Walt Disney Essay, Research Paper

Or, he that originally pushed for real African elephants, not mechanical props, to animate his Cruise

ride in Disneyland?

For that matter, how many young visitors touring Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Fla., or Disneyland in California even realize that Walt Disney was a living, thinking inventor — the creator of Mickey Mouse and a slew of imaginary worlds from Fantasy Land to Frontier Land?

“We found that many of our guests under the age of 15 did not know Walt Disney was a real person,” said Roger Holzberg of Walt Disney Imagineering. “They thought it was just a company name.”

Some new company!

Walt Disney was an unusual, who guessed correctly what the public wanted. He fought to have animals speak on screen for the first time, delighted in bringing classic fairy tales to life and was as happy as any kid riding a kid-sized train or getting down on the floor to play with his collection of miniature moving toys.

He so loved visiting zoos that when his wife, Lilly, heard about a trip to Europe, she warned, “Walt, if you’re going to look at more zoos, I’m not going with you!”

To celebrate the man behind the cartoon characters and theme parks, the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando is staging a year-long extravaganza to honour what would have been Walt Disney’s 100th birthday on Dec. 5.

The 100 Years of Magic celebration will feature parades with elaborate floats, life-size puppets dressed in Cirque do Sallie-like costumes, classic cars and exhibits of items pulled from the archives for the first time (such as the 1940 Oscar Disney won for Snow White).

And there are added attractions, such as the Magic Carpets of Aladdin, the first new ride in Adventureland in 25 years. Visitors fly carpets while trying to dodge water spouts from spitting camels.

For that matter, how many young visitors touring Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Fla., or Disneyland in California even realize that Walt Disney was a living, thinking inventor — the creator of Mickey Mouse and a slew of imaginary worlds from Fantasy Land to Frontier Land?

“We found that many of our guests under the age of 15 did not know Walt Disney was a real person,” said Roger Holzberg of Walt Disney Imagineering. “They thought it was just a company name.”

Some new company!

Walt Disney was an unusual, who guessed correctly what the public wanted. He fought to have animals speak on screen for the first time, delighted in bringing classic fairy tales to life and was as happy as any kid riding a kid-sized train or getting down on the floor to play with his collection of miniature moving toys.

He so loved visiting zoos that when his wife, Lilly, heard about a trip to Europe, she warned, “Walt, if you’re going to look at more zoos, I’m not going with you!”

To celebrate the man behind the cartoon characters and theme parks, the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando is staging a year-long extravaganza to honour what would have been Walt Disney’s 100th birthday on Dec. 5.

The 100 Years of Magic celebration will feature parades with elaborate floats, life-size puppets dressed in Cirque do Sallie-like costumes, classic cars and exhibits of items pulled from the archives for the first time (such as the 1940 Oscar Disney won for Snow White).

And there are added attractions, such as the Magic Carpets of Aladdin, the first new ride in Adventureland in 25 years. Visitors fly carpets while trying to dodge water spouts from spitting camels.

fun planning his family amusement parks.

With such a rich history, it’s no surprise that each of the four parks will feature new “Discover the Stories Behind the Magic” interactive kiosks that will offer games and trivia. For instance, what did Disney originally want to call Mickey until his wife pooh-poohed the name? Mortimer Mouse.

To help Canadians enjoy this birthday year, through December 2002 the Disney folks have a special 7-Day Park Hopper Plus Ticket.

With the purchase of one ticket offering unlimited admission into all of the Orlando Disney Parks (EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios, Magic Kingdom and the water parks), a second

fun planning his family amusement parks.

With such a rich history, it’s no surprise that each of the four parks will feature new “Discover the Stories Behind the Magic” interactive kiosks that will offer games and trivia. For instance, what did Disney originally want to call Mickey until his wife pooh-poohed the name? Mortimer Mouse.

To help Canadians enjoy this birthday year, through December 2002 the Disney folks have a special 7-Day Park Hopper Plus Ticket.

With the purchase of one ticket offering unlimited admission into all of the Orlando Disney Parks (EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios, Magic Kingdom and the water parks), a second

ticket Jungle can be bought at half price.

the Fast pass system. Guests can book times at the busiest attractions to avoid the lineups.

“Never before have we launched so many things at once,” said one Disney official.

“It will be a live, breathing thing,” Disney predicted of his kind of amusement park. “Even the trees will keep growing. The thing will get more beautiful year after year.”

And indeed it has. Happy birthday, Walt!

How many Canadians know that Walt Disney’s voice provided the squeaks and whistles for Mickey Mouse’s first cartoon feature?

Or that Disney would regularly order live animals into the studio, so his animators could gather around a deer to sketch Bambi, or capture the twitching nose on a bunny for Thumper?

And the reasons for Disney’s zeal remain just as valid today.

After his success with cartoons, films, television shows and the Mickey Mouse Club, Disney had great fun planning his family amusement parks.