The Homeless Teen Who Invented Disney with His Last $40
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
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Walt Disney is an American icon. Through his characters, movies and theme parks, he strived to bring out that hope and inner child that every person needs. And in the process, he built one of the most successful and powerful companies in the world - worth an estimated $130 billion.
But before he was anywhere close to achieving success, he was homeless and only had $40 in his pocket.
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This is one of the best videos you've done so far! Good Job!
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Flora deserves credit for never giving up on her sick children even when she was infected as well.
flora the true mvp of disney land
@@secondace9495 the ultimate goat
@@secondace9495 no.1 leaderboard of best person
She died in a fire, i think that’s why walts characters have never had a mom or has been taken away from there mom
@@Gaywomen 😬
Walt Disney's father, after having a number of unsuccessful businesses, tells the future creator of the biggest entertainment empire that entertainment was a "waste of time." Something hilarious about that.
It is easy to say that in hindsight.
It's hilarious 'cause that buisness is VERY much thriving. It's the most famous one!
@@lydiasoares88 not the most famous but ok
What a jinx
We always have that kind of person. At least 1 in life.
Walt Disney had a tragic backstory but he never given up and grows up to become a legend,thank you Walt Disney for everything.
"No dad, I wanna become an artist and soar high above the clouds!"
This enraged Walters father, who punished him severely
oh god, here comes Witler
@@bred4059 don't let him get rejected by the art school
He was average height for his time period ok…..
To the Guillotine
Oversimplified fans are everywhere,glad im one of them
Walt's story is proof that, even with whatever life throws at you, all you need to do is follow your biggest passion, as some day, you'll become an icon of success
brother no it isn’t
A ton of luck is also needed though.
@@dhLord64true, but Walt started out SUPER unlucky, it would seem. His luck only changed for the better later on
Now that’s a fairy tale right there.
Walt Disney has reached out so many youth that it has become one of the nostalgic memory of a good childhood. i'm an avid fan of disney cartoons that it shaped my whole personality and perspectives in life. your legacy will always be remembered. your life is already like a movie, it has adventures and life lessons. thank you walt for not giving up your dreams.
Same
Interesting fact about Walt:
When delivering newspapers, he would occasionally sell them on trains bound for their destination (he would go a stop or two and switch back onto the next train home). He got bored of selling newspapers and in doing so, he started talking to folks on the trains - particularly older, Civil War vets. He was fascinated so much by their stories that he became intrigued with the whole time period.
That's why he loved Lincoln as a president and wanted to incorporate American history into his parks. As a kid, he had the opportunity first-hand to hear from these vets from both sides of the war.
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As a person who's not a big fan of Disney, this man is very inspiring, god bless him
Agreed
God bless him? He died
@@babyflash3057 so what?
@@babyflash3057 I person can still be blessed -_-
@@babyflash3057your not a Christian with all due respect, you don’t know anything about god
"3 decades before he was able to achieve financial stability". Unreal grit.
Disney is a great example of a honest brave man who never gave up his dream.
Walt Disney is such a inspiring person!
It depends on the person for me he was just the owner of disney nothing else
@@The-Master-Snail I don’t support racism in any way but you have to also consider the majority of people were racist at that time.
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@@peterpham9061 yayyyy
@Baby Pluto yea but he was a relatively rare exception
Walt's story is an example of the profound odds placed against dreamers - but like missiles entering the Death Star exhaust port, he did it. And then later, Disney bought Star Wars too ;)
Irony
And ruined the sequels
@@zippinghen star wars sucks anyways
@@crimsontheworld772 bro How though like how do you not like Star Wars??
@@zippinghen I was joking, sorry if I offended you
work hard and become a person who you want to be
Work smart too. E.Q. IN HIGH LEVEL.
@@amilton1015 right work smart agree
That explains why Disney featuring and I quoted "followed your dreams"
Thanks man
Work hard and become a person that your parents want you to be
The story of Walt Disney is always nice to see and it's nice to know that he was able to animate a bit.
It's sad to see what Disney has become especially hearing Walt Disney's backstory like this.😪
What has it becomed
@@lemontree1235 homophobic, corporate, silencing
@@tee-sam-ee-red Homophobic? Tell that to Howard Ashman’s song writing and the new Lightyear movie.
