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Legacy of Disney

By cyruvalcaba

  • Birth

    Birth
    Walter Elias is the fourth brother to be born into the Disney family.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Walt graduates from Benton High School.

  • Early Work

    Early Work
    Walt and Ub work for the Kansas City Slide Company and proceeds to name the films "Laugh-O-grams."

  • Holywood living

    Holywood living
    Walt quits Film Ad and resigns himself to bankruptcy. He then moves to Hollywood in hopes to become a director.

  • The beginning

    The beginning
    Walt and Roy (his brother) sign a contract with M.J. Winkler, a New York cartoon distributor. He hires his first official animator and moves into a small store named "Disney Bros. Studio."

  • Development of

    Development of
    On a train ride, Walt creates Mickey Mouse and goes on to develop the cartoon, "Steamboat Willie." In order to make this cartoon more unique, he pursues New York film companies to record the cartoon with sound which it becomes award winning.

  • The come up

    The come up
    The Mickey Mouse Club house reaches over a million members and is now known in every civilized country.

  • First feature film

    First feature film
    Walt announces that "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" will be the first feature film. In 1937, the film is seen by the public in Los Angeles and goes on to win an Academy Award.

  • Creating Disneyland

    Creating Disneyland
    Construction for amusement park begins in Anaheim, California. Competition couldn't comprehend Walt's concept of a "theme park," and became skeptical of his his plan.

  • Grand opening

    Grand opening
    Gates officially opened July 17th with 18 attractions available to the public. The five original lands were Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, and Main Street USA.

  • Something new

    Something new
    Disneyland introduces the world to audio-animatronic characters with the opening of the Enchanted Tiki Room.

  • Death

    Death
    In November 1966, Walt was diagnosed with lung cancer and later died of Circulatory Collapse. To this day, his legacy lives on as Disney continues to grow and live through the hearts of many.

  • Continuing the legacy

    Continuing the legacy
    Walt Disney World, located in Florida, opens as the first full-scale vacation resort and the largest privately funded project known to man. It begins with one theme park, Magic Kingdom, two resort hotels and 43 sq. miles of additional land and water space.