Fun Disney Questions to Ask
For families and friends who love Disney and have time to fill: the drive to the park, a long line, the minutes before the movie starts, a themed birthday table. None of the 55 questions has a right answer, so a six-year-old and a grandparent can play on equal terms. They run in six groups, in the order the talk tends to go: Favorites, This or that, Would you rather, Debates, Parks and About us.
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The questions
Each question, and why to ask it
Favorites
What is your favorite Disney movie of all time, and how old were you when you first saw it?
Why ask it
The age is half the answer: a favorite found at five is mostly a feeling, and one found at twenty-five gets defended on its merits. Anyone who cannot choose gets ten seconds, and whatever they blurt out stands.
When you say Disney, do Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars count?
Why ask it
It comes up the moment someone names a Pixar film as their favorite, so rule on it now. Vote on what is in, and hold everyone to that ruling when the villain debate starts.
Who was your favorite character when you were little, and who is it now?
Why ask it
The distance between the two answers is what to listen for. Children tend to pick the hero or the animal, and plenty of grown-ups admit they have drifted toward the tired parent or the villain with the best lines.
Which Disney song do you know every word of, including the parts you never meant to learn?
Why ask it
Ask for the first line as proof, then stand back. In a car this is the moment to put the song on, and the answers make a ready playlist for the rest of the drive.
Which Disney movie have you watched more times than any other?
Why ask it
The most-watched film is often not the favorite: it is the one a little brother or a toddler demanded every afternoon for a year. The follow-up is whether they chose those viewings or merely survived them.
Who is your favorite Disney princess, and what does she do that the others do not?
Why ask it
The second half moves the answer past the dress and the hair to what she does in her own story. If the word princess leaves someone cold, let them name any heroine or hero and answer the same way.
Which Disney movie scared you as a kid, and which scene did it?
Why ask it
People can usually name the exact scene and where they were sitting when it happened. With small children playing, let them answer first and take it seriously: a fear that gets laughed at will not be shared twice.
Which Disney movie makes you cry even though you know exactly what is coming?
Why ask it
Adults often name a different film from the one that got them as children, because the parent's side of the story starts to land. Leave it out if someone in the group has had a recent loss and the likely answers are films about losing a parent.
Which sidekick deserves a whole movie of their own?
Why ask it
A name alone does not count: the answer has to come with a plot for the sidekick's movie. You also find out who watches for the jokes in the corner of the screen and who follows the main story.
Which Disney animal would you want as a pet, knowing you would have to feed it and clean up after it?
Why ask it
The chores are in the question to make people think twice about the tiger and the dragon. Kids pick the cutest one, and grown-ups start to wonder how much advice a talking pet would give before breakfast.
What is the most underrated Disney movie, the one you keep telling people to watch?
Why ask it
Nearly every fan has one film they feel personally responsible for defending. Write the titles down, because this is the quickest way to build a movie-night list that nobody has already seen twice.
Which Disney world would you actually want to live in, and what would your job be there?
Why ask it
The job is what makes the answer specific: a castle is easy to choose until someone asks who sweeps it. Younger kids will pick the place with the most animals and skip the job, and that is a fine answer.
This or that
Hand-drawn classics or computer-animated newer films?
Why ask it
The split mostly follows the decade someone was a child in, which is worth saying before anyone calls it taste. Each side then has to name one film from the other camp that they would still defend.
Hero songs or villain songs: which do you turn up?
Why ask it
Villain-song people tend to be the ones who do the voices. Have each side name its best example and sing four lines of it, which settles nothing and is the point.
A villain you can spot in the first scene or one who is unmasked near the end?
Why ask it
Older films mostly announce the villain with a cape and a theme tune, and a run of newer ones hide theirs until the last act. Mind the spoilers: no one names a surprise villain until everybody present has seen that film.
Donald or Goofy: who is funnier?
Why ask it
Mickey is left out on purpose: he is rarely the one getting the laugh. The choice is between a short temper and cheerful clumsiness, and an impression of either one counts as an argument.
Sing along out loud or watch in respectful silence?
Why ask it
Raise it before the movie starts, not in the middle of the big number. If the room is split, agree on one song where everyone joins in and quiet for the rest.
A princess movie or a talking-animal movie for tonight?
Why ask it
Phrased as a choice for tonight, it works as a real vote and not only a matter of taste. If the count is tied, the youngest person in the room breaks it.
Movie night on the couch or a full day at the park?
Why ask it
Nobody needs to have visited a park to answer, so it works in mixed company. Listen for whoever chooses the couch a little too quickly: that is the person dreading the walking.
A fast thrill ride or a slow boat ride through a story?
Why ask it
Get the answers before you plan the day and you will know who to pair up when the group divides. Anyone who says both has to give one of them up.
Fireworks at the end of the night or the afternoon parade?
Why ask it
The answer often comes down to who gets tired first. Shows and their times differ from park to park and season to season, so look at the schedule where you are before you promise either.
First through the gates in the morning or last out at night?
Why ask it
Larks and owls rarely change for a vacation. A group that holds both kinds should agree on a midday break now, before somebody melts down in a gift shop.
