The Mickey Mouse Club

Purpose: To inform the audience about the impact Walt Disney has left on society and how his legacy continues on. Thesis/Central Idea: To understand the impact Walt Disney has left on society, it is important to learn that his empire all started with a mouse, how his newfound success contributed to his ability to create accomplished film works, and eventually bring his imagination to life through the construction of Disney parks. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Walt

26 in less than two years. But in 1927 Disney tried something new, a new approach to his cartoons and a new character. When Disney was deciding the name for his new character, he was going to name it Mortimer the Mouse, but wife convinced him to change it to a more relaxed name, Mickey. That is how

Walt Disney Walt Disney was a television producer, entrepreneur, pioneer of animation, and cartoon movie and films, and the creator of the famous Mickey Mouse. He made a change in the world by making a combination of live action and animation. He made the world magical and taught children with animation. His mission was to make life entertaining and gratifying. Brad A. wrote, “Walt was our bridge from the past to the future” Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901. His parents

approximately 74.9 billion US dollars (Silverman, Matt). However, Disney wasn’t always this massive, giant media conglomerate that we know and love today. No, The Walt Disney Company began in 1929, as Walt Disney Productions -- a year after the first Mickey Mouse debut in the animated film, Steamboat Willie (Spayd, Elizabeth). The company was started by the Disney brothers, along with a small handful of animators and employees. In the years

It’s no doubt that creating a family oriented theme park based on popular, beloved cartoon characters and imagination was a good idea. From Cinderella’s castle to the famous Main Street, U.S.A, there’s something extraordinary lying around every corner. Walt Disney World, other wise known as “the happiest place on earth”, or the place “where dreams come true”, was founded by a man with a dream of creating a place where children and parents could spend time together while making amazing memories. However

This is where the iconic character Mickey Mouse was created. In 1928 Mickey Mouse starred in Steamboat Willie and gained immediate popularity. Capitalizing on the success of the Mickey Mouse series the Disney studio created Silly Symphonies. This differed from Mickey Mouse in the fact that it acted as a proving ground for the studios animation artist to test new characters and new stories. In 1932 a Silly

Walt Disney is an American icon that many people look towards when in the art of animation. He was born in 1901 in Chicago, but spent his childhood in Missouri. He had always been interested in the arts and in making money to provide for his family. He gained the ambitious vision which lead him to create his globally known company Walt Disney. He and his company a helped America rise in power through embracing American cultural values, politics, and social values to the world. While Walt Disney

The Creation Of Mickey Mouse "Oswald is my character, I 'm the one who created the rabbit with a round, white face, big button nose and floppy black ears, That was all my creation!" I shouted frustrated. "We know that Walt, but if you just -, " Scott an executive at Universal tried explaining to me before I cut him off. I shouted again, "No, I made this rabbit and I refuse to let you guys take it all away!" "Listen, Walt were giving you a chance to keep Disney only if you just take a lower salary

65th birthday. He is well-known because of his family entertainment company. He had many accomplishments throughout his life, being an ambulance driver in WWI, incorporated Laugh-o-gram, created Mickey Mouse which lead to Steamboat Willie (A cartoon that synchronizes sound and animation), Mickey Mouse Club passes one million people, Three Little Pigs’ song “Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” is a national hit, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is created and was the first feature-length animated film

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 him and his animations popular, he started activities like clubs to keep his fans interested. By doing this Disney earned many loyal fans who would support all of his work. At one point Mickey Mouse