Mythbusting, Disney style

[Sumshine 904]

Oh, I kind of have one, but I'm not sure if it's true or false. Perhaps someone can find out?

Walt Disney made the first computer generated image, a tea pot. My teacher in my Animation I class said her teacher had said the same thing (we're working with 3ds max). :shrug:

 

[Sam Eagle 1776]

Walt Disney's head was cryogenically frozen after he died- FALSE he was completely cremated.

 

[pintraderpayee]

CMs used to put condoms in the President Clinton AA following the Monica Lewinsky scandal........TRUE

 

[Rob562]

They Hydrolators never moved - FALSE (dropped about 2 inches)

Technically just the floor of the cabin dropped and rose. The walls and ceiling of the cabin never moved. This was more noticeable when the cabin was fairly empty and you could see where the floor and walls met. With a hydrolator full of people you couldn't tell, unless you were leaning on the wall.

-Rob

 

[inluvwithbeast]

Walt Disney's head was cryogenically frozen after he died- FALSE he was completely cremated.

WHAAAAAAAAT?

 

[thelookingglass]

This is an interesting one because Disney used to claim that on Main Street, all the bulbs were inspected nightly and that all the paint was stripped down and repainted on a monthly basis. It was the kind of thing they'd tell you on the behind the scenes tours when they started in the 80s.

Probably has to do with the declining maintenance standards. You rarely used to see lightbulbs out. Now its pretty common.

The Beatles were legally broken up as a group by John Lennon in the Polynesian Resort- True

President Richard Nixon said the famous line "I am not a crook" at the Contemporary Resort- True

Did not know these. Very interesting!

 

[tomm4004]

Walt was dishonorably discharged from the Army. On October 1st. FALSE and FALSE.

(I include this under WDW because bus drivers for some bizarre reason like to tell this lie.)

 

[palmage]

Jimmy Hoffa is buried somewhere in epcot.
At least that's what a bus driver told me...

 

[raven]

Walt was dishonorably discharged from the Army. On October 1st. FALSE and FALSE.

(I include this under WDW because bus drivers for some bizarre reason like to tell this lie.)

Walt lied about his age to get into the service to be with his brother - TRUE

 

[MUTZIE77]

Walt lied about his age to get into the service to be with his brother - TRUE

Isn't that actually false? According to a book I have and the film over at one man's dream, Walt was one year younger than the required age for service, so he and a friend joined the red cross which had a lower age requirement.

 

[Jerm]

The original SSE Narrator was Vic Perrin - Unconfirmed?, most people said that it is, but Marty Sklar said it was someone else

I have actually talked to Marty and he said it was Vic.

Isn't that actually false? According to a book I have and the film over at one man's dream, Walt was one year younger than the required age for service, so he and a friend joined the red cross which had a lower age requirement.

Nope it is shown in full detail at the Disney Family Museum that he did in fact change it to get in.

 

[MUTZIE77]

I see, thanks for the correction.

 

[ChrisFL]

Isn't that actually false? According to a book I have and the film over at one man's dream, Walt was one year younger than the required age for service, so he and a friend joined the red cross which had a lower age requirement.

I believe both are true, he was still too young to get into the red cross as well, but he was able to "edit" his birth certificate or something to get in.

 

[ChrisFL]

I have actually talked to Marty and he said it was Vic.

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up

 

[pumpkin7]

I believe both are true, he was still too young to get into the red cross as well, but he was able to "edit" his birth certificate or something to get in.

this. it's detailed in the 'an american original' book on walt. he had to change the 1901 to 1900.

 

[love disney]

The Beatles were legally broken up as a group by John Lennon in the Polynesian Resort- True

The Beatles broke up in 1970, I didn't think the Polynesian was open until October of 1971???

 

[Disneydreamer23]

The Beatles broke up in 1970, I didn't think the Polynesian was open until October of 1971???

If this was true that would be absolutly insane!

 

[unkadug]

The Beatles broke up in 1970, I didn't think the Polynesian was open until October of 1971???

Note the term "legally".

I don't know if this is true, but it's plausible that their legal separation was not complete until possibly 1972. :shrug:

 

[MKCP 1985]

The Beatles broke up in 1970, I didn't think the Polynesian was open until October of 1971???

The story goes, John Lennon was the last of the four to sign the paperwork, and he did so at the Poly . . . in 1974!!!

So, there ya go -

 

[love disney]

oops, time to eat crow. Guess I should have done a bit of research and noted the "legally" word. haha! Learned something new today, go me!:ROFLOL: