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Walt Disney
By Ben Garbo
Background
He was born in Chicago, Illinois onDecember 5, 1901
He was a cartoonist and a filminnovator
He won 26 Academy AwardsHe was among the most successful
American entrepreneurs
Childhood
Although he was born into poverty,he was able to contribute greatlyto the American economy
He loved to draw so much that hedecided to make a career out of it
Instead of doing schoolwork, hewould doodle pictures of animalsand nature
Characters
His first cartoon character, Oswaldthe Rabbit, was stolen from him
He created many famous cartooncharacters including Mickey Mouse,Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, andthe Disney princesses
Films
His first full-length animated filmwas Snow White and the SevenDwarfs, which was released in1938
Since then, the Disney name hasmade many movies such asBeauty and the Beast, Hercules,Fantasia, Alice in Wonderland,Tarzan, Pirates of the Caribbean,Peter Pan, and so much more
Merchandise
The Disney Company produces avery large variety of trinkets eachyear
These trinkets include toys, homedécor, games, foods andbeverages, stationary, electronics,art, and clothes
Disneyland
Disneyland was the first themepark built by Disney
It is located in Central California It supports more than 23,800 jobs
in the USDisneyland generates $3.6 billion a
year In order to build Disneyland, Walt
Disney had to mortgageeverything he owned including hispersonal insurance
Disneyworld
Disneyworld is located in CentralFlorida
Before The Disney Company couldbuild Disneyworld, they had to buyup lots of the swampland south ofOrlando in order to have enoughroom
Since it was built, Orlando hasbecome much more heavilypopulated and is now a primetourist destination
Disneyworld cont.
Disneyworld generates over $5billion a year directly and evenmore to the Central Floridaeconomy
PropertiesWhat people thinkDisney owns
The theme parks inCalifornia and Florida
The Disney movies
What Disney actually owns
11 theme parksacross 3 continents
The Disney movies 5 cruise ships The ABC network The ESPN network Several online virtual
worlds for kids Marvel comics
Quotes
“You can design and create, andbuild the most wonderful place inthe world, but it takes people tomake the dream a reality”
Works Cited
“America’s Sorcerer.” Rev. of:title_of _work_reviewed_in_italics,clarifying_information. TheEconomist 10 Jan. 1998: PlatinumPeriodicals, ProQuest. Web. 23Sep. 2009.
“Disney, Walt.” Grolier MultimediaEncyclopedia. 2009. Grolier Online.23 Sep. 2009http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0086550-0
Works Cited cont.
Richard Schickel. “Ruler of theMagic Kingdom: Walt Disney.”Time 7 Dec. 1998: KidQuestMagazine. ProQuest. Web.23 Sep.2009.
“Walt Disney: Long Biography.”Walt Disney- JustDisney,com- YourSource For Disney. Web. 27 Sept.2009.http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/long_bio.html
Works Cited cont.
“The Walt Disney Company- Newsfrom the Disney Board- March 04,2005.” The Walt Disney Companyand Affiliated Companies-Corporate Information. Web. 23Sept. 2009.http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/board_news/2004/2005_0305_dlrstudy.html
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