How to Get Your Joke Told at the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
Of the many ways to participate in the shows and attractions at Disney World, one of the easiest is getting a joke included in the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor attraction at the Magic Kingdom. Here’s how to make it happen.
When you enter the Laugh Floor attraction, you’ll first be placed in a holding room pre-show area with several TVs hanging from the ceiling. The screens will give a message which states, “Text Your Joke Now to 12345” (12345 is a placeholder, the actual number varies from show to show) and gives the following instructions:
- Start your text with the word (rotating key word).
- Include your first name and hometown so we can thank you!
- If chosen, your joke will be performed in the show and you’ll be famous.* (*Famous in monster world only. Human world fame may vary.)
While these instructions seem pretty simple, lots of folks fumble them. A common mistake is forgetting to include the show-specific key word. Without the key word, they don’t know that you’re actually at the theater and they won’t include your joke. Follow instructions and you’re ahead of the game already.
While sending a text is simple enough, the other critical part of getting your joke included in the show is sending in a good joke. In my unscientific study of a dozen shows, I’ve noticed a pattern in the jokes that were selected for inclusion. Jokes used during the show are typically short (they have to fit in a text, duh), use G-rated language, have a teeeeeny gross-out factor, or include a pun or Disney character reference. Bonus points if there’s a teeny gross-out, a pun, and a Disney reference!
If you hit all those points, my observation is that you have a better than even chance of having your joke included and your name mentioned in the show. How do I know this? Well, following the formula, my joke was included in the show 8 of the 12 times I tried. If you go to the Laugh Floor often, you’ll also see that there are some jokes that fit this formula and tend to be repeated often. Here are some that have worked for me and that I’ve seen frequently used in the attraction. (I make NO claim of authorship on these, they’ve been in the ether for ages.)
- Q: How do you make a tissue dance? A: You put a little boogie in it!
- Q: Why did Tigger go into the bathroom? A: He was looking for Pooh.
- Q: How do you get a baby astronaut to sleep? A: You rock it. (Get it – rocket.)
- Q: Why was six afraid of seven? A: Because seven ate nine. (6, 7, 8, 9)
- Q: Why did the cookie go to the doctor? A: Because it was feeling crummy.
- Q: What do you call cheese that’s not yours? A: Nacho cheese. (Not your cheese – say it fast.)
- Q: Why does Peter Pan fly? A: Because he can never, never land.
- Q: What did Mickey say when he was falling? A: Donald, duck.
- 1: Knock, knock. 2: Who’s there? 1: Doris. 2: Doris, who? 1: Doris locked, let me in.
- 1: Knock, knock. 2: Who’s there? 1. Arch. 2: Arch, who? 1. Bless you.
- Q: Why was the tomato blushing? A: Because it saw the salad dressing.
- Q: Which side of a chicken has more feathers? A: The outside.
- Q: What did one math book say to the other math book? A: I’ve got problems.
- Q: Why do birds fly South in the winter? A: Because it’s too far to walk.
- Q: Why did Mickey fly into space? A: To find Pluto.
- Q: What’s the difference between a fish and a piano? A: You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish.
- Q: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? A: Frostbite.
You get the idea – basically, if a third grader would think your joke is a hoot, then it’s likely that you’re in.
Have you ever had a joke included in the Laugh Floor show? What’s your favorite family-friendly joke. Let us know in the comments below.o9
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I asked my dog how her weeks been going, and she said ‘ruff’ and I felt that.
Didn’t think about this one til after we left and this is a true statement from my daughter:
When your teenager leans in and says to both parents, “WOW!! Mom!! Dad!! You’re both older than Disney World!!” VACATION OFFICIALLY OVER!!!!
Feel free to use it as I’m sure we are not the only parents who have been age-shamed by their teenager!!!
I used your chicken joke and got chosen, thank you! 🙂
In A Randomland Mystery, when Dr. Bunny visits the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor attraction in the other Disney Town, she made her own jokes.
What rhymes with banana ? Savanna
What is white and with red all over? Poke a dots
Joke- What does ghosts say when they get super excited?
Answer- Woooooooo!
We’re considering a few for our upcoming trip. Lot’s of good ideas here 🙂 Last year, our joke was picked:
Q: What’s brown and sticky?
A: A stick
My cousin had this one make it into the show:
Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up?
Because it was too tired.
Why did the chicken cross they playground?
To get to the other SLIDE!
They picked my joke once – it was…
Knock, Knock – (Who’s there?) Dwain… (Dwain Who?) Dwain the bathtub I’m drowning!
Monster’s Inc Laugh Floor is always fun!
My nephew’s joke was chosen and he got a huge kick out of it. The joke was:
Why don’t seagulls fly over the bay?
because then they’d be BAYgulls! (get it-bagels?) hehe…
Q:why do you put band aids in the Fridge
A:for COLD CUTS!
worked for me
Here is a joke video by a 5 year old full of jokes to use on the Laugh Floor! http://youtu.be/EhqB9WYhG7A
We live in a town that the name is hard to pronounce. Would we be better off using a town nearby that has an easier name? Do you think it would make a difference on our joke being told?
My joke chosen was – what did the zero say to the eight? Nice belt. Again the childish 3rd grade math gets the laugh. The jokes are the best part and you laugh every time.
We’ve had a couple chosen before. One was:
Q: Why can’t Cinderella play soccer:
A: Because she always runs away from the ball.
The other was:
Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite subject?
A: Arrrt or Arrrithmetic (I forget which we picked.)
The number you text to does not vary from show to show. It is constant. It’s 42319. Get it? “For twenty-three nineteen”? 23-19 was the code for a human contamination in Monsters Inc. What changes is the keyword you need to start the joke off with. That’s how they determine what show you’re going to be in.
Thanks for the tips. We are going soon and my little guy is already screening jokes. I think the current front runner is:
Q: did the dolphin do a backflip by accident?
A: no, he did it on porpoise!