Would you rather
Would you rather have a flying carpet or a house that floats away on balloons?
Why ask it
One is quick and open to the weather, the other is slow and has a kitchen. Where they would go first says more than the vehicle does.
Would you rather have three wishes from a genie or one evening of help from a fairy godmother?
Why ask it
Both come with fine print in the stories: the genie has rules and the godmother's magic runs out at midnight. Have each person say their first wish word for word and let the others hunt for the loophole.
Would you rather be able to talk to animals or make ice and snow with your hands?
Why ask it
Children answer in about a second, and the fun is asking what they would do with the power on a school day. Somebody practical will mention free air conditioning.
Would you rather live in a castle where the furniture talks or a bedroom where the toys come alive when you leave?
Why ask it
It is a question about privacy in disguise, and adults notice that faster than kids do. The follow-up writes itself: which piece of furniture, or which toy, would have the most to say about you?
Would you rather burst into song every time you felt something strongly or have a narrator describe everything you do?
Why ask it
Get people to act out an ordinary morning under the rule they chose. The singing sounds like the better deal until someone pictures it at the dentist.
Would you rather have a nose that grows when you fib or a coach that turns back into a pumpkin at midnight?
Why ask it
Both are curses, and small children enjoy being allowed to pick the less bad one. Adults can work out how far into a normal workday the nose would let them get.
Would you rather swap lives with a Disney hero for a week or a Disney villain for one day?
Why ask it
Make them name the hero and the villain, because a week as some heroes means a week of chores and danger. The villain choosers usually just want the wardrobe and the lair.
Would you rather have a park all to yourself for one night or sit in on the making of your favorite movie?
Why ask it
This sorts the ride people from the film people more cleanly than asking them outright. The first ten minutes are the real answer: which ride they would run to, or whose drawing desk they would stand behind.
Debates
Who is the best Disney villain, and what puts them ahead of the rest?
Why ask it
Ask for the reason before the name, or the loudest person's pick becomes the group's. The usual tests are the song, the plan and how frightening they were at age six, and people weigh those very differently.
Which villain had a point?
Why ask it
This is not the same question as the best villain, and it gets more interesting with teenagers and adults. Hold it to whether the grievance was fair: nobody is defending what the villain did about it.
Which sequel is as good as the original, or better?
Why ask it
Plenty of people say none and then think of one. Rule first on whether the straight-to-video sequels count, which changes the field a great deal.
Which live-action remake earned its place, and which one should have stayed a drawing?
Why ask it
Asking for one of each stops it from turning into a general complaint. Someone who has not seen many remakes can answer the second half from a trailer alone, and often will.
Which Disney hero makes the worst decision in their own movie?
Why ask it
The stories need the mistake, so there are plenty to choose from: contracts signed unread, warnings ignored, strangers trusted. Then work out how long the movie would run if the hero had been sensible, which is usually about four minutes.
Which Disney couple would still be together ten years after the credits?
Why ask it
Couples who met over one song tend to do badly in this vote, and couples who argued their way through a whole adventure tend to do well. Kids can join in if you ask who would still be best friends.
Which famous Disney song has been played too much, and which one deserves the attention instead?
Why ask it
Parents of small children answer the first half with real feeling. The second half is the one to act on: line those songs up to play next.
Which Disney movie does everyone love that never worked for you?
Why ask it
Agree in advance that nobody has to be won over. Their age at the first viewing is worth knowing, because a film met at the wrong age rarely gets a second chance.
Which Disney movie should be left alone forever, with no sequel and no remake?
Why ask it
People protect the films that belonged to them as children. Whatever they fear a new version would get wrong is their own account of what made the original work.
Parks
What is your first memory of a Disney park, or the first thing you would do if you have never been?
Why ask it
The second half is there so nobody is left out, and a first-timer's plan is often the best answer in the group. Early memories tend to be small: a hat, a hot afternoon, being too short for something.
What is your favorite ride, the one you would get right back in line for?
Why ask it
The answer given at the exit of a ride and the answer at the end of the day are rarely the same, so it is worth a second asking. If three people name the same ride, that is your plan for the last hour.
Which famous ride is not worth the wait, in your honest opinion?
Why ask it
The answers tell the group what to drop when time is short. One person's grudge may be twenty years old, though, and waits change by the day, so look at the posted time before crossing anything off.
What is the one thing you have to eat or drink every time you visit?
Why ask it
Loyalty to a particular snack runs deep and is often handed down from a parent. Menus are not the same at every park, so first-time visitors should ask what is sold at the one they are heading to.
What is the best thing you have done at a park that was not a ride?
Why ask it
Answers run from a stage show to a bench in the shade with a view of the castle. Collect them for mid-afternoon, when the lines are long and everyone's feet hurt.
If we could only do three things tomorrow, what would your three be?
Why ask it
This is planning dressed up as a game. Have everyone answer separately, then build the day around whatever appears on more than one list and promise each person one pick of their own.
What is the longest you have ever waited in a line, and was it worth it?
