Walt Disney

By Ben Garbo

Background

He was born in Chicago, Illinois onDecember 5, 1901

He was a cartoonist and a filminnovator

He won 26 Academy AwardsHe was among the most successful

American entrepreneurs

Childhood

Although he was born into poverty,he was able to contribute greatlyto the American economy

He loved to draw so much that hedecided to make a career out of it

Instead of doing schoolwork, hewould doodle pictures of animalsand nature

Characters

His first cartoon character, Oswaldthe Rabbit, was stolen from him

He created many famous cartooncharacters including Mickey Mouse,Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, andthe Disney princesses

Films

His first full-length animated filmwas Snow White and the SevenDwarfs, which was released in1938

Since then, the Disney name hasmade many movies such asBeauty and the Beast, Hercules,Fantasia, Alice in Wonderland,Tarzan, Pirates of the Caribbean,Peter Pan, and so much more

Merchandise

The Disney Company produces avery large variety of trinkets eachyear

These trinkets include toys, homedécor, games, foods andbeverages, stationary, electronics,art, and clothes

Disneyland

Disneyland was the first themepark built by Disney

It is located in Central California It supports more than 23,800 jobs

in the USDisneyland generates $3.6 billion a

year In order to build Disneyland, Walt

Disney had to mortgageeverything he owned including hispersonal insurance

Disneyworld

Disneyworld is located in CentralFlorida

Before The Disney Company couldbuild Disneyworld, they had to buyup lots of the swampland south ofOrlando in order to have enoughroom

Since it was built, Orlando hasbecome much more heavilypopulated and is now a primetourist destination

Disneyworld cont.

Disneyworld generates over $5billion a year directly and evenmore to the Central Floridaeconomy

PropertiesWhat people thinkDisney owns

The theme parks inCalifornia and Florida

The Disney movies

What Disney actually owns

11 theme parksacross 3 continents

The Disney movies 5 cruise ships The ABC network The ESPN network Several online virtual

worlds for kids Marvel comics

Quotes

“You can design and create, andbuild the most wonderful place inthe world, but it takes people tomake the dream a reality”

Works Cited

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“Disney, Walt.” Grolier MultimediaEncyclopedia. 2009. Grolier Online.23 Sep. 2009http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0086550-0

Works Cited cont.

Richard Schickel. “Ruler of theMagic Kingdom: Walt Disney.”Time 7 Dec. 1998: KidQuestMagazine. ProQuest. Web.23 Sep.2009.

“Walt Disney: Long Biography.”Walt Disney- JustDisney,com- YourSource For Disney. Web. 27 Sept.2009.http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/long_bio.html

Works Cited cont.

“The Walt Disney Company- Newsfrom the Disney Board- March 04,2005.” The Walt Disney Companyand Affiliated Companies-Corporate Information. Web. 23Sept. 2009.http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/board_news/2004/2005_0305_dlrstudy.html