The Story of Walt Elias Disney

From a small community area within the suburbs of Chicago to the hills of California, Walter Elias Disney’s journey through life is considered to be, at least by myself, an incredibly inspirational story. Walt Disney was the epitome of an innovator during the era that he was alive for. His determination and resiliency to follow his dreams were never stopped as he created one of the most successful corporations in the world today. His lasting legacy has shaped The Walt Disney Company’s business strategies for the present and ongoing future. In terms of revenue The Walt Disney Company, otherwise known as Disney, is currently considered the second largest media firm in the world, only to be behind Comcast (“Global 2000”). It is my goal to break down Walt Disney’s story towards becoming the influential leader that he will always be remembered as. After touching up on his background story, I want to walk you through the very beginnings of the Disney Company all the way to the end of Walt’s life. The story will begin where all he had was a small cartoon named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and finish with Walt’s latest and greatest accomplishment, Mary Poppins. I will illustrate the difficult times and successful times throughout his almost 50 year reign within the media business. Notice how I only relate to Walt Disney’s life as a story; I do this because I firmly believe that his life was the greatest story of them all. He has brought so much joy to families with his revolutionary ideas and willingness to take risks because he wanted to share his imagination with the world. The story of Walt Disney’s life truly was a dream come true.

III. Walt Disney’s Life

December 5th, 1901 in a small town inside Chicago called Hermosa, Walter Elias Disne...

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...w any other animation out of the water. On November 28th, 1928 Mickey Mouse debuted in his first animation as Steamboat Willie. Thus begins the start of one of the most revolutionary companies ever in the art of animated cartoon features. The Walt Disney Company would soon take it’s feet as Mickey Mouse features incorporated the first picture and sound films of it’s time. Walt’s journey through life led him to take on a new found love for animation where he wanted to better it so that all sorts of families could enjoy motion pictures. From his influences in the theatres as a child, to his new ideas on how to improve animation, Walt began shaping the way animated cartoons functioned. From 1928 to The Walt Disney Company’s current operation, the success of one mouse has put Walt Disney into the history books as one of the most prominent managerial leaders of our time.