The Walt Disney Company was founded by Walter Elias Disney.

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​He was born in 1901 in Chicago, USA

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He is the creator of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Winnie the Pooh, and many other famous Disney characters!

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The first Disney cartoon character was 'Oswald the Lucky Rabbit' created in 1927 by Walt Disney and his friend Ub Iwerks.

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The first-ever Disney cartoon video with sound was 'Steamboat Willie' and it was released in the year 1928!

​The first-ever animated movie was 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' made by Disney in the year 1937!

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​It took 750 artists, 3 years, 2 million sketches and 250 thousand pictures to make the movie!

From 1937 to 2021, Disney has made a total of 119 animated movies!

• ​Walter Disney always dreamed of creating a magical fantasy amusement park where children could enjoy exciting rides and meet their favourite cartoon characters!

• His dream came true in the year 1955 when the first Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California!

• There are 6 Disneylands in the world! In California, Florida, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong

• ​The largest one is the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and is the most visited vacation resort in the world with an annual attendance estimated at 40-60 million people