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Walt Disney's animation career (1923–1966)

Walt Disney's animation career (1923–1966)

  1. Disney brothers form their first Hollywood studio

    Labels: Walt Disney, Roy O, Kingswell Avenue

  2. First Alice Comedy released to theaters

    Labels: Alice Comedies, Walt Disney, Live-action Animation

  3. First Oswald short launches Disney’s all-cartoon era

    Labels: Oswald the, Trolley Troubles, Walt Disney

  4. Disney loses Oswald rights, forcing a new start

    Labels: Oswald dispute, Walt Disney, Universal Pictures

  5. First Mickey Mouse short shown in test screening

    Labels: Plane Crazy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

  6. Steamboat Willie premieres, popularizing synced sound

    Labels: Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse, synchronized sound

  7. Snow White premieres, validating animated feature films

    Labels: Snow White, Walt Disney, feature animation

  8. Pinocchio world premiere highlights craft and effects

    Labels: Pinocchio, effects animation, Walt Disney

  9. Fantasia roadshow debuts with Fantasound stereo

    Labels: Fantasia, Fantasound, Walt Disney

  10. Disney animators’ strike changes studio labor relations

    Labels: Animators strike, Walt Disney, unionization

  11. The New Spirit begins Disney’s wartime propaganda work

    Labels: The New, U S, Donald Duck

  12. WED Enterprises founded to design Disneyland

    Labels: WED Enterprises, Walt Disney

  13. Disneyland opens, extending Disney storytelling into a park

    Labels: Disneyland, Anaheim Park, Walt Disney

  14. Sleeping Beauty premieres amid rising animation costs

    Labels: Sleeping Beauty, Walt Disney, feature production

  15. Mary Poppins premieres, blending live action and animation

    Labels: Mary Poppins, Walt Disney, live-action animation

  16. Walt Disney dies, ending his direct role in studio animation

    Labels: Walt Disney, death, Studio legacy