Walt Disney

Walt Disney 

ALED Great Leader Project

Multiple Choice

What is Walt Disney's actual first name?

• Walton

• Walt

• Walter

Early Life

Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He and his four siblings spent most of their childhood in Marceline, Missouri.

Early Life

The Disney Family moved to Kansas City in 1911 where he attended McKinley High School and took night courses at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Multiple Choice

Did Walt drop out of highschool?

• Yes

• No

Helping the War Effort

He dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to join the army, but was rejected and joined the Red Cross instead. He was deployed in France until 1919.

Starting Animation

Walt Disney began experimenting with a camera and hand-drawn animation and decided to try his hand at running his own animation business and hired a number of employees.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the first cartoons that Disney created?

• Laugh-O-Grams

• Laughy Grams

• Laugh-O-Lots

Starting Animation

He aired cartoons, known as Laugh-O-Grams at a local theater in Kansas City, which became widely popular but there just wasn’t enough money in it and the company went bankrupt in 1923.

Trying Something New

Walt Disney, his older brother and Ub Iwerks moved to Hollywood in 1923 and created Walt Disney Studios.

Young Love

Walt hired an artist named Lillian Bounds in 1925 and married her shortly after on July 13, 1925, they had Diane Disney in 1933 and adopted Sharon Disney in 1936 shortly after she was born.

Multiple Choice

When did Mickey Mouse first appear in a Disney film?

• 1923

• 1928

• 1932

• 1940

Mickey's First Appearance

The companies first successful film, Steamboat Willie, first aired on November 18, 1928 and starred the now famous Mickey Mouse who Disney himself voiced.

Open Ended

What was Disney's first full-length film?

Snow White

Disney’s first full-length animated film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which premiered in Los Angeles on December 21, 1937, won 8 Oscars, and produced $1.499 million.

Multiple Choice

Where did the first Disneyland open up?

• California

• Texas

• Florida

• New York

Disneyland

On July 17, 1955 Disneyland opened up in Anaheim, California and cost $17 million.

Later Life

He passed away at the age of 65 on December 15, 1966 in Burbank, California due to lung cancer.

Open Ended

What is your favorite Disney film?