Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow: The Futurism of Walt Disney
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- Featuring interviews with various Disney Legends and Historians, Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow looks at the various technologies Walt Disney used and developed over the course of his life. From creating the first sync sound animation in 1928 to his unrealized dream of E.P.C.O.T., an experimental city that passed on with him in 1966, this film shows Walt Disney as the futurist he truly was.
For more in depth information on Walt Disney and his development of technologies :
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1941...
For more information on the subjects covered in this film please visit the following websites:
Jim Korkis:
www.mouseplanet.com/author/57...
Sam Gennawey:
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Mauren Furniss:
www.animationjournal.com
Bob Gurr:
www.bobgurr.com
Rolly Crump:
rolandcrump.com
Theme Park Press:
themeparkpress.com
Christian Moran
www.christianmoran.com
Several people have attempted to point out that the phrase used at 7:25, "If you can dream it, you can do it," is not a quote from Walt Disney. Instead of answering for it every time it is brought up, we will put our response here for all to see:
In a 1979 interview conducted by Arn Saba, Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson recounted an exchange that occurred at Imagineering during a meeting about the new audioanamatronics technology. Someone said that what Walt wanted could not be achieved, and Gottfredson described Walt's response as, "God Damn it, if you can visualize it, if you can dream it, then there's some way to do it! Now keep after it until we get it!" The words are not the same but the sentiment is, and this conversation is most likely the genesis of that phrase. Though Gottfredson did not work in Imagineering it's reasonable to believe that as a member of the Disney Organization from 1929 to 1975 he is a reliable source and was up to date on the various goings on within the organization. We hope you will now understand why the phrase was included and attributed to Walt. Thank you for watching!
I suppose I see what you mean, but it still doesn't make the attribution correct. One issue is that the actual author of the phrase, Tom Fitzgerald, does not credit Walt as the source or inspiration for those words. Though he mentioned the idea that people think it was Walt as flattering.
Furthermore, a quote should not be attributed based upon sentiment. Quotes (good or bad) are about the actual distillation of idea into specific words. For example, Edward Butler-Lytton was undoubtedly not the only person to ever consider describing a night that was black and fraught with bad weather. However, to attribute "It was a dark and stormy night" to anyone of those other people would be wrong. "The words are not the same but the sentiment is" trivializes the value of the words. It wasn't just the sentiment, but the words themselves that have been implanted into the memories and minds of many people.
And YOUR credentials on this subject are.....?
Sir, i salute you for this classy reply. And for spotting the gesture in the first place.
CM Films
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Basically, the exact words were said by someone else, but the sentiment of the phrase was said by Walt in a different way.
I'm 70 YEARS OLD AND i WENT TO Disney WORLD 30 YEARS AGO AND it WAS SO big THAT it TOOK ME 3 DAYS TO SEE it ALL BUT it WAS GREAT TO SEE it 😁
the story of how Walt was lying in the hospital bed looking up at the ceiling and describing to Roy the details of his plans for Epcot really got me. Especially the part where he said, "And that's where we'll put the bench where me and Lily can sit" He was a man that truly had a passion for what he did. He kept making plans for the future even though his end was near. He knew that if there was the slightest chance that he could recover, he prepared so that he could get up and get back to what he loved right away. No words to describe how that makes me feel other than inspiring .
A beautiful documentary. There’s so many nasty lies about the man to tear his legacy apart is so gross.
He may have had his faults, but the world is much better off because of him. While the current company, hiding behind his name, continues to try and destroy everything that was good and wholesome in the name of "WOKE".
This POS was used as a stool pigeon for McCarthy during the big red scare in the 50s to spy on his colleagues. Also was very vocal about joining the axis powers during the second world war early on, one of many who wanted to do so. Yeah such a wonderful man, he's a fascist ethno nationalist that wanted a "cleansed society" in his cult in Florida. You wanna talk about "woke?" This guy wouldn't even let you have facial hair if you worked for him. Lol keep living in a fantasy world.
