Disney Trivia Thursday

Correct: Fantasia 2000 segments are introduced by celebrities including Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller, James Levine, and Angela Lansbury. Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, did not introduce a segment.

Correct: The music for six of Fantasia 2000's eight segments is performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Correct: Donald & Daisy Duck appear in Pomp and Circumstance which is based on the story of Noah's Ark. Donald Duck takes on the role of Noah's assistant and Daisy Duck is Donald's girlfriend.

Correct: When production began on Fantasia 2000, the original working title for the film was Fantasia Continued.

Correct: The Sorcerer's Apprentice is the only segment from the 1940 film Fantasia that was used again in Fantasia 2000.

True: In 2002, The Walt Disney Company began development on a third Fantasia film with the working title Fantasia 2006 but the project was later cancelled in 2004.

Correct: The Pines of Rome segment in Fantasia 2000 features a family of humpback whales that are able to fly.

Correct: The segment Rhapsody in Blue in Fantasia 2000 is set in New York City in the 1930s. This is the only segment set in a major city.

True: Both Fantasia from 1940 and Fantasia 2000 were produced by a member of the Disney family. Walt Disney produced Fantasia in 1940 along with Ben Sharpsteen. Fantasia 2000 was produced by Walt Disney's nephew, Roy E. Disney, along with Donald W. Ernst.

False: The Carnival of the Animals segment in Fantasia 2000 features a group of flamingos playing with a yo-yo. The original concept for the segment during development suggested featuring the ostriches from the 1940's Fantasia playing with a yo-yo but that was later changed to flamingos to avoid reintroducing characters from the original film.

Correct: The sorcerer's name in The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment is Yen Sid which is "Disney" spelled backwards.