interesting facts about Walt Disney

October 27, 2009 | In: People facts

Walt Disney didn’t graduate from high school .

At age 16, during World War I, he lied about his age to join the American Red Cross.

Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey Mouse for two decades.

Walt Disney won more Oscars than anyone else (32).

In the early 1923 Disney tackeld his most ambitious project to date. He made a version of Alice in Wonderland that combined animation with live-action footage.

Walt Disney World Resort is about the size of San Francisco or two Manhattan islands.

Walter Elias Disney won a special Academy Award in 1932 for creating the cartoon character named Mickey Mouse.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Walt Disney worked as an informant for the FBI.

Walt Disney’s studios created the first multiplane camera.

Disney’s favorite song was “Feed the Birds,” from the film “Mary Poppins.”

Walt Disney passed away on December 15, 1966. He had barely turned 65.