People tend to when hearing the word Disney, think of the famous theme park in California and Florida. Or the cartoons that we have grown up with and marveled at throughout the years. Disney, when herd, we think of it in the now. What about 96 years ago when theone man moved to California to pursue his dreams? We don't know about the rich history behind the Disney company and how it has an effect on all of our lives. So how did this one man's dream pioneer America's world of entertainment forever?
For us to have a better understanding on the subject we must begin with the man who started it all. Walter Elias Disney. Known to most as Walt Disney or to the people he worked with Uncle Walt. Born in Hermosa section of Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1901 to Elias and Flora Disney. They Disney family lived in Marceline, Missouri for most of Walt's childhood, where he first began showing an interest in drawing and painting. Walt went to McKinley High in Chicago for his high school career, where he took drawing and photography classes and was a cartoonist for the school newspaper. When he was 16 though he dropped out of high school tried to join the Army, but was rejected because
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The idea for this cartoon series was to follow a young girl named Alice and her many adventures around the cartoon world. Cartoonist at the time had attempted to put their cartoons on a live action background, but had very little success and it didn’t make their cartoons sell anymore than they already did. Walt Disney though who takes the idea one step further by having the cartoons revolve around a human actor, showed he did not only deserve his spot up there with the big animators but had the mindset to stay ahead of the game. He probably would have gotten a pretty good start with the Laugh-O-Gram studios if the company Walt had signed a contract with had not gone bankrupt. So Walt gave up on his Kansas City studio and set his sights towards
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Elias, was a carpenter when Walt was born. Eventually, Elias and his wife, Flora, saved up enough money to start a home building company together. Walter had four siblings: Roy, Herbert, Raymond, and Ruth (Russell 9). Because Ruth was younger than Walt, Walt waited until the age of seven to start school so that he could start at the same time as Ruth. Before he went to school, his mother, Flora, taught him how to read (Russell 10). Walt grew up on the Disney family farm and worked hard on the farm. He worked at the neighbor’s farm- raising corn, wheat, barley, cows, pigs, and chickens (Giltin 18). Later, Elias grew sick, and the Disney’s had to sell the farm. They moved to Kansas City (Russell 11). Throughout Walter’s schooling, he loved to be on stage- directing, producing, and being on stage (Russell 11). Many things inspired Walt Disney’s creativity: moving, roaming, playing in the farmyard, fishing, doodling in class, and editing the school newspaper are just a few
Disney officially started when the founder Walt Disney moved to California in 1923 to sell a cartoon series that he made, Alice’s Wonderland. On October 16, 1923 the series was picked up by a New York distributed officially marking the beginning of the Disney corporation. Although many know the founder Walt the company was founded along with his brother Roy Disney. The company was first named the Disney Brother’s Cartoon studio hot was later changed to the Walt Disney studio. From 1923 to 1927 the Alice series was continued until Walt decided to move to an all cartoon production starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. By 1928, just one year later, Disney made around two dozen cartoons staring Oswald.. When trying to apply for funding a second
In 1955, Disneyland was created by Walt Disney because of his love for cartoons and continued to be built by Roy in 1966 after Walt Disney’s death. Walt Disney was born December 5, 1901in Chicago, Illinois. He did not have the idea childhood due to his family being financially unstable and his father was not the nicest to him. As a child Walt’s father Elias believed in corporate punishment and beat him regularly. Since the family was poor, they had to move around a lot so they could find jobs. Walt and his brothers were forced to get jobs at young ages to help pay the bills for the family. In 1910, Walt moved out to a farm in Kansas City, Missouri. On the farm, Walt would sketch the animals with charcoal and that was when he developed his love for drawing cartoons.
A visionary and businessman rolled into one, Disney was able to achieve his dream, which is what people know as
Walter Elias Disney is one of the most influential motion picture producers, illustrators, and entrepreneurs of all time. Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on Dec. 5, 1901 to a family of six. He spent most of his adolescence in a farming community in southern
Walt Disney; When that name is spoken faces of children and adults alike light up with looks of sheer joy. When debating what to see at the movies the newest Disney flick is almost always decided upon over the others. With Disney people are 100 percent sure to walk out of the theater happy and smiling. From the catchy theme songs to the thrilling theme parks Disney has built the fantasy empire. Although he built the fantasy world Disney was not a man who walked around with his head in the clouds. He used his animation and film making skills to not only make fantastic movies but to also bring joy into times of war, fun into times of education, and excitement into times of vacation
While most just think of Walt Disney as the creator of the Disney movie empire and the Disney theme parks, those such as author Steven Watts, who think more deeply about Disney, consider him to be the “influential architect of modern America” (Watts, p. 4). While the genius of Walt Disney has affected many aspects of American, and now overseas, cultures, his empire has had a significant impact on what people experience during childhood.
