diane Disney Miller has worked in the Walt Disney Family Museum, near San Francisco.
Question: When Walt was in his early teens he met another boy, and the two did an act together in which they would impersonate Charlie Chaplin. What was the name of the other boy Walt did the act with?
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Correct Answer Walter Pfeiffer and Walt Disney combined their talents impersonating Chaplin, in an act they called "The Two Walts." Some of the Mickey Mouse cartoons feature Mickey portraying Chaplin, too. There are a lot of similarities between Walt and Mickey.
Question: When Walt came to Hollywood, what was his original goal?
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Correct Answer Walt went to several studios looking for work and submitting the cartoons he had made in his hometown. They all turned him down. He finally decided to open up his own studio with financial help from his brother.
Question: Walt's wife Lillian, had what maiden name?
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Correct Answer Lilly met Walt when a friend recommended her for a job at his studio in the 1920s. They were married in 1925. Lillian was actually older than Walt, born in February 1899. She was part of a big family and had many siblings.
Question: Of the following, which was Walt Disney's hertiage?
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Correct Answer His father, Elias, was born and raised in Canada. He moved to the United States to find work. He married Flora Call, and together they had five children, the fourth being Walt.