@@tee-sam-ee-red huh ☠️
@@tee-sam-ee-red who cares about some lefty limpwrists.I DONT
I remember seeing this channel and watching it at 13k subscribers, I was surprised of the quality the videos had and knew it would gain traction overtime
Here I am seeing it at 500k and all I have to say is good work!
Love that
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Walt Disney is so amazing! He is the most inspirational man I have ever heard of. Just think he did so much for us and made amazing, funny, and wonderful clips. So thank you Walt for inspiring us to do anything we put our mind to, and never give up!
Walt Disney created animations that shaped and make me nostalgic of how wonderful stories like Mickey mouse , Cinderella , Frozen, Moana and other Big hits that made me feel happy imagination fantasy on a higher level
I think Walt would be disappointed to see what Disney, his life's dream, has become.
What's wrong??
i tink theres some problems with the films that are being made today...
Here's a quote that he had:
"I'd much rather entertain people and hope they learned a lesson, than educate people and hope they were entertained."
Well at least walt's father didnt disencourage his persue of art unlike *AHEM* SOMEONE'S father
Yes XD
ahem hemler
That’s it (Oversimplified)
Discourage*
thank god he became walter and not witler
Amazing video as always! I didn't expect Walt to come from such a low place.
21:31 R.I.P. Flora Disney 1869-1938
Such an inspiring story of persistence and determination! Disney is now a lasting empire! ⭐
@Baby Pluto uh if your talking about his first cartoons,they were black and white because colors were not yet able to be applied to cartoons. I didn’t even know he was racist that makes me angry.
@@darthhopinator7195
You seriously didnt get the joke?
There is a debate if he is racist, and back in the day, they used black in cartoons. And he might be racist. Geddit?
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even like steve jobs, elon musk,etc
@@mikeohawk95 oh yeah!
@@idiard9956 bad joke then
walt's dad: creates thousands of buisnesses and fails compltely everytime and thinks entertainment is a waste of time
walt: does work in entertainment and creates the biggest and the most powerful company on the planet worth over 300 billion dollars
The main difference was walt was perusing entertainment and his dad was perusing luxury.
@@invalid5777 Do you mean Walt's dad was wanting to get a life of luxury or he was running businesses that gave luxury because entertainment and luxury are somewhat the same thing almost?
@@bluelightstudios6191 although it is technically a luxury its usually the last thing people think about when they hear the word luxury
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Peace, luxury and entertainment are not the same thing.
His story was sad and happy and inspiring at the same time.
A kid with a dream to persue...who then became an icon in the eyes of many indeed the path was rocky and steep but he never gave up so it was written on the face of destiny that he shall succeed and bring joy,happines and memories to the billions of people in the world. The epifany of a great journey of life.
The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: "the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left".
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This came from your idea isn't it, ma'am?
Thing is the poor don't even any money to invest, since their pay isn't even enough to pay rent
Poor people don’t have money to invest cause they need to spend it to survive.. That’s the difference.
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This is why bullying isn't exactly the best, you don't know if that poor homeless guy rises up to be one of the most respected and popular people in his country.
He can succeed b/c he pursued his passion. What a gr8 and inspired story. He failed again and again but his persistence let him lifted up. what kind of struggle within 3decades. Big respect Walt🙇from Ethiopia😘
It is amazing how far you've come hook! And how much sponsors you are getting. Gotta love your improvement in editing.
I love hearing all these people's stories, proves they're more like normal people than we thought.
I was so surprised to learn that he had difficulty since he was young. Thank you for not giving up on your dreams, no matter how hard things were. I want to be a person like him who can continue to work hard in anu situation.
Disney movies are very famous in finland. when i was little i wached disney movies EVERY weekend, and i still do!
They rejected yet profited off of him yet he kept the entire country at peace and happiness. There's a tone in a letter amen
This is an awesome backstory! I didn’t know about it till today
& that is why homeless people are special & treated fairly these days
This was the longest 26 minutes of my life. it was so entertaining.
You never had to do 26 minutes of hard work or hard exercise did you?
