Disney Changed History?
Walt Disney wanted to start a company that fulfilled children dreams and to create a visual for children to believe that dreams do come true if you only believe. Not only did he open an opportunity for children to believe, but for adults to find laughter and comfort during war times. Unfortunately after Walt Disney died, his company never reached the goal Walt Disney had planned for them. Instead of the company trying to create "magical" dreams and original laughter and an opportunity to believe; the company started to focus more on appealing to a greater audience and profits became their goals.
Walt Disney Bibliography
Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois, to his father Elias Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney. Walt was one of five children, four boys and a girl. After Walt's birth, the Disney family moved to Marceline Missouri, Walt lived most of his childhood here. Walt had very early interests in art, he would often sell drawings to neighbors to make extra money. He pursued his art career, by studying art and photography by going to McKinley High School in Chicago. Walt began to love, and appreciate nature and wildlife, and family and community, which were a large part of agrarian living. Though his father could be quite stern, and often there was little money, Walt was encouraged by his mother, and older brother, Roy to pursue his talents.
During the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to enlist for military service. Rejected because he was under age, only sixteen years old at the time. Instead, Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas to France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. His ambulance was covered from stem to stern, not with stock camouflage, but with Disney cartoons. Once Walt returned from France, he began to pursue a career in commercial art. He started a small company called Laugh-O-Grams, which eventually fell bankrupt. With his suitcase, and twenty dollars, Walt headed to Hollywood to start anew. After making a success of his "Alice Comedies," Walt became a recognized Hollywood figure. On July 13, 1925, Walt married one of his first employees, Lillian Bounds, in Lewiston, Idaho. Later on they would be blessed with two daughters, Diane and Sharon .
In 1932, the production entitled Flowers and Trees(the first color cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio's Academy Awards. In 1937, he released The Old Mill, the first short subject to utilize the multi-plane camera technique. On December 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated musical feature, premiered at the Carthay Theater in Los Angeles. The film produced at the unheard cost of $1,499,000 during the depths of the Depression, the film is still considered one of the great feats and imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. During the next five years, Walt Disney Studios completed other full-length animated classics such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi.
Walt also became one of the first producers of films to venture into television, with his series "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (1954) which he began in 1954 to promote his theme park. He also produced "The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955) and "Zorro" (1957). To top it all off, Walt came out with the lavish musical fantasy Mary Poppins (1964), which mixed live-action with animation. It is considered by many to be his magnum opus. Even after that, Walt continued to forge onward, with plans to build a new theme park and an experimental prototype city in Florida. He never did finish those plans, however; in 1966, he contracted lung cancer. He died in December at age 65. But not even his death, it seemed, could stop him. Roy carried on plans to build the Florida theme park, and it premiered in 1971 under the name Walt Disney World. What's more, his company continues to flourish, still producing animated and live-action films and overseeing the still- growing empire started by one man: Walt Disney, who will never be forgotten.
MLA Citations
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11. "Today in Disney History: Expedition Everest Debuts at Disney’s Animal Kingdom." Disney Parks Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/04/today-in-disney-history-expedition-everest-debuts-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/>.
12. "Walt Disney - Multiplane Camera." About.com Inventors. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventors/a/Walt_Disney_2.htm>.
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15. "What Year Was Mickey Mouse Born?" Squidoo. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.squidoo.com/what-year-was-mickey-mouse-born>.
16. "ALICE COMEDIES." ALICE COMEDIES. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/alicecomedies.html>.
17. "Disney Fans." Disney Insider. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/legends/don-dagradi>.
18. "Eyes and Ears Odds and Ends at Walt Disney World in the 1970s." MiceChat. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://micechat.com/7197-walt-disney-world-70s/>.
19. "Restaurants at Walt Disney World® Resort." Disney World Restaurants. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/listing/>.
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21. "Walt Disney - King of Fantasy." Palm Springs History. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/July-1965/Walt-Disney-King-of-Fantasy/>.
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25. "Disney Television Animation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Television_Animation>.
26. "Disney's Polynesian Resort." Walt Disney World Resort. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/polynesian-resort/>.
