文档介绍：The Happiest Place on Earth
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Background Information
It was formerly (1929-
1986) known as Walt Disney
Productions. It is an American
corporation that was the
best-known provider of family
entertainment in the 20th century.
It is getting even more popular now.
Walt Disney Company
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Walter Elias Disney
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Walter Elias Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1901. He was famous as a pioneer of animated cartoon films and as the creator of such cartoon characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Walt produced such animated classics as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinoccho, and Dumbo. He also
planned and built Disneyland, a huge amusement park that opened near Los Angeles in 1955. During his lifetime Disney won a record of 30 Academy Awards and had been named among the most successful American entrepreneurs. Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966.
Walter Elias Disney
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Background Information
In the early 1950s Disney
had started plans for a huge
amusement park to be built near
Los Angeles. When Disneyland
opened in 1955, it soon became
a place of great attraction for
tourists from around the world.
It is called “the Happiest Place on Earth” because of its fantasy, imagination and magical entertainment.
Disneyland
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Walt Disney World opened
near Orlando, Florida, in 1971. It
is the most popular theme park in
the world; it draws over 40 million
visitors annually. It is modeled as
a utopian city of leisure. It is
represented by personalities from
Disney animation and operated by
26,000 employees.
Disney World
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Cultural uniformity
Positive
values
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