Walter Elias Disney By: Brian Wulf

Early Life Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5 th of 5 children In 1906 his family moved to Missouri to start farming Farm failed and in 1911 relocated to Kansas City, MO In Kansas City Walt Disney worked as a paper boy In Kansas City is where he fell in love with the movies In 1917 the family moved back to Chicago Walt Disney first started creating cartoons for his high school yearbook Took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago

Early Life (Continued) Walt Disney tried to enlist in the U.S. Army, but was rejected for being underage He decided to join the American Ambulance Corps Arrived in France as World War I ended Walt returned to the U.S. and settled back in Kansas City There he got a job at a commercial art studio

Early Life (Continued) During the nights he started making Laugh-O-Gram reels and animation shorts Laugh-O-Grams soon went bankrupt and Walt Disney moved to Hollywood, California in 1923 with $40 in his pocket He moved there hoping to find work as a director He was offered a contract for his own work, so he started Disney Bros. with his brother Roy While in that company He created Mickey Mouse

The Disney Company Disney itself has made just under 500 movies since the release of its first movie (Snow White) in 1937 At the end of the 2013 Fiscal year, The Walt Disney Company reported taking in $11.57 billion in the fourth quarter As of May 2014, the Walt Disney Company is worth approximately $143 billion Currently the Walt Disney Company is worth about $179.5 Billion

The Walt Disney Company Subsidiaries ESPN Disney Channels worldwide ABC and ABC Family Disneyland and Disney World around the World Marvel Touchstone Pixar

Conclusion Walt Disney was active in many different activities as a kid but never forgot his dream Walt Disney has truly changed the business world It all started with a mouse Has managed to build one of the most profitable companies in the world

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