27. "List of Management of The Walt Disney Company." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_management_of_The_Walt_Disney_Company>.
28. "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs: An Art in Its Making; Article by Martin Krause and Linda Witkowski." Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs: An Art in Its Making; Article by Martin Krause and Linda Witkowski. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/9aa/9aa225.htm>.
29. "The Walt Disney Company." - Houston. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.<http://www.houstonpress.com/related/to/The Walt Disney Company/ >
30. "New Fantasyland." Expansion. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/new-fantasyland/>
- The source that we used is the internet because, it had most of the information we needed and pictures. We had used this website to figure out what movies was first created or tv show.
2. “Mickey Mouse History.” “Cheryl Holdridge 1944-2009.Walt Disney animation IM.” May 2005 October 8, 2012.www.vex.net/-dq711mickey_mouse.htm
- The source that we used is internet because, Mickey mouse was famous of the tv shows on disney and we wanted to see it by using youtube. Youtube had is videos that you can watch even if they was from way back in your time or somebody else time.
3. Polosson, Ken. “A brief timeline of the Walt Disney Company.”“Chronology of the unit Disney Company.” 2012 September 8.October 8 2012.http://www.K.Polosson.com/disnehis/mini/htm.
- This is the internet source, that had all the things disney had made or even created. We justified using this source by adding this to the paper and using it as a primary source.
4. A, Brad. “Walt Disney biography.” “Just Disney.com.Walt Disney. October 8,2012.http://www/justwaltdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/long_bio htm.
- This is an internet resource,and we used this as an documentary that had told us all or most of the disney creations and how it was made. This website had gave us all the resources we need such as pictures or etc.
5. "Mickey Mouse." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse>.
- This is an internet source and we had obolize this source by getting information on Mickeymouse, Mickey mouse was a famous cartoon that disney had created and still around till this day.
6. Disney Announces Long-Term Environmental Goals." Find Where and How to Recycle. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://earth911.com/news/2009/03/18/disney-announces-long-term-environmental-goals/>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this to see what new ideas Disney was coming up with. Disney was coming up with some new ideas like what tv shows they was gonna make and etc.
7. "Disney Announces Long-Term Environmental Goals." Find Where and How to Recycle. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://earth911.com/news/2009/03/18/disney-announces-long-term-environmental-goals/>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this to see what new ideas Disney was coming up with. Disney was coming up with some new ideas like what tv shows they was gonna make and etc. They wanted Disney to be outside the box.
8. "Goals and Performance." The Walt Disney Company. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/citizenship/goals>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this to check up on their performance and see if they was doing a good job or not. Disney had everything set and right and like I said before Disney is very creative and organize.
9. "Home | The Walt Disney Company." Home | The Walt Disney Company. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this was used to determine some things we should mention in our project. Walt Disney is creative, imaginative, and educational.
10. "I. Basic Itinerary and Disney Itinerary Design Goals." The Walt Disney World Instruction Manual --yourfirstvisit.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://yourfirstvisit.net/planning-your-first-family-trip/basic-itinerary/>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this they wanted to educate kids more. They had done this by adding more educational shows to Playhouse Disney
11. "Today in Disney History: Expedition Everest Debuts at Disney’s Animal Kingdom." Disney Parks Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/04/today-in-disney-history-expedition-everest-debuts-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this to determine what was the new parks going to be. Instead of just focusing on Disney they decided to add more sites like Animal Kingdom which is a place thats like a zoo but take you far and beyond with it.
12. "Walt Disney - Multiplane Camera." About.com Inventors. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventors/a/Walt_Disney_2.htm>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this by getting some pictures. We had used some of their pictures thats in the website because it helped and inform us.
13. "Walt Disney Company." (DIS) News. N.p., 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/disney_walt_company/index.html>.
- This is an internet resource and it was an movie that gasp most people to watch disney movies. Disney have been around for many times because of the help like this movie.
14. "The Walt Disney Company." The Walt Disney Company. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.slideshare.net/irwanarfandi/the-walt-disney-company>.
- This is an internet resource and we wanted to see how they had manage Disney. Disney was/is an very organize organization that created laughter and entertainment for everyone.
