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'When Disneyland opened, nothing worked..' 'Yeah John but when the Pirates of the Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.'

Biographics is so underrated. One of the best channels on KZfaq!

Visited Disneyland during its opening year--in a stroller. My parents said I had a good time.

Walt Disney, a man who made imagination into a global entertainment company. Those who run it today may not be the ideal people but you cannot take away the genius that was Uncle Walt. As a writer and lover of all things fiction no matter how old I am, Walt Disney is an icon.

How do I apply to be the guy that waxes Simon's head before every video?

A bit I would've added about Walt was his role in getting Americans interested in space travel, in collaboration with none other than Werner Von Braun (who could be a subject of his own video).

You got a LOT wrong (listed it below). I'm an animator, so I know and have read EVERYTHING there is to know about Walt. You got a lot right (especially concerning the strike), and I won't hit the THUMBS DOWN button, because you tried... Walt was rejected from the Army because he was underage (15). He later falsified his birth certificate (to age 16) so he could join the Red Cross. Walt never won a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute (he may have saved money to take a class or two there). After the war, Walt worked for the post office (seasonally for the holidays) and later Pesmin-Rubin as a temporary freelance artist. THAT's where he first met Ubbe Iwwerks (full name, shortened later to Ub Iwerks). After being laid off, and trying to start his own advertising art agency with Ub (which floundered), Walt got hired at Kansas City Film Ad Company, and later got Ub hired there. THAT's where he started to toy around with animation. The women were called INKERS, not colorists (even later when cartoons switched to color). His studio was initially called the Disney Brothers Studio, later WALT DISNEY STUDIO, not Walt Disney Cartoons. Walt's breakdown in the 1930's was mainly caused from SEVERE overwork, and the pressures of keeping his small studio afloat. He worked long hours back then (he was always the last to leave the studio), sometimes seven days a week. As he said later, "I cracked up. I was expecting more from the men than they were able to give me, and all I did all day long was pound, pound, pound." BUT, in those ten years (from around 1929 to 1939) Walt's animators and artists practically re-invented animation, brought it from a crude medium (artistically) to an art form, and developed animation principles that are STILL USED TODAY.

Thank you for uploading a video on Walt Disney. I've been waiting for this for a long time.

Simon thank you for sharing this video!! I was a Disneyland cast member for 11 years from '75 - '86. It was the best time of my life! We were paid well. The benefits were excellent. Full time employees could sign ourselves and 3 others into the Park whenever it was open with s couple evening exceptions. We had company parties and given collectibles. They even gave us stock! Castmembers referred to Uncle Walt but that was the way we saw him as young children on the TV.

“Avengers is the most ambitious crossover for this generation” Biographics and cinemasins: hold our beers

Walt drove his children to school every day. What a great father!

Good show, old boy! As a resident of Orlando, we are ruled by the three circles of the Great Mouse God. Lol

Walt Disney - The nostalgia of childhood.

I’ve been to Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disneyland, I want them to build a park in Pyongyang

I love love the plug for Jeremy’s books! My two favorite channels in kahoots! Melt my heart!! 💜

This is a good representation of my memories of the history of Disney. I'm not throwing shade at anyone here. Things are what they are and were what they were. We all learn over time and Walt Disney is hero to a lot of people despite things we know he did that we wouldn't accept now. I look up to uncle Walt because his company brought me entertainment as a child.

I'd love a Biographics on Nefertiti, I find ancient Egypt fascinating!

I still cry and so does my oldest daughter every time we see Dumbo. Now days there's always some issue about stereotypes, but that Movie is one of the greatest emotional feel good endings ever! Injustice defeated.

Love that you are giving Jeremy some love, you both have great channels. Very different but great.

One of my favorite Disney facts is that his cartoons were influential on early anime and manga. So we can partially thank Disney for the Japanese mediums that have spread around the world and influenced a whole new generation of creators (including myself, though I stick to horror literature).

