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Wal t Disney and t he 1960s
By: Ahr eum Jeong, Gr ade 8

Many people know Walt Disney as the person who influenced the Disney Channel and Disney
World. What made Walt Disney so prominent? We know him as the famous entrepreneur who
created our favorite original cartoons, but how did he do it? Ever since Walt Disney was a child,
he had a love for drawing and amusement parks. When Walt Disney was 18, he became a
draftsman at a local art studio and he became the junior new editor at his high school.

Iwerks and Roy were the first two people that Walt hired. Walt met Iwerks at an art studio and
the three of them started a company together. Additionally, an amusement park called Electric
Park was one of Walt?s favorite parks because the lights illuminated everything. Lights
illuminated pools, roller coasters, and arcades. This park was inspiring to him. When Walt was
taking art class, he surprised his teacher when he drew original drawings such as flowers with
human hands. He continued drawing even when he broke his foot, and he even took art
classes to better his craft. In fact, he started his own studio in Kansas called, ?Laugh-O-Grams.?

?I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.? Mickey
Mouse was the mascot for Disney and still is to this day. Walt Disney tells us that we should
never forget that his business was all started by a mouse, a mouse that was drawn on a train.
Mickey Mouse started when Disney was depressed because M.J. Winkler stole his animators
and his rights for Oswald duck, his first cartoon. Lastly, Disney not only changed history for
children but also for adults. ?If you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and
unquestionably.? Disney taught children that if they believe, their dreams can come true no
matter what. He helped them believe in their dreams and to never give up in what they
believed in. He even helped bring laughter and joy to their lives during war and destruction.
Now, there is such thing as a Disney Channel, a mix of animations and television shows with
actors and actresses. There was no such thing as a Disney Channel back then but Disney?s

plans and cartoons back then helped make Disney Channel the popular channel it is today.
Long after his death, Walt Disney still influences modern society.

Ar t wo r k b y L i l y Sa n t a n a , Gr a d e 7