Walt Disney’s ingenious film-making and entrepreneurial skills made him a lasting figure. He also left a mark on American popular culture with his world-renowned art. Disney also upheld what America calls “wholesome family entertainment” with his animations and theme parks. Walt Disney differentiated himself from the many to become the greatest and most powerful innovator in film.

Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago to two loving and hard-working parents Elias and Flora Call Disney. Young Walter took great interest in drawing and photography. As a matter of fact, his entrepreneurial skills were early recognized. At the age of seven, Disney was known to draw cartoons and sell them to friends (“W.D. Biography”). His interest in art continued through school. While he was in high sc

When Disney began his career as an artist, he easily entered the world of monopolistic competition. His art was distinguished and charged a variable price. Although he had a meager clientele, there was some price differentiation, too. In fact, Disney practiced discrimination while in France, too. He only appealed to Americans with his painted helmets. Disney may have been born into pure monopoly (because his parents were farmers), but he made a very smooth transition into monopolistic competition.

Mickey was originally supposed to debut without sound, but before it made the big screen, sound was incorporated into movies. Instead of debuting in “Plane Crazy,” Mickey was introduced with sound in “Steamboat Willie” on November 18, 1928 at the Colony Theatre in New York (“Walter Elias Disney”). The little mouse became an instant success and was loved by all Americans.

Not only did Disney collude with the government but also with a network station. After the invention of television in 1954, Disney signed a contract with ABC that would later provide the funding for the development of Disneyland. This also allowed for the introduction of the “Mickey Mouse Club” into American’s homes. It later became the most popular children’s show in television (“W.D.: The Man, The Dream”).

The money generated from the ABC contract went directly into the funding for Disneyland. The very next year, in 1955, it was launched as a $17 million Magic Kingdom (“Walt Disney” Accessed 7 May 2002). This was just the beginning of Disney’s plan to keep the art of animation alive in his name.

During the next couple of years, Disney produced numerous other full-length animations. He did this in order to capitalize on his patent for Technicolor technology (“W.D. Biography”). Disney held this patent for two years, but it gave him and his company the chance to get ahead in the entertainment industry and become a giant. By 1940 the Disney Burbank

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