2:55 - Chapter 1 - Toilet paper & start ups 9:25 - Chapter 2 - House of mouse 11:00 - Chapter 3 - Your wish will soon come true 16:25 - Chapter 4 - A triumph of the imagination

I have always adored fantasia, as a child, it made me want to learn to play piano, and nothing is more brilliant than Mary Poppins, except, just maybe, my fair lady or the sound of music,

We are Disney Prepare to be assimilated Your intellectual distinctiveness will be added to our own Resistance is futile

Walt Disney is one of my biggest heroes as a businessman and an artist with big dreams and a visionary to see them through. Taking risks to make a grand empire.

Nowadays, it's not uncommon for cartoons and especially for anime to have variable framerate. Although colouring frames isn't expensive in the computer age, drawing them is. Slower scenes can be drawn at a lower framerate, thus reducing costs. Even anime that are known for flashy high budget scenes do this, diverting budget away from slow scenes and into those flashy scenes.

Awesome video 🔥

Finally! Thank God. I was surprised you guys haven't done him years ago.

I can't wait for the birdman to write a book called "everything wrong with jeremy's book"

A good man. While my favorite film is in the renaissance of disney my love their work cannot be overstated

Another excellent video, as always! Now that Walt Disney was covered, it might be a good idea to tackle his greatest rival, Max Fleischer. Keep up the good work!

and Walt would hate what his company has become.......

Thank you!

Walt disney was by far the most important man in hollywood

Top effort...thanks.

Justinian of the Byzantine Empire!! Please do it!

My Mom had a chance to do animation for him in the 40's, but choose to raise a family instead. My whole life i was like. Thanks Mom! 😁😁

Been to Hong Kong Disneyland, watched the PBS American Experience documentary about Walt Disney, watched the segment of Drunk History about him and Ub Iwerks, watched defunct Disneyland rides on Defunctland... now you tell me.

About time for a video on good old Uncle Disney!

A True Story... In the 1950s my dad visted a pal at work in Soho London, an when there his pal pointed to a man an said: do you know who that is? Then that man walked over an shook my dads hand an said i'm Walt Disney. This building still exists an is run by 20th century fox

7:15 Just for reference, that is Roy E. Disney, Walt’s nephew. He would go on to be a memorable part in the Walt Disney Company, but he is not his father. I love Biographics, and know that this issue has probably been pointed out before. In any rate, continue what you are doing and best of luck to you!

How trippy....it’s like I got some Cinemasins in my Simon Whistler....fun! It’s cool Cinemasins is big enough now to actually offer sponsorships 😮😄🥳

Ub Iwerks next and you have the roots of Disney. Max and Dave Fleischer would be great as well and on the theme of art & animation pioneers ...

Cinema Sins wrote books, I never knew that.

"Snow White " and "Mary Poppins " were my favorite movies, and "Bambi. " And the Disney TV shows on Sunday nights! When I was a very young child!

Thank you .

Rest in peace 🙏 Walter Elias Disney 5 December 1901 ~ 15 December 1966⚘

I would have never guessed that was what Jeremy looked like. Granted, I never gave it much thought, but that was not what I was otherwise expecting. Great channel he's got.

Hmm you know what? I don't hate him anymore I just hate what his company has turned into.

Walt Disney. Cool. Inspiration. The current Disney empire. Down with it. Edit: I did not expect that like!

Yay I'm pretty sure I requested this also if anyone is curious about Oswald the lucky rabbit, Jon Solo did a video on its history and how Oswald came back to the house that the mouse built.

Still have my copy of Fantasia on VHS! One of my favorite things to watch as a kid and inspired by love for classical music.

You never mentioned Disney's most controversial film, "Song of the South." It also combined live action with animation and has some nice tunes. The Disney Company has vowed never to re-release the film and has removed it from their catalog.

Yay! You did do one!

3:14 Walt and the disney"s would make a great band name

You should do a story about the "Columbus Day Storm of 1962" which hit Northern California, Western Oregon, Western Washington, and British Columbia. Damages and deaths were overwhelming.