I don't understand why the Disney company doesn't make some sort of effort to get rid of the tabloid lies that everyone spreads. A 5-second fact check will tell anyone he was a totally decent person. Not perfect, lol, he was like a regular, nice, decent person though. Kinda weird but very entertaining and brilliant. I love him.
5 years later and this still one of the best if not the best documentaries I have ever had the pleasure of watching
Did any of you Work For Walt? HE WAS A RAPIST Find someone who Worked making Disney's Signature for him, Disney could not Write his Signature and Could not Draw. He Abused his workers anid I mention my Grandmother and Her Husband worked as Cartoonsts and Inkers? Yeah, I am 73 Years old and Met Disney when he came to Hot Springs National Park to scout out his next Disney Land, in Arkansas. Hey, Disney told my Grandmother "I will not build anything in Arkansas, these are crooked people worse than My Hollywood Greed Masters, People like think Disney was a Nice Guy? You are fools. He was a pedophile from the "get-go."
I am so disgusted that the "Real Horror that was Disney and his Children Show, in 1950's, showed Muskateers etc? Do you remember Walt's Kids? Were you alive in 1949? Well, I was.
It really is. This is probably my 10th time watching it
As a Disney enthusiast and specifically a Walt Disney enthusiast, I can say with confidence that this is the best documentary of Walt I have ever seen, hands down... Thank you for creating this for those of us who are inspired every day by this man and his legacy
i agree!
WTF kind of strange and disturbing life does one have to live for them to actually become a "Walt Disney enthusiast"? Get a real hobby
thanks for saying "specifically a Walt Disney enthusiast, I hate hearing about Disney world, it's WALT Disney World, thanks in advance to all those who'll make the change in the future
@@mikaelgaiason688 he is the best thing ever. Why do other people's harmless interests make you feel insecure?
I’ve always considered it a tragedy that the Disney company abandoned Walt’s dream of Epcot, and turned it into another amusement park. How the world today might be different if they had had the courage to stay on track!
Sadly, the experience with the "Celebration" community is an example of why it would not work in a democratic form. The citizens who bought into the town because they liked the Disney "touch" and clean facilities, also voted to disassociate with the Disney corporation and run their own town, as I understand.
It would be interesting to see what that looks like today.
@@phljn1978 Celebration seems to be thriving. Unlike Disney, which keeps raising prices sky high, and releasing movies that push far left social engineering agendas, and try to co-opt small children into gender dysphoria, hormones, and surgery. Quite evil.
Only communism doesn’t work.
A sick fascist wet dream
@@phljn1978 "Celebration" disassociating from the post-Walt corporation is totally expected. It became a totally different company after he died (run by his incompetent son-in-law, Ron Miller, and the corporate "suits"). Note: the "death" of the EPCOT dream from Walt's TV show about it, and what the company did with it. I wanted to live in the EPCOT that I saw on TV as a kid, not the corporate theme park that I visited the year that it opened.
We're thrilled at the positive response the film has been receiving! We're glad you all seem to enjoy it, especially since we had such a great time making it! The world today needs Walt Disney's ideals more than ever!
+CM Films I've watched it 4 times since it came out
+CM Films Certainly better than what PBS tried to do.
+CM Films THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! OMG- this is HEAVEN! :)
+Clovis Ramsay Precisely, sir. Walt Disney totally RULES! I'll never forget my first visit to Disneyland in 1968 when I was 8... I REFUSED to leave at closing time! LOL!
This is absolutely fantastic!
Thanks for this informative and engaging documentary. I was 9 y/o when Walt died. I remember when he passed, a cartoon of Mickey Mouse crying appeared in the newspapers of the time. My family used to watch his tv show every Sunday night. Walt was a kindly man on that show, full of enthusiasm and zeal about any subject. R.I.P. Walt. Miss you always.
this was awesome. Disney should endorse this film. It might remind Disney Corp what type of good people use to work at Disney Studios.
I like Cars, but I agree.