15. "What Year Was Mickey Mouse Born?" Squidoo. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.squidoo.com/what-year-was-mickey-mouse-born>.
- The source that we used is internet because, Mickey mouse was famous of the tv shows on disney and we wanted to see it by using youtube. Youtube had is videos that you can watch even if they was from way back in your time or somebody else time.
16. "ALICE COMEDIES." ALICE COMEDIES. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/alicecomedies.html>.
- The source that we used is internet because, Alice in Wonderland was a famous movie. This had you laugh, cry, and even learning at the same time in the movie.
17. "Disney Fans." Disney Insider. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/legends/don-dagradi>.
- The source that we used is internet because, Disney Insider had gave us various of information.It told us about new movies they was going to re create and make it up to date (HD).
18. "Eyes and Ears Odds and Ends at Walt Disney World in the 1970s." MiceChat. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://micechat.com/7197-walt-disney-world-70s/>.
- The source that we used is internet because, Alice in Wonderland was a famous movie. This had you laugh, cry, and even learning at the same time in the movie. This movie was mainly educational though.
19. "Restaurants at Walt Disney World® Resort." Disney World Restaurants. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/listing/>.
- The source that we used is internet and we wanted to see if they had feed you on the cruise. We had got information in a cruise because we wanted to see if that was going to be our main topic of just evidence in our paper.
20. "Walt Disney - Just Disney.com - Your Source For Disney." Walt Disney - Just Disney.com - Your Source For Disney. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.justdisney.com/>.
- The source that we used is internet, and it gave us more info on Disney. It gave us behind the scenes and what they did to create half of the things they create.
21. "Walt Disney - King of Fantasy." Palm Springs History. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/July-1965/Walt-Disney-King-of-Fantasy/>.
- This is an internet resource and we wanted to see how they had manage Disney. Disney was/is an very organize organization that created laughter and entertainment for everyone
22. "Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Layout & Background (Walt Disney Animation Archives) [Hardcover]." Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Layout & Background (Walt Disney Animation Archives): Walt Disney Animation Studios: 9781423138662: Amazon.com: Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Animation-Studios-Archive-Series/dp/142313866X>.
- The source that we used is internet because, Disney Insider had gave us various of information.It told us about new movies they was going to re create and make it up to date (HD).
23. "Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment >
- This is an internet resource and it was an movie that gasp most people to watch disney movies. Disney have been around for many times because of the help like this movie.
24. "Disney Store | Official Site for Disney Merchandise." Disney Store | Official Site for Disney Merchandise. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.disneystore.com/?CMP=KNC-DSPTDSGoogle>.
- This is an internet resource and it was an movie that gasp most people to watch disney movies. Disney have been around for many times because of the help like this movie.
25. "Disney Television Animation." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Television_Animation>.
- This is an internet resource and we used this to see what new ideas Disney was coming up with. Disney was coming up with some new ideas like what tv shows they was gonna make and etc. They wanted Disney to be outside the box
26. "Disney's Polynesian Resort." Walt Disney World Resort. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/polynesian-resort/>.
- This is and internet resource and was used to see all sorts of the Disney side of them. This resort stuck out the most because it have an little island and a cruise for you.
27. "List of Management of The Walt Disney Company." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_management_of_The_Walt_Disney_Company>.
- This is an internet resource and we wanted to see how they had manage Disney. Disney was/is an very organize organization that created laughter and entertainment for everyone.
28. "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs: An Art in Its Making; Article by Martin Krause and Linda Witkowski." Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs: An Art in Its Making; Article by Martin Krause and Linda Witkowski. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/9aa/9aa225.htm>.
- This is an internet resource and it was an movie that gasp most people to watch disney movies. Disney have been around for many times because of the help like this movie.
29. "The Walt Disney Company." - Houston. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.<http://www.houstonpress.com/related/to/The Walt Disney Company/ >
- This is an internet resource and we used it to help come up with ideas when we had to decorate the page.So we just came up with fun and pretty bright colors to grab our reader attention.
30. "New Fantasyland." Expansion. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/new-fantasyland/>
- This is an internet resource and we used this an an idea to how to decorate our page. Disney is known for having fun and educational times.