The Philosophy Of Walt Disney

Introduction

In life, everyone is in some way a philosopher. Everyone has their own philosophy for life. People ask questions, find answers, come to conclusions, and argue their points. Some people are not aware that they have a way of looking at things, which is what philosophy is – a way of looking at things.

Walter Elias Disney, popularly known as Walt Disney, was such a philosopher. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901. He, with his brother Roy, co-founded The Walt Disney Company. It is one of the best-known motion picture production companies in the world for years. Walt Disney was an entrepreneur, animator, cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He, along with his staff, created many of the best known fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, for whom Disney himself provided its original voice.

Walt Disney was and still is recognized within the American animation industry and throughout the world. He is considered as an international icon because of his contributions to the film and television industry during the 20th century. He not just entered the entertainment industry, Disney even gave his name to the “happiest place on Earth” – Disneyland around the world and Walt Disney World Resort in the United States. He also won seven Emmy Awards, twenty two Academy Awards, and a Cecil B. DeMille Award. He died at the age of 65 in 1966. He was in the entertainment industry for 46 years. With television’s Disney Channel, Disney theme parks, and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, his legacy still remains.

Life Lessons from Walt Disney

Being in the entertainment industry for more than four decades, Walt Disney had learned so much not just the industry but also lesson in life. With his influence i...

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...ald the Lucky Rabbit, was stolen by his distributor. He was not credited for this. His intellectual property was taken. According to Merriam Webster dictionary, intellectual property is a work or invention that is the result of creativity.

“My business”, he once said, “is making people, especially children happy” (Linetsky, 25). Maximizing happiness is what Disney intended to do by his creations. This is related to utilitarianism. The basic standard of John Stuart Mill’s utilitarianism is the greatest happiness principle.

There is a lot to learn from Walt Disney. Though he is no longer alive, he left great lessons, both in life and business, and his legacy still remains. He was such a man that continually influences and inspires people even today.

“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.”

– Walter Elias “Walt” Disney