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Ever wanted to ask Walt
Disney a question?
Well, now you can! Unfortunately
Walt Disney can't answer them himself, but we can try to recreate
his answers as accurate as possible.
Ask Walt a question,
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Last Updated: May 13, 2001 |
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How old is Mickey Mouse this year? |
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Let's see. We first had Mickey appear on
November 18th, 1928. What a day! At the Colony Theater in New
York. |
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I am researching you for a report in English.
I have alot of information about your career but none about your
family life. Would you please tell me about your wife, sons
and daughters? |
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Not sure exactly what your looking for.
I have a lovely wife, Lillian Bounds Disney. And we have two
daughters. Diane Disney, who is now Diane Disney Miller (married
a good guy, Ron Miller), and Sharon Disney. |
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What do you think Disneyland's most exciting
point in time was besides the opening of Disneyland and the opening
of the new theme park, California Adventues? |
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That is quite a hard question. I really
am stuck between two things. Either in 1959, when we brought
the Monorail, the Submarine Voyage, and the Matterhorn to the
park. That was fun!
But as for my other choice, I'd have
say in 1965 when we brought in the things we built for the 1964-65 New York World's
Fair. In that load, we brought "Great
Moments with Mr. Lincoln," "It's
a small world," the Carosel of Progress, and the Grand Canyon
/ Primeval World Diorama. |
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What kind of education did you have when
you were younger? |
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I did go to High School, and I attended
an Art Academy. That's about it. |
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What where you origanally going to name
Micky Mouse? |
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I was thinking of "Mortimer Mouse."
But Lilly, my wife, didn't like it. She said, "why don't
you name him Mickey." |
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Last Update: January 29,
2001 |
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How long did it take you to realize you
wanted to build a play park for children? and what inspired you? |
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I think this question has come up before.
I'll answer it anyway.
In the late 40s I was watching my two
daughters at a park near my home. I thought "this place
is SO dirty. It's run by people who want to take all your money."
I noticed parents who wanted to leave because there was nothin'
for THEM to do.
Their kids would get all upset because
of that.
I thought: "something could be
built where parents & children could have fun together."
Of course it took a while before that
idea turned into Disneyland. About 10-15 years. |
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What made you name Disneyland "Disneyland"? |
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I thought that my work, and company,
had an image of real family. Stuff that all ages could enjoy.
If we called it "wonderland,"
or "fantasy world," who would know that WE made it.
Also, it's a nice way to not only sell
the park, but also our movies and films.
(please note this is a opinion of
the author) |
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I have two questions: In Disneyland, Walt
Disney originally refered to Sleeping Beauty's Castle by an other
name? Which Disneyland Park attraction is know as Disneyodendron
semperflorens grandis? |
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Ah yes. Well, I referred to it as "Snow
White's Castle." Sleeping Beauty wasn't released until 1959.
As for your second question: That means
"large ever blooming Disney Tree" |
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I have devoted a lot of time into studying
you and your history. I have met both Michael Eisner & Roy Disney.
As someone whos goal in life is to work for Disney, what do you
recommend? |
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I have always had a certain motto for
this. You see I think nothing is impossible.
If you think you can do it then try.
If you try, that's the only way to succeed! |
Please be reminded that not all
questions will be answered. Also, please note that Walt Disney
passed away December 15, 1966. Questions are being answere as
Walt would have answered.
All the answers
on this page are answered by the author(s) of this website, using
Bob Thomas' "Walt Disney: An American Original" as
a reference. All accounts are not answered by Walt Disney (unless
Walt Disney's own quotations are used), and are written in the
way we think he may have spoken, and/or answered. |
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