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Walt and his colleague, UB Iwerks, eventually formed their own company, Laugh-O-Grams.
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He moves to hollywood to become a director, his brother already lives there
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Walt meets his wife and recalls "I couldnt afford to hire her, so i married her.
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Walt renames the studio "The Walt Disney studio".
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All rights were sold to Mintz distribution. When costs became to high, Walt wanted to end distribution. As a result, "Oswald" becomes Mintz's own, and Mintz takes Walt's best animator, Ub Iwerks.
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Walt, on a train ride, develops Mickey Mouse and along with Ub Iwerks creates a new cartoon, "Plane Crazy." Audiences were in love with the mouse. "Steamboat Willie," the third cartoon is created.
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Walt plans to release "Skeleton Dance" as the 1st of a new series of cartoons called Silly Symphonies. This new film was also released in Technicolor, a brand new color technique, that Walt Disney held right to for two years -
Walt breaks off negotiations with Pat Powers, suspecting him of being crooked. Disney could not afford a lawsuit, so they walk away and start anew.
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Donald Duck debut's in a Silly Symphony film, "The Wise Little Hen."
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"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is seen by the public in Los Angeles. It makes a 3 week run at Radio City Music Hall, then some New York theaters."Snow White" grosses $8 million and wins an Academy Award.
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Fantasia" opens at New York's Broadway Theater (formally called "The Colony"), the same place that Mickey Mouse made his debut. Walt was forced to cut "Fantasia" into a short version, cutting from his 3+ hours' version. "Fantasia" loses even more than "Pinocchio."
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Cinderella" debuts and is well accepted, the first hit for Disney Studios since "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Disneyland opens as invitation only, given to studio workers, construction workers, the press and officials of company sponsors. Tickets to the grand opening are counterfeited and 30,000 people enter the park. Rides break down and park stands run out of food & drink.
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Disney was admitted to St. Josephs Hospital owing to his weakness. He died of lung cancer
