Walt Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter（剧作家）, voice actor, animator(卡通绘制员）, entrepreneur（企业家）, and philanthropist.（慈善家） •Early Life •The creation of Mickey Mouse•The peak of Disney's success•Foundation of Disneyland•Last Period of Life The life of Early life•Born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago ,Walt Disney was raised on a Midwestern farm where he developed his love for drawing. •He dropped out of high school at the age of sixteen to join the army, but was rejected for being underage,then he decided to join the Red Cross and he was sent to France for a year. • In 1920s , Disney and his brother Roy pooled their money and set up a cartoon studio in Hollywood. The creation of Mickey Mouse In 1928, Disney developed a new character based on a mouse he adopted as a pet originally named "Mortimer", then the mouse was later renamed "Mickey" by his wife. •Disney created a Mickey cartoon with sound called Steamboat Willie.The film is the first sound cartoon in the world.• In 1932, Disney received a special Academy Award for the creation of "Mickey Mouse". Entitled Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the feature went into full production in 1934.•In 1937,to obtain the funding to complete Snow White, Disney had to show a rough cut of the motion picture to loan officers. •The film premiered on December 21, 1937 ,being the most successful film of 1938 and earning over $8 million on its initial release. At its conclusion the audience gave it a standing ovation（热烈欢迎）（热烈欢迎） .Snow White---- the peak of Disney's success. Foundation of Disneyland On a business trip to Chicago, Disney came up with his ideas for an amusement park where adults can spend time with their children.•The original ideas developed into a concept for a larger enterprise that would become Disneyland. •Disney spent five years developing Disneyland and created a new subsidiary company.•Disneyland officially opened on July 18, 1955 in Los Angeles County(洛杉矶县).•In early 1964, Disney announced plans to develop another theme park to be called Disney World a few miles southwest of Orlando, Florida. The Last Period of Life•Walt Disney died of lung cancer on December 15,1966•The final productions in which Disney played an active role were The Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.•Songwriter Robert B. Sherman described the last time he saw Disney:“He was up in the third floor of the animation building after a run-through of The Happiest Millionaire. He usually held court in the hallway afterward for the people involved with the picture. And he started talking to them, telling them what he liked and what they should change, and then, when they were through, he turned to us and with a big smile, he said, 'Keep up the good work, boys.' And he walked to his office. It was the last we ever saw of him.” • During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won 22 Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record four in one year,[5] giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.[6] Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the U.S., as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Awards Academy Awards•1932: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:Flowers and Trees(1932)•1932: Honorary Award for creation ofMickey Mouse.•1934: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:Three Little Pigs(1933)•1935: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:The Tortoise and the Hare(1934)•1936: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Three Orphan Kittens (1935)•1937: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: The Country Cousin (1936)•1938: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:The Old Mill(1937)•1939: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Ferdinand the Bull (1938)•1939: Honorary Award forSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937) The citation read,"For Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field."(The award, unique in the history of the Oscars, is one large statuette and seven miniature statuettes.)•1940: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Ugly Duckling (1939)•1941: Honorary Award forFantasia(1940), shared with: William E. Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins. The citation for the certificate of merit read,"For their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production ofFantasia." •1942: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Lend a Paw (1941)•1943: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Der Fuehrer's Face (1942)•1949: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Seal Island (1948)•1949:Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award(Honorary Award)•1951: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Beaver Valley (1950)•1952: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Nature's Half Acre (1951)•1953: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Water Birds (1952)•1954: Best Documentary, Features: The Living Desert (1953)•1954: Best Documentary, Short Subjects: The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)•1954: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953)•1954: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Bear Country (1953)•1955: Best Documentary, Features: The Vanishing Prairie (1954)•1956: Best Documentary, Short Subjects: Men Against the Arctic•1959: Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects: Grand Canyon•1969: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day First Academy Award•In 1932, Disney received a special Academy Award for the creation of "Mickey Mouse", a series which switched to color in 1935 and soon launched spin-offs for supporting characters such as Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. Pluto and Donald became standalone cartoons in 1937, with Goofy following in 1939. Of all Mickey's partners, Donald Duck, who first teamed up with Mickey in the 1934 cartoon, Orphan's Benefit, was arguably the most popular, going on to become Disney's second most successful cartoon character of all time. Quotes As Long as there is imagination left in the world, Disneyland will never be completed.只要这个世界仍存幻想，迪士尼乐园将永远延续下去。
迪士尼的主题就是“梦幻”，而在日益忙碌的社会氛围下，迪士尼已不仅仅是陪伴孩童们的乐园，同时也为成年人提供了一个放松与修养的平台•商机：商机：当成人也需要想要找一个保存童年记忆的城堡，而孩童更需要一个寄托幻想的国度，迪士尼为他们提供了最好的选择 •I think what I want Disneyland to be most of all is a happy place – a place where adults and children can experience some of the wonders of life together .我希望迪士尼乐园成为一个愉悦之地——父母和孩子能够共同享受一段美好时光 动漫和游乐场给我们的快乐也许可以被代替，但是父母与孩子之间的爱，才是永恒的亮点华特先生带给大家的是一种心的交流•商机商机：当迪士尼用快乐作为纽带，加深了孩子和父母的感情时，也吸引了更多的拥护者 •It‘s something that will never be finished. Something that I can keep developing...and adding to.迪士尼永远不会完结，因为她激励我不断去发展和丰富我的事业。
华特对迪士尼事业的感情，是他一生奋斗不息的动力之源每个行业都有着无限巨大的潜力，能够成为行业中佼佼者的关键就在于，我们是否热爱自己的事业，并愿意为之奋斗终身 Let’s see some famous cartoons of Disney The Walt Company The Walt Disney Company LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.Found time October 16, 1923Founder Walt Disney & Roy DisneyProducts television, radio, publishing, movies, theme parks and InternetEmployees 156,000CEO:Robert IgerWebsite :D 试金石电影公司试金石电影公司好莱坞电影公司好莱坞电影公司美国广播公司美国广播公司皮克斯动画工作室皮克斯动画工作室 米拉麦克斯电影公司米拉麦克斯电影公司娱乐与体育节目网娱乐与体育节目网 subsidiary companies Welcome to Disneyland! Shanghai Disneyland •Shanghai Disneyland will become the sixth Disneyland in the world and the second one in china, it is estimated to open as early as 2014 。