@@hydrolito I have those were the worst 26+ minutes of my life
Don't you mean "shortest"?😳
Facts and I’m only 2 mins in
@@hydrolito If watching a video equates to hard work or, lol, exercising, you must live a cushy life, kid.
The Disney dream brought a lot of kids happiness truely inspiring story
He went from Zero, to Hero!
That kid was a legend.
Now here a true REAL LIFE GOAT ! THIS STORY WAS HONESTLY WAY MORE INSPIRATIONAL THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE, THIS MAN WAS BORN TO CREATE ALL THAT WE COME TO LOVE NOW AND ALL STARTED FROM HIM SIMPLY JUST DRAWING A MICE ! He didn't even have to make it look crazy realistic just basic and now the land you made is worth 130 billion dollars like tf 🤯🍾 i would love to spend at lease one day with that man just so I can possibly learn something from him. Matter a fact, Walt if u can somehow read this right now, THANK YOU ! MY DAUGHTER LOVES DISNEY AND ANYTHING THAT MAKES HER HAPPY MAKES ME HAPPY!
Hes dead i think
@@chonkeyrex7688 Duh! Of course he's dead. He's been dead for 56 years!
Congrats On 500K! Anway Im Huge Fan Of Disney!
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This is why disney should make a movie about Walt Disneys life for respect not just for money and creating more live actions and running out of ideas Walt Disney also inspired me to become an artist my favorites films when i was a child was Alice in Wonderland, and Snow white those films gave me the idea to draw and become a succesful artist he is really the man that can inspire us alot he always has the hope to not fail even if people keep bashing him he still keeps going and going following his dreams thats how life is supposed to be always follow your dreams life isnt always easy and comfortable it takes much much hardwork and once you have done your work you are now free to do anything and be happy
Wasn't it called Saving Mr Banks?
The movie about Disney is pretty awesome and sad, it's really inspirational
His lesson was "Never give up" I like that 😀
Disney will always be one of the greatest animation studios of all time!
One of the many urban legends that surrounded Walt after his death was that he was dishonorably discharged. The short answer is that Walt was never in the military, so he couldn't be discharged-either honorably or dishonorably.
Billionaires: **left school**
Me if i left school: *MCDONALD'S*
Learning his backstory, it makes sense why Walt Disney would say one of his most special movies to him was this super obscure forgotten one called So Dear to My Heart, it was Walt showing his nostalgia
I loved this so much I got tears in my eyes 2 times
Walt Disney and his company’s classics, will always be legendary.
One of the most inspiring videos I've ever seen
Thank you for this beautiful Disney story of cartoons & Anime's.. & how it's all started.. then..& now.. memories of my child hood life .. Legacy of cartoons' character Walt Disney's.will always be remembered..& remain forever ♾️ in our ❤️
This man literally made my Childhood🥺. I pray wherever he his right now he is happy knowing he made a lot of kids smile and shined light on a lot of kid's childhood. I pray his soul rest in peace and God bless his beautiful soul🥺✊❤️. Thank you, Walt Disney🫂
Sad how the company’s now a soulless, greedy corporate entity.
@@peanutbutterBrisket99😞😞
such a inspirational content, thanks hook
I just fell so much more exited to go to Disneyland tomorrow...for the first time of my life._.
even tho I’m a teenager I’ve never ben to Disneyland and I appreciate it now WAY more :,)
sooo, how is it? :]
@@Alqric ITS AMAZING :) but we left yesterday T-T
@@milliemupurp3728 rip, well glad you had a fun time!
@@Alqric thx man
@@milliemupurp3728 no problem
Walt Disney was a great man
He was the opposite
@@zohaibjamal876 why?
@@zohaibjamal876 ?
He supported the nazis
@@decade595 😳
It's so sad that new generations never knew about Walt Disney's backstory. He faced many obstacles even called him as "Communist" during the Cold War that almost blacklisted him but he got back up and proved them wrong.
Let’s just appreciate all the time he puts in for us to make these videos and the time he takes researching
Your editing is always good 😙👌
Probably the most important man in entertainment history. Its fascinating to me how he faces so many hardships and setback but bounced back stronger. A true self made man unlike, many of the self proclaimed self made men from Silicon Valley
I just wanna say that these videos have a remarkable skill to take 100's of websites with super boring stories and combine them to describe some of the most interesting stories.
