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Walt Disney
December 14, 2022 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
It is no overstatement to say that Walt Disney is one of the most influential Americans of all time. His name alone has become synonymous with forms of entertainment and recreation is known throughout the world. To call something “Disneyesque” or “Disney-like” draws to mind immediately associations.
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His boyhood had a foot in both the 19th and 20th centuries. He grew up in the center of America, near Kansas City, Missouri, and the idyllic small town of Marceline, Missouri, which inspired Main Street, USA. Disney spent many of his formative years in Chicago. But his Hollywood years revolutionized how the world thinks about animation, movies, American history, and vacations. He won countless Oscars and is tied with George Clooney for nominations in most categories!
Walt Disney himself was quite a contradictory figure.
At times Walt Disney would come off as warm, inspiring, and avuncular, but at other times he was described as chilly, aloof, and brusque. We recognize that he was more than an idea man – Disney was a reluctant entrepreneur whose restless artistic vision sometimes risked his studio and sometimes changed the world. There are so many legends about Walt Disney: from the creation of Mickey Mouse to the question of whether he was racist and anti-Semitic to the ultimate urban myth: that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen.
In this fun, fast, and fascinating biography, we will get to the heart of Walt Disney as a person. Using numerous video clips, little-known anecdotes, and informative insights, this presentation on the life of Walt Disney is sure to intrigue you.