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Birth
Walter Elias Disney is born to Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney in Chicago, Illinois. -
Sister born
Disney's little sister, Ruth, is born -
Moves
Walt Disney moves to Marceline, Missouri at the age of four. -
Moves again
The Disney family moves to Kansas City, Missouri, when Walt is 9. -
Befriends Ub Iwerks
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Joins Red Cross, works as ambulance driver in WW1
After forging his own birth certificate, Walt Disney is taken to France to work as a WW1 ambulance driver. -
Comes home
Walt comes home and is addicted to cigarettes, a pastime he keeps up his entire life. -
Co-creates "Laugh-O-Grams" with Fred Harman
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Creates Disney
Walt creates the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother, Roy. Walt later renames it the Walt Disney Company. Roy approves, saying, "If that's the way you want it." -
Marries Lillian Bounds
Walt Disney marries Lillian Bounds, an ink artist at his company. -
Oswald
Disney and Ub Iwerks co-create "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" but Charlie Mintz steals the rights. Luckily, Oswald is a flop, but inspired Disney's most famous character... -
Mickey
Walt sketches a mouse on a train. He wants to call it Mortimer but his wife thought that was too "pompous" and convinces him to use the name Mickey. -
Steamboat Willie
After Ub approves, Mickey debuts in a cartoon called "Steamboat Willie". -
Oscar!
Walt wins his first out of 23 Oscars (The most in history) for his animated short film "Flowers and Trees". -
Snow White
Disney's first full length and probably most famous feature film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" premieres at the Carthay Circle Theater in Hollywood. It is a huge hit and gives him his 11th Oscar. -
A big year for Disney
Disney releases some of their most famous films, including "Fantasia" and "Pinnochio". -
Disneyland
Walt's dream comes true when Disneyland opens on July 17, 1955. -
E.P.C.O.T
Walt Disney begins to buy land for EPCOT, a model city, in the Orlando area. -
Death
Walt sadly dies of lung cancer on December 15, 1966, in Burbank, California. He gives the plans for EPCOT to Roy. -
Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World opens on October 1, 1971. EPCOT later becomes a theme park at Walt Disney World. -
Roy dies
Walt's beloved brother, Roy, dies on December 20, 1971
