Walter Elias Disney
5 December 1901 - 15 December 1966
"The Founder of Walt Disney Pictures"
Roy Oliver Disney
24 June 1893 - 20 December 1971
"Co- Founder of Walt Disney Pictures"
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American business magnate, animator, producer, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. A major figure within the American animation industry and throughout the world, he is regarded as an international icon, and philanthropist, well known for his influence and contributions to the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As a Hollywood business mogul, he, along with his brother Roy O. Disney, co-founded the Walt Disney Productions, which later became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation is now known as The Walt Disney Company and had an annual revenue of approximately US$36 billion in the 2010 financial year.
His Creation :
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
This is an all-animated Character ordered by Charlez Mintz in 1927 due his marriage with Margaret Wrinkler. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit almost an Instant success, but owned by Universal Pictures. It tooks 78 years to get back Oswald character as Disney's production.
Mickey Mouse
After losing the rights to Oswald, Disney felt the need to develop a new character to replace him, which was based on a mouse he had adopted as a pet while working in his Laugh-O-Gram studio in Kansas City.
This character's name is Mortimer at first, but changed by Roy Oliver Disney to Mickey Mouse.
Until 1947, Walt Disney is the one who voice Mickey Mouse. Since then, Mickey Mouse become the mascot of Walt Disney Company.
Alice in Wonderland
Disney Brothers' Studio
Alice in Wonderland is the very first story created by Disney, since he sit in fifth grade in elementary school. And this story become a live action in program Alice Comedies. This is the beginning of The Disney Brothers' Studio
Disneyland
On a business trip to Chicago in the late-1940s, Disney drew sketches of his ideas for an amusement park where he envisioned his employees spending time with their children. The idea for a children's theme park came after a visit to Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California.
On Sunday, July 17, 1955, Disneyland hosted a live TV preview, among the thousands of people in attendance were Ronald Reagan, Bob Cummings and Art Linkletter, who shared cohosting duties, as well as the mayor of Anaheim. Walt gave the following dedication day speech:
“ To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past .... and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America ... with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
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