Why Disney Rules American Entertainment

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Why Disney Rules American Entertainment A dream is a wish the heart makes, and Walt Disney’s dream was to bring joy to people. He dreamed of the day that children got to dance with the princesses, ride Dumbo, have breakfast with Goofy and Donald, and of course, purchase their own pair of mouse ears. Walter Elias Disney started a business that changed American culture forever; with famous iconic characters, true intelligent business men, being a leader in enhancement of technology, movies, theme parks that attract millions of tourists every year, and mega merchandise, the Disney enterprise will forever rule American entertainment. On December 5, 1901, a man that would change the American entertainment industry forever was born in Chicago, Illinois. Walter Elias Disney spent the majority of his childhood on his family’s farm in Marceline, Missouri, before moving to Kansas City Missouri. While attending school in Kansas City, Walter delivered newspapers and created and produced his first commercial art when he drew sketches for a local barber who paid him with free haircuts. Even at a young age, Walt knew that his purpose on this earth was to entertain people in any way possible. Little did Walter know that years later he would still be drawing, but for more than just free haircuts. His drawing’s started off as something extra to do in his free time, but eventually drawing turned into a passion for him. Drawing became his life. In 1918, the Disney family relocated again to Chicago. Walter studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and continued his secondary schooling at McKinley High School, where he never graduated. While working at Pesmen-Rubin Commercial Art Studios in 1919, Walter met a young man named Ub Iwerks. When Ubbe Ert Iwwerks was hired at Pesmen-Rubin Commercial Art Studios, that was the point that he realized that he wanted to spend the rest

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