A Journey from Fairy Tale to Walt Disney:

The founder, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney named Walter Elias “Walt” belongs to a humble background. He had one of the distinctive imaginations in the world and considered to be an innovator. In this article we will have a look at Walt Disney life achievements and the timeline of Walt Disney life is also discussed in this article.

He has born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago’s Hermosa community area, to parents Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney. In 1911 after living in the city of Marceline, Missouri, for four year, the Disney moved to Kansas City, where Walt attended Benton Grammar school with his sister. There, he met Walter Pfeiffer, who exposed him to the world of vaudeville and motion pictures. In 1917 Walt’s Family moved back to Chicago, where he took drawing and photography classes at McKinley High School.

In 1918 He was dropped out of high school when he was 16 years old to join the army but was rejected for being underage. In 1920 after returning from France, his brother got him a job at Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio, where he created ads for newspaper, magazines, and movie theaters. In 1923 cartoons presented as Newman Laugh-O Grams gained popularity in the Kansas City area. This enabled Disney to purchase his own studio and recruit additional animators. However due to higher salaries the studio went bankrupt. In 1923 Walt Disney and his brother set up a cartoon studio in Hollywood called “Disney Brothers Studio. This is considered to be the founding date of the Disney Company.

In 1928 the first animated shot with Mickey Mouse in it was titles, “Plane Crazy,” which, like all of Disney’s previous works, was also a silent film. Disney finally created a Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound titled “Steamboat Willie.” In 1932 received a special Academy Awards for the creation of Mickey Mouse, a series that was transformed with colors in 1933.

In 1933 Disney’s wife Lilly gave a birth to his first child, Diane Marie Disney, on December 18, 1933. “The three Little Pigs” was released. The title song of the movie “Who Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” became an anthem for the nation during the great Depression. In 1937 on December 21, snow White and the seven Dwarfs was released. The movie grossed $1.499 million on the box office. In 1955 Walt Disney gave an opening day speech as Disneyland officially started operations.

In 1963 while on a business trip to Chicago, Disney penned down his thoughts for building an amusement park where his employees could spent time with their children. In 1966 doctor discovered that a Disney had a huge tumor on his left lung, due to being a chain smoker for years. He died 10 days after his 65^th birthday and was buried at California. Now Walt Disney is in number 17^th on the list of world’s Most Valuable Brands. Hence Walt Disney is really an inspiring CEOs and a role model for everyone.