Walter Elias Disney is the founder of today's best-known amusement park, Disney World Disneyland which officially opened on July 18, 1955..He was a well known American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. He was a much loved father and husband to his wife and two kids(see family). In 1932, Disney received a special Academy Award for the creation of "Mickey Mouse", whose series was made into color in 1935. Walt Disney died December 15, 1966 in Los Angeles,California.
