Soon after the birth of their last child, the Disney family moved to a 45-acre farm in Marceline, Missouri that belonged to Elias’s brother. This is where Walt Disney spent most of his childhood. Walt’s artistic ability was discovered early in his life. He would draw on anything and everything. He sold artwork to his neighbors to make some extra money. Walt continued his interest in art by studying art and photography at McKinley High School in Chicago. Walt grew to love art and had a deeper understanding of his talent. He was encouraged by his mother and his older brother, Roy to let his talents and abilities take him as far as possible. He felt that this would

not be possible due to financial difficulty.

In 1955, Walt Disney’s dream of a clean, organized amusement park came true when Disneyland Park opened. Eleven years later, Walt Disney was diagnosed with lung cancer; his years of smoking had finally caught up to him. He looked optimistically toward his future, with plans to have the cancer removed, and continue his life, but was soon informed that it had spread, and that he had between six months and two years to live. He made a few trips back to the studio, working on The Jungle Book and a few other animated films, but spent most of his last weeks with his family. On November 30, he went back to the hospital. And on December 15, he died.

On February 10, 1941, Walt spoke to his staff, trying to win them over. It was too late. In May, Walt was hit with a strike. He was deeply hurt by the picketers. He grew so sick of how he was being treated that he left for South America. By the time he returned, the strike had been settled. But Walt would never be able to fully trust his staff as he had before, nor would he ever again look at them as the family that he had before. He now knew that business was strictly business.

An entrepreneur is a risk-taker. It is someone that has an idea, and is in search of making a profit. I think that Walt Disney is a perfect example of an entrepreneur. He n

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