How death influenced Walt Disney, his work, and the Disney Parks
I have always had an interest in Disney in every form, be that that films, the parks and Walt Disney himself. I have also had an interest in the death industry and how we, as humans, react to death. Due to my fascination in both these topics, I thought it would be interesting to research into how death has affected Disney the Company and Walt Disney. Throughout his lifetime, Walt Disney was obsessed with the theme of death and this became obvious in not only his work but also within the Disney parks. Disney was born in Chicago, 1901, and his obsession with death became prevalent when he was only seven years old. One night, Disney saw an owl perched on a low-hanging branch, Disney grabbed the owl and flung it to the ground, in his excitement he stomped on the bird and killed it; that was Disney’s first encounter with death. I don’t know anyone that would kill an animal out of excitement but – you do you, Walt! When Disney started work in the animation industry, he was a part of I-Works ...