"How do you expect to make a living as an artist?"
Literally words before good luck
When you just found this channel and can’t stop watching it!
Wow that's a whirlwind journey to success. Gone through difficult and hard times yet continued to believe and work hard. I am so inspired by his story ❤️
*Fun fact: The final words ever written by Disney were "Kurt Russell."*
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Came for the Dyson Vacuum documentary. Subscribed because of the Walt Disney documentary. Keep up the good work. 5 /5 Stars. Would recommend!
Wait what, give me a second are you telling the big, evil, kid-friendly entertainment powerhouse came from a homeless Walt when he left his house at 16 and after that he made Laugh-O-Grams and Oswald and a year later made the one and only Mickey Mouse from 1928, I never heard that Walt left his home at 16? Rest was history.
These journey's to greatness through the darkness of what critics said was impossible. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR JOURNEY. We all have a TRUE story told by the actual person.👍🏾💯
should've been "the man without a house, who made the mouse"
Walt is so amazing he went through so much trouble in his life from familly to money to injuries he still did not give up his freinds persuaded him with passion and he made the biggest company's in the world with each accomplishment he still had to face greed and death and fall but he still didint give up his pashion and harte set him through he is a very good kind harted person and developed peoples childhood all over the world he is one of the most special gifted and best person in the world to exist his art is so talented and had so much passion he derserves way better bless his soal🙏
No wonder people like Walt Disney he can make it through anything.
I am a big fan of the old Disney not so much the new one without his direction. But his story is really inspiring! I had a dance teacher who used to dance for him. She knew him personally and really liked him! I don't know if it was in a theme park or movie. I have been inside of Charlie Chaplin's old house. I was baby sitting.
Imagine waking up one day and they tell you your brother had ran away that would be really sad
This is amazing! Keep the hard work up!
Duddde your sooo underrated I’ve been watching you since 2020 I was hoping that you would please get to 1 million subs because you deserve it
Fantastic Storytelling 💎
No one going to talk about MY MAN - *THE DRIVER* I mean props to him for saving WALT FROM HIS DEATH
“Best 40 bucks I’ve ever spent”
-Walt Disney
whoever turned down his talents on his road to success, lol they must have really regretting it😂
Happens on the road to success. You have to persevere and persist
Not necessarily. Walt's real success came from being independent. Oswald was not his, and everything before that was (meant) to be funded by other distributors. But much of the time they fell through on what they agreed to pay Laugh-O-Gram. If he hadn't gone bankrupt, and if Mintz hadn't taken Oswald and most of Disney's animators, he never would have created Mickey. In the biography Disney's World, he vouched to his wife Lilian on the train ride home from New York that he would never work for anyone else, other than himself, again. If he had, we wouldn't know Walt Disney today. He might be some obscure name in entertainment history, but nothing to what he is and was.
mgm columbia and the greed universal picture
The story is very sad and the people actually saw this amazing story.
Please post more love it I am learning so much
You didn't mention his feud with J.R.R Tolkien. It got so bad Tolkien refuse to work with Disney and make sure after his death, Disney couldn't touch his work.
Well done! I needed to watch this and you highlighted all the right quotes. Subscribed.
The Homeless Teen Made This $40 Disney?!We Must Give Him Respect
One thing I like about these people is that they never give up
Whoa that’s interesting and impressive how awesome it is that a kid invented such a large popular business
Even after all the struggles and obsticals he still held onto he's dream in making cartoons and worked endless nights for he's dream to become a success. He's one of my biggest inspirations cause he showed everyone that nothing is impossible if you believe it can come true. I thank him for giving me a childhood.
He would be so disappointed on what they made disney now
His parents: “uh- could I have-“
Walt: “DOES IT LOOK-“
Walt Disney is always one of my leading inspirations.
walt disney, the man who was homeless with only 40$ dollars left in his pockets, then turned those dollars into a business, people can get creative a lot.
Why is this guy so under rated it’s so dumb
Hes overrated hes a satanist
@@zohaibjamal876 who
One of the best so far
Your videos are incredible and really insightful, keep up the incredible work!