History and Background
Disney was created by a man with a dream, Walt Disney. It all started back in 1923 when Walt moved to california with hope, but nothing else. Back in Kansas City Walt created a cartoon called “Alice’s Wonderland.” This lead to the creation of Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio on October 16, 1923 and became the start of the company. This later became known as Walt Disney studio. After four years of Alice Comedies Walt decided to move on to an all-cartoon series. To start this he created a character known as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This lead to many extraordinary things in the future of Disney.
With the success of the Walt Disney Studio Mickey Mouse cartoons, the team decided to take another step. They started franchising Mickey Mouse dolls, toothbrushes, figurines and more. This resulted in an increase in disney revenue. A few years later, in 1934, Walt Disney took another leap for success. He informed his animators that they were were going to make a movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves to be exact. It took three years to make it, but when the movie came out it was an instant hit. This success gave rise to even more movies including Pinocchio and Fantasia. These and later movies induced the creation of Disneyland on the West Coast. Even though Walt Disney died in 1966, his inspiration still carries on with the many parks across the globe and the creations that still live on.
With the success of the Walt Disney Studio Mickey Mouse cartoons, the team decided to take another step. They started franchising Mickey Mouse dolls, toothbrushes, figurines and more. This resulted in an increase in disney revenue. A few years later, in 1934, Walt Disney took another leap for success. He informed his animators that they were were going to make a movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves to be exact. It took three years to make it, but when the movie came out it was an instant hit. This success gave rise to even more movies including Pinocchio and Fantasia. These and later movies induced the creation of Disneyland on the West Coast. Even though Walt Disney died in 1966, his inspiration still carries on with the many parks across the globe and the creations that still live on.
People/dates
- Roy Disney - Co-creator of Disney, born on June 24th, 1893.
- Walt Disney - Co-creator of Disney, born on December 5th, 1901.
- The company opened on October 16, 1923.
- The first movie, Snow White was released in 1937.
- Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955
- Disney World opened on October 1st, 1971.
Further Reading
Nonfiction: Smith, Dave. Disney A To Z: The Official Encyclopedia.
The Disney Encyclopedia is a book that tells about every thing that Disney did and anything that relates to it.
Finch, Christopher. The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms and Beyond.
This book is about the history of the Disney company with chapters about the theme parks.
Fiction: Pearson, Ridley. Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark.
This book is about four high students who are tour guides at Disney Parks and must defeat Disney villains every night when the park closes.
The Disney Encyclopedia is a book that tells about every thing that Disney did and anything that relates to it.
Finch, Christopher. The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms and Beyond.
This book is about the history of the Disney company with chapters about the theme parks.
Fiction: Pearson, Ridley. Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark.
This book is about four high students who are tour guides at Disney Parks and must defeat Disney villains every night when the park closes.
Youtube Videos
This video is about how the Disney company formed and how it progressed.
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This video is about secrets of Disney parks that may or may not be well known
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Who To Follow
- Disney Instagram: The channel captures day-to-day moments of Disney and the parks.
- Walt Disney World Facebook: The channel captures the events and moments at the Walt Disney World theme park in Florida.
- Disney Parks Twitter: This channel captures moments at the Disney theme parks.
Sources
- https://d23.com/disney-history/
- http://scribol.com/pop-culture/film/dark-secrets-disney-hoped-never-see-light-of-day/
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228397/
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/bi
- http://www.disneyquestions.com/year-disney-world-open/
- http://thekingdomkeepers.com/book/kk-i-disney-after-dark/
- http://www.imaginerding.com/2015/08/07/disney-world-books-history/