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On Tuesday October 31, I attended the “Pixar on Campus” event at which Gini Santos spoke. She was born in the Philippines and prior to her career at Pixar, was an art director. She served as one of two supervising animators on the newest Pixar film, Coco. She is Pixar’s first female supervising animator. During the presentation, Santos spoke about the creation of Coco. Coco is an animated cartoon that centers around Dia De Los Muertos, the Mexican holiday in which family members’ spirits can…

was Oswald the lucky rabbit.(Justdisney.com). You might not believe it, but Disney was the original voice for Mickey Mouse.(Wikipedia.org). Walt died from lung cancer.(Wikipedia.org). Walt Disney started The Walt Disney Company with his brother Roy O. Disney.(Wikipedia.org). Walt’s early life wasn’t the easiest for him. At a very young age, Walt Disney started drawing and was interested in it.(justdisney.com). His father was the only one in his family that didn’t except him drawing and…

In the article, “Your Trusted Friends” Eric Schlosser talk about that how Ray Kroc and Walt Disney were both from Illinois; they were born a year apart, Disney in 1901, Kroc in 1902; they knew each other as young men, serving together in the same World War I ambulance corps; and they both field the Midwest and Settled in southern California, where they played central roles in the creation of new American industries (33). In this quotation, from “Your Trusted Friend” that how Kroc and Walt…

Back in the 1920’s multitudes of inventions and discoveries in many areas helped build the base for businesses. One of these businesses was entertainment, specifically the film or movie industry. Now back then film technology was not only expensive but had many restrictions because of the level it was at. They would focus on feature-length films instead of shorts. Yet one man started to change that, Walt Disney. His first profitable series was Alice Comedies, which was a girl in an animated…

Walt Disney is a name well recognized in family households for creating Disney World and bringing vivid cartoon characters to life; however, many do not realize that this creation came from a simple sketch of a rabbit, created in his first studio. From this simple sketch, emerged the empire known as Walt Disney World. Despite the struggles he faced to work towards his dream of advancing animation, he was able to create the kingdom that families enjoy today. Walter Elias Disney was born in…

Walt Disney You know him as the father of Mickey Mouse, the creator of the happiest place on earth, the mastermind behind timeless classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Bambi, Snow White, Fantasia, and much more. This remarkable man is none other than Walter Elias Disney. Born on December 5th, 1901 to Elias and Flora Call Disney, Walt (as he preferred to be called) was one of five children. After Walt was born, his family moved to Marceline, Missouri where he spent most of his childhood. Walt…

The Walt Disney Company was founded on October 16, 1923 in California by Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney. The company was originally started as an animation studio and named The Disney Brothers Company. At present time, the company is composed of four main business units which are divided into more specialized segments or divisions. The four primary business units are: Studio Entertainment where the main business unit is The Walt Disney Studios, Parks and Resorts, Disney Consumer…

The Fox Film Corporation was formed in 1915 by William Fox, a pioneer of several chain theaters and the producer of many American motion pictures. Making films was a secondary option brought on by the need for financial stability during the Great Depression so before Fox even made the giant leap into films, he used his entrepreneurship skills to acquire and build many theaters. The first couple of theaters were set up in New Jersey before Fox was sent to HollyWood to oversee some projects. It…

Fast Food Nation 1. "Kroc and Disney both dropped out of high school and later added the trappings of formal education to their companies. The training school for Disney's theme-park employees was named Disneyland University. More importantly, the two men shared the same vision of America, the same optimistic faith in technology, the same conservative political views. They were charismatic figures who provided an overall corporate vision and grasped the public mood, relying on others to handle…

10 Disney quotes that changed the way I see life If you are like most people who are obsessed with all things Disney, then you may agree that Disney brings out that hope and inner child we all need. Each movie connects with you on an emotional level and changes the way you look at life. Here is just a few times Disney questioned the way view my life: 1. A Dream is a wish your heart makes –Cinderella We all have goals and aspirations. However, goals are just small steps to our endpoint.…