In all, 81 features were released by the studio during his lifetime. A pioneer in the field of television programming, Disney began production in , and was among the first to present full-color programming with his Wonderful World of Color in The Mickey Mouse Club and Zorro were popular favorites in the s.
But that was only the beginning. In , Walt Disney turned his attention toward the problem of improving the quality of urban life in America. But where do we begin? And the need is not just for curing the old ills of old cities. We think the need is for starting from scratch on virgin land and building a community that will become a prototype for the future. Thus, Disney directed the purchase of 43 square miles of virgin land — twice the size of Manhattan Island — in the center of the state of Florida.
Here, he master planned a whole new Disney world of entertainment to include a new amusement theme park, motel-hotel resort vacation center and his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. After more than seven years of master planning and preparation, including 52 months of actual construction, Walt Disney World opened to the public as scheduled on October 1, Epcot Center opened on October 1, Prior to his death on December 15, , Walt Disney took a deep interest in the establishment of California Institute of the Arts, a college level, professional school of all the creative and performing arts.
If I can help provide a place to develop the talent of the future, I think I will have accomplished something. In a quote often attributed to Walt Disney, a Disney Imagineer once said, "If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney Company. Janet Wasko and Eileen R. Meehan, eds. Neal Gabler. Alfred A. Knopf, Walt Disney Archives.
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The Zorro and Davy Crockett series were extremely popular with children, as was The Mickey Mouse Club , a variety show featuring a cast of teenagers known as the Mouseketeers. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color was a popular Sunday night show, which Disney used to begin promoting his new theme park.
Walt Disney stands in front of the Fantasyland castle at the grand opening of Disneyland, Anaheim, California, on July 17, Actor and future U. After a tumultuous opening day involving several mishaps including the distribution of thousands of counterfeit invitations , the site became known as a place where children and their families could explore, enjoy rides and meet the Disney characters.
In a very short time, the park had increased its investment tenfold, and was entertaining tourists from around the world. The original site had attendance ups and downs over the years. Sister property California Adventure opened in Los Angeles in It was still under construction when Disney died in In , Disney hired an ink-and-paint artist named Lillian Bounds. After a brief courtship, the couple married.
Disney and Lillian Bounds had two children. They adopted Sharon Disney Lund shortly after her birth in Sharon and her first husband, Robert Brown, adopted a daughter, Victoria Disney. Their twins, Brad and Michelle, were born in This led to accusations of conspiracy and mental incompetence, insinuations of incest, and an ugly two-week-long battle of a trial in December Disney was diagnosed with lung cancer in and died on December 15, , at the age of We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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