Who would have thought that a Mickey Mouse with big ears and boots and a hat would become the beginning of Disneyland's fairy tale empire. Mickey Mouse is deeply liked by the majority of netizens with its cute appearance and excellent character, thus becoming one of the well-known animation stars.
Speaking of Mickey Mouse, we have to start with Walt Disney, the "father of Mickey Mouse," and today, we talk about the story behind this legendary figure.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > early development</h1>
Walt Disney, born in Chicago in 1901, moved to Kansas City with his family when he was 10 years old. In 1917, unable to join the army, he joined a local art studio as an apprentice.
In 1920, due to the decline in studio income, Walt left and started his own business, founding the Laughter Animation Company. However, the good times did not last long, and the entrepreneurial experience ended with bankruptcy.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > Disney Company was founded</h1>
Later, the devastated Walt came to Hollywood with a suitcase, and at this point, the Disney legend began.
Due to repeated encounters in the film industry, Walt followed his brother's advice and returned to his old business of cartoon production. He also decided to continue to produce the "Alice Series Comedies" that combined live-action and animation during the Happy Animation Company period. In 1923, the predecessor of the Disney Company, Disney Brothers Studios, was founded.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > Mickey Mouse was born</h1>
In 1928, Walt Disney and the artist co-founded the world-famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse. "Steamboat Willie", starring Mickey Mouse, was also all the rage, becoming the world's first sound cartoon. With the influence of Mickey Mouse, Disney has released a number of sound cartoon shorts. In 1932, Walt Disney won the Academy Award for his Mickey Mouse image.
However, the road to success is full of thorns. In 1930, Disney's painters were dug into the wall by partners and signed separate contracts with them, which was a huge blow to Disney at that time. But Walt did not fall at this point, after a period of rest, regained his spirits, and instead signed a distribution contract with Columbia Pictures Mickey Mouse and began a new market layout.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="18" > Snow White</h1>
In 1934, Disney created another influential cartoon character, Snow White. However, due to Walt's high hopes for the animation and the demand for excellence in production, the cost budget of the production was seriously overspended, from the initial $250,000 to $750,000. In order to persuade major investors to continue to support the project, Walt forced them to make an exception to allow them to watch unfinished version of Snow White. Because the production was not completed, Walt could only sing the dialogue in the vacancy himself to achieve the effect. Eventually won the trust of these investors and continued to invest in Snow White.
In 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in Los Angeles, and the audience was attracted by the film's fine, beautiful pictures and beautiful story, which won the audience's fierce applause.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > Disneyland was founded</h1>
After Snow White, Disney and his team created a series of famous cartoons. It includes a number of feature-length cartoons such as Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Sleeping Beauty, cementing Disney's leadership.
But Walt has always had a dream — to create a fairytale empire that brings joy to the world's people. In 1955, the first Disneyland in California was founded. The park incorporates Disneyland's most popular cartoon imagery, and also cleverly combines history and the future, making the amusement park achieve great commercial value.
Unfortunately, Walt didn't see the opening of the next Disneyland. On December 15, 1966, Walt Disney took a long hiatus and flew to the fairy tale kingdom he had created. Today, there are 6 Disney amusement parks in the world, showing people in different forms and bringing happiness in different places.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > conclusion</h1>
Although Hua Long slept in the world, the cartoon images and paradises he created have influenced generations of people, as a precious spiritual wealth of mankind, they will also be passed down from generation to generation, becoming the childhood companions of countless children.