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Walt Elias Disney (1901-66), animated film producer and creator of the world first theme park, Disneyland. Walt Disney was born in Chicago but moved with his family to Kansas at age nine. He received some education at the Kansas City Art Institute. He left however at age sixteen to be a volunteer ambulance driver in World War I. |
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Walt Elias Disney (1901-66), [animated film]? producer and creator of the world's first [theme park]?, Disneyland. Walt Disney was born in Chicago but moved with his family to Kansas at age nine. He received some education at the [Kansas City Art Institute]?. He left however at age sixteen to be a volunteer ambulance? driver in World War I. |
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Warner Brothers. At Warner Brothers he created the successful character of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Walt persuaded his collaborator, Ub Iwerks, to leave Warner Brothers with him so they could create Oswald Cartoons on their own. Warner Brothers |
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[Warner Brothers Studios]?. At Warner Brothers he created the successful character of [Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]?. Walt persuaded his collaborator, [Ub Iwerks]?, to leave Warner Brothers with him so they could create [Oswald Cartoons]? on their own. Warner Brothers |
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to create Mickey Mouse. |
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to create [Mickey Mouse]?. |
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Roger Rabbit style cartoons called the Alice in Wonderland Comedies in which a live action little girl interacted with |
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[Roger Rabbit]? style cartoons called the [[Alice in Wonderland Comedies]] in which a live action little girl interacted with |
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with Mickey Mouse. Mickey's first cartoon was Plane Crazy, in a story inspired by Charles Lindberg. The best-remembered today, however, was the first "talkie" cartoon, Steamboat Willie. |
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with Mickey Mouse. Mickey's first cartoon was [Plane Crazy]?, in a story inspired by [Charles Lindberg]?. The best-remembered today, however, was the first "talkie" cartoon, [Steamboat Willie]?. |
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films with his own distribution company, Buena Vista. But Walt's |
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films with his own distribution company, [Buena Vista]?. But Walt's |
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Ub Iwerks owned one third of the Walt Disney Studios. He |
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Ub Iwerks owned one third of the [Walt Disney Studios]?. He |
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Walt not only innovated with film technology, he innovated in business as well. Mickey's films were successful, |
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Walt not only innovated with film technology, he innovated in business? as well. Mickey's films were successful, |
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The Three Little Pigs may be a well known cartoon today. But it |
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The [Three Little Pigs]? may be a well known cartoon today. But it |
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billed above the features. The title song, composed by Disney animator Frank Thomas, was a huge popular hit, subsequently covered by other artists like Benny Goodman. |
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billed above the features. The title song, composed by Disney animator [Frank Thomas]?, was a huge popular hit, subsequently covered by other artists like [Benny Goodman]?. |
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Snow White, released in (when?), was Disney's and the world's first |
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[Snow White]?, released in (when?), was Disney's and the world's first |
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show "The Mickey Mouse Club" which continues today as "The Mouseketeers" (Britney Spears was a Mouseketeer in the 1990's). |
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show "[The Mickey Mouse Club]?" which continues today as "[The Mouseketeers]?" (Britney Spears was a Mouseketeer in the 1990s). |
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asphault still soft and insufficient bathrooms, has historically |
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asphalt still soft and insufficient bathrooms, has historically |
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(unfavorably) to the Magic Kingdom. |
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(unfavorably) to the [Magic Kingdom]?. |
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Today the attractions at Disneyland, like the Indiana Jones Adventure, are thrill rides designed to attract a young audience. And this is even more true of Disney's California Adventure. It is hard to look at the Paradise Pier area of the |
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Today the attractions at Disneyland, like the [[Indiana Jones Adventure]], are thrill rides designed to attract a young audience. And this is even more true of Disney's [[California Adventure]]. It is hard to look at the [Paradise Pier]? area of the |
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designed by cartoonists. Many of them were created by Marc Davis, one of Walt's lead animators who is famous for such characters as Malificent and Tinker Bell. Marc's sense of |
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designed by cartoonists. Many of them were created by [[Marc Davis]], one of Walt's lead animators who is famous for such characters as Malificent? and Tinkerbell?. Marc's sense of |
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as the Pirates of the Carribean and the Haunted Mansion. Much of |
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as the [Pirates of the Carribean]? and the [Haunted Mansion]?. Much of |
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this opportunity that Walt considered building Epcot. Not the World's Fair they have in Orlando today, but a real experimental |
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this opportunity that Walt considered building Epcot?. Not the [World's Fair]? they have in Orlando? today, but a real experimental |
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Reedy Creek Development District, Walt bought up large areas of swamp land in Florida. His idea was not to recreate the success of Anaheim in Orlando, but to create a real city with all of the |
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[Reedy Creek Development District]?, Walt bought up large areas of swamp land in Florida. His idea was not to recreate the success of Anaheim? in Orlando, but to create a real city with all of the |
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newest ideas tested there. New telephones. New cars. New ideas of commerce and urban design would be innovated and perfected in a real city. This was in the mid sixties. Epcot's vision of the future turned out, like most 1950's futurism, to be wildly inaccurate, but in the 1990's a small experimental residential community finally moved in, |
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newest ideas tested there. New telephones. New cars. New ideas of commerce? and urban design would be innovated and perfected in a real city. This was in the mid sixties. Epcot's vision of the future turned out, like most 1950s futurism, to be wildly inaccurate, but in the 1990s a small experimental residential community finally moved in, |
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English-speaking world) and his themeparks are known around the world. However, librarians oppose the Walt Disney Company's manipulation of the world's major legislative bodies into passing repeated retroactive copyright term extensions. |
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the English-speaking world) and his theme parks are known around the world. However, librarian?s oppose the Walt Disney Company's manipulation of the world's major legislative bodies into passing repeated retroactive copyright term extensions. |
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