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He was born
Walt was born December 5th in Chicago -
Walt goes to art school
He was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago -
Walt fails
Walt and Ub Iwerks formed a commercial artist company but it failed after a month -
Disney Brothers Studio
Walt created Disney Brothers studio with his Brother Roy -
Mickey Mouse is created
Walt created a short film called Steamboat Willie and it featured Mickey Mouse -
His first full length movie is released
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released. It was his first full length other than his short films. -
Walt releases Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Dumbo
While Walt was trying to produce these films World War 2 began and the US Army took part of his studio to house troops, but he still managed to release Dumbo. -
Walt releases Cinderella
Right after it was released it instantly became a hit, and it was their biggest success. -
Disney Land opens
Walt bought land in Florida an built the famous theme park Disney Land. In just over two months the theme park had over one million visitors. -
Walt Disney dies
On December 15 Walt died of lung cancer. He died at the age of 66. This was the same year Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree was released.