No money it for them so they won't. Disney is about money that's all.
Dutton Entertainment just cause they make stuff for a broad audience doesn’t mean they’re pedophilic .. also monsters inc came out in 2001 (17 years ago) and was made by pixar, before disney bought them. how is that modern disney?? it seems like maybe you just hate cgi
@@omi_god i mean everything looks the same now Moster Inc looks like Frozen Toy story looks like monster inc bambi looks nothing like dumbo dumbo looks nothing like Mary popping and so on now every cartoon animation looks the same.
Rachel Williams I have to agree. They only care for the money. Walt had no intent for these 1,000 dollar and over prices. Happiness should be at no cost.
_"What would you think if..."_ Oh, man, did I wish my art teachers were like that. It's probably the best thing anyone overseeing creative work could possibly say.
Art teacher oversees understanding of basic concepts, not a creative process. And as an artist who worked in creative collectives I would also add that artists should learn how to swallow the bitter pill of critique as soon as possible. But generally, as a communication tool, I approve of it.
This is one of the absolutely finest video documentaries, of Walt Disney, I have ever seen. I remember seeing Walt on TV as a young child. He connected with people, and especially children. So much was lost with Walt's, and then Roy Disney's passing. After which, Disney as a company, has in my opinion, largely lost its way. It increasingly, became something soulless, and lacking the family centered ideology of, Walt Disney! Yes, the centers are for families, but there are many areas of business, and ways of doing business, that I am more than confident, Walt, nor Roy Disney, would have approved off, nor done. Walt was a true, and I dare say, altruistic, visionary. We were so much the poorer when Walt passed away. He impacted people, for the good. We need more Walt Disney's. And there are so very few of them, today. Yes, they are visionaries, but not visionaries who saw, such as in EPCOT, a vision to benefit every aspect and member, of the family. Wonderful video!!!
They should build the original EPCOT...
@@bachbuixuan401, on a distant planet as a future space colony, yes.
@@Neville60001 New Atlantis?
If the _only_ thing you can use to blast current Disney is that it's too 'woke', you've already lost; LGBT people are just as much a part of the world as straight people are, and Disney's still future looking (as shown by the movies _Tomorrowland_ and _Lightyear_ .)
@@cealdi1516, maybe.
I've always been so upset that they "gave up" on Walt's EPCOT, if he had even five more years there's no telling how different today would be.
+Dylan McDonald I agree. I didn't know that no one told Walt that he didn't have much time left to live. I think that would have gave him time to at least leave a detailed layout of what needed to be done. As Rolly said, if Walt would have known, a restructuring would have been done as quickly as possible. A plan like that can't be left to bankers/accountants. I also didn't know that Disney stock soared right after Walt died due to the fact that investors thought that Walt would not be there to impede the cash flow anymore with grander projects. I think that's really telling of where the company stands today.
WDW Kingdomcast I wonder if Roy withheld the information so there wouldn't be a restructure? I'm sure that's very unlikely but maybe he did and he felt guilty about that so he ended up coming back to work on Walt Disney World.
One of the things this film brings out is why it couldn't continue without Walt. The way he ran the "company" was not something that could be continued without him. That is brought out so well in this movie, a point largely overlooked in anything else I have seen. In effect, every person in the company was simply an operating arm of Walt. When the "head" was cut off, the limbs were left without the animating impulse. Much more the way an artist works than a business. The drawback being, it is not transferable. Once Walt was gone, "common sense" took over and his "ridiculous" ideas, such as EPCOT, were seen to be quite unworkable.
Dylan McDonald can you imagine living in a world with out wars and violence, everyone gets along...
Celebration, FL was basically TWDC's way of realizing Walt's vision for EPCOT.
This is what the purpose of a documentary is: To tell an amazing real-life story that the public would otherwise not be aware of. Fantastic, top-tier work, and criminally underappreciated.
