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Danielle Kelly Ms. Meier English II 24 February 2017 The Man Behind Mickey As the famous Walt Disney said, “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality” (Walt Disney). Walt Disney created a company that changed our world; few artists achieve international admiration and few entrepreneurs build their financial empires on childhood fantasies. Walt Disney did both in his extraordinary career as animator, film producer,…

opportunity. Walt and his brother, Roy, came to realize there were no other animators headquartered in Hollywood, California. The lack of any competition in the area brought about the opportunity to start up The Walt Disney Company (Kober). With the new studio up and running and every cent the two brothers had invested into the company, Walt Disney started work on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Unfortunately, copyright issues became a threat to Disney. All the hard work on Oswald was seized from him,…

Just like Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney created Mickey in 1928 at the Walt Disney Studios. Mickey Mouse has become the most recognizable cartoon character. Mickey Mouse was in his first cartoon in Steamboat Willie. It was also one of the first cartoons that had sound. This was a huge success for Walt Disney because Mickey Mouse was an…