Why ask it
Best asked while standing in one. The story usually includes heat, rain or a breakdown near the front, and the verdict tells you how much patience that person has left today.
Which movie deserves a ride or a whole land that it does not have yet?
Why ask it
Make them design it: the vehicle, the big scene, what is sold in the shop at the exit. Expect one person to announce that it already exists at a park in another country, which earns them the job of describing it.
Which character would you still stand in line to meet at the age you are now?
Why ask it
Adults pretend to think about this and then answer at once. If a child in the group names someone, find out where that character appears at your park and put it on the plan.
About us
Which Disney character is each person here most like?
Why ask it
Go around the circle and let the group decide for each person before that person gets a say. Keep it affectionate: the grumpy character is fine if the person laughs, and worth swapping if they do not.
If one of us had to be the villain, who would it be, and what would their big song be about?
Why ask it
The song topic keeps it funny and specific: a rule about shoes in the house, or control of the thermostat. Whoever is chosen gets to sing the first line.
If this group were a Disney movie, what would the title be and who would be the comic relief?
Why ask it
Groups tend to agree on the comic relief at once and argue about the title for ten minutes. Take the winning title and use it to name the group chat or the photo album from the trip.
Which Disney parent, grandparent or mentor reminds you of someone in our family?
Why ask it
A kind question underneath: most of those characters are remembered warmly. If the person named is not in the room, tell them afterward, because it is a compliment worth passing on.
Which of us turns into a different person at a theme park, and how?
Why ask it
The quiet one who becomes a drill sergeant with a map is a common answer. Asked on the way there, it gives that person a chance to promise to behave.
Which Disney song should be the theme song of this trip or this evening?
Why ask it
Take nominations and vote, then play the winner every time the group sets off again. A trip that has a theme song is easier to remember later, so add it to the photo slideshow too.
Which movie should we all watch together next, and who has somehow never seen it?
Why ask it
End here, because it turns the conversation into a plan. Pick a date before anyone stands up, or the movie stays unwatched.
How to play these in the car, in line and on movie night
Practical guidance for the conversation itself
Matching the group to the place
On the drive
This or that and Would you rather need no screen and no eye contact, so they suit a car. Give the list to whoever is in the passenger seat and let the driver answer first. When the song question comes up, play the answers: the rest of the drive takes care of itself.
In a ride line
Lines move in bursts, so pick questions that survive an interruption. The Parks group is made for this: ask one each time the line stops, and drop it without ceremony when you reach the loading area. Other families are standing a foot away, so keep the villain impressions at half volume.
Before and after a movie
Use two or three from Favorites to choose the film, then put the list away while it plays. Debates belongs afterward, when everyone has just watched the same thing and the remake or the sequel is fresh in mind.
At a themed party
Copy one question onto a card for each place at the table and have guests read theirs aloud in turn. Would you rather works for the widest range of ages. Keep About us for a group that knows each other well, since casting a near stranger as a character can fall flat.
Playing with kids and adults together
Youngest answers first
A five-year-old who hears three adults name a film will repeat the last one. Start with the smallest person and work up in age, and you get what they really think.
Every decade of films counts the same
A grandparent's favorite may be decades older than a child's, and each may never have seen the other's. Treat that as a reason to trade films and not as a gap in anyone's education.
Opinions first, corrections later
Most groups have one person who knows the release years and the voice actors. Agree that an opinion cannot be wrong here and that fact checks wait until the round is over, or the list turns into a quiz that the same person wins every time.
Ask who has not seen it
Before a debate about an ending or a twist, check that everyone has seen the film. If someone has not, argue about a different one and add theirs to the watch list.
Turning the list into a game
Guess before they answer
Read a question aloud and name one person. Everyone else guesses that person's answer before they give it, and a correct guess earns a point. It works best with Favorites, where family members are sure they know each other and are often wrong.
Thirty seconds to defend it
For the Debates group, give each person half a minute to argue for their pick while someone else keeps time on a phone. Vote by pointing on the count of three. The winner chooses the next question.
The bracket
Take one answer per person to a single question, such as the song everyone knows by heart or the best villain. Pair the answers off and vote each pair down to one. A bracket of eight fills a long line or the last half hour of a drive.
One per ride
Assign a different person to pick the question for each line you stand in that day. By evening everyone has had a turn at choosing, and the picks themselves show what each person wanted to talk about.
Keeping it fun
A debate runs hot
Remakes and villains can get people more worked up than you would expect. Call a vote, announce the result as final for today, and let the losing side choose the next question from a lighter group.
Not everyone has been to a park
A park trip costs a lot and plenty of fans have never taken one. If that is true of someone in the group, ask the Parks questions as what they would do, and keep the others from turning it into a count of visits.
A sad film comes up for a young child
The questions about being scared and about crying can bring a film back vividly for a small child. If a face falls, go straight to a This or that and return to the sad one another day, or not at all.
Nobody agrees what counts as Disney
Go back to the second question in Favorites and settle it by vote. A ruling that Pixar is in and superheroes are out, or the reverse, is all it takes for the later rankings to work.