I’m 47 minutes into this and the most important thing I’ve learned so far is that everyone thought Walt Disney was crazy or that what he wanted to do couldn’t be done… he just kept proving them wrong! This has is very important for those who want to follow their dreams!
Best movie on Walt I have seen.
+ejud2001 Thank you!
I Totally Agree.
I loved this, watched the whole thing and came back for a second go
Hey Sean! Remember me? I was the "give 50:01 a second go guy". I hope you are in good health and happy. I decided to watch this video again and remembered you in the comments. Have a great day! Bob.
I’ve watched it twice too and sent it to a few Disney lovers. Incredible documentary
Amazing documentary! Truly a shame that this isn't available on DVD. It shows this innovative spirit that was Walt Disney and is a stark contrast to what the Disney Company has become in recent years without this kind of leadership.
It’s odd how I’m just finding this now. I never considered how disney studios was one mans dream
A beautiful tribute to a beautiful man. Love you Walt.
Fabulous documentary!! I agree, we need more positive and imaginative people like Walt Disney. It is so sad that he died too soon to finish his dreams. He was such an inspiration. I am thankful for him and for all the great people that helped him accomplish all that the Disney company did.
The production value, editing, and interviews were all amazing. Congratulations on such a fine piece of work.
This is a beautiful testament to a great American legend. Thank you!
This made me tear up at the end. What a truly amazing documentary.
This is hands down the best Disney documentary I've seen.
Beautiful documentary
Saw how long this was when it queued and thought “I’m not watching 2 hours of this” but after 30 seconds I was glued!! Awesome and very enjoyable!! Thanks for the great film 🥳
Haha same here...it started playing and I was like I'll watch it in full one dag...but couldn't shut it off.
Jose Tirado same lol 😂
Having been a cast member of WALT DISNEY WORLD for 10 years back in the 90’s, at the early start to my career, I can tell you that the spirit of this amazing man (not perfect man ) was very present….. in everything the team did. In every meeting, in every experience we tried to create, the magic, the guest experience, the innovation…. that Walt showed us was possible. Thank you so much for this wonderful look back, and reminders of the MAN behind the name… I’m headed back to WDW in November, and although the impacts from the biz side are there, the core spirit and joy and magic are still around every corner of this place!
This is the latest in a series of really high-quality documentaries I have been lucky enough to stumble across on CZcams in the past couple of weeks, the kind of thing that makes you realize why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences got in the habit of awarding an Oscar for these things. Today's documentary genre industry is so utterly tin-plated by comparison. It also reminded me of when anything with the word "Disney" conveyed a sense of the magical in the best sense of the expression. When you heard it, you knew you were in for something not just out of the ordinary, but visionary and always benevolent. There is nothing like that today.
This is one of the best documentaries I've seen.
Fabulous. I love Walt and Roy and the Disney company. I wish he hadn't died so young. I am grateful Roy took on the challenge of building WDW...
Not sure why this channel has so few subscribers. As a 53 yr old native Floridian( born 05/20/71), WDW has ALWAYS been a huge part of my life. Having gone so many times I have lost count, I have never grown tired of going and have always found something new on each visit. It will remain my “happy place” for the rest of my life. Thank you, Walt Disney, for enriching my life.
1:17:18 Squirrel
And I wanted to express how much I appreciate independent documentary makers. This is great, thank you
He was a freakin’ genius.
Walt Disney a man ahead of his time. EPCOT a future unrealized.
before kingdoms can change peoples hearts must change
I keep coming back to watch this. Simply one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.
I had a conversation today about Walt Disney the man. I met a Dad who's son draws and does amazing paintings. Came home and was searching for additionally Documentaries about Walt Disney so I can send it to him so he can view it with his son. I stumble with this Channel and really, enjoy this GEM of a DOCUMENTARY. I will probably be watching this more then once. EXCEPTIONAL LABOR OF LOVE & PASSION and recommend this family and friends.
Wow - what an awesome presentation! To quote a saying from Walt Disney: “I hope we never lose sight of one thing-that it was all started by a mouse.” , - I say, "it was all started by a Great Man - Walt Disney!"!