Disney gave me something no one else ever has... a Cease and Desist order. XD

Fantasia used to give me nightmares

From Personally Driving Staff Home, to Feeling that Passionate about a production, that he felt the Need to Dismiss other Staff for what he felt was Bringing His Creations into Disrepute is not the sign of a "Tyrant". He was a Businessman and Innovative Creator who was ALWAYS PASSIONATE in his endeavors. If you are Passionate about something, it's never Just Business, IT'S PERSONAL!!! That's how people Succeed.

Great coverage. An equal thanks to his brother Roy for getting it all financed.

Ha! Two of my favourite channels coming together

Please....please crush J. Edgar Hoover asap please!!!

I'm a huge fan of Tom Savini. The FX wizard of gore. He's led such an interesting life. Would be wonderful if you did a Halloween special for October. Maybe Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Clive Barker.

His old studio on the south side of 31st Street between Troost and Forest is boarded up, but marked with appropriate graffiti as a memorial mural. Many of the people who worked with him here made the move to California, and the list IS rather a "Who's Who" of early cinematic animation. There's also a location in the Crossroads District that celebrates his work.

Simon: When you hold up books for the audience to see, it would probably be better if you didn't wave the books about like a madman. Try holding still for 2 seconds!

Video on Disney song writers would be great! Alan menkin, Sherman brothers, John Williams - the sound track of so many lives

Great bio of great man.

I'd never herd of Cinema Sins until your promo.

I often tell my grandchildren Walt was told his ideas were impossible! 🤣

Love your videos :)

The main protagonist of a book being blind sounds like a very interesting concept.

Very interesting.

It's like a wish come true, two of my subscribed channels giving each other shoutouts

thank you.

CHARLES MINTZ, LIKE THE VILLIAN FROM UP! wow, this is why I am a fan of Disney! There are so many hidden details that just make it super interesting to watch

11:05 Damn Simon I see the resemblance!

I recently watched another video from Literature Devil that asked the question, which is more heroic? A hero for whom doing the right thing is easy and takes no risks in doing so a hero that is flawed and works hard to overcome those flaws in order to do the right thing.

I'm astounded that Fantasia wasn't a hit. When I was a child in the 80s my parents spoke about it with such reverence and I watched it nonstop. Even the scary bits with the dinosaurs and demon mountain.

that "nervous breakdown" was just looked over.

I like seeing simon get more into the groove

My favorite Disney movie is Mary Poppins.

"So now you might be asking 'Mortimer who??'" Nah... anyone interested in watching a video about Walt Disney knows exactly who Mortimer Mouse is/was.

I've never been to Disney Land or World but want to at least once. I did grow up watching all Disney movies and most shows. My kiddo loves everything Disney. This Halloween is all about Decendants lol.

Please do Sepp Dietrich next. Your one on Rienhard Heydrich was great

M-I-C I rock the MIC properly! K-E-Y Turning profits I got the KEY!!!

do a video on Kerouac or Burroughs, crazy, crazy lives

Walt was a great mind and innovator

I see all these amazeing bio about legendary WWII generals, but you have missed Eisenhower!

Can you please do one on the Outlaw Jesse James

Man that's a lot of smoke

When I lived in Marina Del Rey, I remember sailing past Walt's nephew Roy's yacht, Pyewacket. steve

Simon. You are so cool. Love your channel 👍💖😎

I have been to Disney 75 times growing up as a kid. It was nothing for my nanny on the weekends to wake me up and just go , I guess living in Orlando was a perk lol

Cinemasins and Biographics are two best channels on youtube.

All Walt Disney wanted to do was to make people happy. He wasn't happy when he was a child. So he gave happiness to others.

Good job, Simon and crew as always.

Simon... have you done a bio on Ida Lupino???

I just did a week, last week down there. It was great.

Requesting a Tshaka/Shaka Zulu video

7:38 you mention that 24 frames/sec were required to be colored by hand... that's because Disney's crew wanted everything to be on 1s. Smoother, cleaner, and higher production values. Things nowadays are often drawn on 2s or 3s (12/8 frames per sec respectfully) to help push out the product faster and reduce overall cost per piece. This is especially prominent in shows that stream to disney+ or bandai/viz media anime (also the DC animated movies)