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    Hugo Macias English IV CP Mrs. Schlossberg January 24, 2017 Steamboat Willie On November 18, 1928 Walt Disney released an 8 minute animated cartoon called “Steamboat Willie” which starred the iconic Mickey Mouse. The cartoon starts off with Mickey Mouse piloting a river steamboat while whistling “Steamboat Bill” which became a very popular song after the cartoon aired. Then, “Pete” is introduced as the real captain of the boat and pushes Mickey off the wheel. Disney was having trouble

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    Walt Disney’s production Steamboat Willie with Mickey Mouse’s first appearance is being called a great achievement. It first opened at the Colony Theater in New York two weeks ago. The movie theaters are absolutely being filled by many different people every day since it first premiered. Many of the audiences were amazed by the film’s characters, music, and sound. Steamboat Willie has been called “amazing”, “outstanding”, and “out of this world’. This production is great and audiences are asking

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    of superior determination and went ahead forward with his goal. With his team consisting of very few, and most of his original production team being gone, he wanted to create a piece of his very own artwork, thus came the character known as “Steamboat Willie.” This was Walt’s first publicized cartoon with sound. After the success of this series came

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    films for which they failed to find a distribution.(Walt Disney) After finding no distribution Disney created a third, sound-and-music-equipped short film called Steamboat Willie that premiered on November 18, 1928.(Walt Disney) With himself as the voice of Mickey, the cartoon was an instant crowd pleaser.(Walt Disney) Steamboat Willie was the first cartoon to successfully use synchronized sound it was so popular it was talked about more than the feature film to compliment its greatness.(The Birth

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    Disneyland!!!!! And how it came to be…. Summer Garling Twin Falls- The famous pioneer of cartoon films, and the creator of Disneyland is Walt Disney. Walt Disney was born December 5, 1901; his parents were Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney. Growing up, Disney had four brothers and a sister. Disney moved to Kansas city in 1911 and there he learned of his love for trains. He worked at the railroad, selling newspapers and snacks to the people passing by. Disney attended McKnight High School, where

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    Walt Disney effected most Americans, weather during his lifetime or after. He engaged audiences of all ages with his creations. The public adored Mickey Mouse debut in 1928s Steamboat Willie. Walt continued off this sensational hit with Silly Symphonies in 1929. Silly Symphonies does no only feature Mickey, but Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. He also took part in World War II by making cartoons. One of these cartoons was Der Fuehrer’s Face, where we see Donald Duck dream of being in

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    "Walt, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is no longer yours. We have bought it from you," said Bob Ledington, the head of Universal. "Wait, what do you mean Oswald isn 't mine anymore?" I asked. Bob said, "Universal has retained the rights of Oswald and we have hired away all of the employees. You can stay with Universal if you like, but you would get a lower salary." "I 'd rather leave, but thanks for the offer," I said. I had to come up with another cartoon to call mine. An animator that stayed with

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    Walt Disney: The Man Behind Modern Cartoons “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them,” as Walt Disney always said. In the biography, Disney’s World by Leonard Mosley, it tells about Walt Disney’s life in very rich detail. The biography is primarily focuses on the hardships Walt had to face in order to achieve success. This biography is well known for emphasizing all of Walt’s mistakes he made in his career. Today, however, Walt is known as one of the most

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    That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up. That’s no fun at all. Hello there, my name is Walter Elias Disney but everyone calls me Walt, i’ve created many many movies and short films and a theme park and a half before i died. I was born on December 5, 1901 to my mom Flora and my dad Elias, in Hermosa Illinois, which is close to Chicago. I have one sister and three brothers, one of my brothers is named Roy and he was a huge help with Disney. So here’s where the real fun begins

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    Walt Disney created many animations, productions, and theme parks, however these were probably the main creations that Disney created which led to how it spreads to society today. What probably started it all is Disney’s Hollywood Studios. He used the borrowed money from the “Alice in Cartoonland” series. His studio began to get more broad with more artists. Later on in 1932, Disney developed his first cartoon in full color, Flowers and Trees, in the "Silly Symphony" series. He also created the

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