Mickey was his alter-ego, with Minnie being like his own wife, Lillian (or Lilly, for short). Being voiced later on by marrieds Wayne Allwine (who was told by his predecessor Jimmy MacDonald, "Remember kid, you're just filling in for the boss", further reaffirming that Mickey was an extension of Walt) & Russi Taylor was an added bonus. Likewise, Oswald & Ortensia, became Roy & Edna's equivalency when Disney bought back Oswald & his girlfriend in exchange for sportscaster Al Michaels (who moved onto competitor NBC) & the Epic Mickey videogames presented "The Lucky Rabbit" as the older brother of "The Leader of the Club".
This has just become one of my favorite documentaries, and honestly I wouldn't doubt that it is the best documentary on Walt Disney's ideas of the future. It's hard to believe this film was made by such a small team.
50:00 bottom guy flipping us off!! Lmao XD
I just want to thank you guys for this documentary! I think I have watched it at least 12 times now and it always makes my heart sing :-)
I don’t know what Walt would think of what they have done to his parks and his company, but nothing can erase who he was and everything he gave to our nation and this world :-)
In many ways his death and then the total departure of the Disney’s from the company the company died :-( but thanks to technology we have so much of him, his character and his dreams to look back upon! :-)
Someone in the comments mentioned the terrible American Experience piece on Walt. It was crap. What makes this movie so good is that the filmmaker gets it. Well done, sir.
ejud200 And he got it done while the old timers were still around to interview. Superbly well done.
i have been to disneyland and WDW epcot i believe this should a real place i believe in this
I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. The people you interviewed were perfect. Rolly Crump and Bob Gurr are two of my favorite people. Great editing as well. Most documentaries couldnt tell this story under 3 hours.
This gave me a much deeper look into Walt's creative leadership. I mean I knew how "go get 'em" he was about a lot of the projects he was involved in but dayum, this guy knew what to do and how to do it and who to do it with!
This is probably one of the coolest things I have ever watched. Thank you.
I like how much actual footage of Walt you crammed into this. While I know it's not the case, it almost feels like everything he said was made with this documentary in mind. Fantastic interviews and writing, this is a must-see for anyone touched by Disney and his work. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this. Thank you!
What a wonderful documentary! That's the Walt that I love, the optimist and dreamer that didn't just dream, he built his dreams with hard work. One walk through his parks shows his attention to detail, his respect of people and his amazing creativity. I wish everyone could see this documentary and see that he was so much more than the guy who made Mickey Mouse cartoons. He was the man who helped end World War 2, the man who helped man get to the moon, and the man who brought technology to the fore again and again. He's the man kids should be studying in school to see what can be done with just ingenuity and hard work. Thanks again for such a great documentary!
+Jeremy Jones Thank you for the kind words! We're glad the film resonated with you!
The more I learn about all this, the more I realize that Disney’s involvement in Worlds Fairs towards the last decade of his life, motivated him to the next level. Through sponsorships that were mutually beneficial at Disneyland also, he could basically make Disneyworld a place of applying permanent residence of new technologies. It was a very radical thing (creating a living prototype city) that hinged on his optimism of technology. There’s no way that anyone else could have brought this to fruition at the critical stage when we lost Walt.
When all is said and done, had Disney been able to build his original vision of EPCOT, he would have Discovered A Discovery: in the end, a Company Town is a Company Town, and, human nature (DAMN that Pesky Human Nature!!) being what it is, it would have become a dystopia. The two strained compromises they DID manage to build, EPCOT (1982) and Celebration, Florida (1994) are falling apart. Walt's permanent World's Fair has closed most of its early exhibits and is looking very tired (I know, I was there last month), and is using Unpaid Phony Bull-Shit Degree College Interns From Different Countries to staff its exhibits. As for Celebration, this gentrified Leave It To Beaver Potemkin Village, it is peeling paint and decaying, and Disney has given up and sold it to private investors, and all of its residents are complaining . . . DAMN that Capitalism! Happens every time!
