There is a mouse in this world that can cross the street without being shouted at by everyone, on the contrary, it is everywhere it goes to a sea of flowers and applause, and it is Mickey Mouse, the signature star of Disney in the United States, who creates this miracle. The appearance of the image of Mickey Mouse has brought joy to almost every child in the world, and some other images, such as Donald Duck, Snow White, Bambi, etc. are also good friends in the hearts of children. However, the founder of the joy-making, Walt Disney, didn't have such a smooth life either.
Walter as a young man
Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, with three older brothers and a younger sister, the third brother Roy was eight years older than him, and he liked this mischievous younger brother the most, and their childhood was spent at crane farms in Maslin Township, Consus, Missouri, on the Midwestern Prairies. Childhood wasn't very good for Walt Disney, and his father, Elias, often asked him to work with his brothers.
Walter
Walter's childhood pleasures were only with chickens, ducks, pigs, and dogs. One of the little pigs was his best friend, and she named her Poke. "It loves to play pranks, and when it wants to make trouble, it's as mischievous as a puppy, as flexible as a ballet dancer." It likes to sneak up on me from behind and then walk away humming happily. If I'm pushed down by it, it's even more proud. Do you remember that stupid pig in the piggy last time? Polk is the prototype of it, and when I filmed it, I actually missed it with tears." Years later, Walter said this as he recalled his childhood. This experience left a deep impression on him, greatly enriched his artistic imagination, and laid a solid foundation for him to engage in a large number of artistic creations in the future.
Walter's father was a rather strict man, and Walter's eldest brother ran away from home because he could not stand his father's strong personality. By 1909, his father fell ill, leaving his three brothers Roy, Walter, and his sister, unable to maintain the farm's business, so they sold the farm and the family fled to Kansas City, where their uncle lived.
So Walter began a 6-year career selling newspapers, he and his third brother Roy got up at 3:30, delivered morning papers door to door and then rushed to school, 700 newspapers a day, the wind and snow were unimpeded.
During World War I
After the outbreak of World War I, the 17-year-old Walter interrupted his high school studies to enlist in the army and became a field ambulance driver.
After the war, Walter returned to Kansas to work on cartoons at an advertising agency, his favorite profession, devoting all his energy to his work. He saved money to buy an old camera and often shot short films in his garage. The cartoons he produces are all vivid and vivid.
In 1922, Walter, who had already failed once, resigned from his job at an advertising agency and started a cartoon production company on his own. Walter hired 2 salesmen to sell cartoons to the whole country, but the two took the company's money to escape, which put Walter in trouble and eventually had to declare bankruptcy.
Walter and brother Roy
In the summer of 1923, Walter came to Hollywood, and together with his brother Roy, he co-founded $3200 to start a new business and found disney brothers animation production company, which is the real beginning of today's Disney entertainment empire. He and his brother Roy established the Heberon Studios in July 1925. In 1926 Walt changed the name of The Disney Brothers to Walt Disney Corporation.
Mickey Mouse sketch
Full picture of Mickey Mouse
On May 28, 1928, after losing the Oscars, on the train back to Los Angeles from New York, Walter flashed the image of a mouse in his mind, and he quickly sketched it on the paper with a paintbrush - Mickey Mouse was born! On November 18 of the same year, the third anime of the Mickey Mouse series, Steamboat Willie, was released in a New York movie theater, Walter voiced Mickey for the first time, Mickey made his voice for the first time, creating the art of synchronicity, and the world's first sound fairy tale began. When the film was released, the audience was ecstatic.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walter loves Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a story that has captivated generations of children, and he has long wanted to bring it to the screen, but making cartoons is expensive, and Walter doesn't have much experience in making large-scale cartoons. In the end, Disney risked ruin and spent three years making the animated film Snow White. When the film was released, he also won the praise of the audience.
Sleeping Beauty
Pinocchio
Aladdin's Lamp
It didn't take long for Walter to make a lot of new cartoons. Among these films, there are "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin's Lamp", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Pinocchio", he is extremely strict about the quality of the film, and the meticulous actions in the film require 20,000 manual drawings, but he has done it, which shows that he really pursues excellence in his career.
While Hollywood producers made as many films as possible that weren't suitable for children and teenagers in order to make high box office, Walter still maintained his own style, still shooting cartoons for all ages, avoiding bloody and pornographic shots.
Walter's paintings
By 1930, Mickey Mouse had become a household name around the world.
Disney characters
Walt Disney's idea of building a theme park dates back to 1937. At the premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, he mentioned to a colleague that his dream was to build a park that fit the needs of children. Because in Walter's view, there were hardly any qualified amusement parks in the United States at that time.
In 1948, Walter began the idea of Disneyland, he wrote down the construction of Disneyland into a memorandum, his ideal is to build a mini-city, the park has a large number of attractions, hoping to attract all members of a family.
Disneyland, California
The company was still heavily indebted, but Walter was determined and determined to chase his dreams. In order to raise funds for the start-up of the park, he advanced his life insurance and sold his holiday home. It was a difficult task, and his brother Roy was initially opposed, and he even went so far as to get into a stalemate with his brother. After Walter's unremitting efforts, the construction of California Disneyland in Los Angeles, USA, was also the world's first Disneyland, which was the most completely conceived and most advanced playground at that time.
Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, and the ABC broadcast it live, with several actors and actresses being invited to host the celebration, including Reagan, and the park caused a stir.
Disneyland is considered a marvel of the world, with more than 3 million people flocking to see the great building and the laughter of Disney in just six months of opening. Among those who visited were 11 kings and queens, 24 heads of state government and 27 princes and princesses.
Disneyland
The shape of the paradise is like a gorgeous fairy tale castle, which makes people be attracted at the gate, as if seeing the prince riding a white horse to meet him, and the princess trapped in a high tower, waiting for rescue. Walking through the door is like entering a temple woven with childlike fantasies. It was as if she were Alice in wonderland, and soon fell into a flow of joy.
Mickey Mouse Donald Duck
Many Disney cartoon images have all appeared vividly in front of the eyes, Snow White is playful and beautiful, her hair is like a cloud, the Chinese Mulan girl is dressed in a military uniform, heroic and cool, Cinderella stepped on the crystal shoes into the pumpkin car, Mickey Mouse and Tang Xiaoduck appeared on every big screen and the roadside warmly welcomed every tourist, and any attraction could hover for a long time. Even on the side of the road, an ordinary shop is also designed in the shape of a lively and cute little carriage, and passers-by will involuntarily smile when they pass by.
Roller coaster
The entire park is divided into four theme amusement parks. Adventure World, Western Frontier, and Thunderbolt Roller Coaster are some of the most sought after hits. Fairy Tale World recreates the scenes of Disney fairy tales, visitors can experience and explore the future world in person, and Disney takes people through the future time and feel the high-tech future kingdom.
There are now six Disney parks in the world, and Disneyland, California in Los Angeles, USA, was the first theme park in the world to open, and it has been in operation since 1955 and ran out for $17 million. Just one day of operation requires 2,500 workers for engineering and environmental maintenance. For more than 50 years, the wealth it has brought has multiplied the cost by many times, attracting millions of tourists every year. There are children with childlike fun, and there are also young people with childlike hearts. Regardless of age or borders, Disneyland's doors are open to everyone.
Here, everyone can fulfill the good wishes of childhood, and everyone is a proud prince and princess. We can laugh freely, we can shout freely, and it turns out that there is still a rainbow-colored dream hidden in our hearts.