Disney is credited with creative and entertaining ideas that made the world laugh. Walt Disney began his business with cartoons; he made animated cartoons when animation was taking baby steps.
Disney also started merchandising his characters; soon markets were full of Mickey Mouse dolls, dishes, toothbrushes and stationery. By 1937, Disney started experimenting with films. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, his first film was a spectacular hit.
With his success on screen, Walt Disney wanted to branch out and this time, he chose amusement parks. He was concerned with building a park where parents and children could go and have a good time together. This was the origin of Disneyland.
The first Disneyland opened in California in 1955. The company never stopped animation; they continued with animated classics like The Jungle Book. By the 1970s, they also began producing educational films. In 1983, they launched the Disney Channel. Today, many big studios and TV stations including Marvel Entertainment, Pixar Animation Studios, and ESPN fall under the Disney umbrella.
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