1. When Walt Disney was born he was the third child in his family. His brothers were
older and his sister was younger. They all got along pretty good, and they all
helped out around the house and farm. Walt was born on December 5th, 1901 in
Chicago, Illinois. Walt’s birth name was Walter Elias Disney. When Walt was four
years old his family moved to Missouri to live. When they moved, Walt got to help
take care of the pigs and other animals that they had. In 1911, they moved again
to Kansas City. When he was 16, he dropped out of high school so that he could
join the army, but they told him he was too young. After being told, he was too
young to join the army he joined the Red Cross and went to France
to drive an ambulance for a year or so.