Disney Fact: The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster By The Numbers

The Rock music is blaring. The Freeway awaits. The countdown starts. And away you go.

The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, at Disney Hollywood Studios, launches riders from 0 to 57 mph in 2.8 seconds making it the second fastest ride at Disney World. The fastest is Test Track, located in Epcot.

Here's a look at the Rock' n' Roller by the numbers:

32,000: Watts on board audio system

3,403: Feet of track in the ride.

900: Speakers throughout the ride.

125: Speakers in each car.

24: Sub-woofers in each car.

4.5 : The number of G-forces riders experience from launch to the first loop. This is more than an astronaut  feels during a launch.

3: Inversions the ride takes you through

2.8: Seconds it takes to go from 0-57 mph.

Source: Walt Disney World

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Disney Fact: "I am not a crook" speech at Disney

The year was 1973. It was the height of the Watergate political scandal (a break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. and attempted cover-up by the Nixon administration for its involvement.)

President Richard Nixon was cleaning house, he asked for the resignation of two of his most influential aides, who were later indicted, convicted and sent to prison for their involvement. He also fired the White House counsel, who went on to testify against the president.

And on Nov. 17, 1973, Nixon went the to the Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World to participate in an hour-long televised question and answer session with the 400  attend In an hour-long televised question-and-answer session at an Associated Press Managing Editor event. It was here, he gave the famous "I'm not a crook" speech.

"I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice,"the President said. "People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got."

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Smile of The Day: Photos of The Hidden Mickey Hunt

Everyone does it, or tries to do it. Here's a photo gallery of the famous Hidden Mickey Hunt.

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Dory and Marlin in the front of Finding Nemo at The Living Seas in Epcot.

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Disney Facts: it's a small world

Originally developed as an exhibit to benefit the UNICEF fund, "it's a small world" debuted at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York. In 1966 it was expanded and reopened as an attraction on May 28, 1966.

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More than 256 million guests have experienced “it’s a small world” at Disneyland in California since the attraction opened in 1966.

There are more than 300 Audio-Animatronics figures representing children around the world.

There are 250 toys and 80 props featured.

A stylized sun or moon (“There is just one moon/And one golden sun …” ) appears somewhere in each region.

The tune was composed by Richard M. and Robert S. Sherman, the Academy Award-winning composers of “Mary Poppins,” at the request of Walt Disney.

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Disney Facts: What's in the Lost and Found at Disney World

One of the busiest places at Walt Disney World is probably one that no one thinks they will ever have to visit - The Lost and Found. But every day hundreds of people drop, misplace and lose items that ends its way to the this treasure trove.

Nearly every day an average of 210 pairs of sunglasses are turned in. Since 1971, an estimated 1.65 million pairs of glasses have found their way to the Lost and Found. Some of the more unusual items tuned in have been a glass eye, a prosthetic leg (how someone loses that, I'll never know) and a potty trainer.

Here's a look at some of the more common objects found and how many are turned in on annually.

• 3,500 digital cameras
• 6,000 cell phones
• 7,500 autograph books
• 18,000 hats

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