The Biography of Walt Disney

WALT DISNEY

"When you wish upon a star..."

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What do you think Walt Disney's actual first name is?

• Walter

• Walt

• Walts

• Walton

​ Who was Walt Disney?

He was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur.

He was a pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons.

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Moving pictures are called as

• Still

• Animations

• Walking

• Running

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what does animator do?

• Create an inspiring idea for mix and match clothes.

• Design and create software and hardware systems for computers.

• Design and create software and hardware systems for computers.

• Create animations and visual effects for the media industry.

• Make a new fashion trend.

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The person who controls everything about making the movie, including the money.

• director

• producer

• actor

• scriptwriter

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A story about someone's life

• documentary

• novel

• biography

• story

Walt Disney's childhood

Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois.

He lived most of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri, where he began drawing, painting and selling pictures to neighbors and family friends.

Helping the War Effort

When Disney was 16, he dropped out of school to join the Army but was rejected for being underage. Instead, he joined the Red Cross and was sent to France for a year to drive an ambulance. He moved back to the U.S. in 1919.

Walt Disney’s First Cartoons

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.

They did a series of seven-minute fairy tales that combined both live action and animation, which they called Alice in Cartoonland.

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Disney and his brother Roy moved to Hollywood with cartoonist Ub Iwerks in 1923, and there the three began the Disney Brothers' Cartoon Studio. The company soon changed its name to Walt Disney Studios, at Roy’s suggestion.

They also invented a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and contracted the shorts at $1,500 each.

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.

In 1929, Disney created Silly Symphonies, featuring Mickey's newly created friends, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto.

Disneyland

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

In a very short time, the park had increased its investment tenfold, and was entertaining tourists from around the world.

Walt Disney World

Within a few years of Disneyland’s 1955 opening, Disney began plans for a new theme park and to develop Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT) in Florida.

It was still under construction when Disney died in 1966. After Disney’s death, his brother Roy carried on the plans to finish the Florida theme park, which opened in 1971 under the name Walt Disney World.

Later Life

Walt Diney's last big movie was Mary Poppins.

Disney was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1966 and died on December 15, 1966, at the age of 65. Disney was cremated, and his ashes interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

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What famous Disney character did Walt create?

• Felix the Cat

• Mickey Mouse

• Bugs Bunny

• Sailor moon

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When and where was Disney born?

• December 5, 1901 in Chicago 

• December 11, 1911 in Kansas City 

• December 5, 1901 in Anaheim, California

• December 5, 1901 in Marceline, Missouri

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Disney joined the Red Cross in 1916 and drove an ambulance in which country?

• France 

• England

• Spain

• Germany 

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Disney decided to open his own animation business after experimenting with a camera and doing hand-drawn cel animation. 

• True

• False 

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Disney declared bankruptcy in 1923.

• True

• False 

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Walt, his brother Roy, and Ub Iwerks moved to California and started the Disney Brothers' Studio. 

• True

• False 

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The first character Disney created was Mickey Mouse. 

• True 

• False 

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When and where was Disney born?

• December 5, 1901 in Chicago 

• December 11, 1911 in Kansas City 

• December 5, 1901 in Anaheim, California

• December 5, 1901 in Marceline, Missouri

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What was the first Walt Disney movie?

• Beauty and the Beast

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

• Cinderella

• Coco

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When was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves released?

• 1999

• 1940

• 1937

• 2022

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In 1955, Walt Disney created Lady and the _______.

• Man

• Boy

• Dog

• Tramp

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How many Dalmatians were in the 1961 film?

• 100

• 99

• 102

• 101

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What film was made in 1995?

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame

• Pocahantas

• Cinderella

• The Little Mermaid

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What year was he born?

• 1900

• 1901

• 1902

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What city was he born in?

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Milwaukee

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What was his occupation?

• cartoonist

• photographer

• writer

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He was fired by the newspaper.

• True

• False

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In ________, he set up his own company "Laugh-O-Gram".

• 1910

• 1920

• 1930

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"Steam Boat Willie" was a silent movie.

• True

• False

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What was the name of his first amusement park?

• Disneyland

• Disney World

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Walt Disney died of __________ in 1966.

• cancer

• malaria

• pneumonia

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Walt loved to ___________ as a kid.

• draw

• write

• play soccer

• play rugby

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Walt and his brother __________ started Disney Bro.s Studio.

• Roy

• Raymond

• Ray

• Ricky

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Whose voice was used in Steamboat Willie?

• Michael Jordan

• Walt Disney

• Psy

• G Dragon

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Walt's last big movie was __________________.

• The three little pigs

• Mary Poppins

• Avengers Endgame

• Kingdom

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The first animated short featuring Mickey Mouse was Steamboat Willie. 

• False

• True 

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Disney died on December 15, 1966 after being diagnosed with lung cancer. 

• True

• False

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Roy Disney continued plans for Walt Disney World, which opened in 1972. 

• True

• False