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2 This introduction page will show the message you d like for your retiring executive. contents Introduction Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio thru Walt Disney Productions The Walt Disney Company Disneyland Grand Opening Thanks, Walt, for your inspiring leadership. Thanks for believing in us. We ve loved working with you. Employees of The Walt Disney Company Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language. -Walt Disney Images Press Releases Farewell Notes & Remarks from Colleagues So, Walt, I guess you asked for it. Here is a picture history of your time leading the Walt Disney Company.

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3 Your Images will capture snapshots of your executive s career Walt and Peter Stackpole 1941 Walt and Disney artists known as El Grupo on a South American goodwill tour Walt Disney sitting in front of a backdrop filled with Disney creations for a Life Magazine photoshoot.

Add memorable press releases and stories from your executives career. To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past.

4 Add memorable press releases and stories from your executives career. To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past... and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America... with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world. WALT DISNEY - JULY 18, 1955 I am interested in entertaining people, in bringing pleasure, particularly laughter, to others,... July 18, 1956 DISNEYLAND ONE YEAR OLD Disneyland concludes its first year of operation this week with attendance at the Magic Kingdom in Anaheim nearing the 4 million mark. At the end of the day on July 17 of this year, 3,642,597 persons had toured Walt Disney s playland, making it the largest single private enterprise attraction in the Western Hemisphere and a complete success according to the Park s management. Disneyland has scored high with tourists visiting the Southland. An estimated 1,493,465 or 41% of the Park s guests being drawn from outside this state. Included in the out-of-state guests were visitors from 64 of the earth s nations, including such far-off places as Saudi Arabia, Iceland, Liechtenstein and even the Soviet Union. Intermingled with Disneyland s guests have been notables and celebrities from the worlds of government, politics and industry. The roster of celebrities who have been to Disneyland reads like a Who s Who of entertainment. Guests from the government have included Vice-President Nixon with his family who toured the Park soon after the July 18 opening. A more recent visitor was President Sukarno of Indonesia. Dr. Sukarno on a state visit to the United States, made Disneyland one of his stopping places in Southern California. Proof that Disneyland s appeal has been to persons of all pages is furnished by a breakdown of attendance statistics gathered during the first year which revealed that four adults have visited here for every child. Average expenditure of Disneyland s guests for the first year was $2.37 per person. This figure includes parking, admission, rides, amusements and Disneyland souvenirs. Attendance during this first full summer season has equaled and surpassed records set during last July and August. For the week ending July 15, 148,729 persons toured the Park. Since June 1, a total of 768,425 guests have passed through the turnstiles. Certain of the Park s rides have proved especially popular with the visitors. These have included the Peter Pan dark ride in Fantasyland, the Adventureland Jungle River Boat Ride, the Santa Fe and Disneyland trains, and the Autopia Freeway s miniature autos in Tomorrowland. During the year the Park s operation has undergone a number of improvements aimed at increasing the guests enjoyment. Free exhibits at Disneyland now number 21 compared to a total of 11 available last July. And today the Park offers 33 rides and amusements, seven more than when the Park was opened. Some of these new rides, part of an overall $2 million expansion program recently completed, include the Disneyland Skyway, the Rainbow Caverns Mine Train Ride, the Indian Village and War Canoes, Storybook Land and Tom Sawyer s Island. In keeping with Walt Disney s policy, the Park will continue to expand and refine its operation to offer unparalleled entertainment to its millions of visitors each year. Scheduled for opening next Spring will be the House of Tomorrow sponsored by the Monsanto Chemical Company, one of the Park s exhibitors. Other new attractions will be revealed early this fall, with construction to be finished in time for the 1957 summer season. #######

5 1952 Your companies traditions and events can be captured here Walt, on the right, sings There s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

A list of Oscars awarded to Walt Disney 1932: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Flowers and Trees (1932) 1932: Honorary Award for: creation of Mickey Mouse.

(1935) 1937: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: The Country Cousin (1936) 1938: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: The Old Mill (1937) 1939: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

6 A list of Oscars awarded to Walt Disney 1932: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Flowers and Trees (1932) 1932: Honorary Award for: creation of Mickey Mouse. 1934: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Three Little Pigs (1933) 1935: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: The Tortoise and the Hare (1934) 1936: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Three Orphan Kittens (1935) 1937: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: The Country Cousin (1936) 1938: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: The Old Mill (1937) 1939: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Ferdinand the Bull (1938) 1939: Honorary Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) The citation read: For Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field (the award was one statuette and seven miniature statuettes) 1940: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Ugly Duckling (1939) 1941: Honorary Award for: Fantasia (1940), shared with: William E. Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins. The citation for the certificate of merit read: For their outstanding contribution to What milestones, awards, and achievements did you enjoy during their time in office? 1939 Walt Disney receiving Honorary Award for Snow White. Award presented by Shirley Temple. the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia 1942: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Lend a Paw (1941) 1943: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Der Fuehrer s Face (1942) 1949: Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: Seal Island (1948) 1949: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1951: Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: Beaver Valley (1950) 1952: Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: Nature s Half Acre (1951) 1953: Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: Water Birds (1952) 1954: Best Documentary, Features for: The Living Desert (1953) 1954: Best Documentary, Short Subjects for: The Alaskan Eskimo (1953) 1954: Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953) 1954: Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: Bear Country (1953) 1955: Best Documentary, Features for: The Vanishing Prairie (1954) 1956: Best Documentary, Short Subjects for: Men Against the Arctic 1959: Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects for: Grand Canyon

I remember meeting Mr. Disney in 1945. Never have I seen someone just get to work like I ve seen him. I think his work has made The Walt Disney Company what it is today.

Nicholas Belle WED Enterprises Walt, It has been a pleasure to work with you. The confidence you instilled in the creative team carried us through the tough times.

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7 I remember meeting Mr. Disney in Never have I seen someone just get to work like I ve seen him. I think his work has made The Walt Disney Company what it is today. It s incredible to sit back and view the empire you ve created. I expect the best is yet to come. I wish you well in all that your future brings. Nicholas Belle WED Enterprises Walt, It has been a pleasure to work with you. The confidence you instilled in the creative team carried us through the tough times. I take great pride in knowing I worked with you. Thanks for all the lessons you taught me. Jamie Nelson Imagineering Anyone can easily leave their own note and remarks for the book. Friends and colleagues follow a link to your project s page at legacybooks.com. Here they leave their note, and Legacy Books transfers them to your book, as seen here. Walt Good luck in your future endeavors. It was great meeting you at the Anaheim meeting last fall. Ben has some big shoes to fill. I admire your diligence, hard work, and passion over the years. Walt I am new here. I just began working as a ride operator in Disneyland. For me, the joy of working for a company that cares about its family means the world to me. I wish you well in life. Trent Edwards Disneyland Staff Randy Sanders Corporate Communications I was a member of the filming crew in Tobago as we were filming for Swiss Family Robinson. There was a real feeling that what we were doing was going to be great. I ll always cherish my time in producing that film. Thanks for the great projects, thanks for the fun. Jill Hayerly Film Programming Walt I want to thank you for always preaching our customers come first. I felt like we ve always been a class act. Thanks for my job! I love what I do. Haley Hillcrest Disneyland Staff

Ultimate Disney Trivia

1 Ultimate Disney Trivia How many of these 100 questions can you answer? 1. What was Walt Disney World originally called? 2. Who made the name change and why? 3. The Magic Skyway was featured at the 1964-65