Production company The Walt Disney Company was founded October 16, 1923. And since Disney brand has become firmly associated with the colorful world of childhood. This company has released a collection of our favorite cartoons so. It is thanks to the world-famous Disney Disneyland Park was founded. What to say, Walt Disney himself was very unusual person. And because we can easily pick up for you interesting facts about him and his offspring.
Genius without talent and ideas
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Walt Disney, no doubt, not only a talented cartoonist, but also an experienced businessman. He founded a great empire, and could radically change the approach to the creation of cartoons and children's entertainment. More surprising fact that from a small newspaper, where the young genius working at the dawn of his career, he was expelled because of a lack of talent and ideas. By the way, the uniqueness of the multiplier is undeniable - he could distinguish some 1,500 shades, while the limit of the average person - 150-200.
In place of the rabbit - mouse
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First drawn by Walt Disney character has become a rabbit Oswald. Perhaps it would also be brought to its creator success if the rights to it have not been the most insolent manner in multiplier stolen. Such a stab in the back to Walt Disney struck his then companion, who was eager to share the resulting fees. And though the incident and was a blow for the multiplier, but the same day he made a sketch of the now famous Mickey Mouse.
The famous voice of Mickey Mouse
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The first cartoons of Walt Disney began to create in the early 20-ies of the last century. They were black and white silent animation to match the technology of those years. However, the multiplier quickly realized that to succeed he must keep up with the progress. So start working on the production of sound cartoon. The first cartoon character, the plot on the screen, it is still the same Mickey Mouse. And he said, by the way, the voice of Walt Disney.
Great Oscar winner
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His first Oscar multiplier received in 1932 for the cartoon "Silly Symphonies." This award was the first of 29 - the record so far is not yet able to kill anyone.
Most cash cartoon
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The first feature-length animated film in history has become established by Walt Disney animated painting "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." It was made for three years worked more than 570 animators who created each year, millions of hand-drawn frames. To speed up their work Disney artists divided into groups - some of them drew the key elements complement its other parts. The result was the appropriate - for a long time cartoon remained the highest grossing film into all time. He rolled over $ 100 million dollars, he is brought to the creator and the next Oscar.
Orange Grove and amusement park
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The idea of Disneyland was born after more and more people began to express a desire to visit the Walt Disney studio, to see with their own eyes how to create its wonderful characters. Thus, the multiplier has laid all of his possessions, and even health insurance, and the money in 1954 bought 65 acres of orange groves in New Orleans, where he began the construction of a theme park.
One of the most private clubs in the world - at Disneyland
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The Disneyland park is one place where they can legally sell alcohol. It is called the Club 33 is one of the most secretive institutions in the world, which have access to only a select few. In 1954, when the construction of the park was just beginning, Walt Disney did not have enough funding to implement all his plans. And then he turned to the largest US corporations with a proposal to invest in their offspring in exchange for placement of their advertising inside the park. The first investors began to Disneyland «Coca-Cola», «General Electric», «Kodak» and other companies. The number then was 33, after which the club got its name. To date, join the club can be anyone who agrees to pay regular membership fees. With one caveat - the number of club members can not exceed 487 people, and therefore will have to stand in line for at least 14 years.
No beards and mustaches
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Another feature of Disneyland is that, until recently, its employees were forbidden to wear beards and mustaches. That was the decision of Walt Disney, who did not want to confused visitors groomed appearance park employees. For fifty years this rule was inviolable, and only recently a ban on beards and mustaches had been removed. Although today's fleet management anyway approved recommendations on what beards are permissible and which are not.
Prototypes of cartoon characters
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When you create those or other cartoon characters of Walt Disney and his animators drew ideas from real people. For prototypes Gavs mother and brothers - bandits from the animated series "DuckTales" - were members actually existed in the 30s group. In addition, Aladdin has been copied from Tom Cruise, Gene - in Robin Williams, and Ariel - with Alyssa Milano. In fact, many argue that its first animated character - Mickey Mouse - Walt Disney sketched with himself.
Animation is not for children
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Distinguished Company «The Walt Disney Company», and also the creation of cartoon characters cognitive nature. That cartoon was the animated film The Story Of Menstruation ( «History of menstruation") issued by the manufacturer with the participation of feminine hygiene products Kontex. Cartoon shows during school lectures on healthy lifestyles, and all the time it was viewed more than a hundred million American schoolchildren.
Scandalous Lion King
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It did not go to Disney stories and scandals. At the same time, oddly enough, most of them were related to the animated film "The Lion King." The first rebelled scientists who fundamentally disagreed with those in which the light in the film were shown hyenas. Researchers have determined that the negative image of these animals could result in harm to their populations. Another reason was almost begun litigation was the accusation of plagiarism creators of the cartoon. As it turned out, the picture on the story too much resembled the Japanese show "Kimba - the White Lion". However, the claim of the Japanese still refused, perhaps frightened by experienced lawyers of the company.
Great heritage
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The heirs of Walt Disney are billionaires today. They own 535 branded stores worldwide, hockey and baseball teams, publications as well as television. Regularly they get profit and amusement parks located in Japan, China and France. The very same founder of the empire, died December 15, 1966. Until now, in this day of the Disneyland half-mast to honor the great Walt Disney.
