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walter elas disney was born.
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Walt's father felt ill
He was suffering from typhoid fever, followed by pneumonia. -
Walt moves to chicago
Walt's famy Movied to Chicago after they sold the farm. they rented at 2706 East Thirty-first Street. hey stayed there until they bought their own simple Home in September, 1914. they were settled at 3028 Bellefontaine Street.. -
Walt Graduates
Walt Diusney Graduates High School -
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Working for AAC
Walt works as a member of the American Ambulance Corps in France. Walt lied about his age to be accepted. -
Walt Heps the AAC
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Moved back
Walt Disney moved back to Kansas City to pursue a career as a newspaper artist. -
Laugh-O-Grams
Walt & Ub work for the Kansas City Slide Company.
Walt names the films "Laugh-O-grams." -
Studio Bankruptcy
the studio had become burdened with debt, and Disney was forced to declare bankruptcy. -
New Studio
The Disney Brothers and Harman relocated to California, and there the three began the disney brothers studio. -
Oswald And Animator
Walt Disney Studios authorized to make "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" series. 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. -
Mickey Mouse
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. -
Snow While
"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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WWII Starts and Ends
WWII was brought on by Germany. -
Disney Cartoons for Troops
alt Disney agreed with the US government to develop 32 animated shorts. -
Cinderella
"Cinderella" debuts and is well accepted, the first hit for Disney Studios since "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." -
Disneyland Plains
Plans for Disneyland park and tv show are announced. Walt states that the tv series would begin in October, 1954 and the park would open in July, 1955. The tv show would be paterned after the different "lands" of Disneyland. -
Disneylands Opens
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. -
Florada Land
Walt Disney sends his brother, Roy, and afew other Disney executives to Florida, to purchase land for a Community of Tomorrow. -
Disney For EPCOT
Walt gives a press conference, and describes his plans for building an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, EPCOT. -
Walt Disney Dies
Walt Disney dies at 9:35 a.m. from an Acute Circulatory Collapse.