First, Disney focused closely on his creativity. Disney was always known for his creative characters and stories, but how did this help him be a catalyst for change? He continued to create. Disney’s imagination never stopped and this allowed his company to prosper. Disney made made many Alice shorts, but he eventually grew bored of the combination films with real actors and animated backgrounds. His next idea was Oswald the Rabbit, which was an all animated shorts series. This series was how Disney’s name became recognized widely amongst animators,
Walter Elias Disney, commonly referred to as Walt Disney, was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois (Walt Disney Family Museum, 2012). His father Elias Disney was an Irish-Canadian and his mother, Flora Disney, was of German and English descent. His family settled in a village known as Norton Disney in the country of Lincolnshire at the time of birth (Disney, 2000). At the age of four, Disney and his family moved to a farm in Marceline, Missouri, which is where he developed his love for drawing. At the time he paid a retired Doctor by the name of “Doc” Sherwood to produce images of his horse, Rupert. Later on his interest grew to train development in
But one of the most well-known creations of Disney’s work is Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse was created quickly after rights to Oswald were stolen (Biography). Walt Disney once said, “Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end” (Brainy). Mickey Mouse did, in fact, have a rough start, but pulled through during Walt’s time of trouble. In the beginning of the animation stages, two silents shorts were made for Mickey Mouse, but failed to get a start. After two shorts were down the drain, Disney created a third, but he added sound this time. As Walt being the voice of Mickey, the new short, Steamboat Willie, quickly rose in popularity. Disney created Silly Symphonies in 1929 as an addition to Mickey Mouse, including a variety of Mickey’s friends. At the end of the year in 1937, Disney put another page in the history books. He released the first full-length animation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Over the following years, more full-length animations of Disney’s were created and released, including: Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi. In 1939, the new “Walt Disney Studios” in Burbank opened, but they hit a bit of a rough patch. It would essentially be years before the studio fully recovered from this time of trouble (Biography). During World War II, Disney’s studio created educational films for the government. After the war, however, Disney’s movie creations started to decrease in number (Smith). In the year 1949, Disney released animation shorts that would be grouped together in “package features”, but by 1950, he was back to creating full-length animated movies again. In the 1950s and early 60s, Disney released Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and 101 Dalmatians. Disney also went on to create animated shorts that were shown on television. His final hit was Mary Poppins, which was both
On December 5, 1901, Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney gave birth to a man who would eventually change our world by the creation of a little mouse. Walter Elias Disney, who was also known as “Walt,” was born in a small town in Chicago, Illinois, by a father who was an Irish-Canadian descent, and his mother who was a German- English descent. Walt was one out of five children, four brothers and a sister. Their names were Herbert Arthur Disney, Raymond Arnold Disney, Roy Oliver Disney, and Ruth Flora Disney. Walt was the oldest one out of the five. While he attended school, he was introduced to Walter Pfeiffer, who decided to show Walt vaudeville and the art of making movies. Walt decided to drop out of high school, at the age of sixteen, to join the army. He was rejected to join because he was too young of age. He and a friend decided to join the Red Cross, where Walt was an ambulance driver during World War II. In 1919, Walt moved to Kansas City to begin a career in art, and worked for the newspaper, as a newspaper artist. He met Ubbe Iwerks, and he and Disney soon made their own commercial company called, “Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists.”
Disney Productions is one of the leading entertainment businesses, bringing tremendous profits not to mention the joy it brings many people. It has not always been this easy for Disney however. It took the mind of one man to bring it to what it is today, and that’s mans name is Walt Disney. Walt Disney’s life was devoted to the arts and entertainment almost from birth. However, Walt’s fortunes and fame didn’t take form until his creation of Mickey Mouse.
After several years of these Alice shorts, or comedies, Walt went into making only fully animated films, featuring the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This event in Walt's life
When brothers Walt and Roy Disney moved to Los Angeles in 1923, they went there to sell their cartoons and animated shorts. One could only dream that their name would one day be synonymous with entertainment worldwide. But then again, that is how The Walt Disney Company has made their fortunes over the last several decades: making “dreams” come true.
Walt Disney was a visionary and transformational leader that used Inspirational Motivation and Intellectual Stimulation and an easy to follow vision that inspired his people to achieve their shared dream of providing the best family entertainment possible. Walt Disney’s vision was clear, simple, and easy to follow. Dream, Believe, Dare, Do. (Capodagli & Jackson, 2007). He spoke so passionately about his dreams that others around him couldn’t help but