We believed in our idea – a family park where parents and children could have fun- together. – Walt Disney
Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world. – Walt Disney
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. – Walt Disney
Whenever I go on a ride, I’m always thinking of what’s wrong with the thing and how it can be improved. – Walt Disney
It’s no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment. – Walt Disney
When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it’s because he’s so human; and that is the secret of his popularity. – Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner. – Walt Disney
I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters – to make them personalities. – Walt Disney
Of all the things I’ve done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal. – Walt Disney
I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920. Of course, they were very crude things then and I used sort of little puppet things. – Walt Disney
All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. – Walt Disney
Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future. – Walt Disney
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. – Walt Disney
Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation. – Walt Disney
We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster – closed and forgotten within the first year. – Walt Disney
I never called my work an ‘art’. It’s part of show business, the business of building entertainment. – Walt Disney
Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards – the things we live by and teach our children – are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings. – Walt Disney
I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous. – Walt Disney
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood. – Walt Disney
