December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966

• 32 Oscars including 3 special awards makes Walt Disney the record holder for the most amounts of Oscar wins.
• 59 Oscar nominations also makes him the largest nomination holder as well
• 1,000,000 balloons were released on Walt Disney’s birthday back in 1985 by the city of Anaheim saluting Disneyland and its creator, making that release a world record.
• 1 year of high school is all Walt Disney Attended.
• 53 years old when Walt dedicated Disneyland Park. It was a memorable ceremony. There in Town Square, Walt could look around and see the fulfillment of his hopes, dreams, and ambitions in the form of a spectacular entertainment kingdom.
• 1946 was the last year that Walt did the voice for Mickey Mouse.
• 1/8 scale model railroad that Walt had built in his backyard, called the Carolwood Pacific Railroad
• .5 mile track was the length of the railroad built by Walt in his backyard
• 46 foot long trestle was also built for his railroad
• 90 foot long tunnel was built underneath his wife (Lilly’s) flower bed
• 53 was the age of Walt Disney when Disneyland first opened
• 8 years old was Roy when his little brother Walt was born
• 213-834-3141 EXT 345 was the phone number on the phone of Walt Disney desk
• 25 was how old Walt was when he grew that world famous mustache
• 20 years he was the voice of Mickey Mouse
• $400 deposit was used used to buy the original land for the Disney Studios back in 1925
• 4/4/1964 was the last time Walt Disney was on the property in Florida which became WDW