
Everyone knows that there’s a proper way to watch Jeopardy at home. When you know the answer, you shout it out in a loud, confident voice. When you don’t know the answer, you mumble something incoherent under your breath so it appears you said the answer, and you can still pretend you know everything.
But every Disney fan yelled the answer in unison on Monday night’s Jeopardy and then mumbled about how that could be a Final Jeopardy question. It was that easy, at least for those who know Walt Disney.
The Final Jeopardy category was famous names. Orlando native Robbi Ramirez had the lead but could still lose if he got the final question wrong and one of the other contestants got it correct.
Jeopardy host Ken Jennings read the answer, “In 1966, the year of his death, he shared plans for an experimental prototype community in Florida.”
Every Disney fan worldwide simultaneously yelled the same answer, “Who is Walt Disney?”
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The Orlando native Ramirez may have had an unfair advantage with this question, but all three contestants got it correct. Ramirez ended up winning the round with $23,800. After the win, Jennings joked, “He’s the winner. Maybe he’s going to Disney World.”
EPCOT was Walt Disney’s idea for an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. It was initially designed as a city with businesses, restaurants, schools, and a residential area. It was supposed to be phase two of Walt’s “Florida Project.” After Disney died in 1966, EPCOT morphed into the theme Park we know today.
The Park has undergone several changes throughout its history. Originally, EPCOT was composed of Future World and World Showcase. While World Showcase remains, the front half of the Park has been reimagined into three new areas: World Celebration, World Discovery, and World Nature.
EPCOT has also seen an evolution in its rides. The Park initially contained primarily educational rides like Horizons, World of Motion, and Body Wars. Those have all been replaced by Test Track, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and Mission: Space. At the same time, some older rides remain, like Spaceship Earth, Journey into Imagination, and Living with the Land. EPCOT has also added Soarin’ Around the World.
For now, all Disney fans can feel like we dominated Jeopardy, as we all know the answer to that particular trivia question. If it were only Disney trivia, we could all be the next Ken Jennings. But sadly, we’ll have to just yell at the TV and hope we get the answer right. Hopefully, next time, the final Jeopardy question will be about Mickey Mouse or a Disney princess. We’ll have to wait and see what Jeopardy Productions has in store for us.