Fun Facts About:
Walt Disney
- Walt Disney spent part of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri which became an inspiration for Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland
- Before Mickey Mouse, Disney created a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, but he lost the rights to use Oswald to Universal. The Disney Company bought back the rights in 2006.
- Mickey Mouse was originally named Mortimer, but Disney's wife suggested he change it to Mickey.
- Snow White was the first feature length animated film to ever be released.
- Disney wanted a small park for his employees and their children built across from his studio in Burbank and over time this idea became the 160-acre Disneyland.
- E.P.C.O.T. was originally a city Disney wanted to build on the property of Disney World, but this dream was never realized and instead it became the basis for Disney World's second amusement park.
- One of Disney's hobbies was miniature trains and he built a railroad track in his backyard.
- Walt Disney has one the most Oscars (32) and was nominated 64 times.
- The Disney family ancestry goes back to France where their name was D'Isigney.
- Disney was fired from the Kansas City Star newspaper for not being creative enough.
