Walter Elias Disney, born December 5, 1901, is the basis of the American imagination. His beginnings as a small animator grew into a massive franchise. And this frankness is the basis of most of our greatest childhood memories. Disney World is part of American life and everyday culture. Disney started as a small animation company and grew into a hundred billion dollar company (Forbes). … Chicago native Walter Disney and his brother Roy Disney founded Disney Brothers Studios in Los Angeles, California. The company has created a live action and cartoon series. The most popular cartoon released in the early days of Disney Brothers Studios was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a silent animation. This “…introduced the filmmaker to the benefits of product licensing through the merchandising of “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” (Langer). Thanks to his popularity, one of Disney's animators began working in isolation and created Disney's new character, Mickey Mouse. To differentiate its new Mickey Mouse cartoons from the silent Oswald series, Disney struck a deal with former Universal executive Pat Powers to animate cartoons using Power's Cinephone sound process. The result was Steamboat Willie” (American National Biography Online) Steamboat Willie then. became a huge success in the United States and Disney Brother Studio began to take off. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Disney faced many ups and downs, including the decline of Mickey Mouse. Thanks to the latest technologies and innovations, Disney has created new characters such as: Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto. Thanks to this, Mickey Mouse became popular again. His face remained almost middle of paper.... .. Pocohantas because it did not address the historical figure's conversion to Christianity• General argument that Disney "denigrates Christian values ​​and promotes the homosexual lifestyle." (The Walt Disney Company) Disney brings out the child in all of us and the imagination in all of us. children. Disney is part of our pop culture. Without Disney, this country would not be the America we know today. His ideas, innovations, and contributions to our society are what helped create our America and our fondest childhood memories. Even with all the ups and downs that Disney has faced in its 90 years of existence, they seem to come up with bigger, better, bigger ideas. This world may not be a small world, but it's definitely a Disney world. Works CitedForbe MagazineAmerican National Biography OnlineThe Walt Disney CompanyNYtimes.comehis.ebscohost.com