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padobson · 2015-11-13 · Original thread
"Industry pundits predicted that no one would sit still for a cartoon feature. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs proved otherwise and blazed the trail for the industry."

Nobody knew how to make serious money on short animations, animated features, or theme parks before Walt Disney. He did it all though.

He also wanted to try out the utopia thing[1], and it's maybe the 20th century's greatest missed opportunity.

If you haven't read Walt Disney's World[2], it's my favorite biography on the great man.

[1]https://youtu.be/sLCHg9mUBag [2]http://amzn.to/1lnptm0

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