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
Though World War II was raging on several years before American soldiers joined the front line, the nation’s entrance into the war was game changing and is, perhaps, what won the war and defeated the Axis Powers. With American entrance into the war came the involvement of Walt Disney Studios and a government deal that would last until the last guns fired in Holland, 1945. Through political propaganda and instructional films, Walt Disney Studios contributed to World War II home front efforts by increasing
Hans Augusto Reyersbach, better known as H.A. Rey, was born in Hamburg, Germany on September 16, 1898. He grew up near the Hagenbeck Zoo, where his love for drawing and animals grew. His favorite animal to watch was the monkey and it became the inspiration for his books. He served in Kaiser Wilhelm’s German army during the World War I and during that time, he still continued to draw. He eventually returned to Hamburg after Germany lost the war and made posters for the local circus for a living.
As time goes on, careers become more reliant on the advancement of technology than the hands on work of the job holder. However, for Chuck Jones, that was not the case. Chuck Jones, a cartoon director and animator, has provided entertainment for all ages throughout the past eight decades and has been a magnate for many aspiring animators. The Animation of Chuck Jones exhibit at the Minnesota Historical Society displayed Chuck Jones's work throughout his career as well as original production notes
"To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here, age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world." Walt Disney When Walt Disney opened Disneyland July 17th 1955 it was culmanation of ideas he had been formulating for ten years. Walt had
well.” Even though my father didn't appreciate my love for animation his words stuck in my head I pushed myself to continue even if i’m set up to fail. With the help from my brother Roy i succeeded. I was born on the 5th of december, 1901 in the great city of Chicago, I was the fourth of of five children, my brother Roy being the oldest. In 1911 the family relocated to Kansas City where his father invested in a paper route where I helped out on weekends and before and after school for six years. At
Until high school I grew up in Evanston, Illinois a town adjacent to the many neighborhoods of Chicago. Then before 9th grade my family moved to Eagle County, Colorado, deep in the Rocky Mountains 120 miles from Denver. Even before moving to the mountains I was becoming a hobby naturalist. I had read Edward Abbey’s “Desert Solitaire” when I was in 7th grade after visited the National Parks in the deserts of southeast Utah. In summers I had attended summer programs at the Walking Mountains Science
still under construction when, in 1966, Disney was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died on December 15, 1966, at the age of 65. Disney was cremated, and his ashes interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. After his brother's death, Roy carried on the plans to finish the Florida theme park, which opened in 1971 under the name Walt Disney
ambulance, and this is where he began drawings designs and cartoons in the ambulance. He then worked as a cartoonist in Kansas but that ended fairly quickly. After that he then moved to California where he began his company with his brother Roy Disney. In the partnership Roy focused on the business aspects while Walt focused on the creative aspects. The business began when they took out a small loan,
As a young boy, he found the mouth to a cave and decided to explore it, Every day he explored more of the cave and saw himself as a warrior and the empty space was a secret door to an alternate world, with this he got the thought of the Legend of Zelda (Burns 9-10). name of author #).) As a young boy he always drawn characters and played with planes,he often blew them up to. Most of the characters he drew were the characters you see in some Nintendo games today. He is the game designer of Nintendo