@@misterwhipple2870 WHAT? Lol did you just make all that up or what
@@cealdi1516 No, I meant every single word and I stand by it. What's the problem?
@@misterwhipple2870 ...it's not true....? Lol I live near WDW/Celebration.
@@cealdi1516 So do I, half the year. And not only that, I watched them build it all from the beginning. EPCOT bears NO resemblance to Walt's "vision", the vultures turned it into a permanent World's Fair, which even you KNOW was NOT Walt's vision.
Can you imagine the things Walt would be inventing or creating if he were still with us today? Brilliant man!
So much better than the BBC documentary... which seemed to film Gabler's book.
Walt deserves to be remembered for his best work and not his human frailties.
Very inspiring and sincere
Thank you.
Thank u for humanizing Walt after a number of accusatory “documentaries” I think he was a person like all of us and I think he had good intentions
May have been dispite all the sexualisation done in cartoons, but he was a Freemason, not like me.
He worked for the government and who knows what else behind the government... his crap is full of subliminal and in your face programmnig... programming... there's a reason why he was able to get so much air time... he was a tool that worked, and still works with precision and power over the cyborg zombie herds out there...
@@johnjones6049 Oh bullshit, stupid trailer trash trolls. Your self pic is hilarious, SCOOTER! LOL!
I'm honestly of the opinion that people who continue to spread all those various unprovable accusations against Walt without any solid evidence do so purely because they *WANT* to believe them... They *want* to believe that he was a hardcore racist, a sexist, a cultist or whatever other kind of controversial, reputation destroying buzzword they wanna push today...
They're no different from people who still unironically believe that the Earth is flat or that the Apollo moon landings were faked. They're so thoroughly convinced that they're right that no matter how much evidence you show them that they're wrong, nothing will stop them from continuing to push their crackpot conspiracy theories.
@@abundantYOUniverse that's just the equivalent of you pointing and screaming like a clone from "invasion of the body snatchers..." or the nasty Corona virus faced creatures from "they live" speaking into thier watches... "I've got one that can see..." a member of the herd... 🖕😎👍
To think what the company would’ve been in Walt had never smoked...Roy lived into his late 70’s....what would the company have been if Walt had been able to see the Florida Project through to completion; if we’d had Walt Disney into the 80’s, into HIS 80’s...Damned cigarettes robbed us all of what that could’ve been!!
Coming from one of the biggest Disney fans out there, this was the greatest Documentary I have seen pertaining to the Great Walt Disney. From start to finish you had my attention and interest. Though a lot of the things I have heard before or know, the way it was presented had me feel this was all brand new material. In a sense, this film had a "Magical Feel" to it, just like Walt would've had in his film.
I love Walt Disney too
This is fantastic and has enough production value to be run on TV, you did a really good job with this.
Watching on Walt's 122 birthday. This man has made my life so much better than it would have been.
Music.. television.. movies.. vacations.. and even the clothes I wear and the things that I choose to display and decorate my home with, have all been influenced by this man and his dream.
Thank you, Walter Elias Disney. Thank you for the laughs. Thank you for the memories. 💖
He spread more joy to humanity than anyone else I can think of.
He was a great artist, animator, collaborator, filmmaker, innovator, inventer, trend setter, & visionary.
This was so phenomenally done! I love all the actual Walt monologue footage you included too! It’s not as included in most of the other Disney Docs I’ve found. Thank you so much for this! 🙏💖💫
I still want to see EPCOT done in its original vision.
For Fun I’m drawing my own vision of Epcot with more grander buildings. Or the retro futurism from the 1939-1960s spirit of retro futurism. I’m Into exterior Architecture, and Exterior Automotive design concept art. I’ve got the building and concept art individually. I’ve even made a new kinda of transportation: A mono-train (a mixture of a monorail and train) which can use both Monorail track and train track through the use of a switch rail, and a two wheel base system.
