Farm Animation
As a young child, Disney was raised on a farm in Missouri, and this is where he began to develop his drawing skills by drawing cartoons on his neighbor’s horse sheds. Whatever works.
He almost built a major ski resort
After the opening of Disney Land in 1955, Walt really wanted to purchase a ski resort in Mineral King Valley, which was near to California’s Sequoia National Park. His grand plan was to build a vacation spot that featured six ski areas, all which were centered around a Swiss-style base village, with a daily capacity of 20,000 skiers. The project came quite close to development actually, Disney had the approval from the Forest Service and roads deal with the Governor of California was sealed. However, after the death of Disney in 1966, the company believed they could only handle one major project at a time. They instead chose to complete Disney World – a smart choice indeed.