He found the place empty except for one fellow who was busily arranging chairs. Years ago, journalist Art Linkletter turned up early for the press conference of Disney’s Fantasia. Walt was never afraid to roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty. Walt never once gave up sight of his dream to create “the happiest place in the world.” Even in the dark hours when Charles Minz, a big film distributor “stole” the rights of Oswald the Rabbit (the character that first put the Disney Brothers on the map) and hired away his top animators, Walt and his brother Roy kept pressing on.
But his company kept facing financial issues as Walt was always defying chasing impossible dreams. His big breakthrough came with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Walt continued to struggle, even after winning his first Academy Award in 1932. His wife insisted on changing Mortimer’s name to Mickey Mouse, who went on to stardom overshadowing then popular Felix the Cat.
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Walt went to Hollywood, facing more failures and setbacks in attempts to create a successful cartoon series before finally creating Mortimer Mouse. Walt decided to get a “real job” and worked at an ad company but was soon fired for not being “creative enough.” Eventually, he started another company, Laugh-O-Grams, which also went bankrupt. At 19, he started his first company called “Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists”. Walt developed a love for drawing and dropped out of school, and joined the army to drive an ambulance. Walt Disney was born to Elias Disney, who moved to California in search of gold, but ended up a farmer. Walt with his brother Roy changed the world through animation and created Disneyland, the “ happiest place in the world”. Yet, behind this man is an amazing leader. How did one man, Walt Elias Disney achieve so much? Walt Disney is best known for developing Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company was the creation of a high school drop-out who suffered bankruptcy numerous times, and suffered repeated financial and business disasters. Try imagining a world without Disney, without magic, optimism and childlike-fantasy. Every young girl dreams of becoming a princess thanks largely to Disney. And it got me thinking, “ how many companies that make promises actually keep those promises?” Disney kept it and continues to touch everyone. But the promise Disney made to me as a kid still held true. Many years later, that dream was realised as an adult. I dreamt of going to Disneyland one day to experience this promise of a magical land. Every episode was inspiring, filled with dreams and promises of the wonder of Disney. The special was produced by Den of Thieves & Lincoln Square Productions.As a kid, my whole family would all look forward to gathering together to watch The Wonderful World of Disney on TV.
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Opening sequence, featuring Dancing With The Stars pro dancers and Pentatonix performing a special version of " Be Our Guest".
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