This was incredible. I spent four days watching it in between my schoolwork.
This is the best documentary on Walt Disney I've ever seen. Far superior to the PBS/American Experience doc in every way.
@daniel letterman
Yeah what Disney did to his female ink and paint employees who went on strike was seriously effed up. Then there's the lemming murders. And yes, I believe Disney threw around the n-word sometimes like he was accused of.
Thank you for this outstanding documentary!
What an incredible man 💜
best documentary on Walt Disney, I watched, ,love his ideas
One of the best documentaries I've ever watched on Walt Disney. I love how you went with the technology direction. Keep up the good work!
+blackeyejim Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it!
love the smoketree ranch tie the narrator is wearing at the beginning....
This man was truly thinking of the future. Everything he had planned for EPCOT, I can see working with the technology of then and the time to advance it.
The best documentary on Walt and Disneyland I've seen in terms of information and pure inspiration. If there's anyone who hates on Disneyland or Walt, I feel like if they could pay attention to this entire documentary, they would surely change their mind. I tear up at many parts of this documentary from the magnitude of what that man has done for our world
I finished watching this documentary last night, and I found it so incredibly informative and entertaining. Thank you for finding the perfect balance of old historic clips and interviews. Walt would applaud your genius!
Amazing documentary! It really captures an unbiased opinion of who Walt Disney truly was. He was a man that knew any dream was possible if you had the right people and worked hard enough. He's an inspiration!
+Dylan McDonald Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it!
Please make more of these Walt Disney documentaries. I watch this so often that I remember most of the words
I have love walt Disney since I was a child 34 now, i hate hearing the things said about him because i knew they were not true. My father was born in 42 and would talk about this great man and how he chanced movie making, how we thought about technology, space and so many different ideas. As a kid I watched many of his films from 40s and 50s and technology and the future so I have always been difficult to hear that bs so thank u for cutting though that.
Hands down the best documentary about Walt Disney's career. Great job. The design and editing are wonderful. Those title cards look terrific. Also, kudos for using the Smoke Tree Ranch tie tack!
+maritimeseven Thank you very much!
9:47 The first cartoon short was NOT "Trolley Troubles". It was the first to publicly air. The first cartoon short was called "Poor Papa" however it never properly aired because Charles Mintz did not like the character Oswald at the time because he wasn't "Charlie Chaplin like" and wanted a character that was more energetic and younger. This is why Oswald was changed to a better version which aired in the short "Trolley Troubles" and it became the first short to publicly air. NOT the first short created. The short from 1927 I believe was stored away after it was shown to Mintz. The film was lost until a few years ago presumably.
Loved this film and would love my kids to see it too. Lovely kind uncle Remus is a huge comfort to lots of kids. Please re-release it soon .
What a fantastic film. Having just watched the generationally biased American Experience on Walt, I found this to dwarf the PBS doc both in content and ambition. In fact, this is one of the finest Disney docs I have seen. Thanks, Mr. Moran.
I've been to WDW many times. But on one particular trip, I went to the exhibit "One Man's Dream", and that's where I first learned about Walt's idea for E.P.C.O.T. - the actual city; not the theme park. I became obsessed with the idea for a time afterwards, reading any material that I could get my hands on in regards to the idea, and watching that whole video of Walt introduce the Florida Project.
I've since returned to Disney a few times since, but honestly haven't given any thought to the actual city for some time until I stumbled upon this wonderful documentary. This had more information from first-hand sources than I had previously found on the subject and it's likely reinvigorated at the very least my entertaining of that idea once again. Thanks for this film; well done.
Even though this comment is pretty old, I'll answer it anyway.
The game Final Fantasy 7 has somewhat inspired their city Midgar after the original E.P.O.C.T plans. The city is separated by 8 sectors powered by 8 nuclear reactor-like energy sources. The city was built 300 meters off the ground (or about 18 miles up) and harbors mostly the rich and people who worked for the central corporate business in the middle.
