Who Is Walt Disney?

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Many of the financiers could not realize the monetary rewards of a place of dreams. To get financial support for his project, Disney turned to the new medium of television. Disney made a plan to work with ABC Television Group, which would help finance the park if Disney would produce a television show on their channel. The program, Walt created was "Disneyland" and showed previews of the different themed areas in the new, upcoming park. This dream became a reality in 1955 with the opening of Disney Land Park also; Walt planned another Disney Land, which he could not see because he died on the15th December 1966 due to lung cancer. His brother Roy completed the Walt Disney

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