Disney

December 5, 1901 is the birth date of one of the most creative and inspirational man. He is known locally, nationally and internationally as a motion picture creator for one of the biggest companies in the world. Walt Disney developed his love for drawing and arts during his childhood, and continued on to fine arts school. After college, Disney co-founded The Walt Disney Company alongside his brother, Roy Disney. This profile of Disney will touch on his life as a child/teenager, his young adulthood, his unsuccessful career plans and his ultimate success.

Although Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, his family moved to Marceline, Missouri in 1906. This is where four year old Disney found his love for drawing. His neighbor, a retired doctor, paid Disney to draw pictures of his horse, Rupert. It was also in Marceline that he found his admiration of trains. His uncle was a train engineer, who worked a route through his town. Disney would put his ear on the ground and listen with eagerness for the train to pass by, he would then try to spot his uncle conducting it.

In 1911, his family moved to Kansas City, where he attended grammar school. One of his classmates introduced him to motion picture. Before long, he was spending more time at his classmates home than his own. In 1917, his family moved back to Chicago. While in Chicago, he attended McKinley High School and took night classes at the Chicago Art Institute. He became a cartoonist for his school newspaper, focusing mostly on WWI topics. Throughout his schooling, he was conflicted about a career in acting or newspaper artistry. He decided on becoming a newspaper artist, but couldn't no one wanted to hire him. He then, at the age of sixteen, dropped out the school to enlist i...

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...ren and adults would come to explore, meet characters and even take rides on rollercoaster's. This $17 billion dollar park had entertained over 200 million people just after 25 years of business. A few years after the opening of Disneyland, Disney began plans for a new theme park through Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT) in Florida. This was still under construction when Disney was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1966. At the age of 65, Disney died on December 15, 1966. After his death, his brother Roy finished his plans with the Florida theme park and changed the name to Walt Disney World, which opened in 1971. Walt Disney is a legend. His name is known worldwide for the ideals he supported most: imagination and creation. Through his works of art he brought many Americans joy. To this day, he still brings people of all ages unexplainable happiness.