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to the classic world or an experience with the famous movies iii. I have watched every possible Disney movie and have done my research on Walt Disney’s life and the success of his company. iv. Walt Disney did much more than just create a mouse and called it Mickey, he created a world that touched the hearts of many people. v. Today I will talk about Walt Disney’s first success and how it led to the extraordinary creation of Disneyland. Transition: Walt was a man of many dreams who took a leap of

Casey Blackwell SPC 1608 Professor Workman 7 February 2017 Walt Disney Introduction I. Open With Impact A. A creative person famously stated “It all started with a mouse.” You may be thinking that you know who this mouse is, but not too fast. Yes, it is Mickey Mouse, but who was the brilliant man that created this happy little creature? II. Thesis Statement A. Walt Disney has made a significant impact to the entertainment industry with his cartoons, movies, and theme parks. III. Connect With Audience

of Laugh-O-Gram, he, his brother, and Ub Iwerks packed up and moved to Hollywood in 1923 with $750 to their names. The three began working in the back of a real estate office, where the Disney Brothers’ Studio was first created. The men continued to work on “Alice in Cartoonland” and were able to obtain a distributer for their cartoons, Margaret Winkler. Winkler sold their shorts featuring a new character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, for $1500 each. With all of the income coming into the studio, Walt

and songs. Almost everywhere you go a bit of Disney is there in some way. But like many things, Disney was started with one man and a dream. Walt Disney is, obviously, the founder of The Walt Disney Company but that didn’t happen overnight. Before Mickey and Disneyland, Walt was an average guy like anyone else. He started out as a little boy drawing pictures for his neighbor and well the rest is history. Walt was born December 5, 1901 to Elias and Flora Disney in Chicago, IL. He was the second youngest

and her husband, Charles Mintz, had stolen the rights to Oswald, along with all of Disney’s animators, except for Iwerks”(“Walt Disney”). Disney thought up Mickey Mouse and a legend was born (“Walt Disney”). Mickey Mouse was the first character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, his star was right next to Disney’s. Even though Mickey made Disney who he was, Disney’s favorite character was Goofy (Nix). “Disney holds the record for most individual Oscar wins (22) and nominations (59)”(Nix)

children to play with toys, games, or sports equipment. They were forced to work on the farm to help with the family’s finances. Their family moved quite often; from Chicago to Marceline, Missouri, to Kansas

part of him that he would never let go. 6. Walt Disney was one of the few people who changed the lives of not only kids but adults to. His work in animation encouraged everyone to express their imagination. Mickey Mouse, Disney’s most famous character was able to appeal to all fans in ways they imagined. For example if fans needed him to be fun and funny, he was. But if they needed him to be the opposite he could be viewed that way also. Once Walt Disney realized how important his fans were in keeping

65. Shortly before Walt Disney has passed, he remarkably stated, “I hate to see downbeat pictures, I know that life is not this way, and I do not want anyone telling me that it is.” Many of Walt’s fans agreed with him, and their love for him and his work turned him into one of the most popular and influential figures of the Post-War era. Today, Walt’s studio, that he created after much hardship, still continues to create films that bear his personal signature, magic. The company in which Walt Disney

Film Ad Company drawing cartoons for movie theaters. Disney took a camera from the company to use for his “stop-action animation” with his original drawings. His continuous practice on his Laugh-O-Grams made them far more advanced than his studio work (Schwartz). Walt Disney made puppets of his characters for his films instead of drawing them so he could save time and make the process easier on himself and Iwerks (“Walt Disney Interviewed by Fletcher Markle”). After his boss at the Kansas City

Walt Disney A lot of people just know Walt Disney as the guy who made Mickey Mouse, movies, and Disney World. All of that is true but he is much more than all of that. Walt was born on December 5,1901 in Chicago, Illinois (“Walt Disney”). His parents were Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney. He had 3 brothers and a sister. His spouse was Lillian Disney. They had two girls named Diane Disney and Sharon Disney (“Walt Disney”). His family moved to Missouri, and spent most of his boyhood on a farm