Walt Disney, born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, was an influential American business magnate, cartoonist, and animator who significantly impacted the entertainment industry. He created iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and won 22 Academy Awards throughout his career. The Walt Disney Company, founded in 1923, expanded to become a major global brand, recognized for its theme parks and media ventures.

1. PCTE Group Of Institutes,
Ludhiana
BCA 1st Semester
Topic : Walt Disney
Name : Bhavik Jain
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3. Who was He ?
• Born: December 5, 1901 in Chicago
• Died: December 15, 1966 in California from lung cancer
• American business magnate, cartoonist, animator, voice actor, film
producer
• Shaped America’s entertainment and animation industry
• Had won more than 23 academic awards

4. Early Life
• Has artistic skills from childhood
• Drop out high school for army and rejected at 16
• takes night courses at Chicago Art Institute
• became a cartoonist for school newspaper
• got a job at Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio
• Started creating ads for newspaper and magazines

5. • Met Ubbe Iwerkes and become friends
• Decided to start own business
• Formed Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artist
• Iwerks left the company
• After Disney made Disney brothers

6. Achievements of Walt Disney
• Between 1932 and 1969, Disney won 22 Academy Awards and was
nominated 59 times, more than any other person in history
• Received the presidential medal of freedom in 1964
• awarded Legion d’Honneur by France
• planet discovered in 1980 by a soviet astronomer was named after
Walt’s last name – DISNEYA.

7. Creation of Walt Disney
• Disney created many cartoons
• Mickey mouse was biggest achievements
• Inspired by his pet mouse
• was voiced by Disney himself
• Originally named Mortimer Mouse
• Suggested by his wife renamed as mickey mouse
• Mickey appeared in more than 130 films
• Mickey’s signature character wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and
white gloves

8. About The Walt Disney Company
• 1923: Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded but renamed to Walt
Disney studios in 1925
• 1928: Commercially successful Mickey Mouse emerged as a cartoon in
several films.
• 1932: First cartoon in full color , Silly Symphonies : Flowers and Trees was
released in theatres, winning the first Academy Award.
• 1937: biggest risks taken up by Disney, Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs
was released.
• 1940: World War II began, the US Army took over part of the studio to
house troops, but Disney still managed to produce Bambi.

9. • 1950: Disney released Cinderella, and hit biggest success since the release
of Snow White
• 1955: Walt Disney purchased land in California and built the Disneyland
theme park. They had over one million visitors in just two months. The
Mickey Mouse Club series began.
• 1970: Walt Disney world resort and Magic Kingdom was opened in
Orlando, Florida.
• 1990: various Disney parks, hotels, resorts, theme parks, were opened in
Tokyo, France, etc.

10. Brand Value of Company
• $ 20,548 millions brand value in 2013
• $ 23,580 millions brand value in 2014

11. Latest News
• in the year 2019 the company was in the list of richest company with
net worth of $ 130 millions
• Moreover they have on the 7th Rank of Forbes World's Most Valuable
Brands 2020

12. MCQ’s
• What’s the 1st name of mickey mouse?
• What was the 1st name of his company ?
• From what reason he died ?
• How many awards does he had ?

13. Reference Links
• www.slideshare.net/oliviahembrom/walt-disney-ppt-50677741
• www.forbes.com/companies/walt-disney/?sh=a35629357307