Unfortunately (spoilers!) It get decently destroy by a powerful meteor and deemed uninhabitable after leakage from the energy sources they used.
Last week I had the honor of going to Epcot with a man named Gene Morgan, he was the landscaper for Roy Disney. He worked with him for 35 years, and he responsible for literally every single plant that went into the park and around it. He gave me the behind the scenes stories on many places there, and it was the best day of my life!
I cried. This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making it.
This is such a great film on Walt Disney! I've been a huge fan of Walt and Disneyland my whole life. I was fortunate to have grown up in Southern California; going to Disneyland every year from 1969 to 2006 (with a couple of years there during the 1990s where I was going every weekend because I had a year-round pass!) This film reminds me how much I miss California and Disneyland...
Wonderful documentary, every aspect of Walt's life was covered, you show the hard times ,the bad times ,and good times. I always had respect for Walt Disney, even more now after watching this video. I can't even count the amount of times I've enjoyed Disneyland, and all of the Disney movies. Of course on Sunday night glued to the TV watching Disney's wonderful world of color. A great man, I think there will never be anyone like him again, Walt was a special person.
I truly wish Walt was still alive..how amazing Disney would be! It is awesome but he was such a visionary! Just imagine the things we would have today?
Great job! Thanks for posting.
The loss to humanity of Walt’s passing is simply incalculable - surpassed only by his stunning contributions to the betterment of humanity, all of which continue and endure today and hopefully forever. What I wouldn’t give for him to live another few years longer. Long enough so he could complete his work to bring the true EPCOT dream into existence. Even with all of his extraordinary achievements and all he has done to illuminate and enlighten the world, I still believe that EPCOT would’ve been his opus.
Have you really read Disney's biography??
Great, well paced, documentary with some new info, stories and shots. Most important, it is very inspiring.
Thank you so much for this. Wonderfully done. Happily sharing!
this is perhaps the best film i have seen on Disney in years. this film gives insights that no other film has given. Stories told with extra details not previously heard on other documentaries.
Fantastic!!! Thank you deeply for such a fantastic and inspirational documentary.
The most impressively extensive Walt Disney documentary I've seen yet! Thank you for making this. I've always been a fan of the idea behind EPCOT. I can only imagine what kind of a world we'd be living in had Walt Disney lived longer, maybe into his mid 70's. I'd like to think there's a parallel universe out there somewhere where Walt might still be alive thanks to the technology that came from a lab in his version of EPCOT. We would all be living better, longer lives, thanks to innovations created in such a place.
beautiful presentation...thanks guys
A masterpiece documentary, even 7 years on! Done in true Walt Disney style! Bravo 👏🏼
An incredible documentary. Thank you for this!
This is one of the best documentaries on Walt's life I have ever seen. Truly incredible look at the life of a man who innovated and inspired through Storytelling. Clips that I've never seen before from the archives and best of all it stamps on horrible myths that were spread after Walt's death. Incredible!!!
Stamps, as in glorifies said myths or more like stomps, as in grounds the horrible rumors into paste?
FANTASTIC, fantastic, doc! Great job!
You did such an amazing job on this documentary! Thank you.
I have seen many documentaries on Disney and this was the best one so far! The commentary, footage used and interviews were all top! Good job Christian, well done!
Magnificent, simply magnificent. It brings tears to see the heart of a man who was more interested in bringing happiness to people rather than seeing how much money he was going to rake in. It didn't matter that he was now of pure wealth he kept going and going to make sure his visions would come to life and create instant happiness for not just the children but adults as well. Heaven became much more fun when Mr. Walt arrived. Thank you sir for the bazillions of smiles, happy tears, and joy you brought to a world that so needed it. Rest in peace dear brother in Christ.
Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!
Thank you so much for this documentary! I have always been intrigued by this forward-looking side of him and you guys delivered!
Thank you so much for all the hard work you guys put into this!!!
Absolutely amazing video!!!! Thank you for this wonderful and unique presentation!!!