Walt Disney By farrisparker Dec 5, 1901 Walt Disney is Born Jan 1, 1922 Developed Small Cartoon Production Company Jul 21, 1954 Construction starts for Disneyland Jan 1, 1957 Disneyland was opened May 3, 1965 Construction of Disney World starts Dec 15, 1966 Walt Disney died Jan 1, 1971 Disneyworld was completed Oct 1, 1971 Disney World Opens