Travel And Tourism Facts

Pluto, Mickey Mouse's dog, was named after the planet, not the other way around.

Doritos was originally born from the tortillas leftovers at Disneyland.

The production of Disney's film Tangled was more expensive than Avatar's production.

Until the year 2000, Disney theme park workers were forbidden from growing facial hair.

Disney owns 80% of ESPN.

Every year, Walt Disney World's "Lost and Found" collects more than 6,000 cell phones, 3,500 digital cameras, and 18,000 hats.

Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney theme park outside of the U.S. It was opened in April 1983.

Covering nearly 40 square miles, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is about the size of San Francisco or two Manhattan islands.

The First Disneyland Admission Ticket Ever Sold was purchased for US$1 in 1955.

The first animated film to star Mickey Mouse appeared in 1928 at the Colony Theatre in New York.

"Mortimer Mouse" was the original name of Mickey Mouse before Walt Disney's wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it.

Walt and Roy Disney formed Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923. In 1926, the name was changed to Walt Disney Studio.