*Real-Life* "Disney" Experiences Survey. I copied from PixieDust's journal. please copy and make your own too!
Inspired by the first survey to make the rounds of Disfriends, here's another... As we all know, Disney is not a self-contained world of theme parks and films. Imagineers and animators drew their inspiration from a wide range of influences, from real places to classic literature. Here's a little test to see how far you've gone beyond the Mouse. Put an "X" beside each of these 60 things that you've done. The relevance to Disney will be listed in brackets after each question:
Main Street USA:
[X] Been to the historic main street of an actual North American small town (Main St. USA).
[] Taken a ride in a steam train (Disneyland Railroad).
[] Visited the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon Diorama).
[] Seen a silent movie showing in a theatre (Main St. Cinema).
Adventureland and Animal Kingdom:
[] Visited South America, Africa or Southeast Asia (Adventureland, Animal Kingdom).
[] Visited Hawaii, or a Trader Vic's (Enchanted Tiki Room, Polynesian Resort).
[] Been on the Nile, Mekong, and/or Amazon Rivers (Jungle Cruise).
[] Seen The African Queen (Jungle Cruise).
[] Read Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (Swiss Family Robinson).
[] Read Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan)
[] Read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book)
[X] Read or seen a performance of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (The Lion King).
[] Read 1001 Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Burton (Aladdin).
[] Been to Tibet (Expedition: Everest).
[X] Are interested in palaeontology/dinosaurs (Dinosaur, Primeval World).
Frontierland:
[] Been to the American and/or Canadian West (Frontierland).
[] Taken a ride in a paddlewheel steamer (Mark Twain Riverboat).
[] Visited a working ranch (Big Thunder Ranch).
[] Been to a Native village and/or pow-wow (Rivers of America, Pocahontas).
[] Been to the Alamo (Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier).
[] Read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Tom Sawyer's Island).
[] Been to New Orleans (New Orleans Square, Port Orleans Resort).
[] Visited the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean, Caribbean Beach Resort).
[] Read Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris (Song of the South, Splash Mountain).
[] Read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad).
me:*Does it count that I have been TO Sleepy Hollow??? :p*
Fantasyland:
[] Been to a real castle (Sleeping Beauty's Castle).
[] Listened to or seen a performance of Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Sleeping Beauty).
[x] Read Grimm's Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm (Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Brave Little Tailor, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
[X] Read Tales of Mother Goose by Charles Perrault (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella).
[] Read or seen a performance of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan).
[X] Been to London (Peter Pan's Flight).
[X] Read The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad).
[X] Been to a circus (Dumbo, Casey Jr. Circus Train).
[] Read Dumbo by Helen Amberson (Dumbo, Casey Jr. Circus Train).
[] Read Notre Dame du Paris by Victor Hugo (Hunchback of Notre Dame).
[X] Been to Notre Dame Cathedral (Hunchback of Notre Dame).
[] Read The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (Pinocchio).
Tomorrowland and EPCOT:
[X] Are interested in astronomy/stargazing (Space Mountain).
[X] Visited a NASA facility and/or the NASA website (Mission: SPACE).
[] Read Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by Buckminster Fuller (Spaceship Earth).
[] Read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea).
[] Taken a ride in a submarine (Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage).
[] Dived in the Great Barrier Reef (Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage).
[X] Been to France (World Showcase).
[] Been to Mexico (World Showcase).
[X] Been to England (World Showcase).
[] Been to Germany (World Showcase).
[] Been to Japan (World Showcase).
[] Been to Morocco (World Showcase).
[] Been to Canada (World Showcase).
[] Been to Italy (World Showcase).
[] Been to Norway (World Showcase).
[] Been to China (World Showcase).
California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios:
[] Been to Hollywood (Hollywood Studios, Hollywoodland)
[] Visited Yosemite, Redwood and/or Sequoia National Parks (Grizzly Peak Recreational Area).
[] Visited or stayed at a National Parks lodge (Grand Californian, Wilderness Lodge).
[] Been to Santa Monica Pier and/or Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Paradise Pier).
[] Driven on Route 66 (Carsland).
[] Done hanggliding (Soarin').
*me:
Dang. lol.
A lot of those things are on my "list" though.
Main Street USA:
[X] Been to the historic main street of an actual North American small town (Main St. USA).
[] Taken a ride in a steam train (Disneyland Railroad).
[] Visited the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon Diorama).
[] Seen a silent movie showing in a theatre (Main St. Cinema).
Adventureland and Animal Kingdom:
[] Visited South America, Africa or Southeast Asia (Adventureland, Animal Kingdom).
[] Visited Hawaii, or a Trader Vic's (Enchanted Tiki Room, Polynesian Resort).
[] Been on the Nile, Mekong, and/or Amazon Rivers (Jungle Cruise).
[] Seen The African Queen (Jungle Cruise).
[] Read Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (Swiss Family Robinson).
[] Read Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan)
[] Read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book)
[X] Read or seen a performance of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (The Lion King).
[] Read 1001 Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Burton (Aladdin).
[] Been to Tibet (Expedition: Everest).
[X] Are interested in palaeontology/dinosaurs (Dinosaur, Primeval World).
Frontierland:
[] Been to the American and/or Canadian West (Frontierland).
[] Taken a ride in a paddlewheel steamer (Mark Twain Riverboat).
[] Visited a working ranch (Big Thunder Ranch).
[] Been to a Native village and/or pow-wow (Rivers of America, Pocahontas).
[] Been to the Alamo (Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier).
[] Read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Tom Sawyer's Island).
[] Been to New Orleans (New Orleans Square, Port Orleans Resort).
[] Visited the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean, Caribbean Beach Resort).
[] Read Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris (Song of the South, Splash Mountain).
[] Read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad).
me:*Does it count that I have been TO Sleepy Hollow??? :p*
Fantasyland:
[] Been to a real castle (Sleeping Beauty's Castle).
[] Listened to or seen a performance of Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Sleeping Beauty).
[x] Read Grimm's Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm (Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Brave Little Tailor, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
[X] Read Tales of Mother Goose by Charles Perrault (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella).
[] Read or seen a performance of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan).
[X] Been to London (Peter Pan's Flight).
[X] Read The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad).
[X] Been to a circus (Dumbo, Casey Jr. Circus Train).
[] Read Dumbo by Helen Amberson (Dumbo, Casey Jr. Circus Train).
[] Read Notre Dame du Paris by Victor Hugo (Hunchback of Notre Dame).
[X] Been to Notre Dame Cathedral (Hunchback of Notre Dame).
[] Read The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (Pinocchio).
Tomorrowland and EPCOT:
[X] Are interested in astronomy/stargazing (Space Mountain).
[X] Visited a NASA facility and/or the NASA website (Mission: SPACE).
[] Read Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by Buckminster Fuller (Spaceship Earth).
[] Read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea).
[] Taken a ride in a submarine (Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage).
[] Dived in the Great Barrier Reef (Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage).
[X] Been to France (World Showcase).
[] Been to Mexico (World Showcase).
[X] Been to England (World Showcase).
[] Been to Germany (World Showcase).
[] Been to Japan (World Showcase).
[] Been to Morocco (World Showcase).
[] Been to Canada (World Showcase).
[] Been to Italy (World Showcase).
[] Been to Norway (World Showcase).
[] Been to China (World Showcase).
California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios:
[] Been to Hollywood (Hollywood Studios, Hollywoodland)
[] Visited Yosemite, Redwood and/or Sequoia National Parks (Grizzly Peak Recreational Area).
[] Visited or stayed at a National Parks lodge (Grand Californian, Wilderness Lodge).
[] Been to Santa Monica Pier and/or Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Paradise Pier).
[] Driven on Route 66 (Carsland).
[] Done hanggliding (Soarin').
*me:
Dang. lol.
A lot of those things are on my "list" though.
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Main Street USA:
[X] Been to the historic main street of an actual North American small town (Main St. USA).
[] Taken a ride in a steam train (Disneyland Railroad).
[] Visited the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon Diorama).
[] Seen a silent movie showing in a theatre (Main St. Cinema).
Adventureland and Animal Kingdom:
[X] Visited South America, Africa or Southeast Asia (Adventureland, Animal Kingdom).
[] Visited Hawaii, or a Trader Vic's (Enchanted Tiki Room, Polynesian Resort).
[] Been on the Nile, Mekong, and/or Amazon Rivers (Jungle Cruise).
[] Seen The African Queen (Jungle Cruise).
[] Read Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (Swiss Family Robinson).
[] Read Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan)
[X] Read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book)
[X] Read or seen a performance of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (The Lion King).
[] Read 1001 Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Burton (Aladdin).
[] Been to Tibet (Expedition: Everest).
[] Are interested in palaeontology/dinosaurs (Dinosaur, Primeval World).
Frontierland:
[] Been to the American and/or Canadian West (Frontierland).
[X] Taken a ride in a paddlewheel steamer (Mark Twain Riverboat).
[] Visited a working ranch (Big Thunder Ranch).
[] Been to a Native village and/or pow-wow (Rivers of America, Pocahontas).
[] Been to the Alamo (Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier).
[] Read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Tom Sawyer's Island).
[] Been to New Orleans (New Orleans Square, Port Orleans Resort).
[X] Visited the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean, Caribbean Beach Resort).
[] Read Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris (Song of the South, Splash Mountain).
[] Read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad).
Fantasyland:
[X] Been to a real castle (Sleeping Beauty's Castle).
[] Listened to or seen a performance of Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Sleeping Beauty).
[x] Read Grimm's Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm (Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Brave Little Tailor, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
[X] Read Tales of Mother Goose by Charles Perrault (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella).
[] Read or seen a performance of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan).
[] Been to London (Peter Pan's Flight).
[] Read The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad).
[X] Been to a circus (Dumbo, Casey Jr. Circus Train).
[] Read Dumbo by Helen Amberson (Dumbo, Casey Jr. Circus Train).
[] Read Notre Dame du Paris by Victor Hugo (Hunchback of Notre Dame).
[X] Been to Notre Dame Cathedral (Hunchback of Notre Dame).
[] Read The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (Pinocchio).
Tomorrowland and EPCOT:
[X] Are interested in astronomy/stargazing (Space Mountain).
[X] Visited a NASA facility and/or the NASA website (Mission: SPACE).
[] Read Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by Buckminster Fuller (Spaceship Earth).
[] Read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea).
[] Taken a ride in a submarine (Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage).
[] Dived in the Great Barrier Reef (Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage).
[] Been to France (World Showcase).
[X] Been to Mexico (World Showcase).
[] Been to England (World Showcase).
[] Been to Germany (World Showcase).
[X] Been to Japan (World Showcase).
[] Been to Morocco (World Showcase).
[X] Been to Canada (World Showcase).
[] Been to Italy (World Showcase).
[] Been to Norway (World Showcase).
[] Been to China (World Showcase).
California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios:
[] Been to Hollywood (Hollywood Studios, Hollywoodland)
[] Visited Yosemite, Redwood and/or Sequoia National Parks (Grizzly Peak Recreational Area).
[] Visited or stayed at a National Parks lodge (Grand Californian, Wilderness Lodge).
[] Been to Santa Monica Pier and/or Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Paradise Pier).
[X] Driven on Route 66 (Carsland).
[] Done hanggliding (Soarin').
Very cool survey! Thanks for posting it!