He has designed productions for performance groups including Cirque du Soleil, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and Disney Theatrical Productions.

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Mickey Mouse,of course is Walt Disney's famous animal drawn from movies, television and comic picture books.

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Then he worked for Walt Disney Studios for four years.

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Disney-owned Hollywood Records then signed the brothers.

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The magical world of Disney animation lost its cornerstone in 1966 when the 65-year-old Disney died of lung cancer.

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For most people, the name Walt Disney conjures up images of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,Pinocchio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

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"In 1940 Disney lost both of his parents, and shortly after that his company experienced a very divisive strike.

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"This walk down the ramp in general celebrates Walt's love of trains, and how that led him to found Disney Land.

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"Walt Disney during his lifetime received 932 awards for his service to mankind as well as his professional achievements.

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Of course,one of the first rides at Disney Land was a train that ran all around the park."

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"Walt Disney,the master of an entertainment empire, the most complete and influential showman of his generation,has died."

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Richard Benefield is the museum's executive director. "The Museum is really about the man, Walt Disney."

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They come for the pristine beaches, year-round sunshine, and attractions like Walt Disney World in Orlando.

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(Speaking - NO TRANSCRIPTS HERE) But the building of Disney's kingdom did not always go smoothly.

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But Disney's big breakthrough came when he did an animated cartoon starring a lowly rodent.

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Disney was born in 1901 in the city of Chicago but at the ago of 20, the young man who loved to draw went to Hollywood.

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Thirty-two of them are Oscars. Disney has more of them than anyone else.

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Disney Land,the first Disney park, was in California.

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But Disney rebounded and his studio went to on to produce such classics as Peter Pan, he also had the idea of creating a theme park that celebrated all the Disney characters.

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And there are the Disney theme parks. But toward the end of last year, the Walt Disney Family Museum was born in a complex of modest red brick buildings less than a five-minute drive from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.

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